Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
that this is required and that drafting standards need to change, the actual
conversion process can be automated in AutoCAD.
When you import a file into Revit, you must ask yourself the following
questions:
• Will this be used in more than one view?
• Is the file likely to be updated in other places (perhaps referenced by
different projects, Revit and otherwise)?
• Can the drawing be exploded after it is imported? Note the term
imported
. If a drawing is linked, it cannot be exploded. Neither can it be
bound
like an X-ref or a linked Revit file. However, using the Import
button in the Manage Links dialog box does create this bound condition
available in AutoCAD.
Also worth noting is that when exploding an imported object, you have two
options:PartialandFull.Apartialexplosionturnstheresultintothehighest
level of lines, circles, arcs, and text while respecting the existence of blocks,
whichcanbepartially explodedagain. Afullexplosionreducestheimported
drawing into its simplest representation of lines, arcs, circles, and text. Text
becomes single lines of text rather than retaining any multiline settings,
regardless of the explosion type. Entities not recognized by Revit—points,
for example—are not translated and are lost in the explosion process.
When importing or linking into a plan, section, or elevation view, the
drawing will show up in multiple views unless you select the Current View
Only check box in the Import dialog box. See
Figure 5.3
.
