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model so that the civil consultant could properly locate the building on the
site. Your architect may choose to use the 3D data from the site file to
generateasiteplanwithinRevit.Ifso,youcanusethisinformationtocreate
your site lighting layout. Although the architectural site model would give
you topographical information, it also is only as up to date and accurate as
the architect keeps it.
To get started, do the following:
1. Create a view associated with the ground level of your project. Because
this is a site plan, the view does not have to contain only lighting system
elements, so categorize your view in a manner that makes the most
sense for your Project Browser organization. It may be best to create a
subdiscipline under Electrical called
Site
to keep all your site-related
views properly organized.
2. Set the View Range settings to display the building model
properly—that is, as it would appear in a site plan. You can set the Top
setting of your view and the Cut Plane setting to an elevation higher
than the building so that it appears as seen from high above.
It should not be necessary to use a plan region unless you require the
cut plane to be lower in a specific area of the site. If the building is
represented in the linked site file, you may choose to not show the
linked building model in your view. However, this workflow would
mean that you are relying on the civil engineering consultant for an
accurate representation of the building outline instead of getting that
information from the architectural model.
3. Link the CAD file from your consultant into this view. Consider the
option for linking the file into this view only, if it is the only place that
the site CAD file needs to appear. You could also create a workset for the
linked site file so that you can easily control whether it is loaded when
your file is opened.
Whatever you decide, be sure to link the file; do not import it. An
imported site file can wreak havoc on your model, and you will not be
able to update the file automatically when it changes.
4. Depending on the origin of the site file and your Revit file, you may have
to place the site drawing manually into your view. The site file should
contain an outline of the building, so you can align it with your linked
Revit architectural model. If not, it may be necessary to open the site
