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CAD file and create an alignment-point indicator used to match up with
your file.
Opening the Site File Prior to Linking
Opening the site file prior to linking is not uncommon. Many people do
this to clean up the file prior to bringing it into their project. Unused
layers and linework can be deleted to make the file easier to manage
after it is linked into your project. Keep in mind that using this practice
means that you will have to do it every time your consultant gives you
an updated version of the file. If you manually position the site plan
into your view, you will have to use the Pin tool to pin it in place and
prevent accidental movement. CAD files that are linked in by using the
automatic positioning options are pinned in place by default.
Site Lighting Layout
With your site plan in place and a view that represents the building in
relation to the site, you can now begin to place site lighting fixtures in your
model. If you have enabled worksharing in your project, it is best to create
a workset for the site lighting plan, or at least for site elements in general.
Lighting fixtures that are mounted to the exterior of the building should be
included in this workset if they are to be displayed in the site plan view.
AlimitednumberofsitelightingfixturescomewithRevitMEP,soyoulikely
will have to get your site lighting families from manufacturers' websites or
create them yourself. The chapters on content creation in Part 5 of this topic
will equip you with the skills necessary to create any lighting fixture that
your project requires.
The topographic surface from a linked Revit site model does not provide
you with a face on which to host your fixtures. You can use the option to
placeyourfixturesonaworkplaneandassociatethemwiththegroundlevel
defined by the building. This works fine for a 2D plan view representation
of the site, but if you need to show the site plan in section, elevation,
or 3D, you have to adjust your lighting fixtures to match the topographic
elevation of their location. You cannot adjust the Elevation parameter of
your lighting fixture families that are hosted by a work plane or level, so it
maybebesttousenonhostedfamiliesforsitelighting.Noticein
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