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CAD Details
One of the primary benefits of a CAD application is the ability to save
and reuse drawings. Because of this, most companies have spent years
accumulating a vast array of CAD details. Making the transition to Revit
does not mean that you can no longer use your library of CAD details.
You can use CAD details and diagrams in your Revit projects, or you can
re-create them in Revit format to build a new library of details for use
on your projects. Converting your details to Revit reduces the number of
CAD files you have to link into your projects, which helps improve file
performance.
The key to success when using CAD details in a Revit project is to link the
CAD file. If you have any concern for standards and for file performance,
do not import CAD files into your project. It can be tempting to import a
CAD file, explode it, and then clean it up for use in your project. Although
this might provide immediate results, it can have an overall negative effect
on your project. When you explode an imported CAD file, text and line
styles are created for each unique text style and layer within the CAD file.
The more of these unnecessary styles that you bring into your project, the
poorer your file performance will be. It also opens the door for deviation
from standards, because nonstandard text styles and line patterns will be
available for use in other areas of the project.
If your project contains line patterns that have come from imported CAD
files, you can remove them to avoid improper use. The line patterns show
up as IMPORT- patterns in the Line Patterns dialog box, as shown in
Figure
22.9
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