Exporting from REVIT to DWG issue

[fatet]

Hi,

I've got a problem and i hope that someone will have a sollution for it. When i export a sheet from revit to a dwg format  some of the elements are exported as block while others as normal lines ( for example. one column is exploded and others are blocks). Why does this happen and what can i do to change it in a way so that every element is exported as lines (exploded)?

[kathryn.langan]

When exporting a 2D view, all of the columns should be exported as blocks. You could do a QSelect in AutoCAD after to select all of the block entities at once and explode them but unfortunately it is not possible to modify that in Revit before exporting.

[fatet · Accepted solution]

Ok i've found the solution to my problem after all.
You can modify that by checking 1 option in the family category and parameters, namely: always export as geometry. And that does the trick. After that , the family you check that option in will export as exploded.

[becdecicco]

Can you be more clear? I am having issues with Exporting a Structural floor plan from Revit (Same Universal column families with different sizes). Some come into Cad as blocks, others as lines!! There doesnt seem to be a logical answer....

[m.pharamawy]

According to my tests, there no relationship between the family check box (always export as geometry) and that revit exports the column exploded or a block.

It's related to whether u are joining the column with other elements or not, specially the walls. U can do that experiment yourself, draw a col. and a wall, 1st export them like that, then join them together and export them again u'll notice that if u joined them , the column will be exploded. 

[saaduh64]

Is this some option that has since been removed from revit? Cus i dont see any option to export as geometry in revit 2017