CLEAN CADS FOR REVIT

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I am looking for a tool/app/script for cleaning drawings from autocad to use them in Revit.

These are the automated command that I need to go through every time we receive new drawings.

EXPLODE BLOCKS

DELETE HATCHES

DELETE SOLIDS

OVERKILL

PUT ALL THE CATEGORIES IN LAYER 0

SET COLOR BY LAYER

SET LINE WEIGHT CONTROL BY LAYER

.

.

.

PURGE

AUDIT

It would be greate if I can automate all this.

Many thanks and have a great weekend!!!

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

is that a wish or do you think that is needed to get a drawing imported into Revit?

Depending on the drawings you have, e.g.

• destroying blocks can result in files with a bigger filesize,
• destroying blocks and setting all to layer 0 converts a structured drawing to an unusable one (also in Revit)

Maybe you can describe why you want to kill the drawing? Any backgroundinfo might help to hold the drawings as structured as possible.

- alfred -

[pendean]

Revit imports dwg files just file: simply run audit then purge commands to clean them up ( and QSAVE afterwards).

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys, but can you please focus on the topic?
Is there a quick way to do what I need???

[3wood]

If the blocks are nested, you need sort of routine to explode all levels.

Save following code as a script file (*.scr), download EXPLODEALL.vlx and get free registration, load it into AutoCAD with APPLOAD command, then use command SCRIPT to run the scr file.

Not sure about "CATEGORIES", it seems a term used in Revit, not AutoCAD. I assume you want to change everything into Layer 0. You can adjust the script to suit specific usage later.

;Batch process converting dwg to revit
;3wood CAD KITS 2015.01.31
(explodeall (ssget "_x"))
(if (setq s1 (ssget "_X" '((-4 . "<OR")(0 . "HATCH")(0 . "SOLID")(-4 . "OR>")))) (command "._Erase" s1 ""))
._-Overkill all  done
._Chprop all  layer 0 color Bylayer Lweight Bylayer 
._-Purge all * n
._Audit Y 

[Anonymous]

Thanks 3wood,
I will give it a go!!!;)

[pendean]

PLOT to DXB, then DXBIN: completely destroyed CAD files in two easy steps.

[Anonymous]

That definately killed the file,way to heave but thank you very much for your approach!