Excel to Revit?

Excel to Revit?

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Excel to Revit?

Anonymous
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I am working on a map, and the map table was made using Excel. Is it possible to import an Excel file into Revit?

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ToanDN
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If it looks like the format attached then you can save as to a TXT or CSV file and create a topo from import using that file.

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Anonymous
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It's a building abbreviation table.

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ToanDN
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Okay. I thought it was a survey pint file since you said 'map'. So disregard what I suggested earlier.

There are several approaches:
- find some add-ins or use Dynamo to a link Excel table to a Revit schedule (type "excel to revit addin" in google search)
- use datalink to link the Excel to a table in AutoCAD and link the DWG in Revit
- save the excel table to PDF and link it in Revit (2020)
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Yien_Chao
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i would do a placeholder family inside Revit.

then  create the parameters you need, and import the excel data for each placeholder with Dynamo or Python,

 

OR create a keynote with those data.

 

are you gonne use the map for other analysis or objects?

 

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