Export to dwg settings from a Revit 2019 project migrate back to Revit 2018

[Anonymous]

How to migrate the "Export to dwg settings" from a Revit 2019 project back to Revit 2018.

Actually we made an office template using Revit 2019, but now another project comes and it requires revit 2018.

How do I migrate the template settings backwards?

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately you can't migrate backwards with Revit.  You won't be able to save your 2019 template as a 2018 file.

[Anonymous]

is there any workaround?

i read there is a revit.ini file that stores all the export settings..

[Anonymous]

I'm a bit confused.  Are you trying to migrate your template backwards, or export drawings?  You should be able to import drawings exported from Revit 2019 into Revit 2018.

[Anonymous]

The CAD export settings is part of the template in 2019, which i need it now, in another project in 2018.

Aside from the export settings, all the other line styles/object style.. i guess i will have to rebuild them all is it correct?

[TripleM-Dev.net]

Hi,

Uhm, could be done with the Revit API (DWGExportOptions.GetExportLayerTable )

- Michel

[barthbradley]

The Standards are just plain old text files. Just load the 2019 Standard into 2018.  

….is this what you are talking about?

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[Anonymous]

Hi. Our office has customized the export settings. So it's different from the "standard"

[TripleM-Dev.net]

Hi,

In my addins I can review the DWG export setting, from this I can make a plain text export.

This plain text document could be used to import the layer settings (as described by @barthbradley )

Only the other settings like units, layermodifiers have to be manually edited (the import only contains the 'direct' layer setting).

Let me know if you're interested.

Below a screenshot of a DWG export Layer settings

Addin with Full list of DWG layer settings

- Michel

[Anonymous]

Hi I am interested. 

[TripleM-Dev.net]

@Anonymous ,

If you can send me a Revit project/template file with the DwgExport Settings, I will create the import file from it.

You can do a Project Transfer of the DWG setting to a Empty (Basic) Revit template.

- Michel