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<scottl-gai> wrote in messageHello.
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When I export my floor plan views to .dwg 2007 format for the consultants who
haven't yet made the Revit plunge, the wall lines are broken at all wall-based
family objects (i.e. wall cabinets, chalkboards, etc.). If the structural
consultant freezes the casework layer for example, the wall line is missing
for the length of the wall-based family. Are there Revit settings to solve
this problem? I read the Revit help topics for exporting and it stated that
"If 2 lines overlap in the drawing, the thicker of the lines is retained" -
but that's not happening in my file (walls have a cut lineweight of 5 and the
wall cabinet line is based on object style that has a weight of 1). I'd rather
not have to set up consultant-specific views based on what I think they will
need to show or hide, but for now that's the only workaround I see. Can
someone help?
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<scottl-gai> wrote in messageI
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only want one consultant-specific view for each level for exporting (I realize
I need a dedicated view for exporting). The problem is that the MEP consultant
needs the casework shown for sink locations, but the structural consultant
will turn it off, and site might need something entirely different. In AutoCAD
on their end, the linework of the wall is omitted when they control layer
visibility and turn the casework off for example. You haven't anwered my
question on why Revit is exporting the wall based family line instead of
deleting that one and exporting the entire wall line. Any other thoughts out
there?
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was always my intention to only send out one .dwg file to all of the
consultants. What I've done is created two Revit views for each level, and
created view templates to regulate what objects show on each for consistency.
Essentially, one breaks out the casework, specialty equipment, furniture and
furniture systems. The other has all other building geometry on. This allows
all of the wall lines to export properly. Then I open up the casework .dwg
file in ACA and copy / paste to original coordinates in the actual background
.dwg file and then save that before I send it out to the consultants. Then I
can discard the casework .dwg file. It's not terrible, it's just
tedious.
What version are you using? I am not certain when the toggle noted below was added, but it is definitely present in Revit 2018 and later.
Modify your DWG/DXF Export Setup. On the General tab, in the Options area, there is a toggle labeled Preserve coincident lines. I believe this is unchecked in the out-of-the-box settings. Check it, and you should get a continuous Wall line along with any overlapping linework from adjacent elements. It worked for me.
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