how to save in rfa format

[Anonymous]

 hello everybody...i'm a new user to revit...i have a doubt in saving the file to rfa format in revit..actually i have imported my dwg drawing file from autocad to revit but i need the drawing to be in rfa format  so someone please say how to save the file in rfa format...thanks....

[Anonymous]

Hello @Anonymous

You have to import your dwg file to family template then save it.

rfa - means family

rvt - revit project

rte - project template

[Anonymous]

hello arjay

thanks for your reply.....

i'm a kind of new user to revit..so can please tell me where can i find the family template from?

because previously i had a rfa file with me. so i opened and deleted the drawing inside the rfa file and i import my cad into it and saved it...but when my customer tried to open the file he cannot edit the drawing and the drawing is very big in size when compared to their drawing.

[Anonymous]

Hello @Anonymous

Here's the path : C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2014\Family Templates\English

If you are exporting 3D Cad, you will need to explode the object first before you modified it, however exploding CAD entities some objects or parts would be deleted and some are joined together which had no chance of modifying it.

If you want to create a family in which you can also modified I recommended to create those inside the family.

[chrisplyler]

This thread is a bit confusing.

1. An Autocad file imported into a Revit family file does NOT automatically become usable, native Revit family content. Is that what you were expecting?

2. If somebody wants to modify an Autocad file, they should just open it in Autocad. What is the point of importing the file into a Revit family?

[Sahay_R]

Before bringing your AutoCAD DWG into Revit, please make it a point to PURGE it and run the OVERKILL command.

In Revit - start a New Family.

Click on Insert>>Import CAD

You now have a new Revit family in the RFA format.

One thing that you would need to keep in mind - 

Creating content in AutoCAD and then bringing it into Revit can create more problems than it solves. To best utilize all the capabilities of Revit, modeling content directly in Revit is the best approach. I understand that you may be having a higher comfort level with AutoCAD, but that will not help you in Revit. The best approach would be to learn how to use Revit correctly, without relying upon AutoCAD, SketchUP, 3DS Max, Inventor, etc etc etc.

And now I shall get off my soapbox and attempt to get some work done.....

[Anonymous]

hai bro....actually my customer want the file in .rfa because they already have their construction BIM Drawing in Revit.  so, they want to put my drawing inside their BIM drawing.

[chrisplyler]

They just want to put your Autocad file into their Revit project file?

And they aren't aware that they can just link it in directly? Just send them your dwg and tell them to use the Insert > Link CAD tool.

[Anonymous]

What I believe is going on...

Client: We want an RFA, not a DWG (Because they have been told the drawbacks of DWG's in Revit Projects)

Content Provider:  Okay!  I will see what I can do!  (I don't know Revit, so I will see if I can load my Autocad into Revit...figures it out and sends to client)

Client: Awesome! Great turnaround.  (Loads into project....This doesn't look right...opens RFA....what the heck?)

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Anonymous

I just wanted to follow up here, any progress on this issue?

Let us know if you have additional questions.

Please mark any posts that help with "Accept as Solution" and thanks!

[barthbradley]

Very funny, @Anonymous. Sounds like a Seinfeld episode.

[chrisplyler]

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@Anonymous wrote:

What I believe is going on...

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I think you might not be too far off. Somebody wanted a revit family, and somebody who had no experience with revit ever at all promised he could deliver.