Importing CSV File Into Revit for Toposurface and Putting it in Place

[Anonymous]

I am working with our surveyor to streamline a process of importing and creating a toposurface from points that they provide as a CSV file. We have figured out the process of importing the points, but the challenge is figuring out how to put it in the correct place in relation to the property line and building.

The overall shape of the topography created from imported points does not match the shape of the property line footprint, so it's hard to know where to precisely place it. In an effort to help us understand this relationship, the surveyor provided a 3D DWG (see snapshot in first attachment called 3D DWG) which shows the property line, the building footprint, and the contour lines. The goal is to find a reference point on the CAD survey using the point numbers such as #27 shown in top of the CAD file attachment, look in the CSV file to find point number 27 (second attachment called CSV Points FIle, fourth column), look at its corresponding elevation in the CSV file, and then find point number 27 on the imported topography so that I can then align those points on top of one another. The problem is that when you edit surface, and click on a topography point, you only see its elevation height. Is there a way to see the point numbers as well such as point number 27?

The attachment called Imported Files into Revit shows all of the elements described above- the toposurface that was created from imported points on the bottom left, the Revit model over the 2D CAD survey on the bottom right, and the 3D CAD model on the top right. 

Is there a better way to achieve this overall goal of getting the topo in place without rebuilding it from scratch?

[Darin.Green · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous

The issue is that Revit is not equipped to handle points as with other applications like Civil 3D. Instead, create the contours in CAD, then link in the CAD file and create the surface from the link...