Starting to like using revit for detailing purposes.
A lot of my projects start out as autocad projects and will go to bid/ be printed as construction documents from autocad and I don't see this changing near term.
A LOT of MY work ends up being around the 2D detailing components that can be handled in either Revit or Autocad. I'm currently handling in Autocad.
BUT as I'm learning (and detailing a REVIT project in REVIT) It has me thinking about the possibilitiy of trying to stay the course with Revit and maybe DETAIl my next autocad project in REVIT.
Not exactly sure how this workflow might be handled but thinking about giving it a shot.
Anyone have experience with this?
Note that there will NOT be a revit model so was kind of thinking maybe link the 2D Plans & Elevations From CAD and load them into, say, a section view (somehow) then use that as my base plans and elevations for drawing my building & wall sections & details. This would be in a not unlike manner to what I currently do with autocad.
Again, a revit model of this and other projects will NOT be an option so recreating the model in Revit is a no go.
Thoughts? Ideas? Opinions? Anyone else doing something along these lines?
I think this might be the first time I have heard of someone doing this workflow.
When you do link in the cad, make sure to select the current view option in the dialog box. it is in the lower left hand side of the link dialog box. this should help some.
I would try and separate the plans into individual cad files if you can. This should help in the detailing portion.
If anything, this should help you build your detail component library, and any Regions (hatch) that you have right now.
Tom-
"If anything, this should help you build your detail component library, and any Regions (hatch) that you have right now".
That's actually what I was thinking too. I'm already drawing a bunch of this stuff over again in revit for the purposes of the project I'm currently working on, So, seemed like would be kinda cool to reuse. Anyway that's kind of what got me thinking about it.
On top of that over the past 15+ years I've picked revit up probably 10 times+ and started with it only to have to drop using it for one reason or the other. Would be nice to stay the course with it for a change now that I'm really starting to feel like I'm getting up to speed.
Thanks for the interest, response & tips on separating the cad files and selecting the current view option.
Hey Barth-
You actually provided that link to me in another post I had. I've read it and incorporated some of it into my current revit workflow.
This is a little different scenario but what you post is still relevant.
Thanks again
AutoCAD is a drafting program. A lot of people do their modeling in Revit and do the detailing in AutoCAD because Revit is limited in this aspect. Your thinking is unique and counterintuitive. If you want to have fun with Revit's drafting tools, start converting your standard details to Revit to prepare for future Revit projects. Just my two cents.
I, too, enjoy detailing in Revit but why cut yourself short by not using the best tool for the job?
I made all of my details for two very complicated structural projects all in Revit. No CAD was used. No CAD links were used. One of those projects was now 10 years ago. It can all be done in Revit. No need to waste your time in two different programs. Just my opinion.
@Tom_Kunsman wrote:It can all be done in Revit. No need to waste your time in two different programs. Just my opinion.
The topic is about an AutoCAD project with detailing done in Revit. No Revit needed, IMVHO.
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