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Import Check-point: A review process to maintain Revit Model Health

Import Check-point: A review process to maintain Revit Model Health

Posting for a client: Hoping for some way to control imports into Revit files.. maybe a review process or "cleaning up" process in place before bringing it into the environment. So often files brought in weigh the model down, make it larger, create unwanted model lines, materials, patterns, etc. which result in poor model performance. I don't want to eliminate the use of bringing in these items, just have some sort of check-point in place to maintain the health the of the Revit model before accepting it into our environement.

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Anonymous
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There are many hidden bugs and problems at Revit if we import a dwg file without cleaning (such as purge, explode, flatten)

Before importing dwg file Revit should have an option to purge and flatten and other clean up jobs which are listed at here.

 

for example, I imported a dwg Survey file it has many problems such as:

1- drawing doesn't flatten and vertical Cad file shows at the elevation and sections!

2- after importing without purge some of the dwg file's text boxes have font style problems (see below image)

3-some of the cad blocks after importing change to weird shaped (see below image)

Original cad drawing is like below

002.png

but after importing to Revit it shows like this

001.png

for more information see related topics

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/dwg-files-has-weird-text-after-importing-in-...

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/at-hide-line-visual-style-revit-shows-the-hi...

 

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Anonymous
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 If the dwg file isn't flattened it will cause this problem

 

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dplumb_BWBR
Advisor

Sorry, but I don't think it should be Revit's responsibility to clean up AutoCAD crap (bugs)

Anonymous
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It is not AutoCAD's bug. If you open AutoCAD the file is ok and Revit should open the file the same as it is!

maybe it is an incompatibility of these softwares.

 

 

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