Instead the family itself can be scheduled, but the information that can be extracted from it is limited. Clearly a weak point of this method is that the families that are being created cannot always be scheduled as the correct category. Import this CAD drawing into the relevant family (in this case the Metric Generic Model Family).

Select ACIS solids as the solid export method. Using Visibility Graphics view overrides allow one to exclude content not needed for context. The quickest way to do this is to create a section in plan view to which the 3D vie may be oriented (RMC on View Cube and Orient to View) Switching on the section box allows one to limit the extent of the geometry that will be exported.

This got me thinking: why not create the context needed within the families using 3D exported CAD files? Indeed, this method works very well.įirst a default 3D view is created which contains the relevant geometry. One may, however, create content in families. I experienced this first hand when modelling up a Restaurant for a prospective client. One of the more challenging aspects of Revit LT is the inability to model items in place.

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