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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:36:46 PM | CAD to REVIT

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File started in Revit - brought into CAD for development and now wish to convert DWG back in to Revit.

When I load file into Revit I cannot perform partial explode.

 File is one large DWG.  I have attemped to explode file in CAD prior to bringing it in. 

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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:02:53 PM | CAD to REVIT

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My first question would be why are you tryint to explode the dwg in Revit? It's pretty much always a bad idea, and creates more issues than it solves.

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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:09:19 PM | CAD to REVIT

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Ditto.  Explode DWG = BAD

Is it a 3D DWG file?  Best to leave it unexploded and trace it or use pick tool.


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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:19:34 PM | CAD to REVIT

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I was under the impression that a cad file once brought in should be partially exploded so that the lines can be given a line weight in Revit.  As long as there is no block this allows for a crossing select and easier shifting of the laters. 

 yes, the plan is 3d

 thanks - anything additional is appreciated.

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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:37:27 PM | CAD to REVIT

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If you are working in Revit, stay in Revit, is my opinion. Going back and forth is really not a good idea. You can draw lines in Revit if you don't want to model everything.

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Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:44:42 PM | CAD to REVIT

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You don't need to explode the dwg to assign lineweights/styles. Go to the "Imported Objects" tab in Object Styles and you can adjust each layer in the dwg.

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