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i have coordinates in a total station which i wish to plot in revit do i have to go via cad dwg and import or can i plot /import a file(word or notepad) direct to revit martin thanks for help
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Hi Raephael, "i have coordinates in a total station which i wish to plot in revit" ??? i'm not sure if this is what you need but watch this: http://www.revitcity.com/forums.php?action=viewthread&thread_id=18789
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i have some software for transfering from total station(edm) word or notepad then i copy and paste -but i must go via autocad but i wanted to go straight into revit with coordinates as with cad -copy n paste point coordinates into info box no such option? i will copyn paste into cad and import file? not sure how to use lisp you sent-i will have to do some researchon that thanks
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This post might help. Importing Topo Points into REVIT
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thanks i am still looking at it topo would be a start but i was hoping to plot asbuilt up to roof-points file even with topo it is giving me a lot of problems-file format sensitivity? thanks for your help your videos are an essential part of my training martin
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REVIT DOES NOT HAVE AN OPTION FOR PLOTTING COORDINATES OTHER THAN TOPO? THAT SEEMS STRANGE AS A LOT OF REVIT LOAD CALCULATION ARE BASED ON COORDINATES REVIT HAS NO POINT OPTION IN THE DRAW MENU? SURELY THE ABILITY TO MAKE A POINT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY CAD PACKAGE?
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REVIT load calculations are based on points? What ? As far as I know the REVIT Structure load calculations are based on the 'analytical model' objects, not points. As far as I know REVIT does not have a 'point' or 'node' object outside toposurfaces. You can however use a 'spot elevation' or 'spot corrdinate' to aquire the 3d data. Can't say I have ever needed a point outsite topos. CAD uses points because they struggle to create 3d objects and need the points as reference or anchors. REVIT just 3d objects and the point data is a bi-product.
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So what's your point ? 
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i cant use point data to model a complex house quickly or a strange shape i use the total station info(as many points(coordinates) as you need to define the shape) but i cannot import this into revit(ive forgottten how or if it is done in cad) total station reflectorless laser gives the shape in coordinates downloadable to ???cad revit topo maybe a seris of topos for each plane but that is more trouble than its worth lisp may be the answer but i know nothing about it(souds like csv file and may have same limitations) if you could not draw a line in revit you would be if you could not draw a plane in revit you would be if you could not draw a cube in revit you would be ???upset are you gettin my point . ............... join the dots but not in revit
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you can import point clouds into Autocad and then into Revit.
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I've never actually heard of using a total station to do what you describe? Cool idea, but news to me. REVIT may not be a good match. Maybe import to dwg then into REVIT?
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that you have different software packages for different needs is understandable to some extent, But no point file and no import option in a pricey autodesk programme? the basic programming is in the revit system waiting for mister revit to make the change(he probarbly has to undo a change to make it available) if you can plot/import point in topo it would be just as easy to plot in non topo (just the dots unconnected) building shape and position(surveying/modelling) are essential to structural/architectural practise-- you should not have to go to another software disipline to have this option????
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where do get info on importing points to dwg-- F1 autocad? whats a point cloud?f1 autocad? i seem to remember being able to copy and paste as many coordinates as i could clikndrag in autocad 2007
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i managed to get all the above info thanks for help i imagine a point cloud is a collection of points?
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I believe a total station can create a dxf, dwg file but it does not create an rvt file. You can directly import a dxf or dwg file into REVIT including the 3d points you want with the Insert > Import CAD tool. That's your answer. You can also snap to those points in REVIT. In fact the dxf ( drawing exchange format) was created purposely to translate CAD related data from one software to another. Then you have your 3d points in REVIT to be used by the architects and engineers. It is completely possible. It's just that REVIT does not have a native 'point' object. I am also aware that there is a lot of extra information that the total station creates that needs to be cleaned up within the data file or dwg / dxf file before it's uasable. That is 100% controlled by the person operating the black box at the time of the survey. So REVIT will completely import 3d points from dwg, dxf files without including it as part of a topo. It's just an imported CAD file. Hope this helps : )
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