Revit startup – Beginners | parametricmonkey

When teaching an introductory Revit class I’m often asked ‘where do I begin?’. He is a step by step workflow to help newbies get up and running.

 

 

Step 1 – If tracing a design, vectorise drawings (optional):

• To import a raster image in AutoCAD, type ‘XR’ to bring up the External Reference window and select Attach image (*jpg). Scale the image as required and trace.
• To import a raster image in Rhino, go View > Background Bitmap > Place (*jpg). Scale the image as required and trace. Save file as a *dwg for import into Revit.
• If the file is a *pdf, you can open the file directly in Rhino. Save the file as a *dwg for import into Revit.

 

 

Step 2 – Clean up the CAD drawings prior to import (optional):

• Delete anything unnecessary, e.g. hatches. The simpler the better;
• Flatten;
• Purge unused;
• Audit; and
• Reposition to 0,0,0 if necessary.

 

 

Step 3 – Link *dwg plan in to Revit (optional):

• Visibility Graphics (VV) > Model Categories > Site > Project Base Point, and…