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CAD Shack: Imported DWG Files Have Thin Text

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There are times when AutoCAD files are required to be added to Revit project files. There two ways to incorporate AutoCAD DWG files into Revit. Inserted DWG files remain static and don’t change in Revit when they are updated in AutoCAD. Select the Import CAD tool or the Link CAD tool on the Insert tab of the Ribbon.

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CAD Shack: Using Character Map in Text and Tags

CAD Shack

Revit MEP supports oval duct, but the symbol in tags my firm has used since hand drafting is the Greek letter PHI. CAD Shack VIPs. AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems. AutoCAD MEP Links. AutoCAD MEP Updates and Service Packs. AutoCAD MEP Discussion Group. AutoCAD MEP Webcasts. CAD Shack Blog Buddies.

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CAD Shack: Autodesk Labs Plugin of the Month

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I need to keep reminding myself to never stop exploring and trying new things or I may find out that I am hand drafting and the whole world went to the cloud. CAD Shack VIPs. AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems. AutoCAD MEP Links. AutoCAD MEP Updates and Service Packs. AutoCAD MEP Discussion Group. at 1:04 PM.

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Revit Beginners: XL2CAD for Revit

Revit Beginners

Dotsoft has ported their AutoCad excel software to Revit. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Friday, December 19, 2008. XL2CAD for Revit. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment III

Revit Beginners

Translating standard details from AutoCAD to Revit: Now, you can import DWGs into Revit and not do anything else to them. You can also scan details and import them as images but we completely translated our details from PowerCADD to AutoCAD to Revit by way of DWG files so we could improve on their graphic quality once they were imported.

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Revit Beginners: Two New Bloggers

Revit Beginners

CAD with a new blog called Revit Coaster. J B Zallan of Los Angeles is a Revit, Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD consultant and Autodesk Approved Instructor whos sharing his thoughts at CAD vs BIM. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Beyond.

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Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

In AutoCAD you can add text to linetypes but youll notice that in Revit you cant. Type out the text you want in AutoCAD (at a height of say 6") and save as a DWG. Goto Drafting. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange.

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