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Basically, the issue goes something like this:Revit 2012 can’t find a linked dwg anymore. When I try to reload it, Revit says the file doesn’t exist. There is an other linked dwg in the same folder, w…
In AutoCAD, you can type %%c and it will get translated into a diameter symbol. Other control codes may be found here. However, I have found that this method does not import into Revit correctly. Inst…
This happened to me recently on a very big workshared project. Turning off the Crop of the view made the links reappear, but when I zoomed in, they disappeared again! The solution? Turn off the Far Cl…
There is a way to link Excel data into Revit, and retain the ability to ‘update’ that data when it changes. Essentially, it involves using AutoCAD as a middle-man to get the job done. In simple terms:…
I printed a PDF from Revit today, and was presented with this output: The text was not printed from a linked DWG. This problem resulted because: I linked a DWG into a Detail (Section) View I then rota…
A big tip for new players: Never import a DWG file. And never, ever explode an Imported DWG file. Nothing good will come of it. Trust me. Instead, do this (in order of preference): Use Revit natively,…
No doubt you issue many PDF files to consultants, Clients, Builders and the like. Why not add a URL link to your titleblock, so that anyone receiving your PDF files can jump directly to your webpage? …