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Import nested families with Point Layout for Revit

Import and match a field point to a Revit family with the Import Nested Family tool in Autodesk Point Layout.


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With Autodesk Point Layout, you can use the Import Nested Family tool to match a field point to a corresponding Revit family.

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For example, a pier point at the top of a pier could be placed within a pier family.

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When importing an as-built file, you can import several hundred families at once.

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Begin by loading the family into your open Revit project.

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On the ribbon, Insert tab, Load from Library panel, click Load Family.

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In the Load Family dialog, browse to and select the desired family.

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In this example, a pier family that has one point at the top is loaded.

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For this import, you can only use one family at a time, with one point located in the family.

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Next, import your field file.

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From the ribbon, Autodesk Point Layout tab, click Import.

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In the Import Location Points from File dialog, click Select File to Import,

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browse to and select your field file—in this case, Existing Piers.csv, and then click Open.

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Back in the Import Location Points dialog, review the points displayed, and then click OK.

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In the APL dialog, select Nested Family.

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Select the category for the points—here, Structural Foundations.

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Finally, select the family to use for import.

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Click OK to close the Import Completed message.

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This process locates and associates piers to those points.

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Zooming in, you see the field point at the top center of each pier, which is matched with the point within the family.

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From the 3D View, you see that this also locates these in elevation changes as well.

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Now you can use the Import Nested Family tool within Point Layout to match field points to Revit families.

Video transcript

00:03

With Autodesk Point Layout, you can use the Import Nested Family tool to match a field point to a corresponding Revit family.

00:12

For example, a pier point at the top of a pier could be placed within a pier family.

00:19

When importing an as-built file, you can import several hundred families at once.

00:24

Begin by loading the family into your open Revit project.

00:28

On the ribbon, Insert tab, Load from Library panel, click Load Family.

00:36

In the Load Family dialog, browse to and select the desired family.

00:43

In this example, a pier family that has one point at the top is loaded.

00:49

For this import, you can only use one family at a time, with one point located in the family.

00:57

Next, import your field file.

01:01

From the ribbon, Autodesk Point Layout tab, click Import.

01:07

In the Import Location Points from File dialog, click Select File to Import,

01:13

browse to and select your field file—in this case, Existing Piers.csv, and then click Open.

01:22

Back in the Import Location Points dialog, review the points displayed, and then click OK.

01:30

In the APL dialog, select Nested Family.

01:36

Select the category for the points—here, Structural Foundations.

01:43

Finally, select the family to use for import.

01:48

Click OK to close the Import Completed message.

01:53

This process locates and associates piers to those points.

01:58

Zooming in, you see the field point at the top center of each pier, which is matched with the point within the family.

02:07

From the 3D View, you see that this also locates these in elevation changes as well.

02:14

Now you can use the Import Nested Family tool within Point Layout to match field points to Revit families.

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