Managing file links in Revit

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And now we can see that we have our residence block at the correct height

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as these are linked models,

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we have the option to manage those links. So we'll go back to the insert ribbon tab

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and from the link panel, we can choose manage links.

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And then we're looking at the rev links tab and we can see the two models,

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the residence and the studio model that we have linked in

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with one of these selected below.

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We can see that we have the option to remove if we want to take it out of the project.

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But equally, we can unload and reload.

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This means that it will be unloaded from the

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project and not visible in any of the views.

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However, we can reload it

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and it will come back into the exact same position and it won't need to be realigned.

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We also have the option to reload from

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and we can use this if we get an updated version of the model.

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So I choose our residence model

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and then choose reload from.

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And here we can see we have the residence model that we originally loaded.

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But now we also have a revision, a version of the residence model

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which has had changes made to it.

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So we'll open this one up

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and now that's been loaded in, we can see it has a different name in the link name here,

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which is OK.

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And now we can see that the residence model is updated

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to have the closed roof light in this current version.

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However, it's maintained its position as we aligned it previously

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going back to the site plan view.

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We have some civil engineering data that we'd like to link

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in and this is in the form of AD WG.

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So from the insert ribbon tab on the link panel, we have the option to link CAD

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and we also have the option on the import panel to import CAD.

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And the difference between the two is that the

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linked CAD can be unloaded and reloaded as necessary.

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Whereas the imported CAD

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is fixed within the rat

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model

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or choose to link the CAD drawing in.

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And here we can see the home studio site plan DWG that we need to link

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looking at the import options,

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we can change the colors of the DWG.

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So currently it's drawn in red and purple, et cetera,

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we can force that to be black and white or invert those

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colors to make them easier to read on our white rivet background.

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We'll leave them set to preserve,

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we can choose which layers to bring in with the DWG, either all layers

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only those that are visible within the file or we can specify exact layers.

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I'll set this to visible

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and then we have import units

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to auto detect.

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We'll look inside the DWG to determine its

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units and we'll set the scale factor accordingly.

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We can specify an exact unit or a custom scale factor if we prefer.

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But for this file, auto detect will be the best option.

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We'll leave correct lines that are slightly off access checked

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as this helps to reduce the number of warnings that we get when working with DWGS.

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And then we have the positioning of the DWG.

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It's currently set to be auto origin to internal origin.

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And we can choose center to center, use the shared coordinates

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or manually place it via the origin or the center of the DWG

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or choose the origin to internal origin option.

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We'll place it at the site level, datum level.

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So we'll choose open

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and then the DWG will be brought into our file.

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We'll zoom out to see where it's located.

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As we can see, the DWG has been drawn away from the actual

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origin points here.

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So we'll need to move it back into the correct location.

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So we'll select it

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and because we've placed it origin to origin, it has automatically been pinned.

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So we'll need to unpin this before we can move it.

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And now we've done that we'll choose move

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and then we can zoom in and select a point within our DWG.

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And then we can come and snap to the equivalent point in our REV model.

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So now we can see that,

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that DWG has been placed in the correct location relative to our refit model.

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And we can see the roadway being brought in and also

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the extra works that we need to apply into our topo surface

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looking in the 3D view.

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We can see the two D lines in the DWG that have been placed at that site datum level.

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So although it's two D line work, we can still use this within REV.

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So I'll go to the mass

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and site ribbon tab and I'll create a building pad

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and then from our draw tools here, I'll change it to pick lines.

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We can then use the lines in the DWG to pick from.

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So I'll hover over this one and press the tab key to select the chain

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and do the same on this side

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very quickly,

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we can trace the line work within the DWG

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to create the objects that we require in our rait

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model.

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So we choose finish edit mode and that pad has now been created,

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traced around the lines in the DWG.

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We'll come and set the height offset from level to be minus 2 ft

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to set it down at the correct level.

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The DWG can also be managed in the same way as the rev

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links.

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So from the insert ribbon tab,

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we can choose manage links once more

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and from the CAD formats tab,

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we can see we have the DWG file

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and we have the same options to unload, reload, reload from.

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And we also have an option to convert it to an imported CAD file,

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which would mean the link would be broke from the original

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DWG and it would be permanently imported into our file.

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So we'll choose. Ok.

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And we can see now that we have a completed site model made up from our linked files.