Just be aware if your have many ad-ons, this could be messy, but worth it.Īnd to be honest, the lack of controls in Revit make me miss AutoCAD that much more everyday – like the CUI and customization… But Revit has its strengths in just doing what it does without having to need extra add-ons as much…ĪutoCAD batch scripts can be powerful by themselves, but if you couple that with the ability to apply them to a multitude of drawings then it can be really powerful.
This also allows you to reorganize the other ribbon tabs that you have.
Simply Hold the CTRL button down and then drag the Ribbon tab to the front of the ribbon so that it opens when you open Revit. But for others like us Structural or MEP folks, it would be nice to be able to open Revit and have it open to the discipline in which we work. When you open Revit in its default “out-of-the-box” settings the first panel of the ribbon is the Architectural tab – which is just fine if you are and Arch person. This package used to be called “Revit One Box” but that name faded away and it is simply called “Revit”. When I open Revit 2014 and newer, the various Revit “flavors” are all in one package. I currently work for a structural engineering firm in Denver using Revit and occasional use AutoCAD. – notice how many pictures are photo-bombed by R.K.Īs I have been making my transition to Revit I have a few tips that you might find helpful even though there are plenty of other Revit blogs and resources to visit – I promise to keep this blog as AutoCAD-focused as possible but keep in mind that I am making the transition to Revit but my heart is truly in AutoCAD and these tips are for when you, as an AutoCAD user find yourself in the “World of Revit” and need some help. Hopefully some of your favorite bloggers are shown below. I thought it would be nice to show the bloggers that I have had the chance to catch up with this year. It is always a great time to meet fellow CAD nerds from around the world and especially catch up and meet fellow CAD bloggers. Once again I have been luck enough to attend Autodesk University.
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When you click OK it will churn away and your PDF will be imported. The Settings dialog box looks different but has the same settings as the “Import PDF” considering the PDF is already in your file. You will then need to specify what should be done with the attached PDF after the import is completed. When you start the command and select the PDF, you will see the options in the command line to select a portion of the PDF objects or All of the PDF. There is also a new button on the “PDF Underlay” Contextual ribbon that displays when you select the PDF that is currently in your drawing. You can use the PDFIMPORT command and button just like the above step. These images will be imported and attached to the drawing like an XREF.Īfter you click the OK button back in the PDF Import dialog box, the progress bar will churn a little bit and then voila!!! your PDF is now imported as editable AutoCAD geometry. Here you can specify where the PDF Import should place any Images that are in the PDF. When you click on the “Options…” button of the dialog box, it will open the normal AutoCAD “Options” dialog box. The other great thing is that if the PDF was created using the option to create layers, those layers will be imported as well. Something that I really like is that the line weights used in the PDF can be imported.
Make sure to check out the options in this dialog box. Click on the “File” option.Īfter you select the PDF, You will see the “Import PDF” dialog box. Notice the command line that asks you to “Select the PDF Underlay or ”. The Command to import a PDF is simply PDFIMPORT or the “PDF Import” button is found on the Insert tab > Import panel > Import Dropdown. But either way, this is by far my favorite new feature.ġ) Importing a PDF by browsing to a file.Ģ) With a PDF already attached to the drawing (like an XREF) – Importing a portion of the PDF or the entire PDF. shx font, that text will be imported as linework. If your PDF file contains fonts that use an. This new feature will import geometry and True Type Fonts (.ttf) only. New in AutoCAD 2017 is the much-needed ability to import PDFs.
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