When importing a CAD drawing into a drafting view how do you remove layers that you do not need?

Click Modify | tab Import Instance panel (Delete Layers). In the Select Layers/Levels to Delete dialog, select the layers to delete, and click OK.

How do you move layers between drawings in Autocad?

To copy the content of a layer to another drawing one:

1. In the original drawing select the objects to copy (tip: use right-click > Isolate Objects)
2. Right-click > Clipboard > Copy with Base Point.
3. Switch to the new drawing and set the target layer as current.
4. Right-click > Clipboard > Paste to Original Coordinates.

How do I open layers in Revit?

Click Manage tab Settings panel (Object Styles). In the Object Styles dialog, click the Imported Objects tab. Click to expand the DWG file name of the file. Revit lists the layers in the file.

How do I unlink a CAD file in Revit?

Select the checkbox next to an individual CAD Import or CAD Link and right-click to select Show Elements. Ideate Explorer will attempt to find a View where the CAD file is visible. Select and CAD file to be deleted then use Ideate Delete to remove it from the project.

How do I purge unused in Revit?

Go to “Manage” tab > “Purge Unused” (under Settings panel), select “Check All” to automatically purge unnecessary model elements. Also, remove unused Links. Got to “Manage” > “Manage Links” (under Manage Project panel). Click through the tabs to remove all the links (AutoCAD and Revit Links) from the file.

Why can’t I see my linked CAD file in Revit?

Causes: The CAD file has values much higher than the 20 mile limit for geometry from internal origin that was applied for Revit. The values themselves are not a problem but the CAD file has reference blocks that refer to 0,0,0 which is the cause of not displaying the CAD link.

How do you edit a CAD link in Revit?

Solution:

1. Scroll to the bottom of the project browser and select the plus next to Revit links.
2. Right click on the link you want to edit.
3. Select Open (and Unload). …
4. Make the changes you want then save and sync the file.
5. Go to File > Close (this will close all windows for the link file that you were editing).

How do I edit a layer in Revit?

Edit Layers in a Compound Structure

1. Select the compound element, and on the Properties palette, click (Edit Type).
2. For Structure, click Edit. …
3. Click Insert to insert a layer, or select a layer to modify.
4. If you want to move the position of the layer, select the layer, and click Up or Down.

How do I combine CAD drawings?

To combine multiple drawings in AutoCAD, use the command XREF to insert a reference to the original drawing or use INSERT command to work on the original data without a reference.

How do I import a layer from another drawing?

To Import Saved Layer Settings from Another Drawing

1. Click Home tab Layers panel Layer State.
2. In the Layer State drop-down list, click Manage Layer States. …
3. In the Layer States Manager, click Import.
4. In the Import Layer State dialog box, open a file with a .

How do I import a layer into a drawing?

To Import Layer States to the Current Drawing

1. If necessary, open the Layer Properties Manager by clicking Home tab Layers panel Layer Properties.
2. Click to open the Layer States Manager.
3. Click Import.
4. In the Import layer state dialog box, select the file format of the file from which you want to import a layer state:

How do Revit Worksets work?

When you make a workset editable in Revit, you are taking exclusive ownership of all objects in it. Only one user can exclusively edit each workset at a given time. All team members can view worksets owned by other team members, but they cannot always make changes to them.

When exporting a schedule what file format will the exported file be saved in?

If you add a schedule to a sheet, you can export it as a CAD format. Open a schedule view. Click File tab Export Reports Schedule. In the Export Schedule dialog, specify a name and directory for the schedule, and click Save.