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Mixing AutoCAD with Revit

A Venn diagram with two overlapping circles; the left is labeled AutoCAD, the right is labeled Revit, and the overlapping section is shaded to represent mixing AutoCAD with Revit.

Integrating AutoCAD and Revit within architectural workflows presents unique challenges and benefits. While not ideal for pure BIM, a mixed approach can leverage Revit's coordination and auto-naming while retaining existing CAD details, offering a strategic transition or a persistent hybrid solution. Careful planning is crucial to manage graphic consistency, avoid double work, and ensure a clear division of tasks between the two platforms.

Revit, How to Schedule Building Level Heights

A shaded vertical rectangle is intersected by three horizontal dashed lines; on the right, a vertical dashed line with three double arrows points between corresponding horizontal lines, illustrating Building Level Heights in Revit.

This article presents a clever workaround for a common challenge in Revit: scheduling building level heights. While Revit easily provides level elevations, determining individual floor heights requires a different approach. By utilizing a mass to calculate the perimeter and volume of space on each floor, users can derive accurate height values. This method ensures that floor heights instantly update with any level changes, offering a dynamic and efficient solution for architects and designers.

Revit, How to Show Demo Infill for Doors

A black and white illustration shows a bomb breaking a bridge on the left and a hammer driving straight down onto a surface on the right, with arrows indicating the direction of force, similar to how demo infill is shown in Revit.

In Revit, managing demolition infill for hosted elements like doors can be challenging, as the automatically generated infill often misrepresents new construction. This article outlines a practical workaround: by assigning a specific MARK value to the infill geometry, users can apply a custom hatch override via a filter. This method ensures accurate documentation and visual representation of new construction infill, improving clarity in architectural drawings.