Slabs are often used as floor and foundation components. You can create slabs in
AutoCAD Architecture, and use them as reference in
Revit to retrace or recreate the slabs.
The following properties of an
AutoCAD Architecture slab are maintained when it is imported to
Revit:
- Component Description: list of slab components, their materials and sizes
- Slab thickness
-
AutoCAD Architecture style name
- Type name (Slab)
The following properties are added to the imported slab:
- Base level
- Base offset
- Instance scale (defined on import)
- Instance name (name of the imported DWG file)
To import a slab from
AutoCAD Architecture
- Create or open the
Revit project into which you want to import the
AutoCAD Architecture slab.
- In the Project Browser, select the view in which you want the imported slab to display.
- Import the
AutoCAD Architecture drawing into
Revit.
When you import a DWG or DXF file into
Revit, you can import all layers, all visible layers, or selected layers. After they are imported, layers can be selectively deleted from
Revit at any time.
The imported drawing displays as a single import symbol.
- For more information about the imported objects, click Modify | <File Name> tabImport Instance panel (Query), and select slab blocks to query.
A query displays the object type, block name (identical to imported drawing name), layer, and style name, as applicable.
To exit Query mode, press
Esc.
Note: The imported drawing can be exploded or partially exploded. To work with imported structural objects, perform a partial explode.
- Click Modify | <File Name> tabImport Instance panelExplode drop-down (Partial Explode).
A partial explode on an imported drawing allows you to display the individual object’s properties.
Partially exploded
AutoCAD Architecture slab in
Revit
- To create a
Revit slab, click Structure tabFoundation panelSlab drop-down (Foundation Slab).
- Click Modify | Create Floor Boundary tabDraw panel (Line).
- Trace over the imported slab shape.
- Click
(Finish Edit Mode).
- If the drawing will not be exported back to
AutoCAD Architecture and you have no further need for the imported geometry, delete it using one of the following methods: