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philipwebb

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Anyone know how I can successfully import a 3d .dwg model into Revit so I can cut through it in plan and section?  I built the model in sketchup, exported it as a .dwg, then impoorted this .dwg into a new Revit family.  I then loaded this family into the revit file I'm working in. Its cuts through the model on basement and ground floor plans but not on 2nd or attic.  For the 2nd or attic it just shows me the roof of my model.  Puzzling!  Any advice out there???

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Search cuttable in your help.  Only some families are cuttable.

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philipwebb

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I looked into it and it is indeed a cuttable family.  It still cuts only the bottom floors but not the top floors.  ???

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Did you check the view range of those plan views?

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dguich

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I read this on the autodesk web site:

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http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/3D-drawing-is-not-being-cut-in-section-or-elevation-in-Revit.html

Basically, you have to creat a mass in place and import the DWG file and then you will be able to cut through it. You can also apply walls, roofs and floors by face. You might want to clean up the DWG in autocad before importing it into the mass in place in Revit. 

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