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csantocristo

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So I am starting a project and I have all the AutoCAD files I imported into Revit and did a full explode, My questions are these:

1) How do I edit line types, after I explode the AutoCAD drawing and select the individual lines I can't edit the lines, the "edit type" is grayed out how do I fixe this?

2) When I draw a new line the lines comes out as a green line, which I dont know what that means or how to fix it.... and when I select this line I still cannot edit type....

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Cory

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coreed

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Exploding Autocad files in Revit is not a recommened work flow. Your problems are only being.

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RevitBJO

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Did you draw a 'reference line' instead of an actual 'detail line'

If you have 2D AutoCAD files, then the best practice is to insert them into a container file which you can link into your main project. This will ensure you never corrupt your main modelling file. Also, as said by 'coreed', never explode AutoCAD files. There really shouldn't  be any reason to this, so try and link them and your file will update with new editions of a particular CAD file with the same name.

Also, just reading your post again. Why are you trying to edit linetypes from the CAD file ? Are you not using the CAD files as an overlay to do your modelling. Your 2D linework will be driven by your model element projection and cut lines ?  

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WWHub

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As coreed says - exploding CAD files is a bad practice but I have to add - exploding in your project file.  If you really need CAD linework, bring it into a clean up project.  Explode it there and:

1. Convert all linework to your standard lines (pick all the lines of one type and change to your type)
2. Replace all filled regions with your standard regions
3. Delete dimensions and add revit dimensions
4. convert text to your standard
5. delete arrows

Now you can copy / paste into your project.

You can always link in a CAD file and use pick lines to trace elements you want - then remove the link.

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