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GLKIRK

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Hello,

There are some quite strict rules for deck construction today. With the notching of supports, the anchoring down and to the building ect. 

I didn't know if maybe I could find some dwg blocks that I could insert into my revit 2013 files to cut down on my detailing.

Even if I did find some, not sure how I would set them as a section? (Been reading about inserting dwg files, but its always a floor plan)

Thanks for any help I could get with this,

Gary

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Look here . 

I typically don't insert a detail DWG into Revit.  It just creates issues.  I will use that DWG to make a 2D revit dwg following my own advice on that process.

For CAD files you want to import into a drafting detail to clean up, you should do some prep work in CAD.  But even before that, start a new project to use for your CAD cleaup that has your text and dimension styles as well as linetypes.  The following assumes you have only three line styles in your CAD file... Light - Medium - Heavy so adjust this process as appropriate.

In CAD

1. Flaten 3D
2. Explode all blocks and xref's
3. Delete all hatches, polylines dimensions and leaders.
4. WBlock to a new file only what you want.

In Revit

1. Create a drafting detail of correct scale
2. Import your CAD detail from the new file
3. Explode the CAD file (THIS IS A VERY BAD THING TO DO IN YOUR PROJECT FILE - THAT IS WHY WE DO IT IN A TEMPORARY FILE)
4. Now - CAD lines are now new Revit linestyles named according to their layers.
5. GOTO VG and turn off everything then turn back on the main line category and thin lines.
6. Nothing should be visible.
7. Goto Settings/Line styles - expand the lines category and repeat the following:
8. Start with your heavist line style in CAD.  Find that linestyle (assuming A-DTL-Heavy) and delete that sub-category.
9. All those lines will now be Thin Lines and will be visible
10. Select them all from your detail window and change them to your Revit Heavy Lines and they will disappear.
11. Repeat 8 - 10 above until you have converted all and your finished with thin lines.
12. Convert all your text and clean that up.
13. Add leaders to text notes
14. Add dimensions
15. Add filled regions.
16. Click on File/Save to Library/Save Views and Pick your Details that you have cleaned up to save into your library.
17. You can also transfer these views directly into your project.

Good Luck

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