

When you delete an AutoCAD layer it bumps the items on to the default Revit imported object layer which is black. Very good question, In the event you want colour in the symbols you will need to leave the old AutoCAD layers in the family.

Alternatively in the export options for “Layers and properties” change it to “ Category properties BYLAYER, overrides BYENTITY” or “ All properties BYLAYER, new layers for overrides.” In regard to the AutoCAD layers, if you need to export your finished drawing back to AutoCAD for consultants, and you want to make sure your generic annotation symbols export correctly, put the different colours on different layers. If all that fails you will need to bring it in from AutoCAD and leave the associated layers there. If you have to use colour, first see if you can draw it in the Generic Annotation Family using the Revit fill region. If you can get away with back and white go with that first. It will mean that you have the possible problem of the imported objects being turned off accidentally. So in the case of using colours you, can just leave the AutoCAD layers in the family. In the event you want colour in the symbols you will need to leave the old AutoCAD layers in the family. This symbol now will work not perfectly when inserted into your project without any of the AutoCAD visibility headaches. Right click on your symbol family and click save. Now go to the Revit project browser, and navigate to families > Annotation Symbols.

Select the individual AutoCAD layers and delete them individually. Now go to Settings > Object Styles and go to the imported objects tab. Save the symbol and import and place it into a blank project file. Import the dwg file, and use the resize tool to reduce it by point 1 (0.1). Now open up the Generic Annotation template file. On finishing it, export the view as a dwg (AutoCAD) file. Use invisible lines around the parameter. Use a filled region to create the logo / symbol 10 times the required size. Surprisingly the solution is dwg (AutoCAD format). When you bring it into the project file it scales totally incorrectly. Using an imported image unfortunately won’t work. So how do you create solid items that require a line less than 0.8mm. When you resize it is likely you will get the following messag: When finished, select the lines and use the Resize command to reduce them by point 1 (0.1).įor some reason, the same trick does not work when scaling with-in the sketch mode of filled regions. If you just want to use lines, draw them 10 times the size they need to be.
