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Revit and AutoCAD

Revit OpEd

When Autodesk decided to buy Revit Technology Corporation they confused many of their own customers who, until then, were using AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop (aka ADT, now AutoCAD Architecture aka ACA). since AutoCAD is a superior drafting tool it isn''t sensible to use Revit for basic drafting tasks".

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

AutoCAD: Best overall construction design software. Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. AutoCAD comes with a comprehensive toolkit with thousands of objects, styles, etc. AutoCAD is also quite pricey at $235 monthly or $1,185 annually.

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How to Create Templates in AutoCAD

Construction Cost Estimating

Arguably the most famous and the most commonly used 3D modeling software ever, we all know about AutoCAD. It is a computer aided design and drafting solution brought to you by Autodesk. Today, we will learn how to create templates in AutoCAD. But also, you can create a custom template in AutoCAD.

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AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems

CAD Shack

Digital Drafting Whether you liked AutoCAD, MicroStation, or whatever. (I We still drafted, but with digital lines. Instead of digital lines, new entities called objects were introduced on the AutoCAD platform that contained specific properties to the object type. I was a big fan of Mac Architron.) Digital lines.

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Dept. of Subtle - Text Output to DWG

Revit OpEd

With 2012 we can now map Revit fonts to fonts in AutoCAD. Here's a drafting view of four Arial font sizes: 1", 1/2", 1/4" and 3/32" (using view scale of 1:1). Here's how it looks going from Arial to Arial (Revit 2012 - AutoCAD 2012). I can export Arial to Romans for example.

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Importing DWG and Exporting to DWG

Revit OpEd

Revit only recognizes the World Coordinate System (WCS) Revit doesn't "see" AutoCAD points, doesn't snap to them, you'll see them but can't "use" them. Revit doesn't "see" or even show AutoCAD Xline or Ray elements. Save details as single cad files not composite "sheets" of details.

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Construction and Film Making Cross Paths in Avatar

Constructonomics

AutoDesk also provides the software AutoCAD which has long been the most widely used computer aided drafting program for the AEC industry. Craig also provides a podcast of an interview he did with Chris Ruffo, the senior industry marketing manager for design visualization at Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment Division.

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