We did use Revit to cut sections but would often have to manually draw additional details. Revit sections just aren't great when working in any scale smaller than 3/4' imo. We would take the ACAD dwg and import them in to Revit. We detailed in Autocad and Modeled in Revit. I've worked in large arch firms and I know we always used both. Start building your template and remember you will not get revit to look like Autocad. Not sure about a residential project though. Most of my projects are very large and it is necessary. I almost always break my files into their respective disciplines. Just make sure everyone is working in an earshot of eachother.

If you opt for a central model and have multiple people working, I'd suggest not using work sets, it will be confusing for people the first go around. It will become more apparent how awesome revit is. Even if all they have to do is know how to use the section box and navigate 3d and plan views to print or review things. It should be integrated and your best bet of getting your firm on board is to bring in the rest of the team to the revit environment. Revit typically demands more upfront info, make sure they understand this is not a they do a sketch and hand it to a drafter type of workflow. Your supervisors and project managers will have to provide you with additional information to work in a revit environment. Until your library is fully built and your modelling skills are top notch you will often be cutting a section and then putting drafting lines to finish them up. You can import all your details which are standard via CAD. Your first project will most likely not be done 100% in revit. It is far easier to delete than add sheets in revit without an add-in. I start my LW at #2 to 11.Ĭreate your typical sheets and series for your project in the template. You should know LW-01 is used for your hatches in revit and you cannot tell revit to use a different LW for hatches. Take 10 line weights, not the full 16 revit offers. Start from a macro perspective and whittle away at your settings. Walls, Columns, framing, doors, windows, etc.

Make sure the main building components are printing to your firms styles. Draw a mock project of the basics of your firms work. It is imperative to have a template preloaded. It will be a good learning curve into the all important shared parameters portion of revit plus you will need your titleblock setup anyway. If you have time now, develop your firms titleblock and shared parameters.

Autocad to revit