Using Dynamo to Insert a DWG Into a Revit Family

Another question that I’d rather not have the answer left to email

I have a project on which HVAC is using MEP for their ductwork (they don’t know Revit…yet). They’re designing in 3D based off my Revit-to-dwg exports. But the only way I can import their 3D ductwork from MEP into Revit, AND have it respect my cut planes in my sheet views, is to bring it into a Revit Generic Family first.

..snip..

Any ideas on how to improve this workflow (aside from making HVAC work in Revit)? Maybe some sort of Dynamo script to help automate this process?

This is a workflow that I’ve only had to follow a few times when working with a bridge team that was still working in AutoCAD. I guess I’ve had the luxury entire project teams working in either Revit or ArchiCAD and working with this files is a straight forward process.

There is a Dynamo solution that works well, but my first iteration of this doesn’t automatically batch process all the files, but rather it’s run on an as-needed basis. This…

Read more