Convert Revit file to be used by AutoCAD in Archibus

April 29, 2025 Tim Schaubroeck

You will want your Revit model to have a floor plan view for every floor that will have in Archibus.  Once this is setup, open the view of that level

 Now in Revit, click on the File Menu.  Then Export and Cad formats.  And finally choose the filetype you wish to use.  AutoCAD uses a dwg file.

You will get this dialog box.

 

If you want to control how the model converts objects to layers, click the … button that is at the end of the Select Export Setup drop down list. 

Then select the layer tab. It will show you a list of all the model categories.  You can then change the layer you want theses to show on in the AutoCAD drawing and also the color they will be.

If you need to export room, spaces, or areas out as polylines, click on the General Tab in this dialog box and place a checkmark in “Export rooms, spaces, and areas as polylines”.

Near the bottom of the list on the General tab, is a Export to file format drop down list.  In this list, you can select which version of AutoCAD you wish to create for the drawing file.

 

After you get all that set, press the OK button.  Now press the Next button.  It will then display a dialog box that you can use to set they drawing name and location.  After you press OK on this screen, it will save the level as an AutoCAD file.

 

 

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Tim Schaubroeck

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