resullins Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Ok... a disclaimer, again. I'm new to Revit, and don't know much. But I have this casino model, and there are these little kiosks that we are putting displays on. I need this kiosk in 3D in AutoCAD to work with it. Is there a way to export this thing as a 3D block? Before you ask, no, I don't think I can just put my display in Revit as I only know enough Revit to do enough to export my views. And, all our other drawings are being done in AC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sure, just open a 3D View, and use the R button > Export > CAD Formats > DWG. I would export the entire model and pick what things you need. Just make sure you choose the export to be ACIS Solids. See screenshot here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 I figured out how to do it. The first way expected the whole model and it was unusable. Just too big. I finally found a video on how to do it on the auto desk website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Oh god. Sorry for the huge font. My phone is geriatric, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 No big font here. I think that was just your phone's browser. Glad you got it sorted out. But for future reference, the default Visual Style from Revit exports are very taxing to AutoCAD, so I always switch to Wireframe mode immediately. This enables AutoCAD to run smoothly while I copy/paste things I need out of the exported drawing into a new one for further manipulation. Also, Layer Management helps too. Just a few other tips to help along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yeah, I noticed the Visual Style was really hurting me. But by the time I figured that out, I was already seriously peeved off at the hourglass icon, and just killed AC and did it over, with just the piece I needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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