
The AutoCAD DWG is then linked into a Revit project. IN the example below a few existing buildings and the new site are traced.

You can now trace site boundaries, roads and any other features that you may require. Your model is now geolocated and you will see a map in the AutoCAD viewport. In this case I have used British National Grid (OS) and set the units to millimetres.Ĭlick Next and you then select a point for the location and point up the screen to set true north. In the next dialog you can set the coordinate system that you want to use. Once the Geographic Location command is started you can set the desired location marker and then click next.

This can be set before any geometry is created or you could set this at a later date and then move your geometry to the correct ‘map’ position. The Set Location tool is found on the Insert Ribbon or you can type GEOGRAPHICLOCATION on the command line.

If you have not used this feature within AutoCAD the process is shown below. Revit 2018 now supports this workflow by allowing consistent setting out between civil, structural and architectural disciplines using differing platforms. AutoCAD has been able to utilise Bing mapping services to capture mapping and allow the coordination with many different coordinate systems since AutoCAD 2013. In this short post I wanted to present a new key feature for the coordination of AutoCAD based data such as AutoCAD Civil 3D to Revit.
