How to Convert a 3D Revit Model to 2D Vector Line Drawing

Want to know how to convert a 3D Revit model into a 2D linework drawing to use in AutoCAD or Illustrator? Here’s how!

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[portice_design]

Digging the Revit/design tutorials. Keep it up!

[zynabal-helfi]

If you open a 2007 cad file, or so, in illustrator it should keep the layers from the cad file. So the cad file from revit can be saved as an older version and then opened in illustrator instead of copy-pasting.

[cougarcn]

Dude- thank you. I help people make 2D views for 2D layouts with total staiotns. So frustrating when I get a 3D model - but this makes is so much easier - just throw it in Revit and export really quick

[EricSwanson-bsrx]

When you initially go into your view it has this really nice shading to it. Do you have a video where you share the settings you’re using to make it look so nice?

[randomrevit]

Hey, welcome back. You should post more videos. I like the way you create your visuals and also audio is crisp!

[ahadkhan]

you're a Legend, was struggling with this for a few hours now. cheers for the brilliant tutorial!!!

[reneechristenson]

This was extremely useful! Thank you! Now, to figure out to add the shadows back...

[luchoyanza]

Great video! Q: The drawing in Ai is a vector? or what kind of drawing did you paste

[zachgaillour]

thank you so much! this saved me so much time!

[ewanjones]

Hi I currently have a very large and messy Revit model and want to create a simplified section with context. there's no context, there are completely plain massing block in SketchUp but no windows etc.. the model export is to detailed and these have no detail is there a quick way to simplify the Revit exported sheet in AutoCAD or illustrator with out editing each block or changing/ deleting individual lines. Any advice would be great

[engjohnattan]

I have a DWF 3D line-based vector, and I want to import it into Revit to convert the lines into volumes with less work. Perhaps there's a way I don't need to draw all the volumes I want to extrude using the vector as a base. Is that possible? In the file, I have the site contour lines and some existing buildings. While using the mass & site tool, I was able to model the site, but I couldn't automatically extrude/model the buildings.

[Umar-ipwe]

How to successfully import elements (line and area) from Revit to arsap

[joaolopes]

Thanks Jon,
very helpful...how about those hatches inside the blocks? I have to work with a file with 5000 blocks.
So, I used the Blkto0 lisp, but the hatches still there. Any suggestions?

[anarabdullaev]

What about the scale? Does it keep the same scale from Revit to Autocad? And does it keep it from Autocad to Illustrator when you just drag the drawing?

[chanceherd]

When I exported from revit, I opened the file from file explorer with illustrator and my lines were there!! No need for illustrator!