Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

The halftone of the imported drawing is used as a background for placing columns.
10 Click File menu ➤ Close.
You can save the open file if you wish. In the next tutorial, Creating a Structural Model on page
127, a new training file is supplied.
Importing /Linking an AutoCAD Architecture File
In this lesson, you learn how to import a 3-dimensional (3D) drawing created in AutoCAD Architecture for
use as a background. Before exporting the file from AutoCAD Architecture, the file should be prepared as
follows:
■ Proxy graphics should be enabled by setting the system variable to 1.
■ Bind all external reference files (xrefs) to make the architectural data visible to the engineer after export.
In the Xref Manager dialog, select each file and select Insert for Bind Type.
■ On the File menu, select Export to AutoCAD, and select the latest available format.
Training File
■ Click File menu ➤ Open.
■ In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Metric\m_RST_CSM_1.rvt.
NOTE For training purposes, some structural columns were added to the model at off-grid locations in conjunction
with architectural columns. In the next tutorial, Creating a Structural Model on page 127, you use these columns
to complete the structural framing.
1 In the Project Browser, expand Views (all), and expand Structural Plans.
Notice that Level 2 is bold. This is the active view that displays in the drawing area.
2 Click File menu ➤ Import/Link ➤ CAD Formats
3 In the left pane of the Import/Link dialog, click Training Files, and select
Metric\m_RST_Import_ADT.dwg.
4 In the Import/Link dialog:
■ For Colors, select Invert.
■ For Positioning, select Auto - Origin to Origin.
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