Can you use CAD blocks in Revit?

Click Insert tab Import panel (Import CAD). In the Import CAD Formats dialog, navigate to the location of the title block file to import. For Files of type, select the type of file to import. Specify the desired import options.

How do I elongate a block in AutoCAD?

Test and Save the Block

  1. Click Block Editor tab > Open/Save panel > Test Block. Find.
  2. Select the block and click the linear grip.
  3. Move the mouse to stretch the block or enter a specific width.
  4. Click Close panel > Close Test Block.
  5. Click Block Editor tab > Close panel > Close Block Editor.
  6. Save the changes when prompted.

Can you extrude a block in AutoCAD?

Draw the rectangle over and extrude it — or explode the block and extrude it.

Can you explode a block in AutoCAD?

Use this procedure to break an inserted block reference into its component parts without affecting the block definition. Click Drafting tab > Modify panel > Explode. Select the objects to be exploded.

How do I convert AutoCAD to Revit?

Import a CAD File

  1. Click Insert tab Import panel (Import CAD).
  2. In the dialog, for Files of type, select the desired file type.
  3. Navigate to the folder that contains the file to import, and select the file.
  4. Specify options.
  5. Click Open.

Can you convert CAD to Revit?

You can easily convert 3D cad solids to Revit Families using CAD to RFA tool from PowerPack for Revit® available in Autodesk Exchange App Store. This command can be very useful for creating 2D and 3D Generic Model Families in Revit, using existent CAD blocks and geometry.

How do I stretch an object in AutoCAD?

To Stretch an Object

  1. Click Home tab Modify panel Stretch. Find.
  2. Select the object using a crossing window selection. The crossing window must include at least one vertex or endpoint.
  3. Do one of the following: Enter the displacement in the form of a relative Cartesian, polar, cylindrical, or spherical coordinate.

How do you extrude an object in AutoCAD?

AutoCAD Extrude

  1. Select Extrude command from the ribbon panel, as shown below: Or. Type Extrude on the command line < press Enter.
  2. Select the object, which we want to Extrude. Here, we have selected the rectangle.
  3. Press Enter.
  4. Now, specify the height of the Extrude. We can specify the height in +Z or –Z direction.

How do you explode a block in AutoCAD that Cannot be exploded?

Solution:

  1. Use the icon in the modify tab.
  2. Type the shortcut command X(explode) from the command line and enter.
  3. Explode blocks while inserting. ( Tick the check box)

Why are CAD blocks saved in AutoCAD files?

Functionally, they are references to objects that are saved in the drawing, so if the same block is saved many times in the same project, just by modifying one of them, the others are modified automatically, this is a great advantage and time saver.

What kind of software do I need to make CAD blocks?

Most of the CAD Blocks are made in different projections: top, side and back view. To work with the DWG files presented on our website, we recommend you to use AutoCAD platform 2007 and later versions. Usually in our library files contain 2D or 3D drawings.

Why are CAD blocks created in layer 0?

CAD Blocks Tips Layers: It is recommended design only in layer 0. The CAD symbols created entirely in layer 0, adopt the current layer of the drawing in which they are inserted. This condition allows greater control of the entities that make up the block, allowing to define the colors, thicknesses, and line types more quickly and efficiently.