CI125444 - How to Connect AutoCAD Civil 3D with

Revit to Have BIM for Infrastructure Project

Fernando Oliveira, Lucy Kuhns
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BIM for Infrastructures
Connecting the dots – Part 3/3
Project Matrix
Revit
Sub-Projects LOD200
Vertical BIM /
Buildings /
Vertical Structures
Project Matrix
Revit
Individual Projects LOD300
Vertical BIM /
Buildings /
Vertical Structures
Workflow and connections

IMX SQLite
Civil 3D DWG
Navisworks
BIM360
IFC
Infraworks DWG
Dynamo
RVT/NWC
RVT

Structural and
Energy Cloud
Revit Rendering
Analyses In the
Cloud
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 The more complex part of collaboration between Civil 3D and Revit

use to be how to establish a good shared coordinates process.
 With Revit 2018 all this process is simplified, as Revit can recognize
GIS coordinates in a linked DWG.
 We will create a simple placeholder file to bring the GIS coordinates
and positioning to our Revit base project.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 The placeholder based in a DWG that contain the GIS coordinates of

our project will be placed manually and align to our survey base point.
 Then we will proceed to acquire coordinates from the linked
placeholder.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 Second phase of our project setup will be to link the Civil 3D master
plan.
 This time as the files are using the same coordinates, a link using
shared coordinates will work perfectly here.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 Once our project as is Coordinate System established we can use

different methods to work with new or existing project files that compose
our federated model.
 First method will be to extract a placeholder correctly positioned that will
be the starting point for a new project.
 Draw an alignment grid, create a group and apply project coordinates to
it.
 This linked file, will be used to develop project components and is
correctly linked to our Base project.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 A second process will be to insert in our project an existing project.

 Link the project manually, position it on our project position, and apply
project coordinates to it.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 Models linked on our project could and should be aligned to meet project
definitions.
 When changes are made, Revit will propose to save new position to the
link file.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 Another method is to apply project conditions to an existing project.

 In this situation the same existing placeholder will be used to define the
project origin, and is rotation in the true north angle.
 Later this project can be linked by shared coordinates on the right spot,
with no need of adjustment.
 At same time for project development needs, a topo-surface will be
created in Revit using a file from Civil 3D with contours of the working
area.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Civil 3D to Revit workflows

 In Revit we will start a new family in the site category

 Insert the Dwg manually and use the insertion point to align with the
family origin.
 When inserting the family we will use the survey point as the family point
of insertion, this way in Revit we are following the same origin used in
Civil 3D.
Civil 3D to Revit workflows
Revit to Civil 3D

 As we are developing our project in Revit a new project condition was

created, a ramp to have access to a building garage.
 We will request to the Civil engineers to define the model and obtain the
new surface, so a document is generated with plain 2D information that
will be used in Civil 3D to redefine the surface.
Revit to Civil 3D
Revit to Civil 3D
 Once the new
surface is
received, an
update of the
family will be
done and our
model will
immediately
reflect the
changes.
Revit to Infraworks

 As our models have a shared coordinate system with project original

coordinates, our models will land in the right spot.
 Different inserting point could need to be used depending how the Revit
file was created.
 Usually we need to insert the Survey point coordinates and the project
base point offset to get a perfect landing.
Revit to Infraworks
Revit to Infraworks

 If a model have more then 1 site definitions, be sure to place the one for
our project as default, as that one will be the used when the Revit file is
loaded in Infraworks.
Revit to Infraworks
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