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twollifur
2013-04-03, 07:36 PM
Is there any way to find imported CAD drawings in a Revit file other that going to a 3D view and looking for them?

cliff collins
2013-04-03, 07:47 PM
http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/RVT/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3apurgecads%3aen

Revitaoist
2013-04-26, 04:08 PM
Sometimes people will 'import current view only', then later that view gets deleted. If it is a plan view, you can go to Location > site > duplicate > make current, and the cad file will show up.

Skellerman
2013-04-29, 09:16 PM
Rouge CAD files are always an issue, especially working in large teams and importing detail views from other projects. Oftentimes users are unaware that they have imported a CAD file. I would recommend using a third party add-in to purge these. You will not be able to find them all otherwise. We use Ideate Explorer in our office. It is not as cheap as the add-in posted by Cliff below. however it does let you filter and select all elements within the model. I have personally used this to purge out CAD files.