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4 Specify the file to link, as follows:
5 Specify the following options for the linked file:
6 Specify the desired import options.
7 Click Open.
8 If, for Layers, you chose Specify, the Select Layers/Levels to Import/Link dialog lists the layers
Revit Architecture retrieves the current version of the linked file and displays it in the current Revit view.
Related topics
Querying Objects in Layers
Hiding and Deleting Layers
Changing the Graphic Display of Layers
Managing Links
Location of the Linked File
Whenever you open a Revit project that is
version of the linked file. The path to the linked file displays in the Saved Path column of the Manage Links
dialog. See
If Revit Architecture cannot locate the linked file, it displays the path to the version of the linked file that
it retrieved most recently. Revit Architecture is not able to update the link. To reload the linked file from a
different location, use the Reload From function of the Manage Links dialog. See
1286.
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For Look in, navigate to the location of the file.
For File name, specify the name of the file.
For Files of type, specify DWG.
a If you want the linked file to display in the current view only, select Current view only.
If you do not select this option, the linked file is displayed in all relevant 2D views, such
as floor plans.
b For Layers, select one of the following values:
All: Displays all linked file layers in the Revit project, including hidden layers.
Visible: Displays visible layers of the linked file in the Revit project. Layers that are
currently hidden in AutoCAD do not display in Revit Architecture.
Specify: Allows you to select the layers to display in the Revit project from a list. After
you click Open, Revit Architecture displays the list of layers from which to choose.
For details about these options, see
on page 1392.
in the file. Select the desired layers, and click OK.
Unselected layers are not available in the Revit project. (However, the layers still exist in the
AutoCAD file.)
on page 1405
on page 1405
on page 1286
Identifying and Re-establishing Unresolved References
Import and Link Options for CAD Formats and Revit Models
on page 1407
linked
to a file, Revit Architecture retrieves the current saved
on page 1286.
Managing Links
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