Chapter 7. Working with Other Applications

Now that we have developed a language for working within Revit, let's look at how you can use it to work and communicate with others. The building industry is a complex organism with many moving parts and participants. Partners, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and owners are all involved in the process and need the ability to exchange vital design information. Because of the robustness of information within the Revit model, it's possible to do things with data that weren't possible with basic 2D drafting. Even so, data exchange with other applications is still a requirement. Revit provides tools to import and export a wide range of information.

In this chapter, we'll show you how to export your ...

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