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Auto - Center to The file is placed automatically with the CAD file's center to center.
Center:
Auto - Origin to Origin The CAD file's Origin is used for automatic placement. However, this
may sometimes be far from the actual graphics.
Manuel - Origin: Placed manually in Revit, where the Origin of CAD file is used -
sometimes it may be far from the actual graphics.
Manuel - Base point: Placed manually in Revit based on the CAD file base point - from
AutoCAD 2009 versions where a base point is defined.

Place at: Here you select the Level, the file is to be placed on. It is possible to
choose the Level you work on and all levels below.

Editing of CAD-import

When the imported CAD file is highlighted, editing options appear in Context Tab

The buttons vary depending on the type of import type.

Bring to Front /Send Adjusts the Import File Location forward and backward compared to
to Back other items in this View

Delete layers Deletes Layers from Import file

Explode Ability to explode the import file.

Query Ability to make a query on the individual objects in the CAD file.
A dialog box displays that provides information about Type, Team, Block
Name and Style of the selected object.

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