Export Revit views and sheets to DWG

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You can export views and sheets from Revit to multiple CAD formats,

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which can then be used in programs such as AutoCAD.

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You can export geometry to about a dozen file types, including DWG, DGN, DXF, IFC, OBJ, and SAT.

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You can export individual views and sheets or multiple views and sheets.

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To export to a CAD format, on the ribbon, click the File tab and select Export > CAD Formats.

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There are multiple options here: DWG, DXF, MicroStation DGN, or ACIS (SAT).

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Click DWG.

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The DWG Export dialog opens.

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In the Select Export Setup drop-down, select an export setup from the list.

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Any export setup that was previously created is listed.

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If none were previously set up, leave the in-session export setup option selected.

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In the Export dropdown, the default selection is <current view/sheet only>.

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You can expand the drop-down and select <in session view/sheet set>

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or any custom, pre-defined sheet sets—which are useful if you plan on exporting the same views or sheets more than once.

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For now, select Schematic Design.

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Next, expand the Show in list drop-down and choose which views and sheets you want to see.

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Here, select Sheets in the Set.

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This includes all the sheets previously defined as part of the selected sheet set.

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Deselect the corresponding checkbox of any sheet you do not want to include in the .dwg file.

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Clicking Save Set & Close now saves your sheet sets, but no files are exported.

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To export the files, click Next.

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The Export CAD Formats - Save to Target Folder dialog opens.

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Navigate to the folder where you want to save the files.

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The name you give the CAD files is essentially a prefix.

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In other words, the sheet name will follow the File name/prefix you specify.

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In the Naming drop-down, select Automatic – Long (Specify prefix).

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When the Export views on sheets and links as external references option is selected at the bottom of the dialog,

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you create external references.

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Deselecting this option puts the title block in the same file as the building model.

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Click OK.

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Revit begins exporting the selected sheets, which may take a while, depending on the number of sheets.