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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by Martin M on Oct 14, 2025, 19:32:40 PM »

Doxel is requiring each assembly to be saved as a block in one combined DWG. Sounds like your method would work but i would also have hundreds of assemblies per floor. I was hoping to be able to save each assembly as 1 block all at once. And not have hundreds of cad files to create and import per floor. I know scripting could potentially do this, but i dont have the knowledge to create this lisp

Please try the attached AutoLISP file. It's been a long while since I've worked with AutoLISP, but I tested this and it worked for one of my drawings. Tried to have AI refresh my memory but it kept spitting out made up functions for this stuff.

Open your drawing with all the spools in it. Drag the file into AutoCAD to load it, then use the MAKESPOOLBLOCKS command. The user is prompted to choose to place the block insert point at the internal origin of the drawing (0,0,0) or at one of the ITM endpoints somewhere within the spool.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by cadbyken on Oct 14, 2025, 19:09:50 PM »

You need to find a way to push the parameters into a field that imports into AutoCAD. Several options are the Fabrication Notes and Item number fields.

When you import that, the script/lisp could run to make that selection set and block creation pretty quickly.

Do you have a way to push those parameters over? It can be done via an API app or Dynamo.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by bolshevik09 on Oct 14, 2025, 16:47:34 PM »

I'm not familiar with Doxel's expected file format or data, but maybe you can isolate each Revit assembly, manually or by creating assembly views, then export the view to DWG. The assembly view's name will likely reflect the assembly name, but you can also change it as you export. The resulting DWG has each part as a named block and the DWG will be your named assembly block. Import/Insert all the assembly blocks into an empty DWG to combine, if needed.

Doxel is requiring each assembly to be saved as a block in one combined DWG. Sounds like your method would work but i would also have hundreds of assemblies per floor. I was hoping to be able to save each assembly as 1 block all at once. And not have hundreds of cad files to create and import per floor. I know scripting could potentially do this, but i dont have the knowledge to create this lisp

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: HETOs that work in revit

« Last post by aloisiarai on Oct 13, 2025, 14:19:58 PM »

CID#24 seems to be the only pattern that works in multi point routing for HETOs. I use CID#34 when I want to burn the HETO hole or modify the height to fit in a smaller duct. We have a local manufacturer that fabs HETOs that are 1" smaller than the round opening.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: HETOs that work in revit

« Last post by Gerin on Oct 13, 2025, 13:23:43 PM »

I used CID#8.  I then took the Elgen Heto Submittal and built them based on that.  I made them dependent upon size so that they are identical to the Submittal.  Also made two versions one with and one without a VD.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by Martin M on Oct 12, 2025, 09:12:17 AM »

I'm not familiar with Doxel's expected file format or data, but maybe you can isolate each Revit assembly, manually or by creating assembly views, then export the view to DWG. The assembly view's name will likely reflect the assembly name, but you can also change it as you export. The resulting DWG has each part as a named block and the DWG will be your named assembly block. Import/Insert all the assembly blocks into an empty DWG to combine, if needed.

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CADmep™ Users / Re: Cannot Ask CADmep 2023 to Automatically Select Working Database

« Last post by Martin M on Oct 12, 2025, 08:21:00 AM »

Are you able to check your registry and see that it is saving it to StartIn? I believe this is the registry key that is holding that value (see attached image).
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Fabrication 2023\CADmep

You should be able to manually enter it there, and Darren Young describes registry editing here: https://www.darrenjyoung.com/2024/03/06/configuring-fabrication-configurations/

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by cadbyken on Oct 09, 2025, 20:02:10 PM »

A manual way of doing it is cut and paste
  Cut the name
  openjob <paste name>
  select all
  block <paste name>
  hide block
  Start back at top of list

You could also use an old time AutoCAD script (not to be confused with Fabrication MEP scripting) as well. Build it by creating a list of the spool names as mentioned above. Don't forget to suppress the dialog boxes in that example.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: Revit assemblies export as block

« Last post by cadbyken on Oct 09, 2025, 19:55:17 PM »

Yes. There are several threads on Mapfilter like this one https://www.xtracad.com/forum/index.php/topic,8168.msg111634.html#msg111634

One of the keys is to use the Search/Filter for Objects. When you use the group, it is written back into a txt file that you can look at to help you out.

The lisp routine just helps automate it.
  Get the name
  Select by the name
  Create block by the name.

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Fabrication Parts in Revit® / Re: HETOs that work in revit

« Last post by cadbyken on Oct 09, 2025, 19:52:55 PM »

We have ours based on CID#28 but usually purchase them. No issues either.