Georeferencing workflows for CAD and BIM files

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Accurately georeferencing CAD and BIM documents in your BIM 360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud projects ensures that when you run your ArcGIS GeoBIM tools on the Tools page, the document, issues and project features appear in the correct location with the correct extent.

Georeferencing BIM documents

There are three options for georeferencing Revit documents:

Georeferencing Revit documents using shared coordinates

Follow these steps to georeference Revit documents using shared coordinates:

Georeferencing Revit documents using specified coordinates

Follow these steps to georeference Revit documents using specified coordinates:

Georeferencing Revit documents using geographic location

Follow these steps to georeference Revit documents using geographic location:

  1. Specify the geographic location to use Latitude/Longitude (or Map) to define project location.

Georeferencing CAD documents

There are two options for georeferencing CAD documents:

Georeferencing CAD documents using Civil 3D WKID

Follow these steps to georeference CAD documents using Civil 3D WKID:

  1. Assign a coordinate system in Civil 3D to define coordinates by WKID.
  2. Save a coordinate system as a projection file and store it with documents in BIM 360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Georeferencing CAD documents using a projection file

Follow these steps to georeference CAD documents using a projection file:

  1. Select one of two ways to set the coordinate system:
  2. Save a coordinate system as a projection file and store it with documents in BIM 360 or Autodesk Construction Cloud.