Revit from ASI

block ~ family (acad)

families

system - can't modify
components - analogous to block libs
in place - idiosyncratic to project

Templates will bloat from release to release.
Opening and closing lots of windows will chew up ram (memory leaks).

templates

New Project

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Templates have preloaded components. "Good template is priceless". " Where streamlining will happen."
rft - families
rte - template
rvt - revit
txt big

import export

solids, images, dwg (read/write)

linking

Linking a dwg origin to orign - civil - distant origin discouraged, but that's typical so workaround's gold
WAS USED TO LINK TOPO IN CHAP2/SITEDWG