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Track CAD down
- Find every import instance, even buried inside groups
- Filter and group by file name, host view and pin state
- Colour by layer to read the drawing content quickly
CAD & LINKS
Find CAD.
Track down every imported CAD instance: search, filter, group, colour by layer, pin, delete, refresh metadata and re-import from disk.
01 · THE PROBLEM
CAD brought in via Import (as opposed to Link) never shows up in Revit's Manage Links dialog — there's nowhere native that lists everything sitting in the file. It only surfaces when clicked on directly in a view, and anything buried inside a group or nested in a family is effectively invisible.
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CAD imports missing from Manage Links
Manage Links only lists linked files, never imports — how many CAD imports a file holds, or when they were brought in, has no built-in inventory to answer it.
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CAD buried in groups means opening each one to check
An import instance inside a group only surfaces once you click Edit Group — a project with dozens of groups means opening each one just to check whether a stray CAD import is hiding inside.
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No filter, no grouping, no colour by layer
Selecting via Select All Instances returns a flat list only — no filter by source file name, hosting view or pin state, and no colour-by-layer to read the drawing content quickly inside Revit.
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Deleting a CAD import that other views still rely on
A shared backdrop drawing can repeat across 5–10 different views (plans, sections, details) — native Revit gives no preview of which views reference it before you hit Delete.
02 · FEATURES
What it does
CAD Finder Plus (free, license on request) lists id, file name, link-or-import type, hosting view and workset in one grid — but it stops at viewing: no colour-by-layer, no re-import from disk. CAD Files Explorer 2026 goes further, letting you select, delete and scan CAD buried inside nested families, plus a CAD Instance Report tab to spot duplicates. Find CAD folds that discovery work together with colour-by-layer for reading the drawing content straight inside Revit, and a direct re-import from disk when the source file updates:
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Clean up
- Delete unused CAD to shrink the file
- Re-import from disk when the source drawing changes
- Export the CAD list for the record
TOOL INTERFACE · RUNNING IN REVIT
Operational interface and functional overview
The interface is matched to the tool window running in Revit.
MORE IN THIS GROUP
Link Manager ProManage every Revit, CAD and IFC link: paths, coordinates, worksets and load state — edited in bulk in one grid.
Link MoreLink many CAD, RVT or IFC files at once — coordinate mode and workset preset for the batch.
Toggle CADToggle the draw layer — foreground or background — for every CAD link in the active view.