Add Layers

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Summary: We would like the ability to be able to add Specific Text and Dimension layers , that would allow you to turn specific layers on and off in different Sheet/views. For instance In AutoCad we set up layers with dims and text on that could then be turned on and off dependant on whether it was requried in a specific drawing view.

What we currently have to do in Revit is copy text or actually rewrite dims and text in different views. This is time consuming.

Description: We would like the ability to be able to add Specific Text and Dimension layers , that would allow you to turn specific layers on and off in different Sheet/views. For instance In AutoCad we set up layers with A0D_Grid Dims, A2D_Wall_Dims, A4D_Finishes_Dims, A7D_Fixtures_Dims, A9D_ExternalWorks_Dims.

The same applies to Layers relating to text , Finishes, Notes, Fixtures, Notes, Settting Out Notes, Planning Notes, Listed Building Notes, Building Regs Notes, we had specific A2T_??? , A3T_????, A4T_???, A7T_???, A9T_??? text on it that could then be turned on and off dependant on whether it was requried in a specific drawing view.

What we currently have to do in Revit is copy text or actually rewrite dims and text in different views. This is time consuming.

Product and Feature: Revit Architecture - Annotation Tools

Submitted By: beverley741645 on 08/10/2017

[krzystoff]

Hi Beverley, it sounds like you may be going about things in the wrong way, though it's hard to know for sure without example drawings.
Layers are really not needed in Revit, because Categories serve the same function, just in slightly different ways.
My firm typically develops the modelled elements for each floor plan of a building (ie. site/basement/ground/first/second/ceilings/roof/etc).
After the building property lines/topography/floors/walls/ceilings/roofs are added, you add rooms & room tags, set view scale, orientation, cropping to suit the sheet.
Following that you can begin 'duplicate with detailing' plan views as required. For government/planning approval, we normally have just one plan for each level.
For documentation we normally have for each level including WORKING PLAN (for interoffice notes and the like), GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN, SLAB SETOUT PLAN, WALL SETOUT PLAN, INTERIOR DESIGN PLANS, REFLECTED CEILING PLANS, amongst others; for large-scale projects there are many more.
Each type of plan will have a View Template setup for them to automatically hide irrelevant categories (much like layers) and show the relevant categories. The dimensions and text are unique to each view, as are detail lines and filled regions. You can copy and paste them from one to another, if needed but mostly only room tags are the same on each plan, (which is why you would place them all before duplicating the views).
There is far more detail and options to the process than what I mention here, so you should look into the extensive online tutorials for Revit at lynda.com or youtube.

[Chuckyd67]

Hi Beverley, it sounds like you may be going about things in the wrong way, though it's hard to know for sure without example drawings.
Layers are really not needed in Revit, because Categories serve the same function, just in slightly different ways.
My firm typically develops the modelled elements for each floor plan of a building (ie. site/basement/ground/first/second/ceilings/roof/etc).
After the building property lines/topography/floors/walls/ceilings/roofs are added, you add rooms & room tags, set view scale, orientation, cropping to suit the sheet.
Following that you can begin 'duplicate with detailing' plan views as required. For government/planning approval, we normally have just one plan for each level.
For documentation we normally have for each level including WORKING PLAN (for interoffice notes and the like), GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN, SLAB SETOUT PLAN, WALL SETOUT PLAN, INTERIOR DESIGN PLANS, REFLECTED CEILING PLANS, amongst others; for large-scale projects there are many more.
Each type of plan will have a View Template setup for them to automatically hide irrelevant categories (much like layers) and show the relevant categories. The dimensions and text are unique to each view, as are detail lines and filled regions. You can copy and paste them from one to another, if needed but mostly only room tags are the same on each plan, (which is why you would place them all before duplicating the views).
There is far more detail and options to the process than what I mention here, so you should look into the extensive online tutorials for Revit at lynda.com or youtube.

Great response; you took the words right out of my mouth. Revit is nothing like Autocad.

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