SCShell
2005-10-22, 02:53 PM
Hey there,
This is a technique that I have been using for a while for laying out my Interior Elevation & Cabinetry/Millwork sheets . Yesterday, a buddy saw it and told me that I should let others see it too and share. (Heck, it was new to me only a year ago!) I realize that there are Many ways to do this; however, this is one that seems pretty logical to me.
I place a copied version of the Floor Plan with only the major elements visible and at a smaller scale than normal. Kind of a "key plan". I change the name to "Cabinetry & Millwork Plan" and I edit the view's detail number to "0". This way, the first callout plan that I do will be numbered "1" automatically. (Remember, even a Floor Plan gets a detail number even though you typically use a north arrow and the number never shows up. Revit puts it there automatically and can be changed in the Instance Properties.)
Then, I select the callout view, name it and place it below the Plan where it is assigned the number "1". I then place an elevation symbol tag in this callout plan view to check off which views to elevate. Once the Interior elevations are set and placed on the sheet, I change the names and change the numbers to 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc so that the next call out plan view will be automatically be number "2" on the sheet. That next call out plan will have interior views numbered 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc.
Pretty simple, huh? This may be elementary to some, but I know that it will help others.
Good luck
Steve
This is a technique that I have been using for a while for laying out my Interior Elevation & Cabinetry/Millwork sheets . Yesterday, a buddy saw it and told me that I should let others see it too and share. (Heck, it was new to me only a year ago!) I realize that there are Many ways to do this; however, this is one that seems pretty logical to me.
I place a copied version of the Floor Plan with only the major elements visible and at a smaller scale than normal. Kind of a "key plan". I change the name to "Cabinetry & Millwork Plan" and I edit the view's detail number to "0". This way, the first callout plan that I do will be numbered "1" automatically. (Remember, even a Floor Plan gets a detail number even though you typically use a north arrow and the number never shows up. Revit puts it there automatically and can be changed in the Instance Properties.)
Then, I select the callout view, name it and place it below the Plan where it is assigned the number "1". I then place an elevation symbol tag in this callout plan view to check off which views to elevate. Once the Interior elevations are set and placed on the sheet, I change the names and change the numbers to 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc so that the next call out plan view will be automatically be number "2" on the sheet. That next call out plan will have interior views numbered 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc.
Pretty simple, huh? This may be elementary to some, but I know that it will help others.
Good luck
Steve