Mastering Autodesk

Revit MEP 2016

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Drafting and Detailing Tools
• Annotate Tab
– Tools for drafting tasks

• Line Styles
– Preset display representation
• Width
• Color
• Pattern
– Can match display of model
components

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Drafting and Detailing Tools
• Filled Regions
– Borders can be used as part of the
detail or hidden
– Patterns created manually or imported
from .pat files

• Masking Regions
– Used to block out unwanted graphics

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Drafting and Detailing Tools
• Detail Components
– Library of pre-drawn components for
use in details/diagrams
– Repeating detail components for ease
of drawing repeated elements

Detail drawn using only

detail components

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Using CAD Details
• Linked CAD Details
– More lightweight than imports (do not
add styles to your Revit project)
– Updated when CAD file is updated

Unwanted styles
brought in by import

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Using CAD Details
• Linked CAD Details
– Easily converted to native Revit format
• Reduces need for reliance on multiple
software programs

– Use the Pick Lines tool

• Tab selection for multiple lines

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Creating a Detail Library
• Saved Drafting Views
– Create drafting views for details
– Save views as new files
• Files can be organized by detail type or
scale
• Each file can contain a drafting view for
each detail

– Insert views as needed into your projects

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Inserting Details from Library
• Insert 2D Elements
– Linework and annotation within a view can
be inserted into current project view
• Good for putting details directly on sheets
• Good for adding details to current detail view

• Insert Views
– Bring a drafting view from a detail file
directly into your project

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 Types of callout views
Model Detail Views
• Plan View Callouts
– Highlight an area in the model that
references a detail
• Useful for enlarged plans
• Detailing tools can be used to provide
more information
• Detail views that show no model
components can be referenced

Finished
detail

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Model Detail Views
• Section/Elevation Callouts
– Views that can be embellished with
detailing and annotation
• Components that are not modeled
can be represented

Types of section views

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