Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012: No Experience Required

Creating Blank Drafting Views

Over the years, Revit has been labeled as a “poor drafting application.” This is unfortunate, because it can be a very good drafting application when given the chance. The only challenge is to figure out where to start!

The objective of the next procedure is to create a blank view and then learn how to simply draw lines:

1. On the View tab, click the Drafting View button, as shown in Figure 12.59.

   

   FIGURE 12.59 Click the Drafting View button on the View tab.

2. In the New Drafting View dialog, name the new view TYPICAL WALL TERMINATION.
3. Change the scale to 3/4″ = 1′–0″ (see Figure 12.60).
4. Click OK.

FIGURE 12.60 Changing ...