Chapter 2

Views

Views are an essential part of your building project. Autodesk Revit Architecture is basically a large database, and many of your projects will consist of a single model or file (unlike AutoCAD projects, which can consist of hundreds of drawing views). For this single model to work effectively, you need a system to create different views of your building project. With Revit’s view tools, you can create views of your model—such as floor plans, ceiling plans, detail views, section views, and schedules—to graphically display that information.

The views that you create display specific information related to your building project, and Revit provides you with view property controls to specify what information is represented and how ...

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