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For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. HOK Green BIM. A parameter is basically any characteristic of a space or component that you want to illustrate, analyze or communicate. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos.
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The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. HOK Green BIM. then place the view on your sheet. Just change the scale of the view. BIM & BEAM.
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Goto Drafting. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. HOK Green BIM. Detail Component and import your DWG into your new Detail Component. Place a masking region behind your imported text (as shown). Load this Detail Component into your project. Repeating Detail. Properties. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM.
Specify Coordinates at a point) While Spot Coordinates will report the coordinates of any model or drafting element it is not really clear in the help files that Spot Elevations will report the elevation of only certain parts of model elements. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. HOK Green BIM. BIM & BEAM.
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In the options bar youll notice that you can "Reference other view" (for referencing a drafting view that is already present). Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. HOK Green BIM. Youll notice that you can select between a Building Section, Wall Section, and Detail View. Select the Detail View. Now goto View.
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