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Detail Views

A detail view is a view of the model that appears as a callout or section in other views. This type of view
typically represents the model at finer scales of detail than in the parent view. It is used to add more
information to specific parts of the model.
Visibility of a detail view tag depends on the scale of the parent view and whether the crop boundary of the
detail view intersects or is entirely within that of the parent view. The detail view parameter Hide at Scales
Coarser Than establishes a scale at which details are either shown or hidden in other views. For example, if
a detail tag is set to hide at scales coarser than 1/4"=1 0", then a view with a scale set to 1/8" = 1'-0" would
not show the detail tag.
A detail view can be created as a section or a callout. It can have both section and callout annotations
assigned to it. That is, a detail view made as a callout can also show up as a section in views that intersect
the callout view extents. For example, you may call out a detail view of a wall intersection. This same callout
can appear as a section view with annotations within the overall building section view. For annotations to
display in the overall building section view, you must select the Intersecting Views option for the Show In
instance parameter. You set this parameter in the Element Properties dialog. (Right-click the detail view in
the Project Browser, and click Properties to open this dialog.)
All detail views, regardless of whether you draw them as a callout or section, show up in the Project Browser
as a detail view.
Sample Detail View
The following image shows a sample of a Wall Section Detail with model geometry as the underlay and
additional 2D detail components added.
Creating a Detail View
You can create a callout from a plan, section, or elevation view and then add detail components while using
model geometry as a base. When you create a callout or section detail, you can reference another detail or
drafting view in the project.
The following is a general procedure for creating a callout or section detail from a Revit Architecture view.
Your design intentions may differ. You can also use this procedure for imported drawings. See Import/Link
on page 1306.
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