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Creating Details

After you have created a view for detailing, you can use additional resources provided with Revit Architecture
to create details and complete the view for inclusion in construction documents. For information on creating
views for detailing, see

Detailing Library

You can add additional detail components by loading them from the family library, or you can create or
edit existing ones in the Family Editor. Click on the Detail Components folder, and then select the appropriate
CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) section to see specific components under that section.
Revit Architecture contains over 500 Detail Component Families. They are organized by the 16 CSI divisions.

Inserting a Detail Component

The Detail Component command places a detail component into a detail or drafting view. A detail component
is visible in that view only. You can keynote detail components. See
To insert a detail component
1 Click Drafting menu
2 In the Type Selector, select the appropriate detail component to place.
3 Press SPACEBAR to rotate the detail component through its different snap points to other elements.
4 Place the detail component in the detail view.
You can add additional detail components by loading them from the family library, or you can create or
edit existing ones in the Family Editor. Revit Architecture contains over 500 Detail Component Families.
They are organized by the 16 CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) divisions.
Detail components can be tagged using detail item tags. To load tags into the project, click File menu
from Library
Creating a Detail Component Family
A detail component family consists of components added to detail or drafting views, and they are visible
only in those views. They scale with the model, rather than the sheet. Detail components could include a
2X4, a metal stud, or a shim.
Before reading this topic, familiarize yourself with families by reading
Creating a New Family
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a detail component family. Your steps may differ
depending on your design intent.
1 In the Family Editor, sketch reference planes for placing the detail component.
2 Use tools on the Design Bar to create the shape of the detail component. A detail component
Types of Views for Detailing
Detail Component, or on the Drafting tab of the Design Bar, click Detail
Component.
Load Family.
on page 349.
is displayed in a symbolic form and is not shown in 3D. Click Lines to sketch the symbol.
TIP You can change the sorting order of objects in the family by using the detail component draw
order commands. For more information, see
1096.
on page 1074.
Keynotes
Family Editor Basics
Sorting the Draw Order of Detail Components
on page 1058.
Load
on page 341 and
on page
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