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3 For lines and filled regions, click Visibility, and select the views in which the object will be
4 Save the detail component. See
Creating a 2D Line-Based Detail Component Family
Detail components are pre-drawn line-based 2D elements that you can add to detail or drafting views. They
are visible only in those views. They scale with the model, rather than the sheet.
For example, in the following drafting view, the studs, insulation, and siding are detail components.
Revit Architecture allows you to create a 2D detail component based on a line. By selecting the start and
end of the line, you can place the detail. For instance, you might want to place a plywood fill pattern in a
section. By selecting the start and end points of the detail component, you can place the detail with the
thickness and fill pattern that was created in the 2D detail component. For example, if the plywood is drawn
at 1/2" in the 2D detail component, this procedure would place a piece of plywood along the length of the
drawn line at 1/2". If you wanted to adjust the thickness of the plywood, you would first have to edit the
2D detail component.
Before reading this topic, familiarize yourself with families by reading
Creating a New Family
Following is the general procedure for creating a 2D line-based detail component family. Your steps may
differ depending on your design intent.
1 Create a new family using the Detail Component line-based template.
2 Use tools on the Design Bar to create the shape of the detail component. A detail component
3 For lines and filled regions, click Visibility, and select the views in which the object will be
4 Save the detail component. See
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visible.
on page 349.
is displayed in a symbolic form and is not shown in 3D. Click Lines to sketch the symbol. Create
the component between the 2 reference planes to have elements contract or expand based on
the length.
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.
visible.
Saving Revit Files on page 69.
Sorting the Draw Order of Detail Components
Saving Revit Files on page 69.
Family Editor Basics on page 341 and
on page