Starting A Section Head Family; Setting Parameters For The Section Head - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

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Starting a Section Head Family

When creating a section head family, you define the section head symbol. The section head symbol you
create should indicate the viewing direction. You set a viewing direction by sketching an arrow head. The
symbol should also include a set of double arrow mirror controls to reverse the viewing direction, if necessary.

Setting Parameters for the Section Head

There are 2 parameters you can set for the symbol: the Drawing Number and the Sheet Number. You can
set them by placing Tag Text. The Drawing Number is the number of the view on a sheet. The Sheet Number
is the number of the drawing sheet. If you add these parameters to a symbol, they automatically fill in when
you add the section view to a project.
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a section head family. Your steps may differ
based on design intent.
1 Click File menu
2 In the Open dialog, select Section Head.rft from the templates folder and click Open.
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New Annotation Symbol.
Family Editor Basics on page 341.