Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual page 1185

To insert a detail component
1 Click Annotate tab
2 Click Place Detail Component tab
to place from the Type Selector drop-down.
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 Insert tab
from Library panel Load Family.
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. See
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 Create tab to create the shape of the detail component. A detail component is
displayed in a symbolic form and is not shown in 3D. Click the Line tool to sketch the symbol.
TIP You can change the sorting order of objects in the family by using the detail component draw
order tools. For more information, see
3 For lines, select the line and click Modify Lines tab
select the views in which the object will be visible.
For filled regions, select the filled region and click Modify Detail Items tab
panel Visibility Settings, and select the views in which the object will be visible.
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.
Detail panel Component drop-down
Element panel, and select the appropriate detail component
Sorting the Draw Order of Detail Components
Saving Revit Files
Detail Component.
The Families Guide on page 418.
Visibility panel Visibility Settings, and
on page 114.
Creating Details | 1143
Load
on page 1156.
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