Modifying Families - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 138

computer displays that give you the ability to zoom in and out, as well as mod-
ern printing technologies, have allowed us to create far more detail than is
necessary or meaningful. So, how do you display just the right level of detail in
the Autodesk ® Revit ® Architecture software? In this chapter, we'll explore some
fundamental techniques you can use to modify families to meet your needs.
In the following exercise you will work with different zoom levels to optimize
the view for how information will be displayed. For the second part of the
exercise you will change the view detail level and note visibility changes.
exercise 6.1: View Scale and Detail Level
To begin, go to the topic's web page at www.sybex.com/go/revit2015essentials ,
download the files for Chapter 6, and open the file c06-ex-6.1start.rvt .
1. The exercise file should open to the South elevation view. Zoom to
the desk by right-clicking in the view and selecting Zoom To Fit. This
will show you everything in your view; however, it doesn't give you a
sense of what will be legibly printed (Figure 6.1).
Figure 6.1 Zoom To Fit
2. The best method to confirm what will be graphically legible when you
print is to click the down arrow on the Navigation bar (on the right
side of the view) and select the Zoom Sheet Size option. Doing so will
take the scale of the view into account when zooming in (or out). The
difference is shown in Figure 6.2.
3. Open the Desk elevation view and change the scale in the View
Control Bar to 1/2 ″ = 1 ′ -0 ″ (1:20), and then click the Zoom Sheet Size
button under the Navigation bar again. You may need to pan the view
slightly depending on where it zoomed.