Graphics Programs Reference
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The Bottom Line
Set up views and visibility
The settings for views are crucial to being
able to visualize the design and model being created and edited in a
project. Establishing the default behavior for views and visibility of
objects can increase not only the efficiency of working on a project but
also the accuracy of design.
Master It
The properties of a view determine how objects and the
model will appear in the view. Along with Visibility/Graphics
Overrides, what other view property determines whether items are
visible in that view? For a floor plan view, describe all components of
this property.
Establish project settings
Many project settings can be established
in a Revit template to determine the display of objects in views and on
construction documents. There are also settings that define the makeup
of the project itself.
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Phase settings for a project are very important for
defining what portions of a building design occur in certain phases.
Explain why having phases established in a template might require a
separate template file for phased projects.
Define preloaded content and its behavior
The more items you
have available for immediate use when a project begins, the more your
focus can be on design decisions and less on loading required items. In
a multiuser environment, preloaded content ensures that improper
variations, which can cause inconsistencies in the project
documentation, do not occur.
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Having system family types defined in your template is
just as important as having the appropriate components loaded.
Explain why certain component families are required in order to
create and define MEP system family types.
Create sheet standards
As with other template elements, standards
for sheets are a useful component to have established.
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Having a predefined organization for drawing sheets in
your template will ensure consistency from one project to the next.
True or false: You must have all the required sheets for any project
