Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
seen in the detail. You can use the border lines of a masking region to define
portions of a detail in the same manner as with filled regions.
Similar to filled regions, masking regions mask out items only when the
view is set to Hidden Line. Annotation objects are not masked by masking
regions.
Detail Components
Many items within details are used repeatedly from one detail to the next. It
can be tedious and time-consuming to locate a detail that contains a specific
item that you know you have drawn previously so that you can use it in
a detail you are currently drawing.
Detail components
are special families
that can be used to represent objects commonly used in details, saving you
repetitive drawing time. When you install Revit 2015 and its content, a
Detail Items
folderisincluded inthecontentlibrary. Thefamilies inthis
folder are sorted by their construction-specification categories. Each folder
contains families that you can use in your details to save the time it would
take to draw them repeatedly. Many of the families have multiple versions,
each of which is drawn from a different viewpoint so that they can be used
in section detail views.
Detailitemfamilies aredifferent fromannotation families becausetheirsize
is not dependent on the scale of the view in which they are drawn and they
are intended to be used as a 2D representation of model geometry. They
arerepresentationsofbuildingcomponentsdrawnattheiractualsize.These
items can be used when the building model has not been modeled to a level
of detail to include the actual items. Certain architectural and structural
elements do not need to be included in their respective models in order for
these disciplines to achieve their project goals. When you create a section or
callout of the model for a detail, you need to include detail components for a
true representation of the design.
Don't Get Confused
Although they are referred to as
detail components
, these families are
actually under the Detail Items category.
