Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Now that you have learned some options for converting a CAD detail,
practice by completing the following exercise:
2. Click the Drafting View button on the View tab.
3. Name the view
Sprinkler Head Drop Detail
. Set Scale to Custom
and Scale Value to
1
, as shown in
Figure 22.13
.
Figure 22.13
New Drafting View dialog box
4. Download the
SprinklerHeadDrop.dwg
file found at
www.sybex.com/go/masteringrevitmep2015
.
Save the file in a location
that you can access during this exercise.
5. With the newly created drafting view open, click the Link CAD button
on the Insert tab.
6. Browse to the location of the downloaded CAD file. Select the file, and
set the Colors option to Preserve. Choose Manual - Center for the
Positioning option, as shown in
Figure 22.14
, and click Open.
Figure 22.14
Linked CAD file options
7. Click in the drawing area to place the CAD detail in the drafting view.
Zoom to where you can comfortably see the entire detail.
8. Click the Detail Line button on the Annotate tab. Choose the Pick Lines
tool from the Draw panel, and set Line Style to Wide Lines on the Line
Style panel of the ribbon, as shown in
Figure 22.15
.
