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on the sheet in your project. The Preview Selection option in the lower-left
corner enables you to see the entire contents of the view prior to loading
it. When you click OK in this dialog box, you may get another dialog box
indicating that there are duplicate types between the file and your project
and that your project types will be used. When you click OK, the selected
views are added to your project. The views appear in the Project Browser
based on their properties and your browser organization, so it is a good idea
to give your detail library files the same view properties that you use in your
projects. This makes the views easy to locate when they are inserted and
saves you time in organizing your Project Browser.
You can also insert entire sheets of details by selecting a sheet from the list
instead. Revit will create the sheet, load all the drafting views, and put them
on the sheet in your project. Use caution as Revit will also load and use the
titleblock from the file that you are taking details from.
Ideas for Downtime
Steve works for an MEP firm that is implementing Revit 2015. The firm
has determined that the best course of action is to train its personnel
immediately prior to the kickoff of their first Revit project.
The training has taken place. However, the project's schedule has been
changed. Work on the project will not begin for a month, and Steve is
worried that he will lose the knowledge he acquired during training.
One way he can maintain his familiarity with Revit 2015 is to begin
converting his vast library of CAD details into Revit format, because his
company intends to use Revit for MEP exclusively in the future.
By setting up a detail library, Steve has been able to work with Revit
2015 on a daily basis, keeping himself familiar with the interface and
some of the functionality so that when the project begins, he will not
have forgotten all of his training. An additional benefit is that he will
not need to rely heavily on CAD details for his projects.
