Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
• Place views on sheets
• Print and export sheets
Creating a Titleblock
Whether you refer to it as a sheet border, drawing border, or some other
name, a
titleblock
consists of the graphics that define the boundaries of
a sheet. Some of your clients may have specific requirements for the size,
shape, and information provided in the titleblock used for their projects.
You may have already developed these for use in CAD projects as well as a
company titleblock for use when the client does not specify one. These CAD
titleblocks can be used to develop titleblock families for your Revit projects.
This ensures a consistent look between your Revit sheets and CAD sheets,
especially if the need should arise to combine CAD and Revit drawings in a
document set.
Titleblocks are a unique family type within Revit. To create a new titleblock,
you can choose one of the presized templates available in your template
library. When you choose to create a new family, you can browse to the
location of your titleblock family templates. Depending on which templates
you choose to install with Revit 2015, you will see templates available for
standard sizes oroneforcreating yourownunique size. Clicking New Title
Block on the application menu takes you to the location of your titleblock
templates, as shown in
Figure 23.1
.
Figure 23.1
Titleblock templates
The templates for creating a titleblock contain a rectangle for defining the
limits of the sheet size. If you are using the New Size template, the rectangle
can be modified by dragging its lines to the appropriate size. You can also
select one of the lines and edit its dimensions so that you can input the
