Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Using Text and Labels
When you finish creating Revit lines that match those of your CAD
titleblock, you also need the annotation objects that provide sheet and
projectinformation.DeterminewhichannotationobjectsintheCADfilecan
be Revit text objects and which need to be labels. Any text that is constant
from sheet to sheet and does not need to change during the course of a
project can be a text object in your titleblock family. For example, if your
titleblock provides information about who designed, drafted, and checked a
drawing, youcanplacetextinthetitleblockasthetitlesforthisinformation.
Figure 23.2
shows imported CAD graphics in a titleblock family with a text
object placed in the same location as text in the CAD file.
Figure 23.2
Revit text object used in a titleblock family
For more information about using the drafting tools available in Revit 2015
and using CAD graphics, see Chapter 22, “Details.”
You can create text styles within the titleblock family to match those used in
the CAD version of the titleblock. You create different styles by duplicating
the standard text style available when the family is created.
Atitleblocktypicallycontainsinformationabouttheprojectingeneralalong
with information specific to the items shown on the sheet. The key to
coordinating the information that appears on your sheets is to coordinate
from where the information is taken.
The most effective way to provide information on a titleblock is by using
parameters. The use of parameters lets you make changes in a single
