In this Autodesk Revit tutorial I am going to explain how View Scales work. If you’d like to watch the video version of this tutorial first, simply click in the box below…
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Many view types in Revit contain a “View Scale” property- such a Flor Plans, Ceilings Plans, Sections, Elevations, Callouts, Drafting Views. The “View Scale” parameter allows you to set the scale at which this particular view will be printed out at. If you’ve come to Revit from AutoCAD you’ll be used to the concept of scaling your viewports in order to set the printed scale. You’ll be very pleased to learn that there is no such convoluted process in Revit- simply set the scale on a “per view” basis, place the views on to sheets and then print the sheets.
The really clever bit comes when we look at the relationship between annotation elements (i.e. text notes) and model elements (i.e. walls, doors, windows, etc). Revit handles the…