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Creating sheets in Revit

Create a sheet for a construction document set. Learn how to place drawings and schedules on the sheet with the guide grid.


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Create a sheet view for each sheet in a construction document set.

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You can place multiple drawings or schedules on a sheet.

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To create a sheet, in the project browser, right-click the Sheets category and click New Sheet.

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Select the title block template to use for the sheet.

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You can renumber and rename the sheet to match the project or office standards.

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In this example, you are creating a sheet for section views.

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To place your view on a sheet, drag it from the project browser,

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release the mouse button, position the outline of the view, and then click to place it.

00:45

The view title includes the view name, and the scale specified in the view.

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Notice that when you place another view, guidelines display, helping you position the view, so the view titles are aligned.

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You can see that the call-out head in the top section view is updated to display the correct sheet and view number references.

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When you look at the section mark in the Plan view, you can see that it also displays the correct sheet and view number references.

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On the View tab, select the Guide grid. This option provides a visual aid for placing views on sheets.

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Drag the controls to adjust the grid extents as required and modify the grid spacing on the Properties palette.

01:31

Reference elements in views, such as levels and grids, can be snapped to guide grids for better positioning your views.

01:40

On the Properties palette, for Guide Grid, select None to clear the grid.

01:46

Creating sheet views provides an accurate and versatile way to document and present your project.

Video transcript

00:06

Create a sheet view for each sheet in a construction document set.

00:10

You can place multiple drawings or schedules on a sheet.

00:14

To create a sheet, in the project browser, right-click the Sheets category and click New Sheet.

00:22

Select the title block template to use for the sheet.

00:25

You can renumber and rename the sheet to match the project or office standards.

00:31

In this example, you are creating a sheet for section views.

00:35

To place your view on a sheet, drag it from the project browser,

00:39

release the mouse button, position the outline of the view, and then click to place it.

00:45

The view title includes the view name, and the scale specified in the view.

00:50

Notice that when you place another view, guidelines display, helping you position the view, so the view titles are aligned.

00:59

You can see that the call-out head in the top section view is updated to display the correct sheet and view number references.

01:07

When you look at the section mark in the Plan view, you can see that it also displays the correct sheet and view number references.

01:15

On the View tab, select the Guide grid. This option provides a visual aid for placing views on sheets.

01:23

Drag the controls to adjust the grid extents as required and modify the grid spacing on the Properties palette.

01:31

Reference elements in views, such as levels and grids, can be snapped to guide grids for better positioning your views.

01:40

On the Properties palette, for Guide Grid, select None to clear the grid.

01:46

Creating sheet views provides an accurate and versatile way to document and present your project.

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