Adding a Legend to a Sheet

Like a map legend, a legend on a sheet helps the building professional to interpret the drawings correctly.

Types of legends

In a construction document set, you can include the following types of legends:

• Component legend: A list of components used in the building model, with details about their structure, representation in drawings, or visual appearance. For a sample component legend, see Legend Views.
• Keynote legend: A list of keynotes used to document the building model. See Keynote Legend.
• Symbol legend: A list of the symbols that are used in drawings.

Example of a symbol legend

Example of a symbol legend

To add a legend to a sheet

1. Create the legend view in the project.

   For component legends and symbol legends, see Legend Views. For keynote legends, see Keynote Legend.

2. Open the sheet on which you want to place the legend view.
3. In the Project Browser, expand Legends, click the name of the legend view, drag it into the drawing area, and click to place it on the sheet.

   You can place a legend view on multiple sheets.

4. (Optional) For a component legend or symbol legend, hide the view title.

   See Removing a View Title from a Sheet.

5. (Optional) For a keynote legend, do the following:
   • Filter the legend based on the views included on the sheet. See Filtering Keynotes by Sheet.
   • Modify the way the keynote legend displays on the sheet. See Schedules on Sheets.