Part 10: Creating Views

In this exercise, you create a section view, a callout view of the west wall, and a detail callout of the wall.

Category New Users Time Required 10 minutes Tutorial Files Used GSG_10_views.rvt

In this exercise, you create a section view, a callout view of the west wall, and a detail callout of the wall.

Objectives

• Use the Section tool to create a building section view.
• Use controls to change the area included in the section and change the section head display.
• Use the Callout tool to create a wall section view.
• Use the Callout tool to create a detail view of the wall section.

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Create a Section View

1. Open project GSG_10_views.rvt.
2. In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 01 - Lower Level.
3. Click View tabCreate panel (Section).
4. Click outside the east wall of the building, move the cursor to the left until it is outside the building on the west side, and click to place a section line approximately through the middle of the stairs, as shown.
   
5. Click the flip control () to flip the section so it includes the middle portion of the building.
6. Click the cycle control () on the left twice, to cycle through the section tail options and display the section head on the left and right.
   
7. Press Esc.
8. Double-click the section head to open the section view.
   
9. On the View Control Bar, click (Hide Crop Region).

Create Callout Views

1. Click View tabCreate panel (Callout).
2. In the Type Selector, under Section, click Wall Section.
3. To draw a callout around the entire west wall of the building, from the foundation to the roof, click to define the lower-left corner and click to define the upper-right corner of the box.
4. Select the callout, and use the Drag Head control to drag the callout head so it displays to the upper-left of the callout.
   
5. Press Esc.
6. Double-click the callout head to open the callout view.
7. On the View Control Bar, click (Hide Crop Region).
8. On the Create panel, click (Callout).
9. In the Type Selector, under Detail View, click Detail.
10. Draw a callout around the area where the 2 wall types meet at 02 -Entry Level.
11. Reposition the callout head to the upper-left position.
    
12. Double-click the callout head to open the detail view.
13. On the View Control Bar, click (Hide Crop Region).

Part 11: Adding Dimensions