This task shows how to create a new detail view drawing from a general view drawing. The detail mark is added to the general view, and the detail view is created in a new drawing. When you place the detail view on a sheet, the detail number is automatically added to the detail view, and the detail number and sheet number are automatically added to the detail mark in the general view.
- Open the general view drawing to add the detail mark.
- On the Annotation tool palette, click the detail mark or detail boundary tool.
Note: Alternatively, use the Annotate ribbon tab and the Callouts panel drop-down to locate detail mark tools.
- Specify the detail mark location:
- If using the detail mark tool, specify the points for the mark leader line, and specify the direction for the detail line tail.
- If using the detail boundary tool, specify the annotation boundary around the detail area, and specify the points for the mark leader line. The boundary displayed on the drawing is for annotation only, and is not used to define the region for the detail view.
- At the location where you want to add the mark, press Enter.
- In the Place Callout dialog box, for New Model Space View Name, specify a name to display in the title mark of the new detail view.
- Deselect Generate Section/Elevation.
- For Scale, specify the drawing scale for the detail view.
- Under Create in, click New View Drawing.
- In the Add General View dialog box, specify the drawing information:
- Name: Specify a file name.
- Category: Specify a directory location. It does not need to be in the same directory as the general view drawing.
- Drawing Template: Verify the template to use for the view drawing. This is the template specified in the project settings.
- Click Next.
- Specify the floors of the building plan used in this detail view drawing. The constructs that you want to show in the view must be assigned to the same floors.
- Click Next.
- Specify what constructs to show in the view. The constructs you select are attached as reference drawings to the view drawing. If a drawing is referenced as an overlay in a view drawing, it will not be included when you add the view drawing to a sheet.
Note: If the construct drawing you want to use includes an overlay reference drawing, such as a building floor plan, you must select the reference drawing in addition to the construct drawing in order for it to display on the view drawing.
- Click OK.
- Specify the first corner of the rectangular area that will form the boundary for the detail.
- Specify the opposite corner.
The new detail view drawing is created, but not opened. The detail number and sheet number referenced in the detail mark display as ?.
- Save and close the general view drawing.
- To open the new detail view drawing, double-click it on the Views tab in Project Navigator.
When you add the detail view to a sheet, the detail number and sheet number are resolved in the marks on the detail and general view drawings.