Create a Drafting View

Create a drafting view to provide details that are not part of the building model. Use the detailing tools on the Annotate tab to sketch the details.

  1. Click View tabCreate panel (Drafting View).
  2. In the New Drafting View dialog, enter a value for Name, and select a value for Scale.

    If you select Custom, enter a value for Scale value 1.

  3. Click OK.

    The drafting view opens in the drawing area.

  4. In the Project Browser, expand Drafting Views to see the newly created drafting view listed.
  5. To create details in the drafting view, use the detailing tools on the Annotate tab.

    The detailing tools include Detail Lines, Insulation, Masking Region, Filled Region, Text, Symbol, and Dimension.