Video: Duplicate Views

Create duplicates of views in your model to present different kinds of information.

This video demonstrates the following:

1. Duplicate a plan view with only model elements.
2. Duplicate a detail view with all of the annotation.
3. Create dependent plan views as duplicates to annotate a large floor plan.

Note: This video was recorded using Revit 2016. When using a newer software release, you may notice differences in functionality and user interface.

Transcript

You can place a model view on one sheet only. There may be cases when you need to place the same view or similar views on more than one sheet. In these cases you can duplicate views. There are 3 options when duplicating views: duplicate, duplicate with detailing, and duplicate as dependent. Each of these options is used for a different purpose.

To duplicate a view, right-click the view title in the Project Browser. The 3 duplicate options are listed.

When you select the "duplicate" option, an exact duplicate of the view is created, without the annotation and detailing items. With duplicate, only the model geometry of the view is included. Use the "duplicate" option when you need a new version of the view that will be annotated differently. For example, you may have a construction layout plan, and a duplicated plan for furniture layout, that does not include dimensions and shows the building elements in half-tone. When you select "Duplicate with Detailing," the model geometry of the view is duplicated as well as the annotation and detailing elements. An example of using this kind of duplication would be when you want to add information to a duplicate of the view, and keep the original version unaltered. In this duplicated detail, additional notes are placed.

When using the "duplicate" and "duplicate with detailing" options, the original view and the duplicated views are independent. Changes to the visibility in one view have no effect on the duplicated view. Annotation elements added to one view do not display in the duplicate view.

The "duplicate as dependent" option creates a duplicate view linked to the original view. Changes made to either the original or the duplicated view are reflected in both views. An example of using the "duplicate as dependent" option would be when a floor plan is too large for one sheet and is separated across multiple sheets. When the properties of the match line are changed in the parent view, it is also changed in both dependent views.

Choose the view duplication method depending on the needs of your project.