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After the structure of the building project is defined, and constructs are assigned to levels
and divisions, you can start to create view drawings. A view drawing references a number
of constructs to present a specific view of the building project. To create a view drawing,
you first decide which portion of the building you wish to look at and which type of view to
generate. You could, for example, create a first-floor reflected ceiling plan or a second-floor
framing plan, or create a composite view of all floors in the building. View drawings
automatically reference the appropriate constructs according to their level/division
assignments within the building. For example, to create a floor plan of the west wing of the
second floor, you would create a view that references all constructs assigned to the
second floor and the west wing. This would also include a curtain wall spanning the first
through fifth floors.
There are 3 different types of view drawings in the Drawing Management feature:
Detail view drawing: A detail view drawing contains one or more model
space views that show a defined portion of the detail drawing in the level of
detail you specify. A model space view containing a detail can be associated
with a callout. Detail view drawings are based on the detail view template
defined in the project settings.
Sheet Views
A sheet view is a paper space viewport on the sheet that is created when you drag a view
drawing or model space view from the Project Navigator palette onto a sheet.
within this category at the appropriate level or division are included in the view drawing. If
you add constructs to that category later, the view drawing is automatically regenerated to
include the new constructs as applicable. Using categories helps you keep your view
drawings current throughout the project.
View Templates
When you create a project, you set a default template for new view drawings. There are
separate templates for general view drawings, detail view drawings, and section/elevation
view drawings.
The default view template should be saved so that it will create a drawing that opens to the
Model tab. When you create a new view drawing, all constructs that you assign to it will be
referenced into the view drawing. If the template does not open with model space active,
the building will be referenced into paper space.