Autodesk Revit: An introduction to View Templates

In this Autodesk Revit tutorial I am going to show you how to use “View Templates” to maintain a consistent visual style to your views. This too really will save you a LOT of time when you have a number of views that all require the same visibility settings. If you would like to watch the video version of this tutorial first, simply click in the box below….

 

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsGf6gxEKGE?feature=oembed&w=720&h=405]

 

Probably the best way to convey the use of this tool is via a real-world scenario. So let’s take a simple building model that I have constructed….

 

 

You can see in the above image that this is an Elevation view of my model. Now let’s say we are preparing a set of drawings that will form a Planning Application, to be made to the Local Authority. For my Planning Drawing Elevations I do not need to see the Level Lines & Markers. I do want Shadows turned on. And (for some obscure reason!) I would like the model hatch pattern of the roof to be…

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