Chapter 13: Tagging, and Detailing

Creating Details

Exercise 13-2
1. Start Revit 2018

2. Open the file Exercise 13-2.rvt

3. Create a new drafting view, and call it Footing Details

4. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, start Detail Line command

5. Draw a rectangle of 1200 x 450

6. Draw a line 1000mm from the middle point of the top horizontal line, then offset
the line to the right and left by 300. Delete the first line

7. Using the end of the right vertical line, draw a slanted line 500mm (angle = 45o),
then draw a horizontal line 1500mm

8. Offset the last horizontal line by 200mm

9. Using Trim/Extend to Corner link the top horizontal line with the left vertical line

10. This what you should get:

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11. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Filled Region, from Type selector, select
Concrete, and specify the rectangle of the footing, click ( ) to finish the
command

12. Draw two vertical lines 1700mm just like below:

13. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type
selector, select M_Rough Cut Lumber-Section 75 x 400, use spacebar to
rotate, and insert it at the bottom of the two vertical lines

14. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type
selector, select M_Anchor Bolts Hook-Side M36, and insert it at the top of the
lumber section. Select it; from Properties set Length=500mm. Make the
necessary adjustment. Select it again, from context tab, select Send to Back

15. This is what you should get:

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16. We want to add a region using Solid Gray from the top of the footing, up to the
lumber section with width = 10 to identify it look at the picture below:

17. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Repeating Detail Component,
from Type selector, click Edit Type, using Detail make sure that the selected
detail is M_Concrete Block : 200 x 150mm Nominal

18. From top to bottom, add the repeating detail, even if it gets inside the isolated
footing. Select it, and from context tab, click Send to Back

19. This is what you should get:

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20. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Insulation, from Properties, set the Insulation
Width = 400mm. Locate the midpoint between the two vertical line, and add the
insulation from top to bottom

21. Using Annotate tab, Detail panel, Component / Detail Component, from Type
selector, select M_Break Line, use spacebar to rotate, and insert it as shown
below making the necessary adjustment:

22. Add text and dimension like the following:

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23. From Project Browser, right click the name of the view, and select Save to New
File option, and save the file inside the Exercise folder

24. Start a new project using Structural Analysis-DefaultMetric.rte template

25. Go to Inset panel, locate Import panel, select Insert From File button, and
locate Insert Views From File, locate the file you just saved

26. Select the view you want. You will see that a new Drafting View was added in
your new project

27. Close the new file and don’t save it

28. Save and close your file

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