View References
View > [Sheet Composition] > View Reference
View References behave oddly when copy-pasting
- Please note that when you copy & paste stuff from one view to another, then move the elements (while they’re still selected), View References will stay in their initial location. WORKAROUND: After initial paste, deselect the elements (click outside/Esc), then reselect them to move.
- Also, when copy-pasting between views with different orientations (from a North view to an East view, for example), the View References will sometimes get thrown far away from the other elements being pasted in (and will remain there when moving the elements – see previous note, and screenshot below). WORKAROUND: If you notice that View References are missing when you paste a selection (you should also notice an unusually large selection box around the pasted elements), zoom out / zoom extents and move them back into place.
Placement and Insertion Point
When placing a View Reference, you can't snap (to the endpoint of a Matchline, for example) as of R2022.1, but you can snap to the insertion point while moving in R2020+ (seen in R2020.2.7 but not R2019.2.5).
TIP [R2020+]: place roughly, then move to get a precise & consistent position.
Also, you can't use the spacebar to rotate while placing, so you must use the Rotate command afterwards to adjust orientation.
OOTB [2017.2]
Name | View Reference Tag |
---|---|
1/8" Detail Number/Sheet Number | View Reference |
KAI
load:
- View Reference - KAI Text.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI.rfa,
- View Reference - Matchline.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI - INFO 2.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Down Left.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Down Right.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Up Left.rfa,
- View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Up Right.rfa
Name | View Reference Tag |
---|---|
1.3 ld Bubble | View Reference - KAI : 1.3 ld Bubble |
1/8" Detail Number/Sheet Number | View Reference - KAI Text : Text |
1/8" Sheet Number Only | View Reference - KAI Text : Text - Sheet Only |
KAI Bubble | View Reference - KAI : Bubble |
KAI FOR BALANCE OF INFORMATION (one line) Bubble AND space | View Reference - KAI - NOTE - INFO 2 : shorter and wider |
KAI FOR BALANCE OF INFORMATION Bubble | View Reference - KAI - NOTE - INFO.rfa : FOR BALANCE OF INFORMATION Bubble |
KAI FOR BALANCE OF INFORMATION Bubble AND space | View Reference - KAI - NOTE - INFO 2 : FOR BALANCE OF INFORMATION Bubble AND space |
Matchline - Down | View Reference - Matchline : Down |
Matchline - Up | View Reference - Matchline : Up |
Matchline USACE - Down Left | View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Down Left : Text Only |
Matchline USACE - Down Right | View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Down Right.rfa |
Matchline USACE - Up Left | View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Up Left.rfa |
Matchline USACE - Up Right | View Reference - KAI Text w MATCHLINE - Up Right.rfa |
for USACE | |
3mm Detail Number/Sheet Number | View Reference - KAI Text_M : Text |
purge OOTB View Reference.rfa
NOTE: View Reference - Matchline.rfa also has "Down (no Text)" and "Up (no Text)" types (for convenience, if need to switch to configuration with text on the side later, see job # __).
2018-03-30: used separate family for text types (in project template) to minimize excess extents size
Ideas
- fix View Reference extents - see also View Reference Annotation Drag mark which indicates it's fixed in 2017 [TODO: verify]
- IDEA:View References in text by doni49
- View Reference vs Reference Other View (make them the same) - i.e. add search and show sheet/detail numbers in View Reference pull-down
- IDEA:Smart View References embedded in Schedules by chris.cromer
- WORKAROUND to not having live View References in Schedules - overlay a Legend (containing View References) on the Sheet (2018-09-14 by "young")
- see also IDEA:View References in text
- View Reference Should Populate View Titles (View References don't have access to Referencing Sheet parameter, nor does placement of a View Reference affect that parameter by adding the current view to the list). Related ideas regarding Referencing Sheet shortcomings:
- View Reference Leader
- IDEA:Create View Reference by dnenovMXKU9 - API
Bugs
- 2017+: Contextual View Reference Ribbon Panel disappears after first placement (so you can't change "Target View") (2017-10-26 Case ID: 13529993 http://autode.sk/2i7TRRv Defect ID: REVIT-122094) (2017-10-31 Lance Coffey logged with developers: View Reference Contextual Panel disappears after first placement of View Reference tag) WORKAROUNDS: restart the command (to change target), or change target after placement