Revit Annotations

Annotation symbols are used to visually represent information in Revit and play an important role in the drafting and documentation process. This guide is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of…

You will learn two ways to add levels in Revit. The first method creates too many additional levels evenly spaced based on one level. The second method explains how you can control…

Plan regions are like portals to other levels in your Revit plans. They allow you to select an area in a plan to change its level (view range). A window (family) is…

I often forget to include north arrows in my Revit plan views, despite knowing that they are the best way to orient myself and others when viewing a project. It was finally…

As a student, the Spot Elevation tool convinced me that it was time to switch from AutoCAD to Revit. I tried to add this little annotation on a roof in the site…

The Filled Region tool adds 2D hatch patterns to Revit views, sheets, and annotation families. Filled regions include two types of patterns: Drafting (based on the scale of the view) and Model…

If objects are too long to fit in a sheet but have the same shape along their entire length, you can shorten them in Revit with a breakline. In the next two…

Matchlines show where two views split on a primary view. A view reference is a link symbol that provides automatic numbering and instant access to other views. In the next 3-step tutorial,…

Room tags are labels that tell you about the rooms in a building. They can show things like room number, name, size, and shape. You can create your own room tag with…

Callouts allow you to create larger Revit views of a part from your existing view. They allow you to zoom in on specific areas of your model drawings and create detailed views…