How to Add Matchline in Revit (With View Reference)

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, you’ll learn how to add a matchline and edit its line style. Then you’ll learn how to add reference tags to both views to visibly link them.

Step 1 – Duplicate View

Duplicate the view to split it into two parts.

Steps

1. Right-click the view name in the Project Browser.
2. Duplicate the view twice and rename new views accordingly.
3. Open each view and activate the Crop Region in the properties palette.
4. Click on the boundaries to control the region.
5. Right-click the boundary of the region > drop-down Hide in View menu > click Element.

Learn more about duplicating views

✨ Tip: If you want to display multiple viewports on your screen, go to the View tab > Windows panel > click Tile Views (shortcut: WT).

Step 2 – Add Matchline

Add the matchline annotation to show that the view is split.

Steps

1. Go to the View tab > Sheet Composition panel > click Matchline.
2. Draw the line in one of the viewports.

3. Set Top Constraint and Bottom Constraint.
4. Click Finish Edit Mode.

Edit Line Type

1. Go to the Manage tab > Settings panel > Object Styles.
2. Open the Annotation Objects tab.
3. Search Matchline in this list and assign new preferred properties.
4. Click OK.

Step 3 – Add View References

Add view reference tags to number and link each page of the view.

A view reference is a graphical representation of a view in another view. It allows you to reference a portion of a view in another location within the same project or even in a different project.

Steps

1. Go to the View tab > Sheet Composition panel > click View Reference.
2. In the Modify | View Reference tab, Set Target View to link the reference.
3. Insert the annotation into the viewport.

The tag displays view number and sheet number (if the view is on a sheet).

✨ Tip: To load the (M_View Reference.rfa) tag annotation, go to Insert tab > Load from Library panel > click Load Family. Locate the family in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 20XX\Libraries\English\US\Annotations.

Learn about other annotation symbols

A matchline is a symbol for split Revit views. The view reference is an automated view numbering tool and an annotation that you can interact with. After printing to PDF, clicking a reference tag in the PDF document will switch the view to the linked reference.