Creating a Legend
1
Click View menu
➤
New
➤
Legend.
2
In the New Legend View dialog, enter a name for the legend view and select the view scale.
3
Click OK.
The legend view opens and is added to the Project Browser list.
4
Add the desired element symbols to the view using any of the following methods:
■
Drag model and annotation family types from the Project Browser into the legend view.
They display as view-specific symbols in the view.
■
Alternate method for adding model family symbols:
a
On the Drafting tab of the Design Bar, click Legend Component.
b
On the Options Bar, for Family, select a model family symbol type.
c
Specify the view direction for the symbol. Some symbols have more options than others.
For example, wall types can be displayed in floor plan or section representations.
Wall-hosted elements like doors can be represented in plan and front and back elevations.
If you are placing a hosted symbol, such as a door or window, the symbol displays with
the host in floor plan representation. You can specify a value for the Host Length.
d
Place the symbol in the view.
■
Alternate method for adding annotation symbols:
a
On the Drafting tab of the Design Bar, click Symbol.
b
In the Type Selector, select an annotation type, and place the symbol in the view.
5
On the Drafting tab of the Design Bar, click Text.
6
In the Type Selector, select the text type.
NOTE
If the text size you want to use is not listed, click
, and in the Element Properties dialog
click Edit/New. Click Duplicate to create a new text type.
7
Place the necessary text in the legend.
For more information about placing text, see
Text Notes
on page 1027.
Dimensioning Legend Components
You can add dimensions to individual legend components using the Dimension command. See
Dimensions
on page 213 for more information.
You can dimension to most lines within a legend component. However, you cannot dimension to host
components, such as walls, ceilings, and floors. Likewise, you cannot dimension system family components
within a legend.
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