Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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You can sketch straight, curved, arc, circular, fillet, and tangent lines. For descriptions of the sketch tools,
see
Sketching on page 251.
NOTE If you want to draw lines that exist only in the view that they are drawn, see Detail Lines on page 1094.
Like components, model lines can move with nearby elements, provided they are sketched parallel to that
element. For example, if you sketch a wall and then sketch a line parallel to that wall, the line can move
with the wall if you select the Moves With Nearby Elements option on the Options Bar, or choose it from
the properties of the line. An arc line can move with an arc wall if the 2 are concentric. See
Moving Lines
and Components with Walls on page 305.
Adding Model Lines
1 Click Modelling menu
➤
Lines, or on the Basics tab of the Design Bar, click Lines.
2 On the Options Bar, select the appropriate work plane in which to draw the model lines.
If the desired work plane is not listed, you can set it using the Work Plane command. See
Sketching and Work Planes on page 265.
3 On the Options Bar, select Draw to draw the lines, or Pick to create lines by selecting lines or
walls within the model.
4 In the Type Selector, select the type of line to create.
Choices include thin, wide, medium, and invisible lines. If desired, you can create additional
line types using the Line Styles command. Line Styles are not available for model lines created
in sketch mode. For more information, see
Line Styles on page 485.
5 To draw a line, on the Options Bar, select a line tool. Select Chain to chain lines together as you
draw.
6 To offset the line, set an Offset value on the Options Bar.
For example, if you set an offset of 2 meters and then draw the line, the line appears 2 meters
from the cursor. If you use the Pick option, the line is offset from the picked edge by the specified
amount.
7 Draw or pick the lines.
TIP As you create a model line, you can quickly set its length by typing a value on the keyboard. This
changes the length of the temporary dimension that appears with the line.
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