Chapter 12

Creating Elevations, Sections,

and Details
 Objectives
Use the Project Navigator to create a 3D model of a building.
Create elevations, sections, and details using the elevation and
section marks tools located on the Callouts panel and tool palette.
Revise the display of the elevation based upon changes in the model
using Refresh (2dSectionResultRefresh) and Regenerate
(2dSectionResultUpdate) commands.
Edit the dimensions and subdivision of the projection box for
elevation or section objects.
Create live sections and model views from pictorial views of a model.
Modify lines of a section or elevation using the 2SectionResultEdit,
2dSectionEditComponent , and
2dSectionResultAddHatchBoundary commands.
Create and modify 2D Section/Elevation styles.
Create keynote and dimension details using the Detail Component
Manager.
Steps to Creating a Model
1. Open the Project Browser
(select Project Browser from
Quick Access toolbar) set
your project current.

2. Select Close to close the

Project Browser and open
the Project Navigator.

3. Select the Levels button of

the Project tab to open the
Levels dialog box. Specify
values for floor elevation and
finish floor to finish floor
vertical distances for the
each level (foundation, floor
1, floor 2).
Steps to Creating a Model-cont
4. Select the Views tab of the Project Navigator.

5. Select the Views category, right click and

choose New View Dwg>General.

6. Edit the Add General View dialog, type

Model in the drawing edit field of the
General page. Click Next to open the
Context page, check Level 1, Level 2, and
Level 3 for Division 1. Select Next to open
the Content page, verify all constructs are
selected for the levels. Select Finish to
close the Add General View dialog box.

7. Double click on the Model view drawing in

the View tab to open the drawing as shown
at left.
Creating Building Elevations
and Sections
Open the model view
drawing and place
callout tools from the
Callouts palette.

Elevation tools of the

Callouts palette are
shown at left.

Elevation tools
include options for
creating the
elevation within the
model drawing or
creating additional
view drawings.
Place Callout dialog box
The content of
the Place
Callout dialog
box shown at
right allows you
to specify name,
scale, and
titlemark of the
view
 Creating an Elevation-1
1. Open the Project
Navigator, and select the
Views tab.

2. Open the model view

drawing.

3. Select Elevation Mark A1

from the Callouts tool
palette, and respond to
the workspace prompts
as shown below:
Specify location of elevation
tag: (Select a point near
p1, to place the callout.)
Specify direction for
elevation: (Select a point
near p2 , to specify the
direction of view.)
 Creating an Elevation-2
4. Place Callout dialog box
opens as shown at right,
type North in the New Model
Space View Name edit field,
verify that Generate
Section/Elevation and Place
Titlemark are checked, set
scale to 1/4"=1'-0", then
check New View Drawing to
open the Add
Section/Elevation View
dialog box.
 Creating an Elevation -3
5. Edit the Add
Section/Elevation View
dialog box as follows:
Type Exterior
Elevations in the
name field, of the view
drawing in the General
page. Click Next,
verify levels and
constructs are
selected in the Context
and Content pages.
Select Finish to close
the dialog box.
 Creating an Elevation - 4
6. Respond to the remaining
workspace prompts.)

Specify first corner of elevation

region: (Select a point near
p3 to define the start
location of the projection
box.)
Specify opposite corner of
elevation region: (Select a
point near p4 to define the
size and content of the
projection box.)
Specify insertion point for the 2D
elevation result: (Select a
point near p5 to locate the
coordinates of the new
elevation view.)
(The elevation is created in a
new view drawing named
North.)
 Creating an Elevation-5
7. To view the elevation
select the Views tab of
the Project Navigator,
double click on the
Exterior Elevations view
drawing.
8. To place this elevation
on a sheet, create a new
sheet in the Sheets tab.
Select the Elevations
sheet category, right click
and select New>Sheet.
Type A-111 in the number
field and North
Elevation in the title field.
Check Open in drawing
editor checkbox
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9. Click OK to dismiss the
New Sheet dialog box
and open the drawing.
10. Select the Views tab of
the Project Navigator,
select the North
drawing, right click and
choose Place on
Drawing.
11. Drag the view to the
sheet and left click to
position the view on the
sheet
Creating an Elevation-7
Properties of the Building Elevation Line
A Building Elevation
Line is created in
the model view
drawing.
Properties of the
building elevation
line are described in
the Properties
palette shown at
right.
Building Elevation LineProperties Content

General Component Dimensions

Description A-Side 1
Layer B-Side 2
Dimensions C-Angle 1
Use Model extents for D-Angle 2
height Location
Height Rotation
Lower Extension Elevation
Subdivisions (button) Additional Information
(button)
Dimensions of Building Elevation Line
 Updating an Elevation
Refresh (2DsectionResultRefresh)-updates the elevation based upon the original
settings of the elevation. To Refresh the elevation select the elevation, right-click and
choose Refresh.

Regenerate (2DsectionResultUpdate)-updates the elevation allowing revision of

original settings. Additional objects may be added to the selection set for the elevation.
To Regenerate the elevation select the elevation, right-click and choose Regenerate.
 Generate Section/Elevation
Dialog Box
Regenerate elevation
allows you to change:
Elevation style
Selection set
Placement
Accessing RefreshSectionsElevations

Updates all
sections and
elevations of a
project.
 Elevation Styles

Elevation styles can be created to apply display

settings for all elevations of the elevation style.
Styles can be created to create custom display
components that have special layer, color, lineweight
and linetype properties.
Elevation styles are located in the Documentation
Objects\2D Section/Elevation Styles folder of the
Style Manager.
Accessing Elevation Styles
Select an elevation choose Edit Style
from the General panel of the 2D
Section/Elevation tab.
 General Tab
2D Section/Elevation Style Properties
 Components Tab
2D Section/Elevation Style Properties
Add or remove
display components
Properties of display
components are
defined in the
Display Properties
tab
 Design Rules Tab-
2D Section/Elevation Style Properties
Specifies how
color, context, and
components are
applied when the
elevation is
developed
Specifies the
Display
Components to
assign to lines
based upon the
color of objects in
the model
 Display Properties Tab-
2D Section/Elevation Style Properties
Edit Display Properties
to modify color, layer,
linetype, and lineweight
of display components.
Edit properties of new
display components
created in the
Components tab
Using the Display Tab to controlled
Elevation Display
 Editing Elevation Linework

The 2DsectionResultEdit command allows you to edit entities of an

elevation.
To access 2DsectionResultEdit command select the elevation and
choose Edit from the Linework panel as shown above.
Hatch pattern is temporarily turned off.
Lines of the elevation can be erased or modified to a display component.
Upon completion of the edit select Finish from the Edits panel.
 Merging Lines to an Elevation
(Select the elevation at p1
and choose Merge from the
Linework panel.)

Select objects to merge:

(Select the line at p2 to
merge it with the elevation
object.) 1 found
Select objects to merge:
ENTER (Press enter to end
the selection.)
(Select the Floor Line display
component from the drop-
down list of the Select
Linework Component dialog
box.)
Line merged to elevation as
shown at far right.)
Accessing Material Boundary
 Applying a Material Boundary
(Select the elevation and choose Add from Material Boundary panel of 2D Section/Elevation
tab.)
Select a closed polyline for boundary: (Select the polyline at p1 as shown below.)
Erase selected linework? [Yes/No] <No>: y (Type y to erase the polyline; the 2dSectionBoundary dialog
box opens, select the Erase or Limit purpose and specify material to apply the boundary. Choose OK to
dismiss the dialog box.)
(Material pattern is limited to within the polyline as shown below at right.)
Limited Elevation Hatch Pattern
Accessing Section Callouts
 Creating Section Views
When you place a section mark, you
are prompted to specify the cutting
plane line, viewing direction, and the
location of the section.
The Section can be created in the
current drawing, an existing view
drawing or a new view drawing.
Section View Drawing
Place Callout Dialog Box of a Building
Section Line
Accessing the Live Section
 Accessing the Live Section
The Live Section creates a view of the model that removes the display of objects in
front of the cutting plane line.
View the building in an isometric view.
Access the LiveSectionEnable, select a building section line, choose Enable Live
Section of the Live Section panel.
Accessing Detail Callouts
 Placing a Detail Callout-1
1. Open a view drawing
2. Select Detail Boundary (Rectangle)
Specify one corner of detail box: (Select p1.)
Specify opposite corner of detail box: Select p2.)
Specify first point of leader line on boundary: (Select p3)
Specify next point of leader line: ENTER
3. Place Callout dialog box opens, type Bath 1 in the New Model Space View field.
4. Click New View Drawing to open the Add Detail View dialog box.
 Placing a Detail Callout -2
5. Type a name for the view drawing, Bath Details.
6. Click Next to open the Context page; check divisions and levels for the view drawing.
7. Click Next to open the Content page; verify the constructs of the view drawing.
8. Click Finish to dismiss the Add Detail View dialog box.
Detail View Drawing
Detail Component Manager
Detail Component Manager provides
access to 2D drawings
Details components are developed
as top, elevation, or section views
Detail Component Manager includes
components from the MasterFormat
2004 or National Building Services
 Accessing the Detail Component
Manager
Select Detail
Component s from the
Details panel of the
Home tab
Or
To access detailing
tools, right click over
the title bar of tool
palettes, choose
Detailing
Detail Component Manager
Edit the Tool Properties of a Detail Tool

Drag tools from the

Detail Component
Manager to a tool
palette.
Right click on tools
placed on a tool
palette to open the
Tool Properties
palette. Edit the
properties of the
tool to specify the
content of the detail.
 AEC Modify Tools
LineworkTrim will trim AEC objects beyond a trim line.
LineworkDivide will divide an AEC object allow each
component to be modified independently.
LineworkExtend will extend lines, open polylines, or arc to
an implied edge of an AEC object.
Linework subtract will erase content of the object enclosed
within a polyline.
LineworkObscure will mask or hide an object or detail
component.
LineworkMerge command will merge closed polylines,
hatches, or mass element extrusions
LineworkCrop command will screen out portions of objects
and entities that extend outside a boundary.
Accessing AEC Modify Tools

Select an AEC object, right-click and

choose:
Linework>Trim
Extend
Divide
Subtract
Obscure
Merge
Crop
 Keynoting
Keynotes annotate each
component of a detail
Reference keynotes-refer to a
specification document which
describes the attributes of the
component.
Sheet keynoting inserts a key
number based upon a sheet by
sheet numbering system
Accessing Keynoting Tools
Keynotes Extract Field Data

Keynoting tools extract field data

from the object and display it as
Mtext or as attribute text within a
block.

Text based tools used for reference

keynoting extracts the keynote data
using Mtext
Reference Keynotes and Keynote
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