I recently moved offices and found that the project files here do not have a 'snap' for view titles. There is the 3D snap, where I am able to align two elevations from the same level, but I'm having problems with the actual view title snapping to other view titles. The bubbles are not aligning and the stems are not aligning.
Thoughts?
Is there an easy way to get views to "line up" between sheets? I like to have all of my floor plans "stacked" so that when I print to a pdf, or other digital format, the plans flip through all with the same origin. Also, I like to have the view titles to "line up" in the same way. I know, I'm kinda ticky that way.
I would suggest the use of Guide Grids to promote some consistency between sheets. My personal method is:
1. Create a grid on a Sheet View, leave the name as default (it will be changed later).
2. Set the Guide Spacing (under Properties) to 48" (something bigger than the sheet) so that only two lines are visible.
3. Move the Guide Grid so that those two visible grid lines line up with a major Column (no snap - you'll have to eyeball it).
4. Set the Guide Spacing back to 1", and adjust the boundary to match the Title Block by selecting it and dragging the grips.
5. Set the Guide Spacing again back to 48" (or whatever it was set to the first time).
6. Rename the Guide Grid according to the Column Lines so you'll know exactly where to line a View up to it.
Now you can simply assign this Guide Grid to other Sheet Views and line the Viewport up accordingly. With this method, you won't have that array of grid lines getting in the way (of course you can just turn them off), especially if you work through Activated Viewports. I like to leave them turned on so others can see the setup. Dont forget to Pin!
I know this issue is old for you, but it plagued me today, and here's what I've found. See below.
When “Show Title” is set to “When Multiple Views” the view titles don’t snap. They do snap if you set this to “Yes”
That's what irks me! Why must we have to eyeball the darned detail box in place when there ought to be a way to provide a reference plane intersection by editing the family (Detail Box). Revit does not provide the ability to draw reference planes in this family. So we end up having to draw ref planes over the Detail Box that behave like asymptotes, never really snapping on the edge but just getting close to it. One ends up having to zoom in a lot to get the superficial ref planes to align with the edges. You have probably had the same nightmare. Also, this means we have to do this for each and every detail. I've asked colleagues and everyone has this complaint. One would think that Autodesk would have fixed this by now.
It is doable.
Load the Detail box to your view and draw a reference plane snap to the corner of the box. Place view on sheet and you can snap the end of the reference plane (aka the corner of the Detail box) to any snap-able linework on the sheet. Revit file is attached.
Thanks, ToanDN, but that is what I have been doing all this time ( which is what I mentioned in my previous comment). With this method, one has to add these reference planes for each detail view. The ref. planes are not integral to the Detail Box family. I was trying to find a way to add the reference planes ONCE ONLY (as part of the Detail Box family), so that we don't have to do it per view. Would be a big time saver.
It is true that you cannot snap a reference plane from the detail box family on sheet.
But I found the statement "So we end up having to draw ref planes over the Detail Box that behave like asymptotes, never really snapping on the edge but just getting close to it. One ends up having to zoom in a lot to get the superficial ref planes to align with the edges." is not quite what I see. I can draw a reference plan on the project detail view, snapping right onto the annotation detail box family easily. There is no need for zooming or gauging or anything like that.
Yes, you are right. I tried it in a fresh view from scratch and it works fine like you say. Its only when I bring in detail views incl detail boxes from other folks' projects. I'll have to discuss this with colleagues. Appreciate your feedback! Thx.