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Completely agree with you @Scott_D_ - If you've done a schematic / single line diagram in Revit once or on one project from start to finish, you won't revert back. There are however some firms, especially smaller firms (but some larger ones too) who still link CAD files into drafting views to issue everything out of Revit etc. The problem is still the same for both scenarios where schematics need to split into multiple sheets. As you mentioned, mechanical specifically has huge schematics. 

 

@dplumb_BWBR - I agree and understand the function of the current Scope Box command. I used "scope box" as a bone which is being thrown to spark some functional solutions relating to how they can be used in Drafting Views to control the Crop (and Annotation Crop) of the views, as outlined in my steps, which will essentially mimic the same functions which end-users are used too. 

 

To clarify what I meant is where there is a possible introduction of "2D Scope Boxes" which can be used on Drafting Views. These can then be used and copied over to other Drafting Views, Models (or Projects). This way, the consistency of Crops can be controlled. I included a few additional samples below, along with updates to my original images - picked up a typo or two! :cara_con_una_leve_sonrisa: 

 

IDEA_2D Scope_Boxes_on_Drafting_Views_03.jpg  

Let's look at a practical example where this will be useful: The Building below has 11 Floors, which require

11 Schematics for each floor. Due to the size and length of each, they need to be separated on a different amount

of sheets per level. (Scaling down the drafting views is not an option for obvious reasons!)

 

IDEA_2D Scope_Boxes_on_Drafting_Views_02.jpg

Let's say I started with the worst-case (largest schematic) to inform me of the number of sheets which would be required. Now that I have that information, I generate my "2D Scope Boxes" on that Drafting View and copy them over to the other schematics. This way your Dependant Views of your Drafting Views can be controlled by the "2D Scope Boxes". They don't have a relationship with each other across other drafting views, they merely assist to speed-up and control your crop regions and consistency across various schematics. 

 

IDEA_2D Scope_Boxes_on_Drafting_Views_04.jpg

 

 Below is a revised image from my original post. 

IDEA_2D Scope_Boxes_on_Drafting_Views_01.jpg

Cheers,

Rudi