Is there a way to add a 'frame' to sheets in Revit?

[robinG3P9Q]

Hi,

I am new to Revit and trying to set up sheets for a project. What I am trying to do is find an easy way to make it so that all plan views are placed on the same spot on each sheet. What I mean is that for example for all the plan sheets (basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, roof, in this case) I want to have two plans on each sheet (one for existing/demo, one for proposed), and I want it to be neat so that on each sheet, each of the two plans are aligned in the same spot across sheets, if that makes sense? I'm familiar with adobe Indesign, and in Indesign you can use the 'frame' tool to place frames/placeholders that you can then place something (image,text, etc.) into that frame, and that way it's automatically located/sized how you want. Is there some way to do the equivalent in Revit? Ideally I could place a placeholder 'frame' in a sheet template, and then that way when I create a new sheet using that template, I easily know exactly where to place the plans on that sheet. Is this possible?

Sorry if this is convoluted, and thank you very much in advance!

[RDAOU]

@robinG3P9Q 

You can do that using a generic annotation family in which you configure various layouts/frames accourding to sheet format. Then you would place on the sheet and use it to align view ports 

[robinG3P9Q]

@RDAOU Okay, thank you, but I'm very new so would you possibly mind explaining in a little more detail how you would do that? Thank you.

[barthbradley]

Sounds a bit convoluted and problematic.  Have you considered the Grid Guide?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-D...

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

In case you don't already know, you can snap grid lines, levels, and reference planes in a view to sheet's elements such as linework on the titleblock border, titleblock 'frame' or sheet guide grid as suggested above.  What I do is set a fix distance from a gridline intersection to a corner of the sheet titlleblock border for one view on one sheet then replicate for other views and other sheets.