Section Referencing a Drafting view not showing in Elevation

[Pshupe]

This may be a simple answer but thought I would ask.  I am working for a client that is just starting to transition to Revit from AutoCAD.  This will be their first project and they are doing a lot of section details as drafting views with AutoCAD linked into the view.  A normal 3d section placed on a plan view will show the section marker on the Elevation as well.  My question is there anyway to have the section that references a drafting view show up on the Elevation as well?  I don't really want to go through and place another "reference another view" on the Elevation but I would imagine that would be the only answer.  Can someone please give some advice?  Thank you.

Here is a reference image showing the place with two sections.  One a building section, that shows up on the Elevation, and the other a section referencing a drafting view, which does not.

 

[WEC17 · Accepted solution]

you drafting view section will not show up you need to cut it in your elevation/ section

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Yes. Place a section and tick Reference other View box then point to a drafting view.

[Pshupe]

Thanks - I figured as much.  It would be a good thing, probably, if the Section which references a drafting view had 3d extents.  That way it would show up in any view, just like a 3d section.

Regards Peter.

[barthbradley]

If you want to place one in that view, you could use copy and paste from clipboard. You'll still have to manually place it in the view, but it will come in at the correct location.    

[chubbard]

Another solution is to link the DWG into the section/detail itself instead of creating a drafting view. This way it will show in all the intersecting views and allow you to reference in any other view. 

If this were the case your elevations and plans might be littered with empty sections that are hard to mange and can easily be deleted by users that don't know there is a reference there. 

We only use Drafting views for detail that cannot easily be cut from the model. 

BUT we often turn off the underlying model (scales >1/2") and use Detail components as the primary elements in those views. 

You can do a couple things to facilitate this. 

1. Create a View template for those types of sections that sets the model to "Do Not display" and the user will get essentially a blank view with grids and levels that they can link "Current View only" a DWG.

2. Create a view template that sets the model to "Halftone" and  follow the same procedure. Then create a template that only affects Model Display, sets it to "Do Not display" and apply that periodically to the views that need it to override that setting and hide the model entirely. Using Halftone will assist with alignment if needed and assist with keeping dimensions off grids and levels consistent across the details. 

This reduces the number of views you have in the model and will keep people from deleting the host section when they see its empty. (Happens) 

Finally this will get the new users thinking more like Revit and using the tools properly while supporting the transition from CAD.