Create sketches in your Revit model.
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Sketching in Revit lets you create building elements like floors, roofs, and ceilings
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simply by drawing their boundaries.
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Sketch lines define the custom boundaries of system families.
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Sketch mode is needed for elements for which size or shape cannot be determined automatically, and which are not line-based.
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Examples include floors, roofs, extrusions, and blends.
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If you are working with these items, Revit automatically goes into sketch mode.
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Note that when you enter sketch mode, the ribbon displays the tools needed for the type of sketch you are creating or editing,
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and all other elements in that display appear in halftone.
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To create a sketch-based element, such as a floor, on the Structure ribbon, in the Build panel, click Floor.
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Now in sketch mode, in the contextual ribbon, notice the large, red X and green checkmark.
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All other tools are unavailable until you exit sketch mode,
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which you can do by clicking either Finish Edit Mode or Cancel Edit Mode.
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Still in sketch mode, a Draw panel appears offering you a gallery of sketch tools.
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Select Boundary Line.
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Next, choose the sketch tool you want to use.
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For this example, in the Draw gallery, select Rectangle.
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To define the opposite corners of the rectangle, in the drawing area, click two points.
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Sketch lines appear as a magenta color while in sketch mode.
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After you create sketch lines, you can use temporary dimensions.
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Click a value to activate it, then enter a new value and press ENTER.
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Notice the double line segments on one of the lines.
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This symbol represents the span direction of the flutes in composite metal decks.
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From the ribbon, click Finish Edit Mode.
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In general, most sketches must form a closed loop with no gaps or intersecting lines.
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Creating sketches is an essential skill for defining elements in your building project.
00:04
Sketching in Revit lets you create building elements like floors, roofs, and ceilings
00:08
simply by drawing their boundaries.
00:11
Sketch lines define the custom boundaries of system families.
00:15
Sketch mode is needed for elements for which size or shape cannot be determined automatically, and which are not line-based.
00:23
Examples include floors, roofs, extrusions, and blends.
00:28
If you are working with these items, Revit automatically goes into sketch mode.
00:33
Note that when you enter sketch mode, the ribbon displays the tools needed for the type of sketch you are creating or editing,
00:39
and all other elements in that display appear in halftone.
00:43
To create a sketch-based element, such as a floor, on the Structure ribbon, in the Build panel, click Floor.
00:50
Now in sketch mode, in the contextual ribbon, notice the large, red X and green checkmark.
00:57
All other tools are unavailable until you exit sketch mode,
01:01
which you can do by clicking either Finish Edit Mode or Cancel Edit Mode.
01:05
Still in sketch mode, a Draw panel appears offering you a gallery of sketch tools.
01:10
Select Boundary Line.
01:12
Next, choose the sketch tool you want to use.
01:16
For this example, in the Draw gallery, select Rectangle.
01:20
To define the opposite corners of the rectangle, in the drawing area, click two points.
01:26
Sketch lines appear as a magenta color while in sketch mode.
01:31
After you create sketch lines, you can use temporary dimensions.
01:35
Click a value to activate it, then enter a new value and press ENTER.
01:40
Notice the double line segments on one of the lines.
01:44
This symbol represents the span direction of the flutes in composite metal decks.
01:50
From the ribbon, click Finish Edit Mode.
01:53
In general, most sketches must form a closed loop with no gaps or intersecting lines.
01:60
Creating sketches is an essential skill for defining elements in your building project.
