How to Create Dependent Views
Dependent Views are designed for cases where you have a large floor plate that isn’t able to fit onto a single page at the desired documentation scale. Rather than create many duplicate views that have to be manually coordinated, Dependent Views automate this for you.
With Dependent Views you can create multiple copies of a view that are dependent on the primary view.
All copies, known as dependent views, remain synchronous with the primary view and all other dependent views, so that when view-specific changes (such as view scale and annotations) are made in one view, they are reflected in all views.
Dependent views display in the Project Browser under the primary view. You can then insert Matchlines to indicate where the view is split, and View References to link between the Dependent Views.
The process consists of the following elements:
Crop Boundary of Primary/Parent View
Crop Boundaries of the Dependent Views
Matchlines
View References
NOTE:
Each View can also have Annotation Crop Boundaries
Supported View Types
You can create Dependent Views for Floor Plans, Ceiling Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Callout Views. When you create Dependent Section, Elevation, or Callout views, a new Section, Elevation, or Callout marker is generated on top of the original symbol. You can move the new symbol independently, or Filter it out of you views.
View Properties
The Dependent View inherits the View Properties of its parent/primary view for everything except:
Orientation (Project North/True North)
Identity Data (except the View Template)
Extent Properties (except the View Range and Associated Level)
Scope Box
Project parameters
Shared parameters
Setting up Dependent Views
Begin by Right Clicking on the View you want to Create a Dependent of in your Project Browser ► Duplicate View ► Duplicate as a Dependent
Repeat this process for as many Dependents as you require to fit the Views on your Sheets at the desired scale.
For each Dependent View, adjust the Crop Region to the desired Part and Name the View appropriately.
NOTE: It’s recommended to utilise Scope Boxes to define the dependents. This way if you have multiple Levels utilising the same Plan Layout of Dependent Views, you can easily adjust them in Bulk.Sketch in the View ► Sheet Composition ► Matchline.
Add View ► Sheet Composition ► View References at the Transition between each Dependent View.
For other Plans for the Same Level, simply Right Click on the Parent View with the Dependents already Applied and choose Apply Dependent Views… Then select the other view types. For instance, you may have set this up on the General Arrangement Plans, but now want to apply the same to the Slab Setout and Partition Plans.
As you can see you need to repeat this process for each Level and each View Type,
Floor Plans, Ceilings Plans, Elevations, Sections for Level 1, Level 2 etc.
We’d much prefer to automate this process. Thankfully there are Revit Plugins to help. All they require is you to setup the Scope Boxes first.