Metric Tutorials - Autodesk

23 Click File menu ➤ Save.
24 Proceed to the next exercise, Specifying Units of Measurement, Temporary Dimensions, and
Detail Level Options on page 93.
Specifying Units of Measurement,Temporary Dimensions, and Detail
Level Options
In this exercise, you modify 3 settings that have a broad impact on the project. In the first section, you
specify the project units of measurement - unless there is an override, dimension values display using this
setting. In the second section, you modify the temporary dimension settings. In the final section, you modify
the detail level assignments.
NOTE This exercise requires the completion of the previous exercise. Use the project file that you saved at the
end of that exercise, m_Settings-in progress.rvt.
Set units of measurement
1 Click Settings menu ➤ Project Units.
2 In the Project Units dialog, under Length, click the default value for Format.
3 In the Format dialog, select To the nearest 100 for Rounding, and click OK.
4 In the Project Units dialog, under Area, click the default value for Format.
5 In the Format dialog, select 0 decimal places for Rounding, select meters squared for Unit suffix,
and click OK.
Modifications to area rounding are displayed in schedules and area tags.
6 Click OK.
Unless there is an override, dimensions use these project settings.
Specify temporary dimension properties
Specify detail levels
7 Click Settings menu ➤ Temporary Dimensions.
8 Under Walls, select Centerlines
9 Under Doors and Windows, select Openings, and click OK.
In this project, temporary dimensions now snap to the centerline faces and to the openings.
10 Click Settings menu ➤ Detail Level.
When you create a new view and specify its view scale, the detail level is specified automatically
according to the arrangement in the table.
TIP You can override the detail level at any time by specifying the Detail Level parameter in the View
Properties dialog.
In this table, you use the arrows between the columns to move view scales from one detail level
to another. You do not select a view scale to move it. The view scale moves either from the
bottom or the top of the column based on the direction.
11 Between the columns Coarse and Medium, click .
Notice the 1: 50 view scale moved to the Medium column. Any new view created using this
scale is automatically assigned the detail level Medium.
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