Hey guys, let me know if you have run into this annotation display problem and what you've done to correct it. I have some solutions, but wanted to see if there are additional solutions I haven't thought of. The ball valve family from revit uses model lines for it's annotation, which is actually a really good idea, since model lines will show in a 3D view for use in our riser diagrams. I'm going to do some research and do a video on creating a custom ball valve family using model lines and annotations combined to make the ultimate valve family. Stay tuned...
@@chrisslattery9924 well you can add the face based families to the front and left view in the family and it should work for displaying. I did it a long time ago. I actually like the idea of using the model lines like the out of the box valve uses. The annotation method is a little tricky.
A question, when drawing your annotation, how did you know it had be scaled to 1/16? It might be easy for a ball valve to scale and draw the symbol, but, for more complicated geometries this can be a bit challenging (to guess a suitable initial scale). Is there another way that you can think of?
Annotations are actually drawn to the actual size they will be on a sheet of paper. Most Annotation symbols are about 1/8" wide. So when drawing your Annotation symbol its always good to stay close to that size. So I drew the circle's radius at 1/16" which would make the circle a total of 1/8" wide. I'd also recommend printing the sheet out with your symbol and making sure it's a good size for your plans. I hope this helps.
