View Templates

Use view templates to standardize project views.

Several view templates are provided with Revit, or you can create your own based on these.

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About View Templates
A view template is a collection of view properties, such as view scale, discipline, detail level, and visibility settings.
About View Templates in Revit LT
Revit LT supports the use of view templates.
Create a View Template
You can create a view template by duplicating an existing view template and making necessary modifications.
Video: Use View Templates
Use view templates to apply settings consistently in multiple views.
Assign a View Template
When you assign a view template to a view, you create a link between the template and the view.
Apply a View Template
When you apply a view template to a view, the view template properties affect the view immediately. However, later changes to the view template do not affect the view.
Apply a View Template to All Views on a Sheet
You can apply a view template to all views on a sheet to ensure adherence to office standards and achieve consistency across construction document sets.
Delete a View Template
Before deleting a view template, you may want to create a view list to determine the views to which the template is assigned.
Select a Temporary View Template
Video: Temporary View Properties
Enable Temporary View Properties to make changes to a view that has a view template applied without affecting the view template.
View Template Properties
Modify the many properties of view templates.