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are smaller than 1’ (300 mm), they should be seen only when a view’s Detail Level is set to Fine.
Also uncheck the Left/Right option because viewing the handles from the side might not be
that valuable in a section or interior elevation view.
Figure 14.26
Family element
Visibility settings
for drawer
handles

Notice that the box for the Plan/RCP option is unchecked. This is appropriate for the desk
because little more than the surface of the top of the desk needs to show up in the plan. The legs,
the hardware, and even the faces of the drawers don’t need to show up in the plan. Click OK to
close the dialog box.
Next, select the drawer faces and then click the Visibility Settings tool. This geometry range
is 1’– 3’ (300–900 mm), so it should display at Medium and Fine detail levels. Also uncheck the
Left/Right option (Figure 14.27), and then click OK to close the dialog box.

Figure 14.27
Visibility settings
for drawer fronts

From any tab in the ribbon, choose Load Into Project and then select the c14 Desk Project
.rvt file if you are prompted. Choose the option to overwrite the existing version, and return to
the sample sheet view. You will now see that the appropriate geometry is displaying only at the
most appropriate detail levels in each view (Figure 14.28).

Figure 14.28
Views showing a
Desk family with
appropriate level
of detail

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