Revit 2025 Tip – Force View Names on Sheets to go to additional lines

by Dennis Collin

When placing views on sheets, Revit will by default replicate the view name on the sheet along with a scale and a view reference number.

The arrangement of the label text will be determined by the size of the text within the label family and the width of the wrapping box in that same family. However, at times it may be required to force the name to a second line before it reaches the wrapping edge, to ensure drawing clarity, consistency or neatness.

Although the width of a label can be adjusted to favour a desirable default behaviour, there is another solution.

Edit the Title on Sheet with the desired title and use the CTRL+ENTER trick to force the text to go to a second line. This will only work on the Title on Sheet parameter, not the main view name parameter. If text is flowing to multiple lines and a single line is required ,use the code (ALT+160). However, for ease of use it is recommended to set the label width to a larger value within the view label family.

Another possible solution for multi-line view names on sheets is to create a multi-line user defined shared parameter, where once imported to the sheet and template will offer a multiline editor which works in a similar way to most text editor windows i.e. will go to a new line when the enter key is pressed. In most situations this CTRL+ENTER trick will deliver the required outcome as desired.