What are view templates in Revit?

View templates in Revit are predefined settings that can be applied to multiple views to ensure a consistent appearance across the project. This feature is particularly valuable in architectural design, where maintaining uniformity in the presentation of various drawings and views is crucial. By creating a template that encompasses settings for things like visibility, graphics, and line weights, users can quickly apply these specifications to multiple views without having to manually adjust each one. This not only saves time but also enhances the overall coherence of the project documentation.

In contrast, options like settings for a single view, tools for creating new views, or adjustments for visibility categories do not provide the same level of versatility across multiple views. Individual view settings are typically limited to that view alone and do not facilitate batch adjustments. Creating new views is a different function altogether, focused on generating new representations rather than standardizing existing ones. Finally, while adjusting view visibility categories is a part of view management, it does not encapsulate the broader functionality and purpose of view templates. Thus, the ability of view templates to standardize appearances across various views is what distinguishes them in Revit.