Revit Roof Plan View Range

Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views.

Revit roof plan view range.

You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. The view range settings are linked to three horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a plan view top cut plane and bottom as well as an additional plane called view depth. The area between the cut plane and the top of the view range establishes the primary view range of the view.

First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. For example if you are in the level 2 plan view of a multi story building and you select level 4 as the top revit keeps level 4 as the top even if you add levels between level 2 and level 4. After you set the view range correctly you will. Cut planes in a reflected ceiling plan are often set above the head height of the doors and windows.

Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1. In the view range dialog levels used to define the visible range are absolute to the current level of the view. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range.

Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish. Click it and change it as necessary. You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. The view range button must be clicked to access the view range.

View range is a group of parameters that control exactly what you see in any particular plan view. It s the only property you can change for this object. These are instance parameters which means that the values they store can be different for each plan view in your project. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary.