Select the box near the end of the level line to display the level annotation bubble.
Revit siding lines on elevations.
Cast shadows immediately give your elevation a sense of depth.
Typical reference elevation labels might include north south east west.
Surely theres is a way to set the hatch patterns origin like in aca so that all the bricks line up nice and pretty.
See also work with levels in 3d views.
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In the view properties expand the underlay drop down and select the level on which the roof was created to display as an underlay.
This trick is easy.
About reference elevations label existing elevations to orient a viewer.
Editing lines in elevations.
However the default setting is too dark.
Before we go to the revit detailing tools let us find out how we can represent the siding wall in elevation views.
In an elevation view or a 3d view you can change the size of level lines change level names and change the elevations of levels.
This makes the effect more subtle and easier for the eyes.
Select a level line click on the blue grips and drag the cursor.
About custom elevation tags develop elevation symbols and names that fit the needs of your organization.
Remember to use model pattern if you want to show it in 3d too.
You can use available horizontal patterns or simply create a new one.
But i did not like how it wrapped around the corner of the second floor to tie in with the siding.
This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.
Click lighting on the graphic display option menu and set shadows to 15 instead of 80.
We need to create a new material and define the surface pattern.