Revit View Range For Roof Plan

On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit.

Revit view range for roof plan.

Users can access the view range with just a few clicks. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. A reflected ceiling plan s view direction is up from the cut plane. You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool.

In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. View range is a group of parameters that control exactly what you see in any particular plan view. You can do this by using plan region. Like plan views reflected ceiling plans also have a view range setting but with some differences.

These are instance parameters which means that the values they store can be different for each plan view in your project. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette. It s the only property you can change for this object.

First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. We find the view range control panel by looking in the view properties panel for a plan view. Click it and change it as necessary. Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1.

The view range dialog looks complicated but most of the time what you need to set is simple. In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values. A reflected ceiling plan includes the cut plane as part of the primary range but it is typically positioned above the cut plane of a plan view. Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views.

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

Establish or change the horizontal planes that control an object s visibility in plan views.