Revit View Range Roof Plan

View range settings apply to plan views and reflected ceiling plans model elements outside are the view range are not normally shown.

Revit view range roof plan.

Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. The area between the cut plane and the top of the view range establishes the primary view range of the view. Elements falling in the primary view range will use the projection line weight.

Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette. You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser.

Open a plan view. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary. The view range button must be clicked to access the view range. In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values.

Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views. In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit. Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1.

These items are shown even if they are slightly outside of the view range boundaries. You can do this by using plan region. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. Establish or change the horizontal planes that control an object s visibility in plan views.

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. However exceptions to this are floors ramps stairs and any component that is hosted by a floor. The bottom setting of the view range is not used in a reflected ceiling plan. It s the only property you can change for this object.

Users can access the view range with just a few clicks. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range.