Revit View Range Roof Plan

The view range dialog looks complicated but most of the time what you need to set is simple.

Revit view range roof plan.

Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1. The bottom setting of the view range is not used in a reflected ceiling plan. You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. View range settings apply to plan views and reflected ceiling plans model elements outside are the view range are not normally shown.

First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. 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.

Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish. It s the only property you can change for this object. Click it and change it as necessary. Elements falling in the primary view range will use the projection line weight.

You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

View depth is established in the up direction from the cut plane. Open a plan view. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. You can do this by using plan region.

In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette. 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. Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views.

However exceptions to this are floors ramps stairs and any component that is hosted by a floor. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary.