Revit View Range For Roof Plan

Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette.

Revit view range for roof plan.

On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit. 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. A reflected ceiling plan s view direction is up from the cut plane. Click it and change it as necessary.

In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks. 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. View range is a group of parameters that control exactly what you see in any particular plan view. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary. The view range dialog looks complicated but most of the time what you need to set is simple.

These are instance parameters which means that the values they store can be different for each plan view in your project. Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values.

You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1. You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. Open a plan view.

And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. 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. Establish or change the horizontal planes that control an object s visibility in plan views.

We find the view range control panel by looking in the view properties panel for a plan view.