Revit View Range Roof Plan

Open a plan view.

Revit view range roof plan.

On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit. First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. 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. View depth is established in the up direction from the cut plane. Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish.

You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views. It s the only property you can change for this object.

Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. These items are shown even if they are slightly outside of the view range boundaries. However exceptions to this are floors ramps stairs and any component that is hosted by a floor. The view range dialog looks complicated but most of the time what you need to set is simple.

Establish or change the horizontal planes that control an object s visibility in plan views. Click it and change it as necessary. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range. In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary.

The view range button must be clicked to access the view range. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary. Elements falling in the primary view range will use the projection line weight. The area between the cut plane and the top of the view range establishes the primary view range of the view.

In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette.