Revit View Range For Roof Plan

First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser.

Revit view range for roof plan.

You can do this by using plan region. These are instance parameters which means that the values they store can be different for each plan view in your project. It s the only property you can change for this object. Now when you click the boundary you created above you will see view range in properties palette.

View range is a group of parameters that control exactly what you see in any particular plan view. Like plan views reflected ceiling plans also have a view range setting but with some differences. 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.

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. Open a plan view. In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project.

In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values. Click it and change it as necessary. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary. Draw the sketch as necessary then click finish.

Users can access the view range with just a few clicks. You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard.

The view range button must be clicked to access the view range. We find the view range control panel by looking in the view properties panel for a plan view. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range. On the properties palette locate the view range parameter and click edit.

You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool.