Revit View Range For Roof Plan

Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

Revit view range for roof plan.

Open a plan view. Floor plans are an essential part of any revit project. You can find this tool in view tab create panel plan views drop down plan region. Click it and change it as necessary.

You can do this by using plan region. Alternatively enter vr on the keyboard. The view range dialog looks complicated but most of the time what you need to set is simple. And one of the most critical and confusing aspects of any floor plan is view range.

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. In plan view adjust cut plane and bottom values. In the view range dialog modify view range properties as necessary. Establish or change the horizontal planes that control an object s visibility in plan views.

The view range button must be clicked to access the view range. In this example i only need to create a rectangular boundary. These are instance parameters which means that the values they store can be different for each plan view in your project. A reflected ceiling plan s view direction is up from the cut plane.

Like plan views reflected ceiling plans also have a view range setting but with some differences. 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. 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.

Video describing the revit view range settings for plan views. You will need to define the plan region using sketch tool. 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.

It s the only property you can change for this object.