Revit - View Range and Orient to View (3d from 2d)
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Software: Autodesk Revit 2010
Description: In this Autodesk Revit 2010 training video we’ll talk a bit about View Range and how to adjust the settings so that your views cut at a certain depth. I created a generic family that shows model text at 1 foot increments in elevation. So as we change the settings of the view, we’ll can see how the settings affect the view. Also, we’ll quickly cover Orient to View. With Orient to View you can have your 3d view (any of them) match your planometric views (Plan, Elevation, Section, ,Call Out).
Topics Covered:
- View Range Property
- Orient to View
- 2d View to 3d view
- Instantiating components onto a surface
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David, That was the best explaination of View Range I have seen. Thanks! Can you answer this? We used to be able to Orient to Profile when we did an in-place family. I can’t find that option anymore. Is it gone?
Thank you so much - now you just have to do the same for RCP View Range…or just share the family with all of us, so we can play!
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Steve over at RevitOpEd poated a great follow up video to view ranges. check it out here: http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-view-range-affects-various-views.html
very helpful. assume works the same in autocad mep?
Great tutorial. Can you explain why Revit has both a View Bottom and View Depth. Having both seems redundant.
Great way to explain view range. Can you also show how you created that family you used.
Thank you so much. This video saved me my project!!!
Hello,
A friend of mine just showed me your website and I am loving it…
I have a request…
I am trying to create a tall building through parametric modeling and wonder were to even start.
Tks for doing such a great job.
C
i also want to know what happened to ‘orient view to plane’?
great website, keep up the good work!
ok, thanks google, revit 2011 has an option for orienting to a work plane when you right click the view cube. my info came from here
http://whatrevitwants.blogspot.com/2010/04/revit-2011-secret-10-orient-view-to.html
seems it wasn’t there in the 2010 version…
…bad luck if you’re using revit 2010?
What’s the best way to go about correcting this error?
“None of the created elements are visible in Floor Plan: Floor View. You may want to check the active view, its Parameters, and Visibility settings, as well as any Plan Regions and their settings.”
i want to practis revit2010 ( video formation for revit )
Hi Dave
I seem to be having a problem with sections and view direction matching what the direction of the section mark. Couple of variables:
1 Revit Structures 2011
2Inported link from acad files that where originally adt architecture. It’s great that it is 3d now. (not flat like 2009)
Link cad file that was
Hi all
In using the set to view from 3D view for section cuts
(as shown in the awesome tutorial above) I get an awesome section just the way I need it. Cutting thru the maze of cad links from arch, struc, civil, and mep. Now to fill it in with secondary structure revit 3d detail lines annotations etc and place on sheets. Is it unrealistic to create a 3d section box for all my building sections in this manner? So far up to 21 figure I will get up to 50. I like the fact it can export to Rhino with scope boxes in tact. Any suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated. Using Revit structure 2011.