How To View Floor Plans In Revit

The reason why we can t see it is that they are placed above the cut plane of the plan s view range.

How to view floor plans in revit.

Add another view to your project or duplicate an existing view. In plan view click view menu view properties. If the above circumstances cannot be fullfilled follow these steps to exclude the floor slab. Select one or more levels for which you want to create a plan view.

First in the browser windows click on the floor plan that you want to make copies of them right click and then go to duplicate view. Everything cut by the pink line like in the image below will display in thick lines. To do this duplicate 2 views of that floor plan view then you independently crop and modify the two views to slide onto a sheet. Revit floorplan doesn t fit on the sheet.

Once the camera view has generated your perspective right click your view cube and proceed to select orient to view. In a floor plan view the key parameters are cut plane and bottom. The floor plan cut the model at elevation 1200 mm but the windows sill height are at 1700 mm. Also beams from the level above are shown in floor plans.

It gives you three choices. Click the edit button for the view range parameter. For type select a view type from the list or click edit type to modify an existing view type or create a new view type. Set a level and a height offset for each of these parameter.

There are two windows in the elevation view. Let s take a look at this example below. Revit beams are also known as structural framing. But when you open the floor plan you can t see the windows.

Click view tabcreate panelplan views drop down and then click floor plan reflected ceiling plan structural plan in the new plan dialog. Enter a value for both the bottom offset under primary range and the level offset under view depth that is more than 4 feet from the floor or slab. From there create a camera view.