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Nigel Weston
Nov 12, 2009 - 5:57 AM

est view range video I've seen and I've seen quite a few...thanks Paul all is now much clearer!

PFACS
Content Owner
Nov 13, 2009 - 11:34 AM

Thanks very much. I am glad you liked it! Please spread the word. I hope to post more soon.

Peter Brauers
Nov 13, 2009 - 10:23 AM

Great video Paul. Thanks for sharing!

PFACS
Content Owner
Nov 13, 2009 - 11:34 AM

My pleasure. I am glad you liked it. Please spread the word.

Jay B Zallan
Dec 9, 2009 - 3:21 PM

Great video, nice and clear/thorough but I have a comment/clarification... you said that "the only way" to get the specialty equipment to show up was to raise the cut plane.... Slightly misleading & not so... As you know one can use a plan region, to get specific objects to show up distinctly from the overall view range....

PFACS
Content Owner
Dec 9, 2009 - 4:34 PM

True. But only "slighly" misleading as you say. You can use a plan region. But to make it display, you would have to raise the cut plane in the plan region properties, soooo.... :-)

There is another approach actually. You can edit the Specialty equipment Family and add an invisible line passing through the cut plane. This will trigger display. Then you draw symbolic lines to represent what you want to see in plan. So for an item above the cut plane, you can draw dashed symbolic lines that appear in plan. I cover this technique step by step my Mastering the Family Editor Series DVDs. This topic is covered in Session 3. You can learn more about the DVDs at www.paulaubin.com/lrt

Thanks again for the comments.

PFACS
Content Owner
Dec 13, 2009 - 8:45 PM

If you want to learn all about the Family Editor, be sure to check out www.paulaubin.com/lrt for a five-disk DVD series on the Family Editor. Thanks

Robin Capper
Dec 14, 2009 - 5:30 AM

Great video, I often wonder why Revit's view range settings aren't more graphical? Grippable lines (like you drew)

krzystoff
Apr 21, 2011 - 12:45 AM

hopefully in 2013, we'll get a graphical (ie vertical section) preview in the View Range dialog box, something like the Wall Type Editor, with draggable sliders rather than the hit-and-miss numerical approach, with a live preview option for your current view window. it would make using it so much more intuitive and quick.

PFACS
Content Owner
Apr 21, 2011 - 12:38 PM

I completely agree. This is high on my wish list as well. Thanks for the comments.

PFACS
Content Owner
Dec 14, 2009 - 9:49 AM

Thanks. I agree. These should be more graphical for sure.

Cil Suarez
Jan 5, 2010 - 1:48 PM

Great explanation and many thanks for that.

PFACS
Content Owner
Jan 5, 2010 - 2:45 PM

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Raymund Plastina
Jan 7, 2010 - 3:56 AM

Useful topic! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Paul.

PFACS
Content Owner
Jan 7, 2010 - 9:45 AM

My pleasure. Thanks.

abhijitkeluskar
Jan 13, 2010 - 4:07 AM

thank u sir
great video

PFACS
Content Owner
Jan 13, 2010 - 8:08 AM

So glad you liked it. Thanks,

Adam
Mar 17, 2011 - 4:30 PM

Good stuff.

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Video (mp4) - 26.38MB
Title: ViewRange
Description: Understand the View Range feature for Floor Plans and Ceiling Plans.
Date: 11/3/2009 9:00 AM
Author: Paul F. Aubin
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