VIEW RANGE ISSUES

[tcrawford1978]

How do I use the view range for a floor plan to show certain things? I have changed this and that and cant seem to make it work. I dont see any changes to my floor plans using this. What is the trick?

[rob.127056]

Probabaly could use some more information.
-What is your curret view range set at?
-What "things" are you trying to show in plan?

There are a lot of threads that discuss view range and how it works.
Maybe some screen shots would help also.

Take a look at this PDF I found a long time ago on the forums that helps explain view range.

[DaveP]

I have an older copy, but if they still have the same chapter on Views (chapter 3 in the 2008 version) in Introducing Revit Architecture (http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Autodesk-Architecture-Official-Training/dp/1118029968)
had the best description of View Ranges I've even seen.
It showed a small room with a Mezzanine and some Furniture and what was displayed using different View Range settings
(Steve? is that still in the latest?)

[antman]

Also, check out the links on this blog post. The pdf handout is especially helpful. http://therevitkid.blogspot.com/2011/07/revit-tip-floor-plan-and-ceiling-plan.html

[Revitaoist]

Here are a few tricks: The cut plane should be at 4'-0" typically. A family that the cut plane does not contact will not show, so you have to put an <invisible line> in the family to get the family to hit the cut plane, that's why that line-type is in all family templates. You can use 'plan regions' for an area to have different cut planes, good for upper windows.