Are Revit 3d Views Real Perspectives?

[Archimac]

I was working on my Revit model and tweaking the design by looking at it in 3d. I have to say that Revits 3d views are not very well rendered. Well, I say this in comparison to Sketchup. I exported this model to sketchup - turned on extended lines to look more hand drawin and shadows. I dropped in a few textures with the paint bucket.

All the views in Sketchup seem to be in a more realistic perspective - all in real time as you rotate. I know this topic has been discussed before, but the difference is striking! I think the ones who have not experience this should export a model and see what I mean.

My ultimate point is that I would like to have this quality of views in Revit as I design and I would not need to export a non-updating model.

Also, SU can show elevations in Perspective with one button click.

Was this ever added to the wish list??

[Andre Baros]

I am also an avid user of SU and am impressed with the way the same drawing can look better in sketchup. However, you can get the same perspectives in Revit, and as the amount of information mounts the Revit model looks better and better. I would also like to see Sketchup style x-ray vision, heavy profile lines, and extended lines as options in Revit... but only as options, not the default.

[Archimac]

However, you can get the same perspectives in Revit, and as the amount of information mounts the Revit model looks better and better.
How do you meant you can get the same quality Perspectives? I think you would have to set up a camera. But, the default 3d rotate in Revit is nowhere near the default perspective quality in SU's 3d rotate.IMHO!

[Scott D Davis]

You do set up a camera! The default 3D views in Revit are not perspectives, you must place a camera to get a perspective view. Then you have real time perspective movement with Middle mouse/scroll wheel click and Shift/Ctrl combinations.

I wish I had a AVI screen capture program to show you.

[Archimac]

That's great Scott! I hope to learn how to do it and can save it in a template file!

Will it allow me to rotate all around the building and scroll/pan up and down
to vary my eye level like in SU all from one camera?

[Scott D Davis]

In any plan view, go to View>Camera in the Design Bar, and place a camera in plan. Set the camera target direction by dragging the handle point around until the camera points the direction you need. The view will now automatically switch to the new perspective camera view, defaulted at 5'6" eye and target height. Now, in this 3D perspective view, use Scroll Wheel click and Shift or Ctrl to change the perspective live in real time.

Also, yes, you can pan/zoom/spin the camera around, channge the hieght and postition all in one motion. i just tried a test and I spun around a building in perspective view, going from worms-eye to birds-eye view all in one sweep.

[BillyGrey]

Yesssss SD-man, camera's rock, perspective=nice. By-by sketch-up (not really, it rocks too, I just don't ask SU to do bim, and i don't ask revit to simulate hand-drawn effects in renderings)

[beegee]

I wouldn't be surprised to see Revit overtake a lot of SketchUp's style sometime in the future.

[BillyGrey]

I really feel a close connection between the two. When I need a really quik component in Revit, sometimes I'll jump over to SU, blam it out, and link it back, usually quiky stuff.

When I discovered the camera in Revit though, some of what I admired about SU kinda blew away...
I hope Revit does adopt some of SU's look and feel style toys. And I really hope Revit will
include an export to Epix feature at some point, that would fininsh my wishlist (this week).

[SkiSouth]

" And I really hope Revit will include an export to Epix feature at some point"

I would second that. Sketchup is a lot of fun, not to mention very helpful in communicating the concept being presented. If Revit would offer that X-RAY look - (or at least a set of X-RAY glasses) I don't know how wistfully I would look at Sketchup..

[BomberAIA]

How does SU differ from Piranesi? Do you need both? Can you take your Revit model into SU and do a presentaion in an elevation view?

[BillyGrey]

I'llanswer this in the SU thread you started :)