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The standing rule with linked datums is that if they intersect the view cutting plane, they should show up in the host. However, Matthew Nelson discovered an interesting inconsistency – for Plan Views…
The rule is that Walls shorter than 6 feet (approximately 1.83 meters) are not shown as Cut (ie. thicker lines), even if they intersect the cut plane of the Plan View – they are shown in Projection UN…
Boost Your BIM provides a macro that sets a Plan View top and bottom extents to a 3D view section box… interesting stuff: Using 3D Section Box to set Plan View’s View Range � Boost Your BIM – making R…
There are at least two ways to work around the fact that a Plan Region will not affect the viewing of Topography elements. From the AUGI forums (2007):Alex PageWhat about having a ‘cut-plane’ of the v…
I came across the Revit Zone blog today. It has some good information on a range of topics, and there have been plenty of posts already this year. View range is something that is often not understood …
There is a great video on View Range by Paul Aubin at the link below here: http://www.screencast.com/t/eCJaIgaevE It is very well explained and I learned some things I had no idea about, like the ‘tol…