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MiddleL
9/29/2009 4:43:09 PM
 
pensing2
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View Range issues  

I have a building with 4 levels, 2 below ground, 2 above.  At the top of each level are either beams or joists supporting the floor (or roof) above it.  About 6'9" down from the T/Steel, I have the T/doors and windows, with CMU above and to the sides of them.

 

I am trying to create floor plans that show the outlines of the CMU walls, but with the windows/doors shown within the walls, so that I can draw the lintels, and the CMU in the correct place.  I have the architectural model linked into my structural model and am using cuts through the architectural model as my back grounds.  I have tried cutting right at the T/ Steel and setting the bottom of my view range to intersect the doors/windows.  I have tried cutting the doors/windows and setting the top of the view range at the top of the steel.  Nothing seems to be working.  I either get just windows and no walls or steel, or I get steel and CMU wall and no windows.  I have found a few ways on other forums that might work, but they are very complicated and convoluted.  Does anybody have a simpler solution?

 

Thanks
12/29/2009 4:54:47 PM
 
superJMuser
235 Posts
Joined 08/19/2009
Re: View Range issues
In Response To:  pensing2

Hi,

 

Did you find an solution to this?  I have some ideas, but since it has been a while since you made the post, I would be interested to know if you found a solution...

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superJMuser
1/4/2010 4:45:43 PM
 
superJMuser
235 Posts
Joined 08/19/2009
Re: View Range issues
In Response To:  pensing2

Any chance you could post the revit file you are working with...I would be happy to take a look if you haven't already figured this out...if you have, what was the problem?

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superJMuser
1/4/2010 4:57:52 PM
 
pensing2
10 Posts
Joined 09/29/2009
Re: View Range issues
In Response To:  superJMuser

Well for that particular project, I ended up just using one complete wall and not putting actual lintels in but instead, just put a masking region over the area where the lintel needed to go and just used detail lines to draw the lintel.

 

The problem I think is that for architectural, it shows everything above where you cut, where as for structural, it shows everything below (or the opposite...I've been back to autoCAD projects for a few weeks).  But so I wasn't able to find any sort of middle ground where it would show the arch that I needed and the steel that I needed because it was showing two different directions.

 

I haven't had that particular situation since, but since then I've discovered the Plan Region Tool, where you can change the cut region for just a particular area.  I haven't tried using it in that situation, but I think it might be the best solution.

 

Let me know if you come up with anything better or easier!
1/5/2010 5:57:36 PM
 
superJMuser
235 Posts
Joined 08/19/2009
Re: View Range issues
In Response To:  pensing2

okay, will do!

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superJMuser

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