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00:01
In this video we will cover adjusting view settings and applying and assigning view templates.
00:10
In this floor plan view you can see different colors, varying line weights and even different brightness levels.
00:19
We'll take a look at how this is controlled.
00:23
When nothing is selected the properties palette displays the parameters of the view or the view settings.
00:31
You should be aware that a lot of these settings are also available in the view control bar.
00:37
For example, you can see the view scale in the properties palette as well as in the view control bar.
00:47
You'll also notice that in the properties palette there are some parameters that are greyed out.
00:53
For example, the detail level is unavailable and if I go to the view control bar, it's also greyed out here as well,
01:02
when you see a view setting greyed out that should indicate that a view template has been assigned and is controlling that parameter.
01:12
So you may be wondering why can I not adjust the detail level but I can adjust the scale,
01:19
and that's because the view template that is assigned and we'll take a look at that.
01:25
So when I scroll down to the view template parameter you can see electrical plan is being used.
01:32
When you see a view template in this field, that means that it has been assigned to the view.
01:39
So when I click in the view template field it opens the assigned view template dialog.
01:45
And you can see that electrical plan is selected.
01:48
And when I take a look at the view properties, you can see that some are included and some are not.
01:55
This is controlled with this check box in the Include column.
01:59
And so you can see that view scale is deselected whereas detail level is selected.
02:07
And as I scroll through the list, you can see the other ones that are selected.
02:12
So when a parameter is selected in this case detail level, that means that the view template will control or drive that parameter for the view.
02:23
And so that's how you can maintain consistency in your views is by using view templates.
02:30
But in some cases you may not want to include all of the parameters.
02:37
The other way to use a view template is to apply it.
02:41
So if I click OK to close this dialog, I can then switch to the view ribbon and in the graphics panel I'll expand view templates,
02:50
and you can see that there is this tool called apply template properties to current view.
02:55
So if I were to simply apply the electrical plan view template, it would be a one-time application of those view parameters,
03:05
and then I could adjust them as needed.
03:08
So if I applied it, you would see you would not see electrical plan listed as the view template.
03:14
And none of these parameters would be greyed out.
03:17
And so that's the difference between assigning and applying a view template.
03:24
Continuing on here in our list of view settings, the there's a visibility graphic overrides which are important and we will touch on that in a minute.
03:34
The discipline is also important and is currently set to electrical and being driven by the view template.
03:41
But any of the M. E. P. Disciplines will have the architectural components half tone by default.
03:49
And so that's why in this view you can see the electrical components are bright and full brightness,
03:57
whereas the architectural components are half tone.
04:03
Another thing that's very important is the view range.
04:07
And when I scroll down to the extent section I can see view range and I'll click Edit to open up the view range dialog and then I'll click show,
04:17
and you can see a graphic here which can help you understand what these settings do.
04:24
And like I said, it's very important so that you are seeing the just the extent of the view that you want to.
04:31
And so remember we're working with a 3D Model here,
04:35
and so we in a floor plan view, we just want to see a certain slice of the building model if you will.
04:42
And so the view range will control the top and bottom extents the view.
04:49
And so if you have underground conduit then you're going to want to adjust the view depth and the bottom so that you can see below the floor,
04:58
if the top, you want to make sure that you are extended up enough so that you can see the lights and anything above the ceiling.
05:06
Or maybe you don't want to see that.
05:07
And so you can adjust the top to control that.
05:10
And then the cut plane.
05:11
That's important too, really to mainly with the architectural components,
05:16
and so you want to cut through doors and windows so that they are visible and appear like you're used to seeing them in the view,
05:23
or if you don't want to see them, you can adjust that above it and it and it will change how that displays.
05:30
Click OK to close the view range dialog and then we'll take a look at visibility and graphic overrides.
05:38
So I'll click Edit, next to visibility graphic overrides.
05:41
And that's going to open up this dialogue.
05:43
And the important thing to note here is that these controls are specific to the view.
05:50
So that's why it says floor plan and then the specific floor plan view that we are viewing.
05:56
The first thing you can do, the first thing that you can do is control the visibility of categories.
06:04
So you can see that there are several categories that are deselected here or unchecked in the visibility column.
06:11
That means that they will not be visible.
06:14
And so we have several architectural components turned off.
06:18
Mechanical components are turned off but our lighting fixtures, lighting devices, those are all on so that we can see them in this view.
06:26
You can also adjust the graphic display of those components by adjusting projection lines and cut lines.
06:33
And you can even set categories to half tone or override the detail level of specific model categories.
06:43
Similarly, on the annotation categories tab you can control the visibility and some graphic display settings,
06:50
for annotation categories such as text and tags.
06:56
Analytical model categories are more for structural analytical components.
06:60
If you have anything imported, you can control those on the imported categories tab,
07:06
and then on the filters tab you can create filters that will override graphic certain graphic settings,
07:14
and then also the visibility of certain components.
07:18
And so in this case we have an electrical check filter and we'll click Edit and take a look at what that's doing.
07:25
So first off it's applied to electrical fixtures, lighting devices and lighting fixtures,
07:31
and what it is looking for is the circuit number and that it contains a dash.
07:38
And so in this case that's the naming convention that's used,
07:40
and so it's looking for those fixtures that are assigned to a circuit and have the correct naming convention.
07:52
And then in this case it is visible.
07:55
And then the what's being, what's happening to those components is that the line color is being overridden with green.
08:03
So you can tell which of those circuits are, sorry, which of those components are assigned to the circuits properly.
08:10
But you could you could create filters and turn off the visibility or apply other graphic settings to those.
08:20
Lastly, on the Revit links tab, you can control the visibility of Revit links.
08:26
You can also set them to half tone or set it to an underlay if you wish.
08:31
And then there are also specific visibility and graphic controls for the links.
08:37
And so an example would be if the architectural model has lighting fixtures and you do not want to see them,
08:45
where you don't want to turn it off on the model categories tab because that would then turn it off for everything in that view.
08:51
And so what you could do is come in here to the RVT Link Display Settings dialog, set it to custom,
08:59
and then on the model categories tab set it to custom.
09:03
And then you could control the lighting fixtures for the model, for the linked model separately from your, in your host model.
09:16
So there's obviously a lot here, but that is how you can control the visibility and graphic settings for your view,
09:24
and then also standardized those with view templates.
00:01
In this video we will cover adjusting view settings and applying and assigning view templates.
00:10
In this floor plan view you can see different colors, varying line weights and even different brightness levels.
00:19
We'll take a look at how this is controlled.
00:23
When nothing is selected the properties palette displays the parameters of the view or the view settings.
00:31
You should be aware that a lot of these settings are also available in the view control bar.
00:37
For example, you can see the view scale in the properties palette as well as in the view control bar.
00:47
You'll also notice that in the properties palette there are some parameters that are greyed out.
00:53
For example, the detail level is unavailable and if I go to the view control bar, it's also greyed out here as well,
01:02
when you see a view setting greyed out that should indicate that a view template has been assigned and is controlling that parameter.
01:12
So you may be wondering why can I not adjust the detail level but I can adjust the scale,
01:19
and that's because the view template that is assigned and we'll take a look at that.
01:25
So when I scroll down to the view template parameter you can see electrical plan is being used.
01:32
When you see a view template in this field, that means that it has been assigned to the view.
01:39
So when I click in the view template field it opens the assigned view template dialog.
01:45
And you can see that electrical plan is selected.
01:48
And when I take a look at the view properties, you can see that some are included and some are not.
01:55
This is controlled with this check box in the Include column.
01:59
And so you can see that view scale is deselected whereas detail level is selected.
02:07
And as I scroll through the list, you can see the other ones that are selected.
02:12
So when a parameter is selected in this case detail level, that means that the view template will control or drive that parameter for the view.
02:23
And so that's how you can maintain consistency in your views is by using view templates.
02:30
But in some cases you may not want to include all of the parameters.
02:37
The other way to use a view template is to apply it.
02:41
So if I click OK to close this dialog, I can then switch to the view ribbon and in the graphics panel I'll expand view templates,
02:50
and you can see that there is this tool called apply template properties to current view.
02:55
So if I were to simply apply the electrical plan view template, it would be a one-time application of those view parameters,
03:05
and then I could adjust them as needed.
03:08
So if I applied it, you would see you would not see electrical plan listed as the view template.
03:14
And none of these parameters would be greyed out.
03:17
And so that's the difference between assigning and applying a view template.
03:24
Continuing on here in our list of view settings, the there's a visibility graphic overrides which are important and we will touch on that in a minute.
03:34
The discipline is also important and is currently set to electrical and being driven by the view template.
03:41
But any of the M. E. P. Disciplines will have the architectural components half tone by default.
03:49
And so that's why in this view you can see the electrical components are bright and full brightness,
03:57
whereas the architectural components are half tone.
04:03
Another thing that's very important is the view range.
04:07
And when I scroll down to the extent section I can see view range and I'll click Edit to open up the view range dialog and then I'll click show,
04:17
and you can see a graphic here which can help you understand what these settings do.
04:24
And like I said, it's very important so that you are seeing the just the extent of the view that you want to.
04:31
And so remember we're working with a 3D Model here,
04:35
and so we in a floor plan view, we just want to see a certain slice of the building model if you will.
04:42
And so the view range will control the top and bottom extents the view.
04:49
And so if you have underground conduit then you're going to want to adjust the view depth and the bottom so that you can see below the floor,
04:58
if the top, you want to make sure that you are extended up enough so that you can see the lights and anything above the ceiling.
05:06
Or maybe you don't want to see that.
05:07
And so you can adjust the top to control that.
05:10
And then the cut plane.
05:11
That's important too, really to mainly with the architectural components,
05:16
and so you want to cut through doors and windows so that they are visible and appear like you're used to seeing them in the view,
05:23
or if you don't want to see them, you can adjust that above it and it and it will change how that displays.
05:30
Click OK to close the view range dialog and then we'll take a look at visibility and graphic overrides.
05:38
So I'll click Edit, next to visibility graphic overrides.
05:41
And that's going to open up this dialogue.
05:43
And the important thing to note here is that these controls are specific to the view.
05:50
So that's why it says floor plan and then the specific floor plan view that we are viewing.
05:56
The first thing you can do, the first thing that you can do is control the visibility of categories.
06:04
So you can see that there are several categories that are deselected here or unchecked in the visibility column.
06:11
That means that they will not be visible.
06:14
And so we have several architectural components turned off.
06:18
Mechanical components are turned off but our lighting fixtures, lighting devices, those are all on so that we can see them in this view.
06:26
You can also adjust the graphic display of those components by adjusting projection lines and cut lines.
06:33
And you can even set categories to half tone or override the detail level of specific model categories.
06:43
Similarly, on the annotation categories tab you can control the visibility and some graphic display settings,
06:50
for annotation categories such as text and tags.
06:56
Analytical model categories are more for structural analytical components.
06:60
If you have anything imported, you can control those on the imported categories tab,
07:06
and then on the filters tab you can create filters that will override graphic certain graphic settings,
07:14
and then also the visibility of certain components.
07:18
And so in this case we have an electrical check filter and we'll click Edit and take a look at what that's doing.
07:25
So first off it's applied to electrical fixtures, lighting devices and lighting fixtures,
07:31
and what it is looking for is the circuit number and that it contains a dash.
07:38
And so in this case that's the naming convention that's used,
07:40
and so it's looking for those fixtures that are assigned to a circuit and have the correct naming convention.
07:52
And then in this case it is visible.
07:55
And then the what's being, what's happening to those components is that the line color is being overridden with green.
08:03
So you can tell which of those circuits are, sorry, which of those components are assigned to the circuits properly.
08:10
But you could you could create filters and turn off the visibility or apply other graphic settings to those.
08:20
Lastly, on the Revit links tab, you can control the visibility of Revit links.
08:26
You can also set them to half tone or set it to an underlay if you wish.
08:31
And then there are also specific visibility and graphic controls for the links.
08:37
And so an example would be if the architectural model has lighting fixtures and you do not want to see them,
08:45
where you don't want to turn it off on the model categories tab because that would then turn it off for everything in that view.
08:51
And so what you could do is come in here to the RVT Link Display Settings dialog, set it to custom,
08:59
and then on the model categories tab set it to custom.
09:03
And then you could control the lighting fixtures for the model, for the linked model separately from your, in your host model.
09:16
So there's obviously a lot here, but that is how you can control the visibility and graphic settings for your view,
09:24
and then also standardized those with view templates.
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