Work with view templates and visibility/graphic overrides

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.

Video transcript

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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