Floor Plan View Range

Go to the floor plan view and click in the view range menu in the instance properties.

Floor plan view range.

For plan views choose view properties view range and set top to level above with an offset setting of 0 0 0 mm. The horizontal planes that define the view range are top cut plane and bottom. First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. Once the floor plan or ceiling plan is open the view range button becomes available in the properties panel see figure 1.

Let s take a look at this example below. Everything cut by the pink line like in the image below will display in thick lines. Click the edit button for the view range parameter. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

Everything between the cut. The top and bottom clip planes represent the topmost and bottommost portion of the view range. Use the view range every plan view has a property called view range also known as a visible range. Enter a value for both the bottom offset under primary range and the level offset under view depth that is more than 4 feet from the floor or slab.

The floor plan cut the model at elevation 1200 mm but the windows sill height are at 1700 mm. The reason why we can t see it is that they are placed above the cut plane of the plan s view range. In a floor plan view the key parameters are cut plane and bottom. Set a level and a height offset for each of these parameter.

In plan view click view menu view properties. The view range is a set of horizontal planes that control the visibility and display of objects in a plan view. Set cut plane to 4 0 1220 mm. The view range button must be clicked to access the view range.

If the above circumstances cannot be fullfilled follow these steps to exclude the floor slab.