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Can't be easier than that, huh??? I hope it was worth the wait!!!
Can't be easier than that, huh??? I hope it was worth the wait!!!
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Monday, 15 September 2008
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
So here's the down-low on Section Markers turning off at certain scales; along with a Revitism that's useful for most everything: "Think twice and place once"
Ooooh, I like that -even though it is bastardized from "measure twice and cut once"
Anyways: The 'on and off-ed-ness' of these Section markers is controlled by the Hide at Scales Coarser Than property.
And:
The Hide at Scales Coarser Than property defaults to the scale value of the view where you placed the section. Right??? Right!!! And if used mindfully can really make this functionality unbeatable!!! That's where the "Think twice and place once" comes into play. (as with most things in Revit!!!)
If you want the section marker to be visible in views with scales 1/8"=1'-0" and larger (1/4"=1'-0", etc.) then place the sections in a 1/8"=1'-0" view and they (the section markers) will show in views of all scales down to 1/8"=1'-0" but not smaller (or "coarser than" 1/8"=1'-0"; such as 1/16"=1'-0", etc.).
As I said before, the scale of the view where the Section is placed becomes the default value to be found next to Hide at Scales Coarser Than in the properties (see above image), for each section marker... So when working on a project try to (do) keep this in mind since these are instance parameters... so placing a shit-load of sections with an undesired Hide at Scales Coarser Than value can make extra work for...ummm...you???...or those interns (if we can force (i mean convince...I mean ask) them to fix this for us).
Hey J, Can we have Building Sections turn off below 1/8"=1'-0" and Wall Sections turn off below 1/4"=1'-0" just by changing views, or better yet, just by changing the scale of the view we're in?
Yes!!! Oh, and does this apply to Elevation markers as well??? What do you think???
...I love asking myself 3rd person questions...
BTW: sorry (again) to all the interns, but think of it at this as if it's going to help you out...
So to recap:
1) "Use Revit Like Revit"
2) "Think Twice and Place Once"
Let's see where these Revitisms go!!!
P.S. Has anyone noticed that we can now "Duplicate" Elevation Views??? Sneaky ADSK!!! I like it though...
Good times,
-J
Ooooh, I like that -even though it is bastardized from "measure twice and cut once"
Anyways: The 'on and off-ed-ness' of these Section markers is controlled by the Hide at Scales Coarser Than property.
And:
The Hide at Scales Coarser Than property defaults to the scale value of the view where you placed the section. Right??? Right!!! And if used mindfully can really make this functionality unbeatable!!! That's where the "Think twice and place once" comes into play. (as with most things in Revit!!!)
If you want the section marker to be visible in views with scales 1/8"=1'-0" and larger (1/4"=1'-0", etc.) then place the sections in a 1/8"=1'-0" view and they (the section markers) will show in views of all scales down to 1/8"=1'-0" but not smaller (or "coarser than" 1/8"=1'-0"; such as 1/16"=1'-0", etc.).As I said before, the scale of the view where the Section is placed becomes the default value to be found next to Hide at Scales Coarser Than in the properties (see above image), for each section marker... So when working on a project try to (do) keep this in mind since these are instance parameters... so placing a shit-load of sections with an undesired Hide at Scales Coarser Than value can make extra work for...ummm...you???...or those interns (if we can force (i mean convince...I mean ask) them to fix this for us).
Hey J, Can we have Building Sections turn off below 1/8"=1'-0" and Wall Sections turn off below 1/4"=1'-0" just by changing views, or better yet, just by changing the scale of the view we're in?
Yes!!! Oh, and does this apply to Elevation markers as well??? What do you think???
...I love asking myself 3rd person questions...
BTW: sorry (again) to all the interns, but think of it at this as if it's going to help you out...
So to recap:
1) "Use Revit Like Revit"
2) "Think Twice and Place Once"
Let's see where these Revitisms go!!!
P.S. Has anyone noticed that we can now "Duplicate" Elevation Views??? Sneaky ADSK!!! I like it though...
Good times,
-J
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