Floor Plan View Range

Use the view range every plan view has a property called view range also known as a visible range.

Floor plan view range.

First the floor plan or ceiling plan must be opened using the project browser. Everything cut by the pink line like in the image below will display in thick lines. The reason why we can t see it is that they are placed above the cut plane of the plan s view range. Users can access the view range with just a few clicks.

But when you open the floor plan you can t see the windows. If the above circumstances cannot be fullfilled follow these steps to exclude the floor slab. Go to the floor plan view and click in the view range menu in the instance properties. 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. Click the edit button for the view range parameter. The horizontal planes that define the view range are top cut plane and bottom. Everything between the cut.

The floor plan cut the model at elevation 1200 mm but the windows sill height are at 1700 mm. The top and bottom clip planes represent the topmost and bottommost portion of the view range. In a floor plan view the key parameters are cut plane and bottom. There are two windows in the elevation view.

Set cut plane to 4 0 1220 mm. For plan views choose view properties view range and set top to level above with an offset setting of 0 0 0 mm. The view range button must be clicked to access the view 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.

For example to establish a view range that ensures visibility of objects for a first floor plan view follow these steps.