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PE M1 01 - Create Section Views

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Exercise duration: ~15 minutes

Practice exercise: Create section views


In this exercise you will create a 2D section view
and edit the view properties. Then you’ll
override object visibility and graphics in the
view. Finally, you’ll create a 3D section view
based on the 2D section.

Learning objectives:

• Create a 2D section view.


• Modify view properties.
• Create a matching 3D section.
The completed exercise

1. Open the exercise file Create-section-


views.rvt.

Figure 1. Create-section-views.rvt exercise


file

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2. Open the Level 1 floor plan view. In the
View tab, select the Section View tool.

Figure 2. Level 1 floor plan view

3. In the View tab, Create panel, select


the Section tool.

Figure 3. Section tool

4. Pick the start and end points of the


section line as indicated in the image.
Note that Section 1 has been created in
the Project Browser.

Figure 4. Creating section line

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5. Use the Cycle Section Tail control (1) to
display the same section head marker
on both ends of the line. Then pick the
Gaps in Segment control (2) to create a
gap and use the drag controls to drag
the lines away from the building.

Figure 5. Before and after editing the


section line

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6. In the Project Browser, right-click on
Section 1 and choose Rename. Name
the view Key Section.

Figure 6. Renaming Section 1 to Key


Section

7. Open the Key Section view.

Figure 7. Key Section view

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8. Select one of the Levels visible in the
view, right-click, and choose Hide in
View > Category.

Figure 8. Hiding levels by category

9. Select the section line in the view,


right-click, and choose Repeat [Hide
Category]

Figure 9. Hiding section line

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10. Select the toposurface, right-click, and
choose Override Graphics in View > By
Category.

Figure 10. Overriding graphics in view

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11. Set the Cut Patterns foreground
pattern to Solid Fill. Then change the
color to Grey (RGB value 192-192-192).
Click OK to apply the overrides.

Figure 11. Overriding cut pattern

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12. Click the crop region and use the
bottom drag control to crop the view
closer to the foundations. Then click
the Crop Region Visibility button on the
View Control Bar to hide it in the view.

Figure 12. Adjusting crop region size, then


hiding it in the view

13. In the Properties palette, click the Edit


button next to Graphic Display Options.

Figure 13. Editing graphic display options

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14. Expand the Shadows panel and select
the Cast Shadows option. Then expand
the Lighting panel and set the Shadows
value to 20.

Figure 14. Enabling shadows

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15. Expand the Depth Cueing panel and
select the Show Depth option. Then set
the Fade Start/End Location Far value
to 30 and the Fade Limit (%) Dark
value to 15. Then click OK to apply the
changes.

Figure 15. Depth Cueing settings

16. Review the 2D section view.

Figure 16. 2D section view

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17. In the Project Browser, right-click over
the {3D} view and choose Duplicate
View > Duplicate. Then rename the
view 3D Section.

Figure 17. Duplicating the default 3D view

18. In the 3D Section view, right-click over


the ViewCube and choose Orient to
View > Sections > Section: Key Section.

Figure 18. Orienting to Key Section view

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19. Use the ViewCube or Navigation Wheel
to orbit the view to display in 3D.

Figure 19. Orbiting view to display in 3D

20. Review the completed 3D section view.

Figure 20. Completing 3D section view

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