Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Add a crop region
3 On the View Control Bar, click (Show Crop Region).
In the drawing area, the crop region appears as a box around the view.
4 To crop the view to show the desired portion, click the crop region box, and drag the handles.
You may need to zoom out to see the borders and handles of the crop region box.
Export the 2D view defined by the crop box
5 Export the view using File menu
➤
Export. See Export on page 1273.
Exporting Part of a 3D View
To export part of a 3D view, use a section box to define the part of the 3D view to export. By applying a
section box, you are limiting the amount of the model that is exported. Elements that are completely outside
the section box are not included in the export file.
The section box is particularly useful for large models. For example, for an interior rendering of a conference
room in an office building, use a section box to export the conference room and omit the rest of the building.
NOTE For 3D views, crop region boundaries are not exported, and so you cannot use crop regions to limit model
geometry. Instead, use section boxes as described here. (You can, however, use crop regions to export part of a
2D view.)
To export part of a 3D view
1 In the Project Browser, right-click the 3D view to export, and click Duplicate View
➤
Duplicate.
The duplicate view displays in the drawing area. In the Project Browser, the duplicate view is
named Copy of <View>.
2 Rename the duplicate view: in the Project Browser, right-click the duplicate view, and click
Rename. Enter a new name, and click OK.
This is the 3D view that you will export. Saving the view allows you to easily export it again
later if you make revisions to the model.
Add a section box
3 Click View menu
➤
View Properties.
4 In the Element Properties dialog, locate the Extents section of the instance parameters. Select
Section Box, and click OK.
The section box appears in the drawing area.
5 Select the section box to see its handles. Drag the handles to change the shape and size of the
box.
It may be easier to control the size, shape, and position of the section box from another view
(such as a floor plan), as follows:
a Open the floor plan view.
b In the Project Browser, right-click the 3D view’s name, and click Show Section Box.
The section box displays in the floor plan view.
c Select the section box in the floor plan view, and drag the handles to change its size and
shape.
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