Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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A selected room in a section view
Move a selected room by dragging it using the move control. If the room has a tag, move the tag with the
room by selecting both and dragging them to the new location. As an alternative, you can delete the tag
before moving the room, and then tag the room in its new location.
When you select a room in a section view, you can visually check its upper and lower boundaries and use
the arrow controls to adjust them, if needed. See
Rooms in Section Views on page 980 and Changing the
Room Height Graphically on page 995.
Controlling the Visibility of Rooms
By default, rooms do not display in plan views and section views. However, you can change visibility/graphic
settings to make rooms and their reference lines visible in these views. These settings become part of the
view properties.
BEST PRACTICE Create view templates with the desired room visibility settings. Apply these view templates to
views in which you want to display and work with rooms. See View Templates on page 507.
To display rooms
1 Open the plan view or the section view.
2 Type vg , or click View tab
➤
Graphics panel
➤
Visibility/Graphics.
3 On the Model Categories tab of the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, scroll down to Rooms,
and click to expand it.
4 To display rooms in the view using an interior fill color, select Interior Fill.
5 To display reference lines for rooms, select Reference.
6 Click OK.
Room Boundaries
Revit Architecture uses room boundaries when computing the area, perimeter, and volume of a room. You
can check room boundaries in plan views and section views.
To check room boundaries, you can select rooms or change visibility/graphic settings for the view. See
Selecting a Room on page 978 and Controlling the Visibility of Rooms on page 979.
TIP When working with rooms, open a plan view and a section view, and type wt to tile the windows. This strategy
allows you to see the perimeter of the room and its upper and lower boundaries at the same time.
Related topics
■ Room Area on page 989
■ Room Volume on page 991
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