Hi there,
Let me try to explain this. I do a section cut based on top view through the model, and then look at the top view of the model (using ortho viewcube), trying to get a plan view much like a 2D drawing that you can see in Revit. But when doing this way, the Revit model (in Navisworks) don't show the wall boundary or can't see the difference between the wall and floor. The type of structure we dealing with is like concrete tanks with dividing walls, not complecated.
Is this possible? Is there anything missing or we could have done wrong when export nwc file from revit? currently runing Revit 2014 and Navisworks 2014, but I think to us, it has been like this since earlier versions. I am thinking there must be a way that we can do this.
Please help.
Best Regards
Peggy Lin
Hi Peggy,
Could you supply some screen-shots showing what it looks like and what it should look like please?
Thanks,
Ian
Hi Ian,
Look at this top view in Ortho, can't see the wall at all, it is blend together with floor.
You will have to change the view angle a bit to see it
I have tried to change the lighting, render mode, nothing help. checked the setting of Revit and nwc... can't seem to find anything that can make the ortho top view useful. Can Navisworks do this?
Cheers,
Peggy Lin
You can use Selection Sets and Display Styles in Navisworks to change the colour based on properties and queries, so that the change is applied automatically when the model gets updated.
If the surfaces have the same properties (or material) and lighting, it is normal that they do not display differently.
Another possibility is to apply or display the materials used, so to start rendering this view, in Navisworks but i'm not sure that's the way you want to go.
The easiest is to have the floor changed of material or colour in Revit itself.
Thanks Patrick,
That is what I was suspecting. Changing the color or chaning the materials, but I hope that is not the only answer to this question.
Since the type of structure we dealing with are not really building. There is not always perfect situation that I can use search set to get all I needed, nor I can't train all of Revit user to watch out on how they catagorize every item as they modelled, sometimes, it is a bit of gray area.
Anyway, thanks for your input.
Best Regards,
Peggy
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