topic Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point? in Revit Architecture Forum

How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

zzeerroo1234 — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 17:16:33 GMT

Hello Autodesk..

I'm trying to figure out how to recreate the "Site" Plan that's shown below

I Tried to add it by going to Plan Views > Floor Plan and when i click "Ok" Nothing happens.. What am i doing wrong? Also i want to know how to add the Project Base Point to the Site Plan.

The Site plan already exists in this template..

I was wondering if this Site plan was deleted by mistake, How can i recreate it? I've searched every post regarding this subject on this forum but failed to find the solution i needed.

Basically on this Site plan i can see the project from above without any cut plan.. I only want to know how to recreate it to be exactly like this one.. Just in case i deleted it by mistake.

I'll provide the template file with this post hopefully you can help me out, Thanks in advance.

Arc_Template_NEW.rte [I couldn't attach the template directly to this post so i had to use Mediafire.]

(I didn't create this template)

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

barthbradley — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:09:11 GMT

I'm kinda lost. Are you trying to start a brand new Project using the "Arc Template NEW.rte" Template, or trying to create a Plan View from a Level, which is what you are doing when you go to Plan Views > Floor Plan?

If the Site Plan already exists, you need to locate and open (or insert) the Project, which has an RVT extension.

Do this: Start a NEW Project and browse to and select the "Arc Template NEW.rte" as the Template to use, then report back to us on what you see on the screen.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

ToanDN — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:18:16 GMT

Untick the box Do not duplicate.... in the dialog then you can choose a Level to create a Site plan.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

SteveKStafford — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 03:43:40 GMT

The dialog you were writing about for creating a new floor plan will filter out the levels that already have views associated with them. As @ToanDN suggested you just need to uncheck the option at the bottom to reveal the levels in the project.

Views are permanently associated with a Level. As such, the view called Site Plan (is a default view in most templates) ordinarily based on Level 1 (stock name). The base architectural template has a floor plan called Level 1, a ceiling plan for Level 1 and Site Plan. The primary and functional difference between Site Plan and the others is the View Range settings (cutting much higher than a floor or ceiling plan) and which categories are turned off.

A custom template might also be using custom Browser Organization, views that go missing will usually be listed under a branch with ??? which indicates Revit is missing information about the view to sort it properly. It looks like your image has all of the browser visible and I don't see any ??? but if there is more above what we can see in the image it's possible your view is just missing a sorting criteria to be listed properly.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 04:44:02 GMT

...and after creating a duplicate view from Level 1 to be named "Site Plan", go into the Visibility/Graphics dialog box for the view and manually turn on the Project Base Point and Survey Point under the Site Category.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

bin — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:01:09 GMT

You have 3 options:

1. Duplicate your Ground Level Floor Plan and set the View Range. Also under VG setting, Rick Project Base Point under Site Category.

2. Create a plan view for the Ground Level under View Tab. You need to untick the option if you already have a floor plan associated to that level. You still need to turn on the Project Base Point under VG setting.

3. Duplicate a ground level floor plan, apply a site plan view template to it.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

zzeerroo1234 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:18:24 GMT

Thanks to all of you who replied with a possible solution!

I'll make sure to give them all a try by tonight.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

zzeerroo1234 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:22:30 GMT

I'm sorry for not making it clear.. I just have some difficulty explaining what i really need.

I'm trying to recreate the site plan just in case i deleted it by mistake so i can be able to make it again.

Tonight ill try some of the solutions posted on this forum.

Thank you for your reply.

Re: How to create a Site plan with Project Base Point?

barthbradley — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:44:26 GMT

I get it now. You explained it right. I went left. My misunderstanding. No biggie.

Good luck.