Can you scale a pattern in revit non-uniformely ?

[NP---MD]

Hello, 

I want to scale a pattern across one axis, ie squish it, so it represents a surface receding at an angle into the background in an elevation view. 

I'm having to do some very annoying drawing patched with filled regions and need this function. 

Thanks, 

[Tom_Kunsman]

Not sure you can do this. If the surface is receding at an angle, when you apply your surface pattern shouldn't the pattern already be 'receding' with the surface?

[barthbradley]

Like perspective view linework? What about orienting a 3D Perspective to the Elevation?  Bada bing!  No?  

[barthbradley]

I can't see how you could do this with a pattern. A pattern, by definition, is a repeated uniformity. If the pattern linework is straight, you could get there with a 2-point Adaptive Line Family snapped between 2 Divided Path Nodes points -  one in foreground and one in background - and then repeated.   The angle of the lines would be controlled by changing the length the background Divided Path or the Layout of the background Divided Path's Nodes.  

[SteveKStafford]

Model Patterns will do this automatically (when applied to a material surface pattern, like a roof), Detail Patterns do not. Make sure you're using a Model Pattern...assuming this is model view you're working in. Drafting views are not 3D and won't "know" to do this to a model pattern since it's only a 2D drafting environment.

[barthbradley]

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@NP---MD wrote:

Hello, 

I want to scale a pattern across one axis, ie squish it, so it represents a surface receding at an angle into the background in an elevation view. 

I'm having to do some very annoying drawing patched with filled regions and need this function. 

Thanks, 

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Hard to visualize exactly what you are describing or doing.  Love to see a screenshot of this "very annoying drawing patched with filled regions" that you did.  Might help us to help you.