Deleting a Level

[sheenasharp]

Hello,

I acidentally created 2 levels representing the third floor.  This is confusing and no doubt will lead to unexpected behavior when the model gets more complex.  How can I delete a level?

thanks.

[Anonymous]

Just generally speaking, levels are the most critical part

of a model. The floors get tied to the levels and the walls

get tied to the floors etc. I guess like a house of cards 

built up high, if all the horizontal cards just diapeared,

all the other cards would come crashing down.

But the "name" of Revit MEANS "Revise instantly".

And what would be the most commen thing you would

want to "revise" in the middle of project, would robably be

ceiling height. Those MEP guys can really get to battling

it out with what the owners want to spend on ceiling height.

So we need to think from the start about how everything

progressively gets attached to a level. That way we will

know how to unattach everything in reverse to leave

that level completely free, to in most cases move the

level, or if for some reason delete it.

Having said all that, yes levels can easily be deleted and

created. You can use levels just to line things up, and

not even give them a name, and then delete them.

To delete a level, just highlight it and push your delete 

key. To create a level, I just right-click another lever

and click "creat similar".

[sheenasharp]

Nice reply,  and I appreciate the info (and it reinforces my desire to have no confusion with levels.)

However, just to be clear:  I beleive what happened was the plan view of the level had been deleted,

THE LEVEL IS STILL THERE, as a few walls are attached to it.

which view do I use to ensure that the level itself is deleted, (I will rebuild any resultant deleted hosted elements)

thanks.

[Anonymous]

You seem to be a clear thinker and will
do well understanding Revit.

But here's the deal. Some people get
right on track and understand most of
everything well in 3,4 or 5 years. I'm
getting close to there but I've always
been a little slow coming on 6 years.

And then there are some people that
don't seem like they will ever be able
to put it all together in their mind.

(Maybe they just need to eat some 

salmon fish or sardines).

Virtual modelling of buildings is just
as complex as it is in manufacturing.
Very complex. Take these levels for

example. You can delete Level 1 under

Floor Plan views, but you didn't delete

level 1. You can still see it in an
elevation view just like it was, and you

can see it in Site Plan.

You can't see Level 1 by dropping the
depth of the view from level 2, because
it's not there, your deleted it.

You can restore what you deleted by
going to the View Tab> Plan Views> Floor
Plans. But you better uncheck that "do not
duplicate" or you won't see the one you
want. But there are plenty more mysteries
involving levels to be sure.

So if you have read this far then you
can see the point I'm making. Don't go to
deep into mastering all the mysteries of
all the many many areas to understand in
Revit. Or else you won't be able to start
using Revit at all.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

go to any section elevation and choose the level to delete it.

[Anonymous]

This should be the right way to delete a level.

[deb_messmer]

I have a level that says 'roof' at 11'0".  that is actually where the roof starts;  the peak is at 21'2 3/8".    the elevation mark is colored black and I cannot seem to change the text.  I actually see no reason for this particular elevation makr now that I've added 'level 5 and want to change the name of it to 'roof' ---  can you tell I'm new at this?    what's the trick?

[ToanDN]

Can you delete it? BTW, you screenshot your message.

[deb_messmer]

I tried but cannot. I know re the message on the screenshot - I have 2
screens/it always does that, lol --- did you see the picture? You may need
to scroll to the right to see it



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[ToanDN]

Highlight the ROOF elevation level and screenshot so that I can see its properties window.

Do yourself a favor and use the Windows 7's Snipping Tool to capture your screen to whatever cropping size you wish. It can be found under All Programs\Windows Accessories.

[deb_messmer]

Does this work for you?



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[ToanDN]

No. I don't see any picture.

[deb_messmer]

how about now?

[ToanDN]

Sorry but we are not in CSI shows where they can just zoom in anything and find a clue.  Below is how it looks.  When you insert an image, choose Large size.  If you want to attach it as a file feel free to do so.

[deb_messmer]

OMG -- sorry - let me try again - give me a minute

[deb_messmer]

I'm trying to get a picture of the properties for you, too

[HilaryRomaniuk]

You should be able to go to any view that show the level, select it and delete. If you get a message that says "this will delete all corresponding views" that is good & means you have successfully deleted the level, not just the floor plan. 

HOWEVER, sometimes you cannot see the levels, for whatever reason, but if you click on "view> plan views" you can still see the levels, meaning they are still inside the project somewhere. To forcibly delete this *invisible* views: 

Create a new level schedule ("View > schedule > Level"). Add the category "name" to the schedule and click okay. Now you can click on the level category and on the top menu ribbon select "delete". This will delete the level from the project even if you couldn't find it in any views. 

Took me a while to figure this out! Hope this helps! 

[tegorovaB77X2]

It is an excellent solution! Thank you very much