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Display the name of the current WorkPlane on the status bar.

Display the name of the current WorkPlane on the status bar.

I always forget what the current WorkPlane is and i model elements 3 stories up or 5 levels down from my current plan view. And of course i can't see them, since the the current Workplane is not my current plan view. It would be so helpful to read the name of the current WorkPlane on the Status Bar !!! And the WorkPlane's name should be green colored while the current Workplane matches the current plan view, yellow if is visible in the current view but id doesn't match the current plan view, and red colored if the WorkPlane is not visible in the current view.

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Good idea, @victor_vijeuKD42L ! In the meantime, you could open the Work Plane Viewer and shrink it down to the bottom of the drawing window. 

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@kimberly_fuhrman-jones Thanks! I think Revit should change the Work Plane to the current plan view automatically. At least for 2D views like floor plans and elevations. Especially useful for building facades (elevations), when i model various architectural details i would like them to be automatically placed on the current opened facade elevation (e.g. North), not other (South).

MiWolff
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@kimberly_fuhrman-jones Is there a way to open that workplane viewer permanently? Revit does seem to remember its last location and extents but I could not figure out where that is saved.

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