Revit View & Modify Ribbons, Views, and BIM Elements

View Ribbon Controls

View Ribbon: the following buttons are available — View Templates, Visibility/Graphics, Filters, Thin Lines, Show Hidden Lines, Remove Hidden Lines, Cut Profile, Render, Render in Cloud, Render Gallery, 3D View, Section, Callout, Plan Views, Elevation, Drafting View, Duplicate View, Legends, Schedules, Scope Box, Sheet, View, Title Block, Revisions, Guide Grid, Matchline, View Reference, Viewports, Switch Windows, Close Hidden, Tile, User Interface.

View Ribbon Tab Panels

View Ribbon Tab: the following panels are available — Graphics, Create, Sheet Composition, and Windows.

3D Views and Perspectives

• View Ribbon:

§ 3D Views

Perspectives: generated by a camera view from a floor plan.

Modify Ribbon Controls

Modify Ribbon: the following buttons are available — Type Properties, Properties, Paste from Clipboard, Cut to Clipboard, Copy to Clipboard, Match Type Properties, Apply Coping, Cut Geometry, Join Geometry, Join/Unjoin Roof, Beam/Column Joins, Wall Joins, Split Face, Paint, Demolish, Align, Move, Offset, Copy, Mirror – Pick Axis, Rotate, Mirror – Draw Axis, Trim/Extend to Corner, Split Element, Array, Trim/Extend Single Element, Split with Gap, Scale, Trim/Extend Multiple Elements, Unpin, Pin, Delete, Hide In View, Override Graphics In View, Linework, Measure Between Two References, Linear Dimension, Create Assembly, Create Parts, Create Group, and Create Similar.

Modify Ribbon Tab Panels

Modify Ribbon Tab: the following panels are available — Properties, Clipboard, Geometry, Modify, View, Measure, and Create.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM): a complete representation or depiction of a building that aids in its design, construction, and potentially continuous management. This is an evolving concept and will continue to change as technology capabilities improve.

Detail Line

Detail Line: designed to appear only in the view in which it is placed. It is treated as an embellishment to that particular view only and is not added physically to the building model.

Drafting View

Drafting View: provides a blank sheet of paper suitable for importing legacy CAD details, image files, or natively drawn sketches and is not linked to anything in the model.

Element Types in Revit

An element in Revit is a discrete building block or piece of data, such as an object or a drawing sheet. The four basic types of elements are:

• Model Elements – examples: walls, doors, roofs.
• Datum Elements – examples: levels, grids, reference planes.
• Annotation Elements – examples: tags, text, dimensions.
• View Elements – examples: plans, sections, schedules.