Create a Perspective 3D View

The Perspective option controls whether a 3D view displays as perspective instead of orthographic.

Video: Create a Perspective View

Video: Work with Uncropped Perspective Views

To create a perspective view

  1. Open a plan, section, or elevation view.
  2. Click View tabCreate panel3D View drop-downCamera.
    Note: If you clear the Perspective option on the Options Bar, the view that is created is an orthographic 3D view and not a perspective view.
  3. Click in the drawing area to place the camera.
  4. Optional: When placing a camera in a plan view, set the offset and the level of the camera position. This sets how high the camera is in relation to the model.
  5. Drag the cursor to the desired target and click to place it.
  6. Revit creates a perspective 3D view and assigns a name to the view: 3D View1, 3D View2, and so on. To rename the view, in the Project Browser right-click it, and select Rename.

Note: In existing views, you can right-click the ViewCube and select Perspective from the context menu to specify the projection mode.
Note: When used in a workshared project, the 3D view command creates a default 3D view per user. The assigned name to this view is {3D - username}.

You can use a section box to limit the viewable portion of a 3D view.