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About Levels in 3D Views

When working in a 3D view, you can display and modify levels for the model.

Video: Work with Levels in 3D Views

Orthographic view Perspective view
  • In orthographic views, levels are visible by default.
  • Levels display using the assigned line style.
  • The level head text and symbol can display.
  • In perspective views, levels are not visible by default.
  • Levels display using a solid line.
  • The level head text and symbol do not display.

To change the visibility of levels in a view, use the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, Annotation Categories tab.

Note: When you upgrade an existing model from a release prior to Revit 2019, 3D views do not display levels. Use the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog to make them visible.

In a 3D view, you can treat levels in many of the same ways as in a 2D view, including the following:

  • Hide levels by element, category, or filter, or by using the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog.
  • Change the graphics of individual levels or based on view filter settings.
  • Display levels using halftone (from the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog).
  • Use a scope box to specify the view-specific extents of the level plane.
  • Change the elevations of levels.
  • Copy or cut the level and paste it elsewhere in the model, or paste it into another model.
  • Delete levels from the model.
  • Snap to levels when placing other elements.
  • Change level instance properties and level type properties.
  • Include level visibility as part of a view template, based on settings in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, Annotation Categories tab.
Note: You can't add levels in a 3D view, but you can copy existing levels and paste them elsewhere in the view.

When you select a level, its plane displays as a blue surface, in-canvas controls appear, and its properties display on the Properties palette.

For a selected level, you can use in-canvas controls to do the following:

  • Change the elevation of the level.
  • Change the model extents of the level plane (as long as it's not controlled by a scope box).
  • For orthographic views only:
    • Hide or show the level head (the text and symbol).
    • Change the level label.
    • Change the view-specific extents of the level plane when a section box or a scope box is applied to the view.

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