Before we go to the revit detailing tools let us find out how we can represent the siding wall in elevation views.
Revit siding lines on elevations.
This trick is easy.
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New depth cueing feature from revit 2017 changed everything it is now easy to produce beautiful elevations.
Open a section or elevation view architectural or coordination discipline only.
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I ve searched for the topic and found lots of advice to use bumps to show the corrugated siding.
On the properties palette for far clipping click in the value field.
About reference elevations label existing elevations to orient a viewer.
But how can i get it to show properly when viewed in hidden line view.
About framing elevation views quickly align a work plane to a grid or to a named reference plane.
In the far clipping dialog select clip without line or clip with line and click ok.
I was planning to assign a bmp file file for the realistic view renderings and model hatch pattern for viewing otherwise.
Stop making boring elevations.
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We need to create a new material and define the surface pattern.
Click lighting on the graphic display option menu and set shadows to 15 instead of 80.
Typical reference elevation labels might include north south east west.
You can use available horizontal patterns or simply create a new one.
Cast shadows immediately give your elevation a sense of depth.
Remember to use model pattern if you want to show it in 3d too.
However the default setting is too dark.
Normal elevations are plotted using hidden line views and we need to show the siding material.