Frequent question: How do I assign a scope box in Revit?

How do I apply a scope box to a view in Revit?

Locate the appropriate view row (for example, South Elevation), and find its value in the Override column. Click in the text box, and select Visible in the list. Click OK. The scope box is now visible in that view.

How do you set a scope box?

Create a Scope Box

1. In a plan view, click View tab Create panel (Scope Box).
2. On the Options Bar, enter a name and specify a height for the scope box, if desired. …
3. To draw a scope box, click in the upper left-hand corner to start the box.

How do you change a scope box?

Resize a Scope Box

1. Open a plan or 3D view, and select the scope box. Handles appear on the scope box.
2. Drag the handles to resize the scope box. As you resize the scope box, if a view plane no longer cuts through the scope box, the scope box is not visible in that view.

Why is scope box greyed out Revit?

There are some situations where the Scope Box property of a view is greyed out – so you cannot assign a Scope Box to the view. The answer may be to do with the Crop Boundary – and it may not be obvious, especially if the crop boundary is hidden.

What is scope box in Revit?

The Scope Box object is a 3D Element that defines a three-dimensional box that you can then use to set the Extents of your Datum Elements or your View Extents. So, the Datum Elements include: Levels, Grids, and Reference Planes. So we can use the Scope Box to size each of those Elements.

How do you edit a section box in Revit?

In Revit®, the ‘Section Box’ command is used to clip the viewable portion of a 3D view. You can activate it simply by checking the Section Box entry in Properties – Extents. After enabling the section box, you can modify its extents using ‘drag’ controls in the 3D view.