Frequent question: How do you add a project north in Revit?

How do you orient project north in Revit?

Click Manage tab Project Location panel Position drop-down (Rotate Project North). In the Rotate Project dialog, for Maintain text note orientation during rotation, select this option if text notes should remain oriented to the view. Clear the option if text notes should rotate with the model.

How do I find project north in Revit?

You can use the Rotate True North tool in the site plan view. The following image shows that the model has been rotated to True North, as indicated by the North Arrow annotation symbol and by the survey point. The project base point indicates its offset from True North.

How do I set up Project North?

This tool changes Project North for all views in the project.

1. Click Manage tab Project Location panel Position drop-down Rotate Project North.
2. In the Rotate Project dialog, select the desired option.
3. Click OK.

How do I edit project north in Revit?

Open the site plan view. Use the survey point to set a known position on the site. Change the view’s orientation: In the Properties palette, for Orientation, select True North. (Optional) In the view, add a reference plane or an annotation that indicates the True North direction.

How do I use True North and project North in Revit?

Lead-BIM Modeler at nCircle Tech



so it is orthogonal to your screen. By default, in every file there is Project North. The True North is a real-world north used to properly locate the orientation of your building. To set the True North, you have to select project base point and simply enter the angle.

What is Project north and True North?

The concept is very simple. Project North – is the way architects like to layout a plan on a sheet, ie long side in the long direction of the paper, trying to have north(or close to it straight up on the sheet). So project north is the top of your page. True North- is real world north.