Why can’t I see the section box in Revit?

How do you make a section box visible in Revit?

To enable a section box:

1. Open a 3D view.
2. On the Properties Palette, under Extents, select the Section Box option.
3. Click OK.
4. Select the section box and use the drag controls to modify the extents, as necessary. The following image shows the section box selected with the blue arrow drag controls visible.

How do I activate a section in Revit?

To open the section view, double-click the section header, or select the section view from the Sections grouping of the Project Browser. The section view changes when the design changes or the section line is moved.

How do I turn off a section box in Revit?

Click View tab Graphics panel (Visibility/Graphics). In the Visibility/Graphics dialog, click the Annotation Categories tab. Clear the check box for Section Boxes, and click OK to hide the section box extents in the view.

Why is do not crop view greyed out?

Why is crop view greyed out? If Crop is grayed out check to make sure you are trying to crop a view that is not a parent to ANY other kind of views. A projected view is acceptable but if you’ve taken a detail or section view from it, Crop will become unavailable when anything is selected.

Why is scope box greyed out?

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.

How do I change the section symbol in Revit?

Click View tab Create panel (Section). Click Modify | Section tab Properties panel (Type Properties). Click in the value box for the Section Tag parameter, and select a tag from the list. Click OK to save your changes.

How do I use a scope box in Revit?

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 I export a section in Revit?

Click Export, and select an export option. See Export.

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Hide the section box so that it does not appear in the exported file:

1. Click View tab Graphics panel (Visibility/Graphics).
2. In the Visibility/Graphics dialog, click the Annotation Categories tab.
3. Clear the check box for Section Boxes, and click OK.

How do I show hidden elements in Revit?

Do one of the following:

1. Click Modify | tab Reveal Hidden Elements panel (Unhide Element) or (Unhide Category).
2. Right-click the element, and click Unhide in View Elements or Category.

Can you have multiple section boxes in Revit?

Section boxes are particular for each 3D view, and they can only have one section box. There is no way you can “add” section boxes to a single view, it is how Revit works.

How do you crop a 3D view in Revit?

Open a 3D view. On the Properties palette, under Extents, select the Section Box option. Click OK. Select the section box and use the drag controls to modify the extents, as necessary.

How do you save a section box?

If you want to save a Section Box adjustment, for future review, or to place on a sheet, simply make a copy of the default 3D view. If the cropped view will be placed on a sheet you may want to turn off the Section Box visibility via Visibility/Graphics Overrides.