Your question: How do I use True North in Revit?

Where is the True North in Revit?

Edit the View Properties of the duplicated view and change the Orientation to True North. Close the dialog and then on the Manage tab> Project Location Panel, click the Position drop-down>choose Rotate True North.

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 the difference between True North and plan 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.

How do I change the direction in Revit?

Change the Orientation of a Plan View

1. Open a plan view.
2. On the Properties palette, for Orientation, select a value: Project North aligns the view with the preferred orientation for design work, as specified for the model. True North aligns the view with the real-world north direction. See Rotate True North.

Where is the True North?

True north is the direction that points directly towards the geographic North Pole. This is a fixed point on the Earth’s globe.

What is Survey point in Revit?

The survey point is used to correctly orient the building geometry in another coordinate system, such as the coordinate system used in a civil engineering application. In a Revit model, the survey point defines a reference point for the survey coordinate system.

What is north in Revit?

Project North is typically based on the predominant axis of the building geometry. It affects how you sketch in views and how views are placed on sheets. Tip: When designing the model, align Project North with the top of the drawing area. This strategy simplifies the modeling process.