Exercise 1.6.1: Creating Plan Views

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Create new plan views by using the Plan View tool or duplicating existing plan views.
Select which types of elements appear in a plan view by setting visibility graphics overrides.
Turn on cropping and resize the crop region for a plan view.
Adjust the view range (the height of the cutting plane and the view depth) for plan views and plan regions.
Select another level to underlay in a view.
Change the scale of a plan view and adjust the level of detail shown.

Figure 1.6.1 - Duplicating an existing plan view

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Create a plan view called Level 1-Structural that focuses on the structural elements of the first floor.
Set the visibility graphics overrides to:
- Hide the furniture, furniture systems, and specialty equipment model elements.
- Override the graphics for the structural column elements with a heavier line weight and highly visible color (for example, red) that will highlight the structural system in the view.

Figure 1.6.2 - Floor plan view with structural columns highlighted

Create a plan view called Level 1-Furniture that focuses on the interior design of the first floor.
Set the visibility graphics overrides to:
- Override the graphics for the furniture and furniture systems elements with a heavier line weight and highly visible color.
- Override the graphics for the wall, door, stair, and structural column elements to display using a halftone effect. These objects will be visible, but less prominent as you focus on furniture placement.

Figure 1.6.3 - Floor plan view with furniture elements highlighted

Create a plan view called First Floor-Residence that focuses solely on the first floor of the residence.
Turn on cropping and resize the crop region to limit this view to the residence portion of the model and underlay the second floor level as a guide to assist with aligning elements between floors.
Set the scale for this view to be 1/4 = 1'-0" (1:48).

Figure 1.6.4 - First floor plan view with second floor elements displayed as an underlay

Create a plan view called Second Floor-Residence that focuses solely on the second floor of the residence.
Turn on cropping and resize the crop region to limits similar to the first floor view.
Change the visual style for this view to Shaded with Edges.
Adjust the view range for this view to explore its effects:
- Move the cut plane to 5'-0" (1.52 meters). This higher elevation will make the features of the loft wall visible in the plan.
- Move the cut plane to 6'-0" (1.82 meters). When set to this elevation, the doors cannot be seen.
- Return the cut plane to the default elevation of 4'-0" (1.22 meters).
- Change the view depth to Level Below (First Floor). With this setting, objects placed on the first floor level are also visible in this view.

Figure 1.6.5 - Second floor plan with view range adjusted to show elements on floor below

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