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Place levels quickly and efficiently in your project.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
4 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
Levels are finite horizontal planes that act as a reference for level-hosted elements, such as roofs, floors, and ceilings.
00:13
In Revit, you use the level tool to define a vertical height or story within a building.
00:20
More specifically, levels define the floor levels of your building
00:26
or other important datums like the top of a wall, the bottom of the foundation, or the roof plate height.
00:33
To place a single level or multiple levels in Revit, first, open an elevation or section view, such as the one shown.
00:44
Then, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Datum panel, click Level.
00:49
Note that the Level option is only available when an elevation or section view is open.
00:57
With the Level tool selected, click in the drawing area to define the first end, or the head, of the level.
01:05
Drag the cursor horizontally, and then click in the drawing area again to define the second end of the level, also known as the tail.
01:14
Click Modify to end the command.
01:18
Once the level is created, select it to open the Properties palette, where you can adjust its Elevation and Name.
01:28
There are a few quick tips that can make working with Revit levels easier.
01:35
Number one, to change the length of a level, first select it.
01:42
At the end of the line near the bubble, click the open dot control, and then drag to adjust the length.
01:49
Keep in mind that any level lines locked into alignment adjust in length together.
01:56
If you want to move a level line individually, click the locked padlock icon to unlock that alignment first.
02:04
Number two, for better readability of labels and elevations when lines are close together,
02:10
add an elbow, or offset, to relocate the level head.
02:15
Select the level you want to modify, and then click the Add Elbow drag control, which looks like the letter Z.
02:23
Drag the two open dot controls to manually adjust the position of the elbow.
02:29
Keep in mind that this is a 2D override to the level,
02:32
so it will only appear in the view used to make the change.
02:38
Number three, you can display level changes in similar parallel views for more consistency.
02:45
To do this, first make the Crop View visible in the Properties palette
02:51
and extend the extents of the Crop View so that the levels are inside the Crop View boundary.
02:60
Then, select the levels with the 2D changes that you want to make visible in other views.
03:07
Then, on the ribbon, click Propagate Extents.
03:12
In the Propagate Datum Extents dialog, select the views you want to apply the 2D overrides to.
03:19
Click OK and save the file.
03:24
You now know how to quickly and efficiently place levels within your Revit design model
Video transcript
00:03
Levels are finite horizontal planes that act as a reference for level-hosted elements, such as roofs, floors, and ceilings.
00:13
In Revit, you use the level tool to define a vertical height or story within a building.
00:20
More specifically, levels define the floor levels of your building
00:26
or other important datums like the top of a wall, the bottom of the foundation, or the roof plate height.
00:33
To place a single level or multiple levels in Revit, first, open an elevation or section view, such as the one shown.
00:44
Then, on the Architecture ribbon, in the Datum panel, click Level.
00:49
Note that the Level option is only available when an elevation or section view is open.
00:57
With the Level tool selected, click in the drawing area to define the first end, or the head, of the level.
01:05
Drag the cursor horizontally, and then click in the drawing area again to define the second end of the level, also known as the tail.
01:14
Click Modify to end the command.
01:18
Once the level is created, select it to open the Properties palette, where you can adjust its Elevation and Name.
01:28
There are a few quick tips that can make working with Revit levels easier.
01:35
Number one, to change the length of a level, first select it.
01:42
At the end of the line near the bubble, click the open dot control, and then drag to adjust the length.
01:49
Keep in mind that any level lines locked into alignment adjust in length together.
01:56
If you want to move a level line individually, click the locked padlock icon to unlock that alignment first.
02:04
Number two, for better readability of labels and elevations when lines are close together,
02:10
add an elbow, or offset, to relocate the level head.
02:15
Select the level you want to modify, and then click the Add Elbow drag control, which looks like the letter Z.
02:23
Drag the two open dot controls to manually adjust the position of the elbow.
02:29
Keep in mind that this is a 2D override to the level,
02:32
so it will only appear in the view used to make the change.
02:38
Number three, you can display level changes in similar parallel views for more consistency.
02:45
To do this, first make the Crop View visible in the Properties palette
02:51
and extend the extents of the Crop View so that the levels are inside the Crop View boundary.
02:60
Then, select the levels with the 2D changes that you want to make visible in other views.
03:07
Then, on the ribbon, click Propagate Extents.
03:12
In the Propagate Datum Extents dialog, select the views you want to apply the 2D overrides to.
03:19
Click OK and save the file.
03:24
You now know how to quickly and efficiently place levels within your Revit design model
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