Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Rotate View 90 degrees


(from: Revit Architecture 2011 User Assistance - Subscription Release)

You can rotate a view (or a schedule) on a sheet 90 degrees in either direction (clockwise or counterclockwise).

To rotate a view on a sheet
  1. In a Revit project, open the sheet.
  2. On the sheet, select the view to rotate.
    NoteYou cannot rotate an active view. If the title block displays in halftone and you can select elements in the view, the view is active. Right-click the view, and click Deactivate View.
  3. On the Options Bar, for Rotation on Sheet, select the desired rotation option.
The view rotates on the sheet.            

Rotating a View by the Crop Region

(from: Revit Architecture 2011 User Assistance - Subscription Release)

When you rotate a view by rotating the crop region, the model rotates in the opposite direction of the crop region.
To rotate a view by its crop region:
  1. Open the project view to rotate.
  2. On the View Control Bar, click (Show Crop Region). The crop region displays in the view. You may need to zoom out to see it.
  3. Select the crop region.
  4. Click Modify <view type> tabModify panel (Rotate).
  5. Rotate the view. For more information about the Rotate tool, see Rotating Elements.