Details on Matching Views Area
Information about the area of matching views.
In this area, you will find lists of available views grouped by view type. Views that match the current configuration of the project (Disciplines …, Building Parts …, Storeys …) are marked with the symbol 
. You can filter the lists, create new views, customize view names, and delete views. You can add further disciplines and building parts to selected views.
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List of Views
The selected view is used as the active view in the drawing area.
The views are grouped by view types, which are available to you under the respective entries in the drop-down list.
The elevations North, East, South and West are usually included in the template. You can create new building views in plan views using the View function in the Create group on the View tab of the Revit ribbon.
Status Display of Views (
, 
, 
)
Depending on the contents of the views regarding the included disciplines, building parts, and storeys, and the current configuration of the corresponding areas on the Project Tab, each view receives its respective status.
buttons. The selection of entries is crucial for matching the settings of the areas and the view contents. You can use the checkboxes to add further disciplines and building parts to the currently selected view or remove disciplines and building parts from the view. Depending on the view type, you can use the buttons to show or hide individual storeys.The following statussymbols are possible:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| The selected settings in the Disciplines ..., Building Parts ..., and Storeys ... areas match the content of the view. |
| The view is not set up for use with the LINEAR view control because assignments regarding disciplines, building parts, and/or floors are missing. These can be, for example, views from custom templates, views from existing projects that were not created with the LINEAR Solutions, or views where required assignments have been removed. Select the views and assign disciplines and/or building parts by activating the checkboxes, and select a storey if necessary. (Depending on the view type, storey assignments may not be possible or necessary.) |
| The selected settings in the areas of Disciplines …, Building Sections … and Storeys … do not match the contents of the view. If necessary, change the settings in the areas Disciplines…, Building Parts …, and Storeys … or the content of the view so that the view receives a different status. |
Filtering Views
A Click on Filter Settings
opens the following context menu with filter options for the lists of available views.
Using the individual options, the respective work views (General, Current User, Other Users), change lists, and views used in sheets can be shown or hidden in the lists of available views. Click Enable/Disable Filter
to apply the filter settings.
Creating view
Opens the Create New Views dialog, where the configuration for creating new views is performed. The current selection of Disciplines ... and Building Parts ... (gray coloring of the selected entry) as well as the view type and, if applicable, the selected storey are transferred as default settings to the corresponding setting areas of the dialog box. (Depending on the view type, storey assignments are not possible or necessary.)
Edit Views
When the cursor is hovered over a view, additional functions are displayed.
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
 Rename view | Opens the dialog Rename View, where you can adjust the name of the view. |
 Name view automatically | Automatically renames the view according to a naming scheme. This is useful, for example, if you have subsequently assigned additional disciplines to a view. Naming scheme: View type (Building part, Discipline1/Discipline2) Examples:
If there is only one building part, the name of this building part is not used in the name of the view. |
 Delete view | Deletes the view. The currently selected view cannot be deleted. If necessary, select a different view and then click |