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    Acquiring the correct view of an assembly

    So, all you assembly gurus out there...the place that I work uses curtain walls as assemblies and then uses the views of those assemblies on a sheet of window "types" which show front elevation views of the window (curtain wall assemblies) with dimensions, detail call-outs to drafted window details, etc.

    Here is the issue I am coming up against:
    I have a curtain wall assembly that is in a wall that is not orthogonal to the rest of the walls in the project (lobby of a school). When I try to generate a front elevation "view" of that assembly, it is skewed by the same angle that the wall is skewed from the rest in the project.

    Is there anyway to generate the correct front elevation view (without putting a "copy" of that assembly on one of the orthogonal views or trying to use the interior elevation tool to generate a "view". OK assembly gurus...rise to the challange!
    Thanks,
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    Bump...nobody?

    Hmmm, did this one stump everybody or is it coffee break time ;>

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      #3
      Originally posted by DesignApparatus View Post
      So, all you assembly gurus out there...the place that I work uses curtain walls as assemblies and then uses the views of those assemblies on a sheet of window "types" which show front elevation views of the window (curtain wall assemblies) with dimensions, detail call-outs to drafted window details, etc.

      Here is the issue I am coming up against:
      I have a curtain wall assembly that is in a wall that is not orthogonal to the rest of the walls in the project (lobby of a school). When I try to generate a front elevation "view" of that assembly, it is skewed by the same angle that the wall is skewed from the rest in the project.

      Is there anyway to generate the correct front elevation view (without putting a "copy" of that assembly on one of the orthogonal views or trying to use the interior elevation tool to generate a "view". OK assembly gurus...rise to the challange!
      Thanks,
      In plan, start the elevation tool and hover over the window, then click to set the elevation when the pointer is aligned with the window.
      Bettisworth North

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        #4
        If you want the view to be an assembly view I haven't found another way then to also have the Assembly generate a plan view and selecting the Section for the front view and rotating that in place.

        This is one of the reasons why multiple people are looking at Dynamo for a "Document at the location in the model" script. (Dimensioning to/from Grids as an added benifit).

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          #5
          Great response...dank je

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            #6
            Hi,

            In case anyone is still wondering how to solve this problem here is how you can rotate the assembly views in Revit 2019(don't know if its the same in earlier version):

            Open the assembly's plan view and in the properties turn on "Crop Region Visibility". Rotate the croped view so that you get the orientation you need.

            Once the plan is done, open the assembly's elevation view and make sure in the properties, "Hide at scales coarser than" is set to the same scale as the plan view.

            Go back to plan and if the elevation/section marks are still not visible turn on "Reveal hidden elements" (lightbulb in the bottom left of window).

            Rotate the section marks so that they are orthogonal to the plan. (Hint: once you start the rotate command you can change the center of rotation. Look for the "Place" button under the ribbon).

            Done!

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