hey all! i've been in vwx for 4 years now all 2D. Finally taking the plunge into BIM, but i've got a revit background from a previous job, so i expect things to work one way and get lost when they don't.
i've got a great three story model built already and viewports created on most of my sheets. i'm having trouble getting the viewport settings set right i believe, but it could be that i need to break out my model into more classes in order to adjust visibilities at will.
my ground floor plan is great, but the next story up is where things get finicky. i've got some ceilings and high walls above and they're blocking some of the plan. not sure if there's a way to set the viewport "slice" height above the floor?
secondly, maybe i'm using the wrong "background render setting?" i've got it set to "hidden line" but the fill hatch doesn't show like it does when viewing design layer in "top/plan" set to wireframe. not sure what i should be setting viewports to for floor plans and section cuts when doing BIM. some of my windows and doors show up and others don't.
third, what's the proper way to make wall sections and enlarged detail viewports? so far i've just taken the building section and duplicated it, changed the scale and cropped it to show what i want. is this the best method?
finally, can someone point me to tutorials on creating smart worksheets for door, window, plumbing and lighting schedules? this is where we're banking on BIM speeding up our workflow (aside from updated elevations and sections automatically).
all help is appreicated, thanks in advance. the group here seems friendly!
