Monday, June 17, 2013

View Templates are Mean

If you do something that prompts Revit to pop up this kind of warning (this one is about Spaces)...


You'll be tempted to answer Yes with the expectation that Revit will show your spaces. Well you'd be wrong if your view is assigned to a view template. As in this example if you place a space (using Revit MEP features) you'll get this warning next.


Aggressive view templates will deny the override that the warning dialog implies. It's like asking your mother if you can do something and she says yes but then your father says no. It makes sense but the warning message can be confusing, at least initially. You still have to edit the View Template so it will show whatever category you really want to see.

3 comments:

Simon Whitbread said...

Alternatively, switch to a view that isn't controlled by a view template or apply temporary overrides to the view, a new feature in 2014

kiwibitcoin said...

Hiding a DWG layer (through query) with view templates on doesn't work either.

Steve said...

Simon - If I need the space in the view I clearly need to change the view template. It is just confusing to get a message saying, "sure I'll turn that on for you" without getting another that says, "oh, I can't you've got an aggressive view template in charge of this view".

Kiwibitcoin - Thanks, makes sense, I'd expect any attempt to override the view settings that we cause as we are doing stuff will run into this.