Keyplan 3d For Pc

[Derrik Navarro]

Ive read various options to create a key plan in Revit. Doing an outline and then using an Annotation Symbol seems great. But when the footprint of the building changes, I would have to redo the outline. Also I would like the Elevation & Section callouts which I've already done in various plan views to also show up on the key plan.

Another way is create only one view, format to look like what you want, export it to CAD, link the CAD back in and place on a Legend view, place the Legend view on sheets. When things changes, just export to CAD overwriting the old file and reload the CAD link.

Unfortunately, with building design projects, things are changing all the time so we need the key plan to be always up to date on each sheet. Too bad there's no option to place a duplicated dependent view into a Legend. Then I just need one duplicate for the entire project.

I thought I did. You mentioned about exporting to CAD then link the CAD back in placed into a Legend view. But again that means I would have to execute the export to CAD step every time in order to get an updated key plan in the Legend. With one level plan, this is easy, with multiple level plans, then this would take a lot more time. Also I would have to remember to do this before sending out the Sheets to print. Was this what you meant?

Yes that was what I meant. However it is not as bad as it sounds. If your views are setup properly, an export view set is saved correctly, then you can export the entire set of Keyplans at once. Reloading is also just a button click away. You would probably get the whole process done more quickly than me typing this response.

I've never seen a Key Plan that called out Elevations and Sections. Are you talking about silhouetted plan views of the building footprint that are placed on sheets and serve as a legend to identify areas or zones? Ours don't take up a whole lot of real estate on the sheet. I can't imagine how call-outs would even be readable.

I'm surprised you've never seen section or elevation callouts on key plans. We do this all the time. Otherwise it'll be really hard to figure out by just looking at a sheet where those refer to in plan view. I've attached a typical key plan we use for building section sheets. We have a key plan for building elevations & wall sections sheets as well.

Thanks. I appreciate you sharing. I've never seen such detail on a Key Plan either, what with the halftones and different line types/weights, and stairs, and what not. What does it measure? Maybe 5"x5"?

We also use key plan to do half tones for differentiating plan areas the sheet is focusing on. But elevation & section references are used most often. We use sheets that are typically Arch E size which is 36"x48" so the key plan can occupy an 8"x8" area on the lower right hand corner of the sheet next to the sheet number.

As I mentioned in one of my replies, duplicating the plan as a dependent view seems to be the only option for a keyplan at the moment. But since I have to use the same plan as keyplan on multiple sheets but just with different areas of it shown with the corresponding elevation or section callouts, that would mean I would have to duplicate my plans as the key plan for as many times as I need on all the sheets. If I had the option of duplicating the plan as a dependent and placing it as a Legend view then I would not need to have so many duplicates and I would only need to duplicate just one time. That's what the export & linking the dwg file allows me to do but then it's no longer dynamic.

Thanks for the feedback. But it looks like there are no real good solutions at this time. I had thought about submitting keyplan to function as a legend option allowing for one view with multiple sheet inserts to the idea forum but I have a feeling it'll go into cyberspace.

I'm creating a project specific title block and want to add a keyplan with 4 areas. Each of the areas is shaded on a different layer in Autocad and the keyplan is imported into Revit. Within the model i want to use the same titleblock for all 4 areas but turn the other areas off on the keyplan. For example in i'm working in area 1 then i want to turn the shading off for areas 2, 3 & 4 on the keyplan...

I've made some keyplans and have added Solid regions to show certain areas but i cannot get the line behind to show. When in the Keyplan family the show hidden lines in not enabled and i can't send the region to back..

Are you making your Keyplan as a Generic Annotation family? In that type of family, there are no controls for Display Order, but the Filled Region should mask the lines once inserted into the Project. If this is not the case, then could you elaborate or post your Keyplan family file for further investigation?

We have a campus type project where multiple buildings need to be identified in a small key plan in the corner of the sheet. Any suggestions on how to make a key plan without making a ton of drafting views? (There are over 80 sheets that needs the key plan in the bottom corner and I didn't want to make that many drafting views).

I keep my key plans simple dumb drafting lines and filled regions. I start off by placing details lines around the model with the pick option and then TAB to get the entire perimeter. Then I cut and paste those lines into a legend view and then set the scale to something that fits in our keyplan area of the titleblock.

If the model changes significatly I have to do it all again or simply eyeball the changes in my legend view. In the case attached I have three legend views and the lines are all grouped so changing one changes them all. The filled region is added to show the active area of the building on the sheet.

That was the method that we used to use. What we do now is paste those drafting lines into a symbol family and scale it all down. We make a Type for each Key plan and used those types to control visibility of the filled regions. Then, throw the right symbol on a sheet. It basically works the same, but with VERY minor differences:

We actually use detail lines in the titleblock and then add YES/NO parameters to control which areas are highlited (filled region). We have a parameter for the outline aswell so it can be turned off completely if necessary.

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The way I did it was to export a base plan to AutoCAD then import that file into my Title Block and then explode as I dont want to draw every detail line. Then add shaded regions and text for each of the key plan parts eg. Part 1, Part 2 etc. I place the corresponding region and text in a visibility (Instance) parameter eg. Part 1 region and text in Part 1 parameter so as to have total control on the drawing sheet.

As scaled drawings, keyplans provide accurate information for a variety of purposes, including estimating and planning, the creation of simple wayfinding aids, and providing the foundation for the creation of fire safety maps which outline how to exit a building in case of an emergency.

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