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Using a scope box to set datum extents

Using a scope box to set datum extents

From the course: Revit: Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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Using a scope box to set datum extents

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- Let's take a look at the Scope Box feature. The Scope Box object is a 3D Element that defines a three-dimensional box that you can then use to set the Extents of your Datum Elements or your View Extents. So, the Datum Elements include: Levels, Grids, and Reference Planes. So we can use the Scope Box to size each of those Elements. And we can also use it to size the Crop Region, the actual View Extents of any of our Orthographic Views, like Plans, Sections, or Elevations. So, the first step is to go to the View tab and create a Scope Box. So the tool is right here and I'll go ahead and select that and then on the Options bar we've got two Properties that we can configure. We've got the Name of our Scope Box and its Height. So, for the Name, I'm going to input West Tower. Now the Height, it's not critical that you set it here, but this is the only opportunity you'll get to set it numerically. So I usually like to think…

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