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Using scope boxes to set the extents of views
From the course: Revit: Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting
Using scope boxes to set the extents of views
- Had a viewer question recently about scope boxes. They were asking about using scope boxes to set the extents of views. And while I have covered scope boxes previously in the series for setting the extensive grids and levels, I haven't actually talked about them very much for setting the extensive view. So that is one of the other important features of scope boxes. So I've got a really simple model here to demonstrate and there's already a few different scope boxes in here. And sometimes if you create a bunch of these they can get a little bit confusing. So it's really a good idea to get in the habit of naming them carefully. So for example, this one right here is called the West Wing. And then this one over here is called the East Wing. And then this slightly smaller one here is called the East Tower. There's a little connector one here and then maybe we want to make one for the West Tower over there. Now, the…
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