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Chapter 1 • The Revit World
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FIGURE 1.43: Shadows create a nice effect, but at the expense of RAM.
Within the 3D view is the ViewCube. It is the cube in the upper-right corner
of the view window. You can switch to different perspectives of the model by
picking on the quadrants of the cube (see Figure 1.44).
FIGURE 1.44: The ViewCube lets you freely look at different sides of the building.
tip The best way to navigate a 3D view is to press and hold the Ctrl key
on the keyboard. As you are holding down the Ctrl key, press and hold the
zoom wheel on your mouse. Now move the mouse around. You will be able to
dynamically view the model.
FIGURE 1.45: The 3D model with shading and shadows.
Go back to the floor plan. Wait! How? This brings us to quite an important
topic in Revit: the Project Browser.
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