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The Revit Architecture Interface
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TIP When you change the view control in a view, it is not a temporary
display. You are telling Revit how you want to plot this view. The view you
see on the screen is the view you will see when it comes out of the plotter.
There are other items on the View Control bar, but we’ll discuss them when
they become applicable to the exercises.
The View Tab
Since Revit is one big happy model, you will quickly fi nd that simply viewing the
model is quite important. Within Revit, you can take advantage of some function-
ality in the Navigation bar. To activate the Navigation bar, fi rst go to the View tab,
then click the User Interface button. Make sure the Navigation bar is activated, as
shown in Figure 1.36.
One item we need to look at on the Navigation bar is the steering wheel.
FIGURE 1.36 The View tab allows you to turn on and off the Navigation bar.
The Steering Wheel
The steering wheel allows you to zoom, rewind, and pan. When you click the steer-
ing wheel icon, a larger control panel will appear in the view window. To choose one
of the options, you simply pick (left-click) one of the options, and hold the mouse
button as you execute the maneuver.
To use the steering wheel, follow along:
1. Pick the steering wheel icon from the Navigation bar, as shown in
Figure 1.37.
2. Once the steering wheel is in the view window (as illustrated in
Figure 1.37), left-click and hold Zoom. You can now zoom in and out.
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