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The Revit Architecture Interface
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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 clicking
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 Shift
key on the keyboard. As you holding the Shift key, press and hold the wheel
on your mouse. Now move the mouse around. You will be able to dynami-
cally view the model (see Figure 1.45).
FIGURE 1.45 The 3D model with shading and shadows
Go back to the fl oor plan. Wait! How? This brings us to quite an important
topic in Revit: the Project Browser.
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