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4. In the view window, you will see little icons that look like houses (see
Figure 1.47). These are elevation markers. The elevation marker to the
right might be in your building. If this is the case, you need to move it
out of the way.
FIGURE 1.47 Symbols for elevation markers in the plan. If you need to
move them, you must do so by picking a window. There are two actual items in
an elevation marker.
5. Pick a box around the elevation marker. When both the small triangle and
the small box are selected, move your mouse over the selected objects.
6. Your cursor will turn into a move icon. Pick a point on the screen and
move the elevation marker out of the way.
7. In the Project Browser, fi nd the Elevations (Building Elevation) cat-
egory. Double-click on South.
8. Also in the Project Browser, notice there is a 3D Views category. Expand
the 3D Views category, and double-click on the {3D} choice. This will
bring you back to the 3D view you were looking at before this exercise.
WARNING Hey! What happened to my elevation? You are in
Revit now. Items such as elevation markers, section markers, and callouts
are no longer just “dumb” blocks. They are linked to the actual view they are
calling out. If you delete one of these markers, you will delete the view asso-
ciated with it. If you and your design team have been working on that view,
then you lost that view. Also, you must move any item deliberately and with
caution. This elevation marker you moved has two parts. The little triangle
is actually the elevation. The little box is the part of the marker that records
the sheet number the elevation will wind up on. If you do not move both
items by placing a window around them, the elevation’s origin will remain in
its original position. When this happens, your elevation will look like a sec-
tion, and it will be hard to determine how the section occurred.
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