One of the exciting tools that Revit has given in its 2014
version is the Displacement Sets. The displacement sets feature in Revit 2014
is much alike the explode views used in some of the CAD applications. The displacement set feature helps the user
to look the insides of a building obstructed by building elements. Look at the
example given in Figure 1
Figure 1 A Displacement Created
Now let us know how we can create and use the displacement
sets in Revit 2014. I have used the following steps to explain the use of
displacement set in a Revit project.
2. Now, in the Project Browser change the view to a 3D view,
as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 The three-dimensional
view of the building model
3. Use the ViewCube and align the view to Front. Now select
all the elements above the ground floor, refer to Figure 3.
Figure 3 The Elements above the ground floor selected
4. Now choose the Displace Elements tool from the View panel
of the Multi|Select tab, refer to Figure 4; the Modify Displacement tab is
displayed.
Figure 4 Choosing the Displace Elements tool
5. Now choose the Home button in the ViewCube to return to
the default view.
6. In the 3D view, notice the xyz icon. Drag the selected
element in the direction of the Z icon. Now click to deslect it.
7. In the View Control Bar, choose the Highlight Displacement
Sets button; the displacement sets will be highlighted in a different color as
shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 The highlighted displaced elements of the
building model
8. Now, select the
displacement set; the Modify | Displacement Set tab is displayed, as shown in
Figure 6.
Figure 6 The Modify | Displacement Set tab.
9. In this tab, you can choose the Edit button from the
Displacement Set panel; the Edit Displacement Set floating panel is displayed
as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 8
The Edit Displacement Set panel
10. In this panel, you can choose
the Add button or the Remove button to add or delete elements from the set.
Choose Finish to exit from the editing mode.
11. In the Displacement Sets
panel, you can choose the Path tool to trace the path of the displaced
elements. On doing so, the Modify Edit Displacement
Path tab is displayed and the cursor
changes its shape. Move the cursor on
the building element s in the displacement sets, the dotted line will appear.
Click to add the path. Figure 9 shows the path of the building added in the
displacement sets.
Figure 9 Path in the
displacement sets
12. Now to reset the building model select the
displacement set and choose the Reset button form the Displacement Set panel;
the building is reset to its original.
You can read more detail of this topic on our latest text book Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014 for Architects and Designers
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The author of this blog has co-authored many BIM titles and has 11years of experience in BIM Impementation. .
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Manash Chatterjee
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