Rotated elements are hard to inspect in 3D: the standard Revit section box is always aligned to the project axes. Face Section Box fits a Revit section box around an element, aligned to the face you pick, and turns the view to face it.

Why align the Revit section box to a face

• Tight box. Only the element and what is around it stay visible, including the point cloud.
• Aligned to the element. Angled walls, skewed beams and sloped roofs are boxed along their own direction.
• Straight view. The view looks straight at the face, which is ideal to compare the model with the scan.

Steps

1. Open a 3D view.
2. Click Face Section Box (Zeta BIM tab › Manager).
3. Pick a face of the element.
4. The section box is set and the view turns to look at that face.

How the box is oriented

• Vertical faces (walls, sides of beams): the box stays upright and faces the picked side.
• Sloped or horizontal faces (roofs, floors): the box follows the slope of the face.

When to use it

• Checking a wall against the scan. Box the wall, look at its face and compare it with the point cloud behind it.
• Inspecting a skewed beam or column. The box follows the member, so nothing else gets in the way.
• Preparing a screenshot. A tight, straight view of one element is clear in reports and in Model Check.

Good to know

• If the 3D view is locked, a message asks you to unlock it first.
• Use the view’s Section Box setting or Reset Section Box in Revit to go back to the full model.

Related

• Cross Section · Parallel Section · Deviation

Get ZetaBIM

ZetaBIM is a Revit plugin for scan-to-BIM teams. See the complete guide to the Revit point cloud plugin workflow. Download ZetaBIM to try it, browse more ZetaBIM tutorials, or watch the videos on the ZetaBIM YouTube channel.