How to Represent Staggered or Mezzanine Floors in Revit
Sometimes, plans include local staggered or mezzanine levels that require different view ranges to accurately reflect the design intent. For example, as shown in Figure 74, an equipment pipe gallery passes through the upper part of a large space. If the view range is set uniformly, the cut plane will be above the pipe gallery, resulting in a plan display like Figure 75, which does not meet the design requirements.
In such cases, you can use Revit’s “Split Region” function to set distinct view ranges for specific areas within a plan view. This allows you to meet the expression requirements precisely. To do this, select the View > Plan View > Split Region command, then draw the area where the view range needs adjustment. After completing the boundary, you can set a custom View Range for this region according to your needs, as illustrated in Figure 76.
Generally, it is best to hide the boundary lines of the split region in plan views to avoid clutter. Simply turn off the Split Region visibility, as demonstrated in Figure 77.
Split regions are particularly useful for displaying elements like low windows. When the main cut plane is set above a window’s top, the window won’t appear in the plan. Applying a local split region with a lower cut plane allows you to accurately show such features. Note that you can add multiple split regions within a single view; however, these regions can share boundaries but must not overlap.
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