EXPLODED FLOOR PLANS IN REVIT

Exploded Views are created in illustration software ,which involves switching from various platforms and conversion of files that is suitable for editing in its platform.

It's not needed now.

1. 3d view exploded is made as active window.

2. Select the Floor from the View, Click in Modify - Displace Element

Floor Selected from the view.

Cube Exploded faces icon is the Displace element under View tab panel.

 

Now when clicking the Floor element which was displaced an Arrow control is shown, 

To move the floor along the required distance.

Floor is Detached and placed along the axis.

Now if need to add some more element to the same floor element is it possible?

Let's see How?

Once clicking on the Displaced element 

Under - Modify Displacement set - Edit, Reset, Path 

On clicking on Edit - It allows to add or remove elements to or from it accordingly.

Wall added to the floors - click finish to complete the edit process.

View showing 3 levels of view.

How to create a 3d Floor plan with walls, window, doors and furniture as a displaced view.

In View, Rotate to Front face of the model as shown

Select the level as shown above

Select - Displace element

Every level is Displaced as separate element

Now Lets see the Reset use 

Clicking an element which is Displaced bring it back to its original location.

Here is a condition to solve:

Wall above top floor is not attached with that floor, it can not be moved and placed to attach with floor. 

Reset helps to do it.

Wall above top floor is set to Reset - because it should attach with the top Floor.

1. It moves the wall to it original location

(Left Image) Location of wall moved to its original position --- Top Floor is Selected and Edited to add the wall (Right Image)

Now the wall is attached to the Top floor 

Scale to be set for better clarity- Crop the View

Open the Graphic Display option to edit the display setting of the Displaced levels

How to take of the shadow of  various levels?

Click on Sun Setting  

Uncheck the Ground plane at level

Shadow at ground plane is turned off.

Visibility Graphics Dialogue box, under setting All is selected and it is Overrided by different color options.

Setting altered in the Visibility Graphics Dialogue box 

View as per the above setting.

Finally Path command in Displacement set.

It draws a projection lines across the path selected edges.