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used to create interior and exterior Cross Section/Elevation Views
perspectives, and is good for displaying
cathedral ceilings, roofs, lofts, stairwell Cross Section/Elevation views are similar
openings, and other variation in floor and to the traditional, scaled orthographic views
ceiling levels. often used in drafting. They are scaled and
can be fully annotated. See “Cross Section/
The Floor Camera tool creates Elevation Views” on page 1052.
perspective views of the current floor
only. Nothing above the ceiling surface is A Cross Section/Elevation view
generated, and neither is anything below the displays all floors of the model. If the
floor. view is created outside the structure looking
toward it, the result is an exterior elevation.
Overviews If the view is created inside the structure, or
passes through any of the structure, a cross
An overview can be either section is created.
orthographic in nature or
perspective, depending on the tool used to The Backclipped Cross Section tool
includes only the objects between the
create it. See “Creating Overviews” on page starting point and stopping point of the cross
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section line.
The Orthographic and Perspective Full The Wall Elevation tool creates an
Overview tools create views of the entire elevation of a wall on a single floor
model including all floors, ceilings, and the and in a single room. The Wall Elevation
roof.
tool cannot be used to create exterior views.
The Orthographic and
Perspective Floor Overview Select 3D> Create Auto Elevations t o
tools create views of the current floor with access tools that create, save, and name ele-
the ceiling removed and all floors beneath it vation views as soon as the tool is selected.
visible. These tools can also be added to your tool-
bars. See “Auto Elevation Tools” on page
The Orthographic and 1054.
Perspective Framing Overview
tools create views of the framing in the The Front Elevation tool creates an
model. Framing must be built in order for it exterior elevation of the front of the
to display in a framing overview. See model (on screen, the bottom).
“Framing Overview” on page 1051. The Back Elevation tool creates an
The Isometric Overview tools create exterior elevation of the back of the
specially oriented and scaled model (on screen, the top).
overviews that are common in engineering The Left Elevation tool creates an
drawings. These tools are only available exterior elevation of the left side of
when an Orthographic Overview is active. the model.
See “Isometric Overviews” on page 1051.

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