Schematic Design - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 180

FIgure 7.5 The linked 3D sketch as an in-place mass
This concludes Exercise 7.2. You can compare your results with the sample
ile c07-ex-07.2end.rvt available in the download from the Sybex website.
Visibility of Mass elements
The visibility of the Mass element can be tricky. The Massing & Site tab of the
ribbon has a drop-down menu with two important options we need to clarify.
The first option, Show Mass By View Settings, depends on the Mass category
in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog. This means you can enable visibility
of the mass per view. The second option, Show Mass Form And Floors, enables
you to see the mass in all views but only per session—the visibility of the mass
is not saved. This option means the mass probably won't be visible the next
time you open the file.
exercise 7.3: add a New Level
To begin this exercise, open the file c07-ex-07.3start.rvt .
1. Open the North elevation view from the Project Browser. The mass
is visible because the category is checked in the Visibility/Graphic
Overrides dialog.
2. Go to the Architecture tab of the ribbon, find the Datum panel, and
click the Level tool.