On the reference panel select reference other view.
Adde elevation tag floor plan revit.
This video shows you how to place a spot elevation in revit on a topography height.
With respect to creating exterior elevation views of a building for example it is done in a floor plan view and by default revit creates a view port for which the elevation is captured and the view port exists in plan view as well.
Please also note that revit can place spot elevations only along the edges of a shape edited floor.
When placing spot elevations onto the surface of a floor you get a stop symbol.
Choose a reference view label from a list of existing names or create an empty view that you can edit later.
The elevation tag because it is smart breaks down into three basic parts or elements.
Click view tabcreate panelelevation drop down elevation.
The visual style is set to wireframe or you are trying to annotate a point of face of a shape edited floor.
Let s go ahead and create an elevation of the side of the building.
Change the visual style to hidden line or another one which shows the surface of the floor.
Select a reference view from the drop down list.
Remaining in the floor plan view switch to the view menu and choose elevation from the create panel.
There doesn t seem to be a way in the tag properties to reassign the elevation tag level reference.
If they hadn t spent so much time creating the elevations i would just have them.
Today i have created a new plan to detail another room.
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Let s take a simple revit model in order to demonstrate the use of the elevation tool.
Of course when they latter opened the floor plan they couldn t find the elevation tag.
When i try to add elevations by clicking on the plan to insert the elevation tag i get this message none of the created elements are visible in floor plan.
Let s also take a look at our building in plan.
I have a situation where a new revit user unknowingly placed an elevation tag callout on the roof level verses the floor level.
For a long list of view names it can be helpful to enter keywords in the search field to.
