Black Level vs. Blue Level

When importing structural model, the levels show black as Fig1. In the project browser, Level 3 & Level 4 will not show up.

 

What's the difference between black and blue levels? How to turn the levels from black to blue?

The black indicates the level is not mapped to any floor plan, while the blue means the level is mapped with a floor plan.

To map a floor plan to a level, here are the steps,

• Go to the View tab> Create panel> Plan Views> Structural Plan

• From the New Plan dialog, select the levels for which you want to create new Floor Plan Views.

 

Go back to South View, the black levels turn to blue, and in the project browser, the Level 3 & Level 4 will show up.

  

Comments

[Balazs]

Or as I put it to my students: Blue represents a link like on the web. They can be double clicked to go to the linked view. In the case of parameters/dimensions, blue also represents a link to an editable parameter. Makes good sense.
Balazs

[Wai Chu]

Hi Balazs, I was a Revit instructor too in the past and yes your way is a good method to teach students too.

Best,

Wai :)