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Element-View Table

Many of the Revit Camera parameters aim to replicate the original location, direction, angle and crop.

_key

Unique key value representing each View in the models.

Camera (Hidden)

If multiple 3D views are exported, this value is the key that connects to Cameras.

2D views do not have a Camera. By default, VIM only exports a single 3D view.

Camera_FarDistance

Camera Far Distance.

Camera_HorizontalExtent (Hidden)

Camera Horizontal Extent.

Camera_IsPerspective

"1" denotes Perspectives; "0" denotes Isometric view.

Camera_NearDistance (Hidden)

Camera Near Distance.

Camera_RightOffset (Hidden)

Camera Right Offset.

Camera_TargetDistance (Hidden)

Camera Target Distance.

Camera_UpOffset (Hidden)

Camera Up Offset.

Camera_VerticalExtent (Hidden)

Camera Vertical Offset.

Element (Hidden)

Links to 'Element'[_key].

Element.FamilyName

Type of View: 3D View, Floor Plan, Ceiling Plan, Section, etc.

Element.Name

Name of the View.

Element.Type

Duplicate of [Element.FamilyName], but written slightly differently: 3D, Plan, Section.

Note that [Element.FamilyName] "Floor Plan" & "Ceiling Plan" are agglomerated in [Element.Type] "Plan".

FamilyType.Element.Name

Name of the View Type.

View.DetailLevel

View detail level: 1, 2, or 3.

View.DetailLevel.Name

View detail level as text values: Coarse, Medium, or Fine.

View.DetailLevel.NameNumbered

View detail level as text values prefaced with numbers for sorting: 1-Coarse, 2-Medium, or 3-Fine.

View.Title

View Title.

📁 Geometry

The Geometry folder contains all geometric information about the 3D camera position.

View.Direction_X

View direction in X axis.

View.Direction_Y

View direction in Y axis.

View.Direction_Z

View direction in Z axis.

View.Origin_X

View origin in X axis.

View.Origin_Y

View origin in Y axis.

View.Origin_Z

View origin in Z axis.

View.OutlineMax_X

View Outline maximum X axis.

View.OutlineMax_Y

View Outline maximum Y axis.

View.OutlineMin_X

View Outline minimum X axis.

View.OutlineMin_Y

View Outline minimum Y axis.

View.Position_X

View Position on X axis.

View.Position_Y

View Position on Y axis.

View.Position_Z

View Position on Z axis.

View.Right_X

View right Position on X axis.

View.Right_Y

View right Position on Y axis.

View.Right_Z

View right Position on Z axis.

View.Scale

View Scale.

View.Up_X

View up Position on X axis.

View.Up_Y

View up Position on Y axis.

View.Up_Z

View up Position on Z axis.