Design drawings, especially on presentation
boards, have already established the value of 3D displaced views to communicate
the design. Isometric or axiomatic drawings when displaced do an excellent job
of orientating the viewer and relating the horizontal design elements to the
overall 3D volume. To laboriously generate such architectural views from
perspective grids is time consuming and introduces inconsistences. REVIT’s
ability to quickly generate excellent quality line work (to then pull into
one’s program of choice for post-processing if needed) is a welcomed addition
to the building design industry.
More controversial is the use of 3D displaced
views in production drawings. REVIT’s power to generate displaced views is put
in direct opposition to architectural tradition. A contradiction to point out is
that it seems well established 3D displaced views are an ideal way to
communicate complex spatial information graphically (see the work of Edward
Tuttle) and furthermore architecture and design school, including academic
literature, stress the importance of drawing clarity. This is what REVIT offers
but many shriek at the idea of including displaced views in working drawings. Perhaps
there is something standard and organized about regularly spaced 2D sections which
has benefited the industry but I would encourage the reader to be openminded
about the possibility of using displaced isometric views to render building
details. I ‘ve found with my work with displaced views in REVIT it is possible
to impress upon them a certain standard consistency. That trait in addition to
the quick generation of quality line work makes 3D displaced views and
isometric views ideal for spatially complex building details.
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