See override graphic display of element categories.
Revit only shows 2 floors but the building has 3.
In the project browser under floor plans right click level 2 and click rename.
On the ribbon click level.
Verify that the visibility of the object s category and subcategory are enabled.
If you are in a level 1 view and set the top offset to level 2 the next.
Click modify mass tabmodel panel mass.
After creating a mass for a conceptual design create a mass floor at each level defined in the project.
Open the section or elevation view to add levels to.
Given some walls that go from level 1 to level 2 and a floor at level 2 i have a project where these walls below show thru the floors in plan.
At the prompt click yes to have revit lt rename the corresponding views.
A level s name helps you to identify what that datum represents be it a floor level underside of steelwork etc etc.
For name enter 00 foundation and click ok.
Use the blue grip dot to drag the level head to the desired position.
You can select the mass in any type of project view including floor plan rcp elevation section and 3d views.
Each level in your project must have a unique name.
Alternatively you can rename levels by renaming the corresponding view in the project browser.
As you place the cursor to create a level if the cursor aligns to an.
Just for future reference when placing walls revit will default the base constraint to the level of the view you are in.
Architecture tabdatum panel level structure tabdatum panel level place the cursor in the drawing area and click.
The top offset will default to the last used value e g.
This isn t an underlay nor is it a transparent floor.
In the visibility graphic overrides dialog try the following.
Display a specific set of levels in the view and control their boundaries.
Mass floors are based on levels defined in the project.
That sounds like a nasty little endless loop.
If you are in the level 3 plan view then the base constraint will be set to level 3.
By default revit will name these new levels level 1 level 2 level 3 and so on.
Model categories can have detail level set independent of the view s detail level.
Orthographic views only adjust the position of the level head when the level is controlled by a scope box or a section box.
Which suggests perhaps a setting somewhere.
Create a scope box and apply it to the view.
You are almost certainly going to want to change these default names to something more.
If i start a new project from the revit template i don t get this behavior.