Rendering a Section View in Revit

By Dustin Stoll


If you have ever attempted to render a section in Revit, you will notice that there is no render option when you are in a section view. This option is not available, because section views in Revit are intended for drafting purposes only. Rendering is only available in 3d views, so in order to render a section we must figure out how to cut a section within a 3d view.

First, create a new 3d view for your project. Next, go to the view properties and click the “Section Box” check box. This will create a box around your entire project that you can manipulate to cut sections within the new 3d view that you created. Click the Section Box that you just created, to bring up directional arrows that you can move. This will give you the ability to cut through your building.

After you have created your desired section, simply follow standard Revit rendering procedures to render the view.