Update an existing view

in the previos versions 2.x the was a function to save the view from Revit to Enscape.

Seems this funktion is gone in version 3.x

sad, we used a lot to save configured angle of view to Revit to be sure we can do rendering from same place. creating a 3D-camera view in Revit that looks good in Enscape is a challange.

Is there some thoughts to bring the "Export View to Revit" function back?

Quote from heinrich.boldt

Is there some thoughts to bring the "Export View to Revit" function back?

It's still there:

1) hit F (open the views panel)

2) there's a button at the bottom "create view"

Quote from Phil Read

There's presently no option to update an existing view from Enscape back to Revit.

Still hoping to see this coming to Esncape soon. We need an 'update view' button that updates the camera and sun position of a saved view. It's silly we have to create new views over and over and over again.

Agreed. I really miss the ability to select the tiny camera icons next to each view in Revit, which allowed you to switch between viewpoints without messing with any of the other visibility settings (ie. no geometry turning on and off). As you say arnobat, sometime we manually hide things in a particular Revit view, and to need to go in and redo that work everytime we want to create a new view in Enscape is a complete waste of time. View Templates in Revit can only control so much.

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Agreed. I really miss the ability to select the tiny camera icons next to each view in Revit, which allowed you to switch between viewpoints without messing with any of the other visibility settings (ie. no geometry turning on and off).

I think they announced already they were going to add a "do not reload geometry on switching views" toggle. That should be a good step in the right direction.

I have forwarded all your votes for an 'Update View' option.

Regarding the geometry reloading, Pieter is correct as you can see from Demian's post here:

"At least for now it is planned to have an overall switch to turn off the automatic geometry reload"

Quote from Pieter

Still hoping to see this coming to Esncape soon. We need an 'update view' button that updates the camera and sun position of a saved view. It's silly we have to create new views over and over and over again.

Couldn't agree with this more. After saving a view, I always want to, from within Escape, update the camera location and/or time of day.

These things are difficult to change from within Revit once the view is created.

100% Agree on the need to add a way to easily update the camera angle and time of day of 3D views directly from Enscape. Thanks!

The ability to edit an existing camera was added to the newest preview (3.4 preview 2)! I have tested it and it seems to work well!

The adjustment of the sun position is on the roadmap, including a mockup: https://portal.productboard.co…act-sun-position-in-views

Awesome, looking forward to trying it! Glad these tools are being created, thanks!

How do you update existing views? - oh - I'll download the latest preview version.

Jorgensen

I might do things wrong but....

I find it difficult to update views. I select the view I would like to update, I close the view management window, align the view as I wan't it, then I open the view management window again, but I can't update the view, as it align the view again as I select to edit it.

The view management is part of the window, and pushes the view, when it opens. So I find it hard to adjust.

Two possible solutions

- the view management opens in a new vindow, that does not affect the view

- rightclick, select update view in the context menu

Or - I might do it the wrong way?

Jorgensen

Have you tried enabling the 'safe frame' mode? That way you can leave the views panel open but still see the view with the correct aspect ratio/crop.

Quote from Pieter

Have you tried enabling the 'safe frame' mode? That way you can leave the views panel open but still see the view with the correct aspect ratio/crop.

Ah thanks - that did the trick

How did that do the trick, exactly?

Could anyone give a step by step tutorial on updating existing views in Enscape and save them in Revit?

thank you

Quote from Phil Read

You'll have to update the view angle in Revit for it to change in Enscape. There's presently no option to update an existing view from Enscape back to Revit.

Hello, is this statement still true? It's October 2022...