topic Re: Top view as a floor plan in Modeling

Top view as a floor plan

Lasha97 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:21:23 GMT

Hello, does ArchiCAD have any function that can directly show me the building’s top view as a floor plan?

Re: Top view as a floor plan

CosminF — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:37:54 GMT

Hi,

The way I see it, you can either:

- go to the last floor in your project map. Select the floor plan cut plane to show all the floors underneath. Make sure the stuff on other floors isn't set up to just show up on the home story. Then you should see everything.

- select everything in 3D, go to axonometry, go to top view - save the view as a 3D document. This is less flexible than the first method but it can work.

Re: Top view as a floor plan

Patrick M — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:56:23 GMT

CosminF hit the nail on the head. I think wether you go floor plan with a full floor plan cut plane range or 3d document depends on what graphic out put you are looking for

3d document is going to read more like an elevation, whereas floor plan is going to give you the symbolic appearance ofhte model

Re: Top view as a floor plan

Lingwisyer — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:23:37 GMT

Do note that not every element has an All Relevant setting, and hence would need to have it's visibility controlled by Layers if it is not to be seen on other plans.

Ling.