# Mirroring 3d views **URL:** \ **Category:** Revit\ **Tags:** revit\ **Created:** [April 30, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507 "2018-04-30T17:08:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/1 "2018-04-30T17:08:46Z")
Hello guys, We have been asked to mirror a project, we are ok mirroring plans, RCPs sections and elevations but do you know if there is a way to mirror 3d views and cameras??? ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/2 "2018-05-01T09:36:02Z")
Any help on this please? is it possible??? ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/3 "2018-05-01T10:20:13Z")
Hi @BIMadmin, I didn’t try to mirror a 3D view but you could try something like in the picture. I’m not sure for the node boundingbox.Scale. Maybe you need to invert the bounding box in an another way. ![Mirror%203D%20views](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/c/0cc37ccbeb850dc0a8db3e2eb105a9d3726ce037.png) Let me know if it works. ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/4 "2018-05-01T11:45:00Z")
Hello Alban, I am going to give it a go, if -1 works then the whole logic should. I will let you know. Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/5 "2018-05-01T12:38:38Z")
Not working, I think what I need to do is mirror the camera position[Home.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/z8lBSSCEw7uEmPsGN6o0sCotTDo.dyn) (13.5 KB) ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/0/3009dd64db68676f0f99b519224a89ae3c6f445c.JPG) If in Revit we select the camera and mirror it works so that is what we need however I dont know how to access to the camera position of every 3dview… ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/6 "2018-05-01T12:49:46Z")
Hello, I guess this is how…? private void Getinfo\_View3D(View3D view3D) { string message = "View3D: "; // The position of the camera. XYZ eyePosition = view3D.GetOrientation().EyePosition; message += “\nCamera position: (” + eyePosition.X + ", " + eyePosition.Y + ", " + eyePosition.Z + “)”; ``` // Identifies whether this is a perspective view. if (view3D.IsPerspective) { message += "\nThe view is a perspective."; } // The section box of the 3D view cuts the model by its bounds. BoundingBoxXYZ sectionBox = view3D.GetSectionBox(); XYZ max = sectionBox.Max; //Maximum coordinates (upper-right-front corner of the box). XYZ min = sectionBox.Min; //Minimum coordinates (lower-left-rear corner of the box). message += "\nSection Box: "; message += "\nMaximum coordinates: (" + max.X + ", " + max.Y + ", " + max.Z + ")"; message += "\nMinimum coordinates: (" + min.X + ", " + min.Y + ", " + min.Z + ")"; TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message); ``` } ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/7 "2018-05-01T12:52:08Z")
Not sure how to implement this though and mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/8 "2018-05-01T20:49:13Z")
Hi @BIMadmin, Boundingbox wasn’t the good clue. With the package Syntetic, you can do it. You will have to manage the vectors with your mirror axis. ![Mirror%20perspective%20and%20axono%20views](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/9/c9ce21216dd8efa16d5e329e464e8701b769855c.png) ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/9 "2018-05-02T07:33:20Z")
Thanks Alban, That looks amazing, this mirror the view orientation (Vectors), but do you know how can I move the camera to the new position??? ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/10 "2018-05-02T08:27:22Z")
Did you try the graph above ? It moves also the camera. (the eye position) The -1 value is probaly not the value for your mirror axis. It makes a rotation at 180° and invert the camera and target. You need to determine the correct values. ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/11 "2018-05-03T11:59:39Z")
Hello Alban, The vectors do change the orientation but the camera does not move at all. ![c1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/2/3225aa0603d6115b998a329c1355f3ab07ae57d6.JPG) ![c2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/c/b/cb7eead71ec83350c5215b1c8b0ee303d4a4aa89.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/12 "2018-05-03T12:00:25Z")
What I need to mirror is camera not its orientation. ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/13 "2018-05-03T12:12:49Z")
Hi Francisco, The camera doesn’t refresh quickly after the run but it works for me. The node Vector.Rotate will probably help you with your axis. Before the run : ![Before](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/f/6fd70eb471f3f5f8582882dcc0c7d79822e1b031.PNG) After the run : ![After](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/f/e/fee14e7e2c7639db878f775960c4be28bbc829c0.PNG) ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/14 "2018-05-03T12:21:20Z")
Nor sure what you mean refresh quickly, shall I closed Revit and open to see the update? If on the other hand I duplicate the view it does work for me. ![c3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/c/0c49470003c6b4c351b4efb2a17b404e8f3791a8.JPG) ![c4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/f/e/fe9ded6bbaeb06168c5038495c86b420c9b3cb32.JPG) ![c5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/b/1bea9639c6b4f0280704a6bf29cf99ffcb45b128.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/15 "2018-05-03T12:26:50Z")
Maybe with a node to close the transaction (Transaction.End) ? It’s strange because you can’t cancel the dynamo run with these particular nodes. ![Cancel](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/e/b/eb3b8ab84b1b8f0e09be6c013e6ba2768b360fe9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/16 "2018-05-03T12:31:27Z")
i checked it doesn’t work on my end, only if i duplicate the view ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/17 "2018-05-03T21:27:01Z")
Hi @BIMadmin, In fact, the solution is really obvious. The camera can be rotated or symmetrized like other elements. ![Mirror%20perspective%20and%20axono%20views](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/f/7fcb8677ee8c9426a99b77ade9063185dd99695d.png) ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/18 "2018-05-04T07:31:44Z")
This easy??? I am going to give it a go right now!!! ---
**Author:** ![BIMadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@BIMadmin](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/BIMadmin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/19 "2018-05-04T08:46:11Z")
Thank you very much for your support Alban, this works!!! Mirror an element duplicate views, it would be amazing if I could retrieve the existing names and populate the new elements with the old names, the problem is that the node Mirror an element does not return objects so I dont know how to automate this. I have included in the definition a filter for only mirroring perspective views because axo views do nothing and another node for deleting the original views. Many thanks again. ![c1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/2/3/23ce65c8a0f025422dafefefc99aca7537483873.JPG)[Mirror perspective views.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/gIJoHqvRvFgaXdccFBeXFffGKoG.dyn) (9.1 KB) ---
**Author:** ![Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alban_de_chasteigner/32/39650_2.png) [@Alban\_de\_Chasteigner](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alban_de_Chasteigner)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507/20 "2018-05-04T13:15:11Z")
You can retrieve the newly created 3D views like this : ![Rename%20and%20delete](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/5/659b655a30d18c99a234ba4e367fd91816b2e05b.png) Get 3D views script: ``` #inspired from Cesare Caoduro import sys import clr pyt_path = r'C:\Program Files (x86)\IronPython 2.7\Lib' sys.path.append(pyt_path) import os clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry') from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import * clr.AddReference('RevitAPIUI') from Autodesk.Revit.UI import * clr.AddReference('RevitAPI') from Autodesk.Revit.DB import * from Autodesk.Revit.Creation import * clr.AddReference('RevitNodes') import Revit clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements) clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.GeometryConversion) clr.AddReference('RevitServices') from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager from RevitServices.Transactions import TransactionManager #Access the active document# doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument uidoc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication.ActiveUIDocument #Start a transaction on the active document# TransactionManager.Instance.EnsureInTransaction(doc) toggleForRefresh = IN[0] output = [] tredView = [] tot = 0 col = FilteredElementCollector(doc).OfCategory(BuiltInCategory.OST_Views) for c in col: if c.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.VIEW_TYPE_SCHEDULES).AsString() == '3D View': tredView.append(c.ToDSType(True)) tot += 1 #Dispose the active transaction TransactionManager.Instance.TransactionTaskDone() #List outputs# OUT = tredView ``` For your information, the axonometries own also cameras : ![Axonometry%20camera](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/9/192bbbd017c5df55e3f1db5e957bcb370f728df2.PNG) I had fun exploring the caracteristics of 3d views ! 😀 [Mirror perspective and axono views-Rename and delete.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/4GLMFYYIEND1iLJt5TzJVz47bHd.dyn) (18.6 KB) [Next page](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/mirroring-3d-views/21507.md?page=2)