Grids 2D/3D

I get asked quite a lot about “what is that little ‘3D’ by my grid bubble mean?

If you click a grid line you will see the tiny ‘3D’ pop up by the grid bubble, is you select it you can toggle between 3D and 2D. The terminology is a little unclear in true Revit sense and is a little misleading, it has nothing to do with traditional 2D and 3D views.

Essentially the ‘3D’ means that the grid bubble position is shared throughout the project and if you move it, it will move in other views that the grid bubble is marked ‘3D’.

When you click it and toggle to ‘2D’ it means that it is view specific. So, if you move the grid now it won’t affect any other views. You will see a large circle grip which indicates the ‘3D’ position, dragging the head back to this position will reset it back to ‘3D’.

So in conclusion, if you need to adjust the Grid bubble position, just be careful, if you move it with the 3D on it will adjust more than the view you are in!!!