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Magic Views

Pangolin tools

Magic Views

Pangolin tools

A free set of tools to help create quick views, and switch between them.

Free

Magic Views consists of 3 different tools:

Magic Section

The easiest and fastest way to create and show a Section View on screen

  • Works in any plan view, even if sections are hidden
  • Pick the section start point, end point, and depth (far clip offset) directly on screen
  • Magic Section will generate a new section and directly show it on screen
  • The next time you run the add-in, Magic Section will reuse and move the same section that was originally generated
  • You will never have trouble again with new views being generated with a very large default depth, and taking forever to load

Magic 3D Box

The easiest and fastest way to create and show a 3D Section Box on screen

  • Works in any plan view, section view, or elevation view
  • Pick on the active view the rectangular box you want for your 3D view
  • Magic 3D Box will automatically show the resulting 3D section box on screen
  • The next time you run the add-in, Magic 3D Box will reuse and move the same 3D view that was originally generated
  • Unlike the native "Selection box" command, you don't need to select elements prior to running the addin. Pangolin Magic 3D Box works well when working with linked models

Hotkey to View

Quickly jump to particular views you have previously set up.

  • When working on a project, you usually have a set of views that you use repeatedly
  • Hotkey to View lets you define 10 different hotkeys to jump to your most relevant views in a single click

100% free.

Compatible with Autodesk® Revit® 2020 to 2026.

Details

Operating system

win64-platform-icon

Release date

Aug 31, 2021


Last updated

Sep 17, 2025


Version

1.4.0


Language

English

Compatible with

RVT-icon

RVT

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Capabilities

Architectural design

Mechanical design

Tags

Scheduling

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

It is possible to insert this add-in in your custom tab.

Find the folder where the add-in is installed (typically %Appdata%\Roaming\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\pglMagicViews.bundle)

In the \Contents\Resources folder, open the file TabName.txt.

Then, write on the first line of the document the name of the tab you want to insert the add-in panel in.

If the name of the tab does not exist yet, it will be created.

If you type in "default", the add-in will be inserted in the "Add-Ins" tab.

If you're having trouble using my add-in, email me at contact@pangolin.tools

Feedbacks and requests are welcome!

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