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Article 26 — Viewing Room Elevations

Learn how to open Room Elevations, review modeled walls and openings, compare them with project photos, and use elevations as a final quality-control step before sharing or exporting a Space.

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Written by AJ Ballantine

Reviewed for Flex Version 3.0

Estimated Read Time: 5 minutes

In This Article You’ll Learn

  • How to open Room Elevations

  • What information Room Elevations display

  • How to move through the available elevations

  • How to compare elevations with project photos

  • When to use Room Elevations during your workflow

  • How Room Elevations differ between iOS and Web

  • What to do when an elevation does not look correct

Overview

A floor plan provides a top-down view of a Space.

Room Elevations provide front-facing views of the modeled wall faces within a selected room.

Use Room Elevations to review:

  • Wall shapes

  • Doors

  • Windows

  • Openings

  • Overall wall dimensions

  • Opening dimensions

  • Window sill heights when applicable

Room Elevations provide another way to inspect the floor plan before estimating, designing, sharing, or exporting the project.

They are especially useful for identifying conditions that may be difficult to notice from the floor plan alone.

RENDR Principle

Review the room from more than one angle. A quick elevation review can reveal issues that are easy to miss in plan view.

Before You Begin

Room Elevations are generated from the modeled floor-plan data.

In Flex 3.0, Room Elevations are view-only on:

  • iPhone

  • iPad

  • Web

If something needs to be corrected, return to the floor plan and make the change using the appropriate Layout tools.

After editing, reopen the Room Elevations and review the room again.

Opening Room and Wall Elevations on iPhone or iPad

You can view elevations by selecting either a room or an individual wall.

Viewing Elevations by Room

To open the elevations for a room:

  1. Open the desired Space.

  2. Select the room you want to review.

  3. Open the room’s Attributes panel.

  4. Locate the available elevation previews.

  5. Tap an elevation preview to open the full-screen elevation gallery.

From the elevation gallery, you can:

  • Swipe between available elevations

  • Select an elevation thumbnail

  • Double-tap to zoom

  • Review the modeled walls and openings

  • Close the gallery when finished

When you view elevations from a selected room, Flex shows the room-facing side of each wall.

This is the best workflow for reviewing the walls as they appear from inside that room.

Viewing Both Sides of an Individual Wall

Select the wall itself when you need to inspect both of its faces.

This is especially useful when:

  • The two sides of the wall have different dimensions

  • One side faces a room and the other faces an adjoining room

  • The wall forms part of an exterior or outside corner

  • Doors, windows, or openings appear differently from each side

To view both sides of a wall:

  1. Open the desired Space.

  2. Tap the wall you want to inspect.

  3. Open the wall’s Attributes panel.

  4. Locate the wall-elevation previews.

  5. Review the elevation for each side of the wall.

  6. Tap a preview to open it in the full-screen elevation gallery when needed.

The two wall sides are color coded:

  • Green identifies one side of the wall.

  • Blue identifies the opposite side.

The color coding helps you understand which wall face is currently displayed.

💡 Pro Tip: Use room elevations for a complete review of the walls inside a room. Select an individual wall when you need to compare both faces or verify a condition that may differ from one side to the other.

Opening Room Elevations on Web

To open Room Elevations on Web:

  1. Open the desired Space.

  2. Select the room you want to review.

  3. Open the room’s Attributes or information panel.

  4. Select the Elevations tab.

  5. Scroll through the available elevation cards.

Each elevation card represents a wall face or a grouped set of connected wall faces from the selected room.

Web Room Elevations are view-only.

Understanding Elevation Groups

An elevation does not always represent exactly one wall segment.

Some connected or collinear wall faces may be combined into one elevation view.

On Web, an elevation card may indicate how many walls are represented in that group.

When reviewing a room:

  1. Move through every available elevation.

  2. Review all wall faces represented in each group.

  3. Confirm that the modeled features match the expected room conditions.

What Room Elevations Display

Depending on the modeled room, an elevation may display:

  • The wall shape

  • Overall elevation width

  • Overall wall height

  • Doors

  • Windows

  • Openings

  • Door, window, and opening widths

  • Door, window, and opening heights

  • Window sill height when applicable

Only features represented in the floor-plan model appear in the elevations.

A missing or incorrect feature should be corrected from the floor plan.

Correcting an Elevation Issue

Room Elevations cannot be edited directly.

If something appears incorrect:

  1. Identify the wall or modeled feature that needs attention.

  2. Exit the Room Elevation view.

  3. Return to the floor plan.

  4. Open Layout Mode.

  5. Select the affected wall, door, window, or opening.

  6. Make the required correction.

  7. Save the change.

  8. Select the room again.

  9. Reopen Room Elevations.

  10. Confirm that the updated model now appears correctly..

Reviewing Elevations After Floor-Plan Changes

Recheck Room Elevations after changing:

  • Wall geometry

  • Wall positions

  • Room boundaries

  • Doors

  • Windows

  • Openings

  • Opening locations

  • Opening dimensions

To review an updated room:

  1. Complete the floor-plan edit.

  2. Select the room.

  3. Reopen its Room Elevations.

  4. Review the affected elevation.

  5. Continue through the remaining elevations to confirm that the room still appears correct.

Room Elevations are generated from the modeled floor-plan data.

Reopening the elevations after editing ensures that you are reviewing the current room model.

Platform Notes

iPhone and iPad

On iOS:

  1. Select a room.

  2. Open its Attributes panel.

  3. Tap an elevation preview.

  4. Swipe through the full-screen elevation gallery.

  5. Use the elevation thumbnails to move directly to another view.

  6. Double-tap to zoom when needed.

  7. Close the gallery when the review is complete.

Room Elevations are view-only on iPhone and iPad in Flex 3.0.

Return to the floor plan to make corrections.

Web

On Web:

  1. Select a room.

  2. Open the room’s information panel.

  3. Select the Elevations tab.

  4. Scroll through the available elevation cards.

  5. Review each wall or elevation group.

Web Room Elevations are view-only.

Review the elevation directly in the Attributes panel.

Support Clues

Problem

Recommended Action

I do not see Room Elevations.

Confirm that you selected a room rather than a wall, object, door, window, or opening. Then open the room’s Attributes panel.

I selected a room, but no elevations appear.

Confirm that the room has valid modeled wall geometry. Reselect the room or reopen the Attributes panel.

A door, window, or opening is missing.

Return to Layout Mode and confirm that the feature exists on the correct wall. Then reopen the Room Elevations.

An opening appears on the wrong wall.

Return to the floor plan, correct the opening location, and review the elevations again.

The elevation does not match the project photos.

Compare the floor-plan geometry with the field photos and correct the model from Layout Mode.

I cannot edit the elevation.

This is expected. Room Elevations are view-only on iPhone, iPad, and Web in Flex 3.0.

The room still looks wrong after an edit.

Reselect the room and reopen the Room Elevations. Then verify the underlying room and wall geometry.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I open Room Elevations?

Select a room, open its Attributes panel, and open the available elevation views. Also, you can select the individual wall to view color coded elevations of both sides of the same wall.

On Web, select the Elevations tab.

On iPhone or iPad, tap an elevation preview to open the full-screen gallery.

Does each elevation represent one wall?

Not always.

An elevation may represent one wall face or a grouped set of connected wall faces in the same room.

What information do Room Elevations show?

Depending on the room, elevations may show:

  • Wall shape

  • Overall width and height

  • Doors

  • Windows

  • Openings

  • Feature widths and heights

  • Dimensions between features and wall edges

  • Window sill height when applicable

Can I edit walls or openings from Room Elevations?

No.

Room Elevations are view-only in Flex 3.0.

Return to Layout Mode to make changes.

Do Room Elevations reflect floor-plan changes?

Room Elevations are generated from the modeled floor-plan data.

After making changes, reopen the Room Elevations to review the updated room.

Can I compare Room Elevations with photos?

Yes.

Use the elevation to inspect the modeled wall and the Photos panel to verify the real-world field condition.

Why should I review Room Elevations?

They provide another perspective on the modeled room and may reveal missing or misplaced features that are less obvious in the floor plan.

Can I enlarge Room Elevations on Web?

Not in the current Web release.

Some cards display Tap to enlarge, but the label is not currently interactive.

Related Articles

  • Article 17 — Selection & Modes

  • Article 18 — Working with Rooms

  • Article 19 — Doors, Windows & Openings

  • Article 25 — Working with Photos

  • Article 27 — Working in 3D

  • Article 29 — Exporting Your Floor Plan

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