View Transfer

Copy view settings — Visibility/Graphics, view filters, crop settings, 3D view settings — from another view straight into the view you currently have open.

General Description

The destination is always the active view at the moment you open the tool — there's no destination picker. Pick a Source view from the list, choose which settings to transfer, and the tool copies them onto the view you were already in. A compatibility preview warns you before running if a setting can't apply to the current view type.

Key Features

• Source view picker, with the destination fixed to your active view.
• Settings to transfer: Visibility/Graphics, and/or View Filters (with a filter-by-filter picker: Model Categories, Annotation Categories, Revit Links, CAD Imports).
• Crop Settings and 3D View Settings (only relevant when both source and destination are 3D views).
• Compatibility preview: Warns about specific incompatibilities before you execute, instead of failing silently.

Requirements

• Navigate to the view you want as the destination before opening View Transfer — the destination isn't selectable inside the dialog.
• 3D View Settings only transfer between two 3D views.

Usage Procedure

1. Switch to the view you want to receive the settings — this becomes the destination automatically.
2. Open View Transfer from the Model panel on the Frata ribbon tab. The dialog shows "Destination: ".
3. Pick a Source view from the list.
4. Under Settings to transfer, enable Visibility / Graphics and/or View Filters. For filters, press Configure filters to open Select Filters to Copy and check the specific filters (with Select All / Clear All available), or the Model Categories / Annotation Categories / Revit Links / CAD Imports groups.
5. Enable Crop Settings and/or 3D View Settings if relevant to your source/destination pair.
6. Check the Preview panel — it reports compatibility issues (e.g. the destination not supporting V/G overrides, or not both views being 3D) before you commit.
7. Press Execute. A confirmation reports that settings were transferred successfully.

Recommendations

• If the Preview reports "Destination view has limited Visibility/Graphics support," expect a partial transfer rather than an error — review the result in the destination view afterward.
• Use View Filters' Select All / Clear All plus the search box when a view has many filters, rather than checking them one by one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I pick the destination view in the dialog? The destination is always the view that was active in Revit when you opened View Transfer. Switch to that view first, then launch the tool.

I see "Destination view does not support Visibility/Graphics overrides." What does that mean? Some view types (like schedules or legends) don't support V/G overrides at all. Choose a compatible destination view type, or skip that setting for this transfer.

I see "Both source and destination must be 3D views." Why? 3D View Settings only make sense between two 3D views — if either side isn't a 3D view, that specific setting is skipped or blocked; other settings you selected can still transfer.

Does View Transfer support transferring to multiple destination views at once? No — it always transfers into the single active view. Repeat the process (switch view, reopen View Transfer) for each additional destination.