Frequent question: How do you hide in Revit?

How do you unhide something in Revit?

Do one of the following:

1. Click Modify | tab Reveal Hidden Elements panel (Unhide Element) or (Unhide Category).
2. Right-click the element, and click Unhide in View Elements or Category.

How do you show hidden lines in Revit?

Click View tab Graphics panel Show Hidden drop-down (Show Hidden Lines). Place the cursor on an element that is hiding another element, and click to select it. For example, select a filled region that is overlapping a wall. Place the cursor on the element with lines to be shown, and click to select it.

How do I turn off edges in Revit?

Revit can automatically apply a line style to silhouette edges.

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To remove a line style from a silhouette edge:

1. Click Modify tab View panel (Linework).
2. In the Type Selector, select .
3. Select the edges in silhouette, and the silhouette is removed.

How do you find hidden elements?

If the hidden object has an ID that is the same as another element, you can use an xpath to find the specific hidden element. Using chrome developer tools and inspect element a lot of the times a hidden object has this attribute type=”hidden” if that is the case you can do something like this for a locator object.