Why are my lines not showing in Revit?

How do I make lines visible in Revit?

The first way is to display hidden lines one element at a time with the Show Hidden Lines tool. On the View tab, select Show Hidden Lines. Next, select the element in front, and then select the element behind to show its hidden lines. Select each obscuring element individually to show hidden lines.

Why are hidden lines not showing in Revit?

You turned on the display of hidden lines in a view, but when you zoom out, the hidden lines disappear. Issue: This issue may occur, for example, when viewing a 3D view with many hidden lines. When you zoom out, the hidden lines become too small to view correctly at that scale.

Where are hidden lines 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.

Why won’t my dimensions show up in Revit?

Causes: This can occur for multiple reasons: Multiple elements are selected. If it takes more than 200 milliseconds for Revit to calculate the temporary dimensions, when selecting an element, then to maintain good performance Revit will abort this calculation and the temporary dimensions will not be displayed.

How do I use the linework tool in Revit?

Use the Linework Tool

1. Open the view in which you want to change line styles.
2. (Optional) To turn off Thin Lines, click View tab Graphics panel (Thin Lines).
3. Click Modify tab View panel (Linework).
4. Click Modify | Linework tab Line Style panel, and select the line style to apply to the edge from the Line Style drop-down.

How do I change the hidden line style in Revit?

Use the Linework tool: Click Modify tab View panel (Linework). For Line Style, select Hidden Lines or another line style. Then click the element or line to change its style in the current view.

What is a phantom line?

Lines that are made visible as dots or dashes to reveal the edges of objects currently hidden from view.

What are hidden lines Revit?

By using the Show Hidden Lines tool in Autodesk Revit you can display objects as dashed through objects in the foreground. Great for detailing, great for showing foundations lines through topo and anything else you can think of!

What is a hidden line?

Hidden lines in a drawing represent the edges where surfaces meet but are not directly visible. Hidden lines are omitted from pictorial drawings unless they are needed to make the drawing clear.

What are object lines?

A visible line, or object line is a thick continuous line, used to outline the visible edges or contours of an object.

How do I show dashed walls in Revit?

Select the walls, right click snd override elements in view, then change the projection line to dashed.

How do you show dimensions in Revit?

On the Annotate tab, select the Aligned dimension tool. On the Options Bar, the placement settings specify which part of the walls you want to dimension from and to – in this case, Wall faces. When the cursor is moved over a wall face, it is highlighted, and you click to select it.