Your question: How do I use line patterns in Revit?

How do I use patterns in Revit?

Create a Custom Fill Pattern

1. Create a custom pattern in a pattern (PAT) file. …
2. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Fill Patterns.
3. In the Fill Patterns dialog, under Pattern Type, select Drafting or Model.
4. Click (New fill pattern). …
5. For Type, select Custom.
6. Click Browse.

How do I change a line pattern in Revit?

Line Style

1. In the Line Styles dialog, click New, and enter a new name for the line style. …
2. Click the value for Line Weight to choose a line weight.
3. Click the value for Line Color to choose a line color.
4. Click the value for Line Pattern to choose a line pattern.
5. Click OK.

What are line patterns?

Line patterns are a series of dashes or dots alternating with blank spaces. Topics in this section. Create a Line Pattern. Use the Line Patterns dialog to create a new line pattern.

How do you add a pattern to a surface in Revit?

Apply your pattern component to a divided surface in the conceptual design environment.

1. Select the divided or patterned surface. Tip: Right click a divided surface to select All, All Interior or All Border Components. …
2. Load the pattern component family.
3. In the Type Selector, select the pattern component family.

How do you fill a line in Revit?

Create a Filled Region

1. Click Annotate tab Detail panel Region drop-down (Filled Region).
2. Click Modify | Create Filled Region Boundary tab Line Style panel, and select a boundary line style from the Line Styles drop-down.
3. Sketch the region using the sketch tools on the Draw panel.

How do you draw a line in Revit?

Sketch a Line

1. Select a tool that allows for a line. …
2. Click Modify | Place Lines tab (or respective Modify | Place tab or Modify | Create tab) Draw panel (Line).
3. On the Options Bar: …
4. Click in the drawing area to specify the start point of the line.

How do I create a custom line in Revit?

Create a Line Pattern

1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Line Patterns.
2. In the Line Patterns dialog, click New.
3. In the Line Pattern Properties dialog, enter a name for the pattern.
4. Click in the value for Type, and select either a dash or a dot.

How does Revit handle line weights?

Solution:

1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down (Line Weights).
2. In the Line Weights dialog, click the Model Line Weights, Perspective Line Weights, or Annotation Line Weights tab.
3. Click a cell in the table and enter a value.
4. Click OK.

Where are fill patterns saved in Revit?

This file is usually located in program files under your program filesautocad-versionsupport folder. This will bring up the Fill Patterns dialog box which shows you all the fill patterns available.

How do you scale a pattern in Revit?

To adjust the scale of a Revit Fill Pattern you need to open the Fill Pattern Dialogue box found at: Manage tab-> Additional Settings -> Fill Patterns. See below. To scale a Fill Pattern you need to re-import the pattern into Revit with a different scale.