30 Aug

Cannot select multiple elements in a Plan View

Common “problem” I see my coworkers stumble upon is the problem with selection of multiple elements in a Floor Plan (and other Plan Views in Revit®).

What’s the problem: “Look, I have no problem with selection of elements one-by-one, but when I try to select few of them at the same time, nothing happens! What’s going on?”

So, point is you CAN at least select something. That eliminates element selection controls as potential problem (you know, those little switches in the lower right corner of the Revit®).

Solution: Check if elements you are trying to select are not in the Read More

29 Aug

How to adjust Revit® Section Line Style

Changing the Section line in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides under Section category on the Annotation Categories tab is not possible.

One way to adjust Revit Section Line style, is to go to the Object Styles (Manage tab on the Ribbon > Object Styles).

Then, on the Annotation Objects tab, there is a Category called Section Line. In this row you can change the line color, line pattern and the line width of the Revit Section line.

In the Object Styles table, there is also one sub-category Read More