Revit Show Roof Above Dashed

Define the display settings for projection lines using the object styles or the override graphics in view functions in revit.

Revit show roof above dashed. When a family is located above the view range cut plane but falls below the top plane the family category will determine whether it is visible or not. Thankfully within revit there is a far more elegant solution to this problem and that is the linework tool. Use an underlay in the view where you want to see objects either above or below. Meaning that in the real world we don t see a dashed lines on the ground so we know there is a roof above.

To get revit to do this there is a simple work around that i have outlined below. You notice when placing revit component families some display above the view cut plane while others like specialty equipment do not. How do you show dashed walls in a roof plan. And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.

Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed. Out of the box revit doesn t do this because revit shows it as it s built. Structural plan view indicating walls above as dashed and walls below as solid welcome to the revit forum you are currently viewing as a guest which gives you limited access to view attachments ask questions and access other features. Here we have a cadclip revit tutorial on how to modify a beam family to show above as dashed lines.

Then turn off the overlay. The dashed lines that you are seeing in this plan are actually the edges of the roof element. 3d view of roof. Overlay the roof plan and this celing plan on the sheet they will snap align.

Some may call this wysiwyg or what you see is what you get. Next use the linework tool and select the lines you want to show up as below dashed or above dashed. It is just that now they are set to be visible rather than.