beam not visible

[Joris.vd.Meulen]

Hi,

Revit Architecture 2011.
Problem: a drawn beam isn't visible / selectable.

Steps I took:
Structure > Beam > selected a beam > on first floor plan

Section shows the drawn beam. However I can't selected / move /see the beam.

The beam is below the first floor so that I can't see the beam is logical to me.
When I go to the level below (basement) I don't see any dotted lines indicating a beam above it. And again the beam can't be selected.

My questions:
* how do you work with beams in Revit (adepting vis.settings everytime?)
* how does Revit show beams above the cutlevel (a dotted line). If not standard: is there a workaround?

Kind regards,

3Pinter

[ccollins]

Perhaps make a Level or a Reference Plane to locate the beams on, and then work in that work plan or plan level
when editing beams.

cheers

[krispy]

in the view properties set the "Underlay" to be the same level of the current view and the "Underlay Orientation" to "Reflected Ceiling Plan". (See Attached).

[Anonymous]

I want to omit the slab lines