problem with window family visibility in project

[mechitar]

I'm fairly new to Revit, so it's entirely possible that some obvious thing that I haven't thought of is causing this visibility problem.  On the other hand, I checked out all 33 items from this visibility problem checklist and none of them look to be the source of my problem.

And the problem is: I created a hosted window family, and when hosted in a wall in the project it shows up in plan view as a cut opening with a blank rectangle where the mullions and glazing should be.  When I hover the cursor over the window object, the mullions and glazing are visible, ghosted.  I guess the window is acting as though a masked region is covering up the window geometry, but there are no masked regions in the family.  Also, the issue definitely doesn't have to do with view range/depth or any categories being turned off.  And the window looks good in elevation view. 

Attached:

Screen cap showing window in wall as it appears in the project;

Screen cap showing window in wall when cursor is hovering over it;

Revit file of the window family

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

The top horizontal mullion, the header, must be turned off for plan views. If the header is left as visible, it obscures the mullions in plan views.

Therefore, do this: Select the header > Visibility settings > turn off "Plan / RCP" > Load into project  >  🙂

[mechitar]

That's a pretty strange way for Revit to behave.  But your tip worked beautifully.  Thanks!

[laura.gilmore12]

So then how do you get the header to show up in the RCP?

[ToanDN]

Use symbolic lines in the family to present the header or horizontal mullions on Plan/RCP.

[laura.gilmore12]

I see.  So control visibility in the family and add symbolic lines.  I assume these get added in the family as well? In the reference plan?

[ToanDN]

Yes. Add them in the family. Constrain them to reference planes/ parameters the same way you would to 3D geometry.

It is very common to turn off 3D geometry and use symbolic lines and/or 2D detail components to present on Plan/ RCP and Elevation views.

[laura.gilmore12]

Do you know of a tutorial for this?

[ToanDN]

You can open one of the OOTB Window families come with Revit, for example: Window/ Fixed.rfa and you will see how it was built.

3D component is invisible on Plan/RCP:

Symbolic lines to present the window on Plan/RCP: