topic Re: Can't Hide in View in Revit Architecture Forum

Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:25:23 GMT

When I go to View -> Hide in View ->

the Elements and Catagory are grayed out. Does anyone know why? Something probably simple but can't figure it out.

Thanks,
Chris

Re: Can't Hide in View

jason.martin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:38:57 GMT

Nothing is selected, so there is no category or element to hide?

(guessing?)

jason

"cdeweese" wrote in message news:5918340@discussion.autodesk.com...
> When I go to View -> Hide in View ->
>
> the Elements and Catagory are grayed out. Does anyone know why? Something
> probably simple but can't figure it out.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:48:30 GMT

Well, I'm trying to hide different elements that are on the linked model. I select the linked model as a whole and element is NOT grayed out but when I tab thru to select different elements and not the whole model it is grayed out.

Re: Can't Hide in View

jason.martin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:35:35 GMT

Hi Chris -

I tried this in 2008 and 2009, and in both cases got it to work, but I think
I figured out what the problem might be.

If you have your view configured so that the link is displaying with a view
definition from the "link" rather than by host view, the options to override
the view settings for the items in the link "locally" (i.e. hide specific
elements or categories in this view) becomes disabled, because you're
telling the application to use a specific set of view settings defined in
the linked file, rather than the view settings defined in the "host" view.

You can still override the visibility of things that are in the "local"
project, but you've told the link to display exactly as it is displayed in
the linked file, and it's going to display that way (which is why you can't
override it).

hth

jason

"cdeweese" wrote in message news:5918363@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Well, I'm trying to hide different elements that are on the linked model.
> I select the linked model as a whole and element is NOT grayed out but
> when I tab thru to select different elements and not the whole model it is
> grayed out.

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:16:14 GMT

That is correct in VG I have the linked view: Floor Plan Level 1 that way the room names are visible. I changed it back to none and tried it and it worked. I guess I want the best of both worlds. Thanks man.

Chris

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 00:33:35 GMT

OMG!!!!! I have been trying to figure that out for years!!! That just made my week, this has bothered me and I have had to do so many things to get around that.. Even to the point of going into other models and deleting the objects!. Thank you so much

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:00:24 GMT

I am having a similar problem. I am able to hide by category in other views but it's not an option in when I'm in 1 particular view.

Thank you,

Lynda

Re: Can't Hide in View

m.voss.alvine — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:02:16 GMT

do you have a view template set?

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:45:08 GMT

I believe I was trying to hide things that appear on a schedule? Could that be the problem?
Thank you,
Lynda

Re: Can't Hide in View

fabiosato — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:25:30 GMT

Hello,

The only way I know to remove items only from a schedule is through filters.

Re: Can't Hide in View

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:25:51 GMT

Hello,

I had the same problem. Somehow I changed my view the plate from "none" to "Architectural Plan." When it was using the Architectural Plan template I could not hide any imported CAD lines. Then I changed it back to none and I was able to hide CAD lines. So click on the view and see what view template it is using in the properties dialog box.

Re: Can't Hide in View

taylorBUVBW — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 20:57:47 GMT

What exactly should our VV be prompted to ? I tried to make sure my link was local and not custom but I still think I am doing something wrong.

Thank you

Re: Can't Hide in View

s.borello — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:40:21 GMT

Are you trying to hide something in a link? If your views are set to a linked view it can mess with you.

Re: Can't Hide in View

Dronov.Dmitry — Thu, 05 May 2022 13:04:56 GMT

Якщо створити новий вигляд і не накладати шаблон - елеметни лінкованого файла можуть бути сховані.Як тількі накласти шаблон - ця можливість втрачається і навіть якщо шаблон зняти - елемент не можна знову ховатиТреба зробити новий 3D вигляд і не накладати шаблон

If you create a new look and do not overlay a template - items of link file can be hidden.
As soon as you apply a template - this opportunity is lost and even if you remove the template - the item can not be hidden again
It is necessary to make a new 3D look and not to impose a template

Re: Can't Hide in View

stephensmandac — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:55:17 GMT

In Identity Data

Click View Template

Choose "None"

Re: Can't Hide in View

jbrr27 — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:16:35 GMT

Had this pop up today in Revit 2024, never encountered it before. No links but I did have a view template. Removing the view template, the object was automatically hidden, and stayed hidden when reapplying the view template. Thanks to anonymous from 2008 for the idea, I was stumped! Still don't know why it happened but at least it's fixed now.

Re: Can't Hide in View

lasteele — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:35:49 GMT

Seems like it's a glitch, this works for me as well. Also in Revit 2024.3. Unassigning and reassigning the view template fixes the problem.