topic Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ? in Revit Architecture Forum

How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Wed, 18 May 2022 13:36:30 GMT

I usually copy and paste the detail line base on a reference point but I wonder if there is a way I can draw a detail line in Revit on Floor 1 have this projected to Floor 2 and then Floor three without having to copy, paste and located over and over.

Thanks!

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

barthbradley — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:06:22 GMT

Use Model Lines.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

JasonKunkel — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:03:39 GMT

I don't believe there is any way to do this with a Detail Line. A Model Line would work with Underlay turned on appropriately. A Reference Plane would also show up in all your plans if extended properly.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

barthbradley — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:13:33 GMT

Wouldn't need to be an Underlay if the Lines were coming from a Family and the "Old Invisible Line Trick" was employed. Then you could use Detail/Symbolic lines if that distinction really mattered.

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Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

BDMackey — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:31:55 GMT

If you are trying to see something from the floor below permanently then turn on the underlay, use the linework tool for that element, turn off the underlay. The linework tool will stay even when the underlay is off. Make sure to tell the team because if someone selects that "line" and deletes it they are deleting the element that has been overridden not the line.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

JasonKunkel — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:19:46 GMT

This is one of my favorite workflows, but I don't think Underlay will show a Detail Line, so there is no way to use the Linework tool on it in another view.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

BDMackey — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:24:26 GMT

@JasonKunkel you are correct. I just wasn't sure if he truly needed so see a detail line or if he was drawing them as references to something in the model. In which case this trick would work. If simply for layout reference then your suggestion of a reference plane would work.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

ToanDN — Wed, 18 May 2022 16:25:03 GMT

What are the detail lines for?

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:15:05 GMT

The detail lines are just to make sure my HVAC FCU units are line up correctly in each level. I used section views a lot but I figured drawing details lines help me out a lot quicker.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

JasonKunkel — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:16:51 GMT

This is what Reference Planes are for. I would recommend looking into using those.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:17:54 GMT

Technically my detail lines are just for reference and then after I verify my equipment are lining up correctly in each level I will hide them or erased them. More like quality check.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Thu, 19 May 2022 13:21:43 GMT

attached is the screen shot of what I am doing. Thanks everyone for the comments!!

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

ToanDN — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:43:16 GMT

@remberto.mendoza wrote:

Technically my detail lines are just for reference and then after I verify my equipment are lining up correctly in each level I will hide them or erased them. More like quality check.

Then use reference planes or turn on Underlay and set the Underlay to show the Level you want to coordinate with.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

barthbradley — Thu, 19 May 2022 16:47:04 GMT

What about Copy/Paste Aligned to Levels? The equipment itself - not the reference linework.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:30:34 GMT

Thank you that works. Actually copy pasting to the clipboard and selecting align to the selected view works.

Re: How to project detail line to the floor Plan above ?

remberto.mendoza — Fri, 20 May 2022 14:31:08 GMT

Thank you everyone for your comments!