topic Furniture showing different outlines in Revit Architecture Forum

Furniture showing different outlines

claudiakopietz — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:37:13 GMT

hello there,

we have a project where the furniture, casework and plumbing elements from a linked model are showing with different outline colours on different floor plans. see image attached (one is white and another one is grey halftone as we need).

-this is only happening on the linked model

-we are linking the model per linked view

-the linked model is showing halftone on all floor plans but when linked if changes

- the families are the same

- view template is the same

-VV settings are the same for all elements.

any clue what can be happening?

Many thanks

Claudia

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

RDAOU — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:01:52 GMT

@claudiakopietz

Check view Discipline
Check Filters (Rule based view Filters and Phase filters)
Go to visibility graphics and Check if link is set to Underlay / Halftone

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

claudiakopietz — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 12:37:18 GMT

no they are not ticked.

I tried playing around with all the settings maximum I can do is to change for a really light colour that does not show properly in the plan.

I tried ticking the halftone just for the furniture in the custom settings in the view template does not work as well... tried to clear overrides and apply halftone does not work as well.

is just strange because is just 2 floor plans and all of them have the same view template with the same settings!

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

Lachlan-JWP — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:03:12 GMT

Check that the elements you are having trouble with have their settings included in the view template.

Does the linked model use a view template for the plan views? It may have slight differences in colour overrides applied...

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

syman2000 — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:59:33 GMT

What is the phase filter set to? Also do you set your discipline as Architecture or Coordination?

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

RDAOU — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:01:03 GMT

@claudiakopietz

That is one of the 3 mentioned possibilities in the previous reply!! Did you check the rest?

Check Phase Filters (set to show complete and make sure that filter shows new/existing by Category)
View Discipline?? In main model and link if the Display of the latter is set to By:Link
View Filters?? under visibility graphics in the main model (also check filters applied in the link it is set to display by Link.

Alternatively, Attach or DM a link to the model to check it and suggest accordingly

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

claudiakopietz — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:24:57 GMT

both are a NIA floor plan using the same template and same settings. and we set as Architectural for the discipline.

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

claudiakopietz — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:27:08 GMT

this is an NIA plan using the same view template for both views! I have stated that in my description 😉

we ticked off the Revit link overrides in the view template as we need to link the views by the link view per floor.

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

claudiakopietz — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:31:16 GMT

I have checked all this you are suggesting is the first thing I have done! The plans use the same settings because they use the same view template the only difference between them is because we are linking views by Link! but in the main model of the linked model all is fine is just when linking and applying the area color scheme that changes the line colors for the furniture.

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

RDAOU — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:53:37 GMT

@claudiakopietz

Color scheme is set to background of foreground?!

If it is set to foreground it can cause that effect (lines appear like washed off halftone).

Re: Furniture showing different outlines

curtisridenour — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:49:32 GMT

I think @RDAOU was on the right track with Underlay settings. Try seeing if changing the Underlay settings to uncheck Apply Halftone. See if that makes a difference in your view. If not, ignore what i said.