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How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:34:45 GMT

Hi,

In elevations and sections, is there a way to hide the number (MSL, height above sea level) shown under the level head, while still keeping the dotted line (level) and the level head with the name of the level?

Thanks

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

lucdoucet_msdl — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 21:33:37 GMT

@L.S.

Yes, the level marker is an annotation symbol family with a label that reports the elevation height.

Locate the name of the symbol in the Level Type Properties, find it in the Project browser and edit the family to hide or delete the label as required.

Hope this helps,

-luc

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

Lachlan-JWP — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 22:21:32 GMT

Edit the Level head symbol to remove the height. You can use a visibility parameter or create a new type depending on how you want it to work.

You can find the symbol family to be edited in the project browser under annotation symbols.

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:16:29 GMT

@Lachlan-JWP Thanks, but when I right-click on the level to access the family, the "edit family" option is not active. Any idea how to activate it so I can modify it?

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

Lachlan-JWP — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:34:17 GMT

In the image I posted above, you click on the level, click 'Edit Type' and note the name of the Symbol. In my image it wa Symbol_LevelHead_2.5mm. Yours will be different. Find that family in the project browser under 'Family', then 'Annotation Symbols'. Right click on the symbol family and select 'Edit'.

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:41:28 GMT

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:42:45 GMT

@Lachlan-JWP found the family, but I don't see where I can hide the elevation

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

Lachlan-JWP — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:06:47 GMT

Right click on the family in the project browser as shown above, then click on 'Edit' this will open the family editor for that symbol. You can then delete the height parameter or set a visibility parameter to hide/show it when required.

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:46:05 GMT

@Lachlan-JWP When I did that and opened he family to modify it, all I got was this (see image). I don't see where to hide just the number showing height above sea level.

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

barthbradley — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:58:59 GMT

@L.S. wrote:

In elevations and sections, is there a way to hide the number (MSL, height above sea level) shown under the level head, while still keeping the dotted line (level) and the level head with the name of the level?
Thanks

Yes and no.

No; you cannot hide the Level's Elevation Label in one Project View, but not another. Yes; you can replace the Level Head with a Type that has no Elevation Label showing - but, that will be the one used across all Project Views.

Re: How to hide MSL elevation under level heads

L.S. — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 01:09:14 GMT

@Lachlan-JWP and @lucdoucet_msdl Thank you, it worked