topic Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working in Revit Structure Forum

Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:30:26 GMT

I know I've asked this before but I can't find it in a search. Whenever I try to use the Remove Hidden Lines button it doesn't do anything. Could I have some graphics override turned on?

Thanks!

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

hmunsell — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:43:27 GMT

is your view set to Wire frame?

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:48:13 GMT

Yes.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

ToanDN — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:49:39 GMT

Show Hidden Lines under the view's properties must be set to By Discipline.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:13:22 GMT

Here's a screen shot.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

MostafaElashmawy — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:35:24 GMT

you should click the remove hidden line button then select the element that will hide the hidden lines then select the element with the hidden lines to be hidden.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:40:16 GMT

That's the problem, it's not working...for me. 🙂

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

ToanDN — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:30:49 GMT

Try Coordination or Architectural with Show Hidden Lines set to by Discipline. Remove Hidden Lines does work with Structural and MEP Discipline.s

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

hmunsell — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:27:22 GMT

if your view IS set to Wireframe, set your view to Hiddenline.

is the issue that you can not select the elements to "To Hide Others" and "Be hidden", or can you select them but it is not removing the hidden lines?

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:10:31 GMT

I had set my view to Hiddenline but then back to wire Wireframe to do something else.

I can select the objects when the hidden lines stay then do not disappear.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

hmunsell — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:18:47 GMT

can you post the file or eTransmit it and post it?

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:30:42 GMT

Here is the model.

I'm sure it's something I'm doing wrong. Ha!

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

hmunsell — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:41:43 GMT

i assume(d) the Section 9 is the view in question?

VG
Structural Framing
uncheck Hidden Face

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:48:41 GMT

No, it was the t.o. platform structural plan. It had Show Hidden Lines set to By Discipline. Once I changed it to None, the hidden lines disappeared.

I knew I missed something.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

ToanDN — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:53:01 GMT

Of course if you changed Show Hidden Lines to None then all hidden lines will not show. I thought you only wanted to remove selected hidden lines, not all of them. Oh well...

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:57:44 GMT

Yes, I only wanted to select only some hidden lines to remove but at this point, I'd rather just remove them all than try and figure out why I can't select just some.

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

ToanDN — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 21:39:26 GMT

Because the Discipline is Structural. Remove Hidden lines tool only works with Coordination and Architectural views set to Show Hidden lines by Discipline.

p/s: I realize I made a typo in post #8. It shouold read: "Try Coordination or Architectural with Show Hidden Lines set to by Discipline. Remove Hidden Lines does NOT work with Structural and MEP Disciplines."

Re: Remove Hidden Lines not working

chriskD6WP2 — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:02:12 GMT

For some reason, I didn't try this suggestion. I must not have seen it but setting Discipline to Coordination or Architectural worked for me. I wonder why Structural doesn't work?

Thanks!