topic Re: Hidden line behavior in structural framing in Revit Structure Forum

Hidden line behavior in structural framing

semi — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:23:39 GMT

Hi,

I have next situation:

2 steel frames which are cut by another beam:

This results in plan view:

How can I control the line behavior of the overlapping part to ignore the hidden lines and let the symbolic dashed line take over?

Checking off hidden lines in the VG is no option, because I will lose hidden lines were they are needed.

Re: Hidden line behavior in structural framing

hmunsell — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:07:21 GMT

Only option I can think of is to use the Linework Override tool. TAB select the lines and set them to Invisible in the view. it's not ideal, but those are technical "hidden lines" so they will show in a Hidden Line view.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-50EC97E9-8595-40AD-9B6E-0C662E9AFFE6

Re: Hidden line behavior in structural framing

semi — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:09:40 GMT

so there is actually no "template solution" to this?

I was thinking of using only 2D symbolic lines in the family and hide the 3D, but for some reason my solid region always covers the symbolic lines and the lines also disappear when the beams are below another beam

Re: Hidden line behavior in structural framing

hmunsell — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:30:03 GMT

nothing I can think of unfortunately. maybe someone else will chime in with an alternative.

I'll pose the questions to my Structural engineer(s) and see if they have any other way they have handled it.