Can Not Select All to Reference Plane

[samuelzergling]

I inherited this file and need to turn off reference planes for the elevation. I turn off view template and change to none. Go into Visibility and Graphics and turn off everything I don't want. Grids, levels, reference planes. Still in the view I see ref lines and planes. I use select all, it only grabs 1. I have to manually click about 100 ref planes to remove from view. Hoping to get some insight while I hop into a meeting. 

Thank you. 

[barthbradley]

Maybe they aren't Ref. Planes? Did you check their Properties?  

...have you tried selecting one, right-clicking on it pressing Hide in View: Category?  

[samuelzergling]

Their property is a reference plane. No matter how many I select and click 'hide category' it only hides the selected. 

[barthbradley]

I've never had this problem or even heard of it.  Does this happen in all views or just the one?  

..if just the one, it may be a corrupted view.  Try: 1. Duplicate the View. 2. Recreate the View. 

[constantin.stroescu]

maybe the Reference Planes are Pinned and Select Pinned Elements is unchecked (if Select Pinned Elements is unchecked then you'll have no warning)

[constantin.stroescu]

or , maybe a Design Option is still active...

[ToanDN]

You cannot Select All reference planes via the right click menu. However, you can grab them in a selection window and filter out other categories. But that doesn't explain why they show after you turned off the category. Are you sure they are reference planes and not lines?

[samuelzergling]

@ToanDN They are reference planes from inside linked models. Very weird. Each one I click is labeled as a reference plane in properties. 

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

Linked model?

VG > Revit Links tab > Display Settings = By Host View (because you already turned Ref Planes off for Host view).

or

VG > Revit Links tab > Display Settings = Custom > Annotation tab > turn off ref planes of the Link

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

Link??? Is the Link set to "By Linked View" or "Custom" in the View?  

...if so, you need to turn them off under the Revit Link tab -- or not use "By Linked View"/"Custom"  

...HA! that was a little nugget of information.  

[samuelzergling]

@ToanDN @barthbradley  Thanks fellas. We have an optimal elevation now. Now for 8 hours of post

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

No solution credit?  Arrgh. 

Later Gator.