Ceiling Boundary Line not Plotting as Shown.

[Trevor_W]

TLDR: Thick line at the edge of ceilings is not printing out as a solid line.

In our reflected ceiling plan, we use Visibility Graphics > Ceilings to set the projection line to a thick line. It looks perfect before we print. If we print or make a PDF, the ceiling boundaries do not show up as solid lines. They appear to break at random points. My "fix" has been to draft lines that are locked to the edges of ceilings, but this feels like a redundant step that VG settings should have fixed.

In the attached RCP, I am cutting all walls, and ceilings are flat.

Am I missing something?

print viewmodel view

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Trevor_W

Can you also post your view range settings?

Thanks,

[Trevor_W]

Viveka,

See Attached for the view range settings that are set in the Revit file you were using earlier today. The ceiling height is 8'-0" AFF.

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[Viveka_CD]

Thanks @Trevor_W

[Viveka_CD · Accepted solution]

Hi @Trevor_W

Sharing an update from the development team after they have investigated your files:

• The simplest workaround would be to print raster.
• The issue you are seeing is the problem is the "Cut Lines"  created by the walls will within the view. This is by design. The inconsistency is a bug, and I believe its already filed.
• There is also something off with Fine/Medium detail level, if you change to coarse the lines that they are asking for are more consistent. They aren't correct, but they don't have gaps/breaks in them.

Also, the team wants to know why you are trying to print the edges of the ceilings. 

Regards,

[Trevor_W]

Viveka,

Thanks for the update.

-An earlier recommendation in this forum was to print raster. Unfortunately, this creates a raster image which is not acceptable for several different reasons. But it does print consistent ceiling lines. 

-"The issue you are seeing is the problem is the "Cut Lines" created by the walls will within the view. This is by design." Could you explain this please?

-Thanks for the suggestion, I tried this in an active project and still get broken lines.

Lastly, we like to emphasize the boundary of ceilings in our ceiling plans. This is especially useful when we have "cloud" ceilings (isolated areas of suspended ceilings that don't touch a wall [and print fine]) or a room without a ceiling.

Regards,

Trevor

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @Trevor_W

It's been a while and I'm checking back on this issue.

Since the issue is determined as a bug, I've marked the previous post as the solution until further updates from the dedicated resource. We can continue the conversation here.

Unfortunately for now the printing to raster is the workaround provided - and the cut lines refer to the cut line styles in walls. To change line weights of 'cut' walls please see this post

You are welcome to share another project where you face the same issue and I will make a business case for you, stressing the importance and prioritize this issue.

Regards,

[Trevor_W]

For what it's worth:

I found that I don't have to raster the entire set or even the entire sheet just to fix this type of view. If I turn on Cast Shadows (Graphic Display Options>Shadows>Cast Shadows), and set Shadows to 0 (Graphic Display Options>Lighting>Shadows) then only the "shadowed" views will be rasterized.