Help with Massing- can't copy vertically, also can't see color

[samuelzergling]

Hey there. attaching the small revit file. doing some site planning- can't copy the box's vertically in elevation view or 3d. Not really sure why it is being stuck, no locked into anything intentionally. 

Also I changed the object color to a new object that is green. The solid color is not applying. 

[barthbradley]

...are you talking about the Groups? Change the Model Group's "Reference Level".  Or, Clipboard Cut/Paste to Level.  

[samuelzergling]

copying and pasting into a new level floor plan was the way to go. I was sort of approaching this as one would in sketchup. thanks. 

Second question is why isn't color showing up? I changed the material in object style, and have tried 'consistant color' and other such viewing measures, and made sure in Visibility and Graphics that Mass is checked on.

[barthbradley]

Color of what?  I don't see anything to "color" -- except line work. 

[samuelzergling]

oh I get it. I thought I made the massings solids. you must be implying I didn't make them solid forms yet

[barthbradley]

No, that is not what I meant.  Assign a opaque Material to the Mass Forms.  Also, turn off your Graphic overrides in 3D. You have a Transparency assigned to the Mass Category. 

...since they are all "By Category" just change the Material assigned to the Mass:Form Category in Object Styles.

[samuelzergling]

Excellent. Last question. When I select all massing, go to level 2 plan view, and copy paste to 'selected level: level 2', all box's duplicate up one level except the corner building. It was originally grouped together. I broke that apart and they still will not copy up a level. I have checked the settings of the massing blocks and they appear the same to me. Why would some blocks randomly not copy in the same paste as the other blocks?

[samuelzergling]

Revit is letting me change the elevation to 11' and repaste to level one. this creates two levels. but why do they not operate like the others? I may just copy the others over, but I would rather know why there is a non-uniform property that I can not locate. 

[barthbradley]

I don't understand. What exactly did you do and what was the result? Also post the revised file so I can follow along and see.  

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

@samuelzergling: is the issue you are having related to the Model Group?  Something is serious wrong with it. It is behaving very strangely. Did you, by chance, Mirror a Group or Group mirrored elements? Anyways, my suggestion would be to rebuild it -- from scratch.   I mean replace the Forms as well -- or at least Mirror the Forms before Grouping anew.  That seemed successful as well, but I don't know why.  Because of that, I'd replace them.  Your call.  

FWIW: 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/EN...