Invisible lines patterns

[lopez_ignacio]

Hi everyone,

I got time ago a family (Family A) from a consultant where the <Invisible lines> category are dashed. I would like to have the same appearance in my own families (Family B), but I don´t find where can I change the line patterns for the <invisible lines> Revit category.

Any idea how did they manage to change it?

Regards,

Ignacio

[RDAOU]

@lopez_ignacio 

In principle Invisible Lines is a Graphics Style Standard and not a line style which a user can input (See image below). It's pattern does not really matter since it is set to be invisible anyways when loaded into the project.

If you need  a dashed invisible line pattern, then you might want to consider

• either using a subcategory Hidden Lines then uncheck its visibility
• or Use a Reference Line
• or transfer project standards to overwrite the Style for <Invisible>

If you need more help on the topic, attach both families in your reply and I would gladly look deeper into what you are trying to model

[lopez_ignacio]

Hi @RDAOU ,

thank you for your response. Yes you are right, they aren´t Line styles.

In my example, we use those lines as auxiliary lines for title blocks families, in order to place them in the right position.

I don´t want to create a new custom subcategory if it is possible to change them to dashed or any other pattern. As you can see in the attached family we got time ago, they managed to change them. 

My point is, how it is possible to change them from continuous to dashed?  How did this consultant managed to do it? (I don´t know from whom we got it)

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@lopez_ignacio 

As mentioned in previous reply, that is a Graphic Style standard cannot be changed by user input....but you can transfer it from one project to the other

• Open both families in the same Revit session
• go to manage
• use transfer project standards >>> object styles >>> overwrite

[lopez_ignacio]

Thank you! It worked!

[Tom_Bionda]

Hi @lopez_ignacio 

Tell me please, does this script detects invisible line on certain plan view, or it is giving possibility to apply invisible line to some elements of category? For example: is it possible to say apply invisible line to all parts in specific view (not by going to modify and by clicking every single line individually)?. sometimes we need to leave both parts and original to be visible in plan view (because excluding other one will cause loss of information), but then we have detail line over part line and we want to hide part line, again ticking parts to hide them would cause loss of information for scheduling etc., or hiding them by - right click and hide- is not best practice. 

If "Invisible line" is Graphic Style Standard", and not a line style, it means it only controls line visibility? (like on and of), just how we can control line visibility by turning on or of category in VG window, why we can't control line visibility using this "engine", but we can by going into modify --> and clicking lines to turn them of , there should be tool to apply same on category but not in the way that category is turned of but prijection lines of category?.  

Thank you