Section Head Lineweight

[PhilvK]

Can someone please tell me what to select in Object Styles to be able to change the lineweight of a section head? I got the 'Section Line' but not the head, and 'Callout Head' doesn't seem to affect as shown below.

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@PhilvK 

The Line Weight of the Section Head = the Section Mark under Object Styles...right under the Section Line. 

[PhilvK]

RDAOU - When I do it your way the section heads still remain blue.

[RDAOU]

@PhilvK 

I am sorry , the question was about the line weight, so I am not exactly sure what is meant by "remain blue"?

you wanted to change color or Line weight? 

[PhilvK]

I can get the section color to change weight and color. I was wondering if the section head and view direction flag could also be changed. Please see below.

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@PhilvK 

OK I get you now...The Blue color you see in the view port is related to the Active Link which is in the Section Head. 

Section Head Color in Printouts

• When you print, IF you uncheck "View Links in Blue" it will print
  1. the actual Color of the LINES following Object Styles 
  2. and the Color of the Filled Region following the Solid Fill color used in the Family of the Section Head (this has no object style and color is set in the family)
     • PS: Some users try to work around the solid fill by using a fine horizontal or vertical lines pattern which then forces it to follow Object Styles

• If you want to disable that BLUE LINK behavior in the Views (ie: see the section Head Red in the view ports) you need to use a View Filter which overrides ALL or Certain Sections (SEE GIF BELOW)

[PhilvK]

Ah ha! Thank you!

[RDAOU]

You come back and follow up on the same threads you posted days or weeks ago... I like that!!! Respect..

Wish everyone had your mindset!!

[asumnerBFGHV]

Hope this is acceptable, posting on a thread almost a year old. I understand the theory behind using the filter but what would cause Revit to not use the color scheme in the family?

I've opened up the Section Head/Tail families and saved as Section Head - Red, Section Tail - Red, changed the color of the elements by adding a new line color under section mark as Red, saved and loaded back into the project. Then I edit the building section system family and created a new type lets just say RED for example and selected the new Section Head - Red and Section Tail Red accordingly, so that I can display both sections standard sections and then mine which will be just for modeling purposes. So after assigning the correct families when I create a section using this method the head is still blue as previous but the tail is red. If I cycle the head and tail on each end of the section, the tail is always red, regardless of side, and the head will on go red if it's cycled on the "tail" end of the section.