I Can't Delete a Level

[Anonymous]

Hey guys! I'm having an issue deleting a level. Attached is a picture. Notice the delete button is grayed out... 

[rudi.roux]

Hi @Anonymous, 

Welcome to the community! 

A few things which you can try is: 

• Create a section (assuming you are in an elevation view), then select the level which you wish to delete and delete it. 
• Select ALL the levels, this should activate the delete option, then hold down the "Shift Key" and deselect the levels which you wish to keep and press delete. 
• You can create a Schedule of Levels and delete the level from there. 

I hope this helps! 

[Jacob_United]

I can see the problem is not that you can't find the level; but that you cannot delete it.

I'm guessing that the other levels are linked into the project? I can see that they are different types to the one you want to delete. If so then you cannot delete the last level "in" the project.

Try moving the level well out of the way and forgetting it exists, unless someone else has an idea?

[RobDraw]

I thought you might be on to something, but, if you notice, some of the other levels are being used for views, blue vs. white. So, that is not the only level in the project. Plus, views cannot be created from linked levels.

[Anonymous]

You're correct. there is only one level in this project. The rest are from the links. This is actually a template project that I have been working on. This project was made to create more in depth view templates, so as I don't have to go in and turn off the linked categories at the start of every project. I just came on as the BIM Manager for a small firm a few weeks ago, and I'm working on the existing standards to refine them. I'm assuming I will have to create a new project and just transfer all of the project standards from this project to get rid of this level. I was hoping someone may have experienced this in the past and can help. 

[fabiosato · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Welcome to the BIM manager world, I suggest you the analyze your project files and define a standard from them, then prepare a fresh new template from OOTB template, you can get rid off some trash.

Be careful when transferring standards, you can get some trash back.

Good luck

[mmcdaneld7J3KK]

"Sometimes" Revit is pathetic. This is one of those time

[iainsavage]

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@mmcdaneld7J3KK  schrieb:

"Sometimes" Revit is pathetic. This is one of those time

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Why? Is it because you disagree that there needs to be at least one level in a project and you can't delete the last level? Of course a building has to have, as a minimum, one floor level!?

Or is it because you think that you should be able to use linked levels for views without adding levels to your own project?

The correct procedure is to have your levels in your project and you can do that using copy/monitor, or manually create levels using pick lines option or align tool, or create them freestyle.

Having had architectural models which have got (and I kid you not) dozens of levels per floor (levels for top of floor covering, bottom of skirting, top of skirting, bottom of coving, top of coving, bottom of ceiling, top of ceiling, bottom of joist, top of joist etc, etc) you will understand why its not a good idea to have all of those levels in your own model so copying or creating ONLY the levels that you actually need in your own model is a blessing.

[RobDraw]

Revit is pathetic? There are many people that would disagree with you. Maybe you're using the wrong program. Anyway, your comment is less than helpful and belongs in Producr Feedback, not this forum.