Revit Show Roof Above Dashed

Thankfully within revit there is a far more elegant solution to this problem and that is the linework tool.

Revit show roof above dashed.

You notice when placing revit component families some display above the view cut plane while others like specialty equipment do not. Then turn off the overlay. In order to enable different view representations make sure that the option show family pre cut in plan views in the structural beam family is unchecked. Out of the box revit doesn t do this because revit shows it as it s built.

How do you show dashed walls in a roof plan. Meaning that in the real world we don t see a dashed lines on the ground so we know there is a roof above. When a family is located above the view range cut plane but falls below the top plane the family category will determine whether it is visible or not. Next use the linework tool and select the lines you want to show up as below dashed or above dashed.

Follow these steps in order to get the desired display. Structural plan view indicating walls above as dashed and walls below as solid welcome to the revit forum you are currently viewing as a guest which gives you limited access to view attachments ask questions and access other features. And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element. Use an underlay in the view where you want to see objects either above or below.

The dashed lines that you are seeing in this plan are actually the edges of the roof element. 3d view of roof. Define the display settings for projection lines using the object styles or the override graphics in view functions in revit. Overlay the roof plan and this celing plan on the sheet they will snap align.

Once the underlay of the correct level is turned on set it to either floor plan or reflected ceiling plan orientation. Some may call this wysiwyg or what you see is what you get. Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed.