Revit Show Roof Above Dashed

3d view of roof.

Revit show roof above dashed.

Thankfully within revit there is a far more elegant solution to this problem and that is the linework tool. Next use the linework tool and select the lines you want to show up as below dashed or above dashed. You notice when placing revit component families some display above the view cut plane while others like specialty equipment do not. To get revit to do this there is a simple work around that i have outlined below.

The dashed lines that you are seeing in this plan are actually the edges of the roof element. Meaning that in the real world we don t see a dashed lines on the ground so we know there is a roof above. Once the underlay of the correct level is turned on set it to either floor plan or reflected ceiling plan orientation. Here we have a cadclip revit tutorial on how to modify a beam family to show above as dashed lines.

Follow these steps in order to get the desired display. Then turn off the overlay. 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. Define the display settings for projection lines using the object styles or the override graphics in view functions in revit.

Alternatively create a new ceiling plan cut just below the eaves that shows only walls and rooves with wall display overridden to dashed. 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. And now i need to set it s underlay to show the roof element.

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. Use an underlay in the view where you want to see objects either above or below. It is just that now they are set to be visible rather than.