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How to change object line pattern in Revit

March 27, 2014 by Edwin Prakoso 2 Comments

In this Article...

  • Working with sub category
  • Subcategory in Visibility/Graphic overrides
  • Defining line pattern

I had a question if we can change door swing projection line type in Revit family. He wants to change the line type (or line pattern in Revit) to dashed line. Certainly, you can change object line pattern in Revit!

Let’s see how we can do it.

Working with sub category

Let’s open any door family. We will try to change the door swing projection line to dashed line.

Open floor plan view. And select the swing projection line.

swing_projection

Now go to properties palette. Under identity data, find Subcategory. Check what category is assigned to those lines.

line_sub_category

In this example, you can see the subcategory is Plan Swing [projection]. If it’s not, change it to Plan Swing. This is the default subcategory that you can use.

Subcategory in Visibility/Graphic overrides

Now we need to change this properties in project level. Open your project file, where you want to change the door appearance.

open visibility/graphic overrides.

Hint: You can press VV or VG as shortcut

Click object styles at the bottom of this dialog box.

object_styles

In object styles dialog box, find the plan swing subcategory. Or whatever your subcategory name. You can also create new subcategories if necessary.

As you can see, you can change the line properties here. Line weight, color and pattern.

plan_swing_properties

Change the line pattern to dash.

Click OK to close object styles dialog. And click OK to close visibility/graphic overrides dialog.

Now you can see the door swing projection are dashed lines.

dashed_swing_projection

Defining line pattern

Revit already has many predefined pattern. But you can create your own if you do need to create your own line pattern.

Go to manage tab. In settings panel, click additional settings> line patterns.

revit_line_patterns

Revit allows you to modify the object appearance. Maybe not as straight forward as in AutoCAD. But once you are familiar with it, it’s actually very easy.

Have fun with managing object properties!

About Edwin Prakoso

I work as a Solution Consultant in Datech Solutions, Tech Data Indonesia. I've been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. I occasionally write for AUGIWorld magazine and I am also active in Autodesk discussion forum. I'm a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, an appreciation for individuals who give contributions to the Autodesk community.
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Greg Guerin
Greg Guerin
8 years ago

Thank you very much,

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Lochie
Lochie
9 years ago

Hi Edwin,

Thanks for your amazing reply! That’s been a great help. Thanks again!!

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