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There is no immediately easy way to override the colour of an entire Revit Link. Of course, you can set up a View Template and override all of the individual subcategories, but that can get time consu…
Did you know you can override the lineweights and colors of a Generic Annotation or Tag and its Leaders in Revit? You can use Visibility / Graphics annotation tab like this: But what if you have two T…
BIM One have released a new automatic color filter addin for Revit. It is very simple to use, and its free: Install the addin using the install tool (refer here for steps on using the addin manager) O…
In ye olde AutoCAD days, there were a plethora of ways to mess with your fellow users. The sheer amount of obscure yet powerful system variables gave endless opportunities for frivolity. In Revit, not…
In Revit 2012, right-click Override Category in View put you into the VG dialog, and you had to scroll to find what you were after – annoying! Revit 2013 is heaps better – it simply provides a dialog …
Here is a little workflow tip for drawing closed loops: Start making a Wall, Line or similar with the Chain option ticked in the Options bar. Click to make lines until you reach the final segment… Rig…
A great list showing the Visibility/Graphics priority, thanks to Revit Fix. From most powerful to least powerful: Line Work Tool Override graphics in view by elements Filters View Depth -Beyond system…