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This workaround idea is quite simple – just use a Spot Coordinate or Spot Elevation with an applied Symbol family to use Symbols in locked 3D views. You will need to start the symbol with a Spot Eleva…
A recent post by Mark Cronin got me thinking… if you can control the arrowhead lineweight for Spot dimensions, can we hack one of these to make a piece of ‘text’ with adjustable arrowhead lineweights?…
EDIT For some reason the original video is not working. It was also referenced on Wikihelp here, and that embedded version is broken too. I tried to contact Youtube user cwm9 but did not get a reply. …
When in Edit Mode for a given Detail Group, the Spot Dimension tools are grayed out. However, if you place the Spot Dimension OUTSIDE the Detail Group, and then ‘Add’ it to the Group – Revit is quite …
I came across a slightly unusual issue today. I was trying to place a simple Spot Elevation on a Topography surface in a Detail View that originated from a Plan view. But it wouldn’t work!! However, i…