Graphics Programs Reference
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color and linetype globally for the project. The reason you need to know
about this change and when it happened is that if your company has active
projects in multiple versions of Revit, most likely you will need to consider
managing multiple templates as well as training your users how to use the
different methods.
You can access the Object Styles settings for your template from the Manage
tab of the ribbon. The Object Styles dialog box lists all the model,
annotation, and imported categories on separate tabs for easy access. These
are the types of settings you can apply to a category:
Line Weight
Projection line weight is the thickness of the lines of an
object if it falls within the view range and is not cut by the cut plane.
Cut Line
Cut line weight is the thickness of the lines of an object that is
cut by the cut plane. Keep in mind that the cut plane does not apply to
MEP objects and affects only architectural and structural elements,
which is why the column is grayed out for MEP categories. Also worth
mentioning is that walls that are less than 6
′
-0″ (2,000 mm) high will
not show as “cut”; they are shown in your plan from above, regardless of
the location of the cut plane. Architects generally use a lighter line
weight for walls that are not full height, floor to floor, so Revit
somewhat arbitrarily decides that walls 6
′
or shorter will not use the cut
line weight. Walls that have a top constraint, such as the level above the
cut plane, but use a negative offset to reduce their height will use the cut
line weight.
Line Color
This setting is for establishing the default color of objects
within a category.
Line Pattern
This setting determines what type of line will be used for
objects in a category. This setting does not utilize a line style but rather
applies a line pattern directly to the objects.
Material
You can apply a material to a model category. This is
primarily for rendering purposes, but it can also be useful for material
takeoffs; however, the material applies to the entire category, so you
cannot establish unique materials for different types of pipes or ducts by
using this setting.
Withductandpipesystemsassystemfamilies, youcandefinepropertiesfor
specific engineering systems and apply graphic overrides for unique display
of the components that make up the system. The display of these systems
