Graphics Programs Reference
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templates. The Underlay column allows you to display the linked file as
defined by the Halftone/Underlay settings established for the project.
You can also control the visibility of components within the linked Revit
file. By default, the components in the Revit link will react to the settings
for visibility that you apply to your view. So, if you were to turn off the
Doors category in your view, the doors in the Revit link will also turn off in
that view. The same is true for any overrides you may apply for line weight
or color.
Figure 4.11
shows that this behavior is indicated in the Visibility/
Graphic Overrides dialog box as By Host View.
Figure 4.11
Linked Revit file Display Settings options
Clicking the By Host View button for a link opens the RVT Link Display
Settingsdialogbox.ThisissimilartotheVisibility/GraphicOverridesdialog
box, but it is specific to the selected Revit link. The first tab of this dialog
box allows you to set the visibility of the link. You can set the link to By Host
View, By Linked View, or Custom.
If you choose By Linked View, the option to select a view from the Revit
link becomes active. Choosing a view from the linked project will set the
link to be displayed in your view with all the settings from the view that
resides in the linked file. You do not have access to the views contained in
a linked file, but you can set the link to display in your file the same way as
it appears in those views. This means that the link will display as set in that
view despite any visibility settings in the host view. For example, in
Figure
4.12
, you see a view with the grids turned off in the host view, yet they are
displayed because the linked file is set to display from a linked view where
grids are displayed.
