Visibility and graphics settings in Revit LT

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This video demonstrates how to change the visibility and graphical appearance of elements in a view.

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To make a change to the visibility and graphics of the view,

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begin by making sure you have nothing selected in the view and then click Visibility and Graphics on the Properties palette.

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You can also type the keyboard shortcut VG to display the visibility and graphics dialog.

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In the dialogue, the tabs show how element categories are grouped into model categories, annotation categories, and imported categories.

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If you are using imported CAD files, the visibility of the layers of the CAD files are controlled here.

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To turn off the visibility of a category in a view, clear the check mark for that category.

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You can also turn off a categories or elements visibility directly in the view.

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First select the element or category, then right click and select Hide in View.

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To see which elements and categories are hidden in the view, click Reveal Hidden Elements on the view control bar.

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In this mode you can select elements and categories and use the context menu to make them visible.

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Another way to change the graphics of a category or element is by using the visibility overrides.

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First select an element in the view, then right click and select Override Graphics in View to open the override dialogue

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and then make changes to the appearance of the element.

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You can change the visibility status and the appearance of each category and element in each view of the project.