• Revit LT

Visibility and graphics settings in Revit LT

Change the visibility and graphical appearance of elements in a view.


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

00:09

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.

00:29

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

00:39

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

00:48

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

00:56

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.

01:31

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

01:41

and then make changes to the appearance of the element.

01:44

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

Video transcript

00:03

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

00:09

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

00:13

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

00:21

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

00:29

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

00:39

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

00:48

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

00:56

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

01:02

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

01:09

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

01:17

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

01:24

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

01:31

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

01:41

and then make changes to the appearance of the element.

01:44

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

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