How do you add a linetype in Revit family?

Modify Line Styles in the Family Editor

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Object Styles.
  2. In the Object Styles dialog, click the Model Objects, Annotation Objects, or Imported objects tab.
  3. Click in the Line Weight, Line Color, or Line Pattern cell for the category you want to modify and make changes as necessary.

How do I create a custom line in Revit?

Create a Line Pattern

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Line Patterns.
  2. In the Line Patterns dialog, click New.
  3. In the Line Pattern Properties dialog, enter a name for the pattern.
  4. Click in the value for Type, and select either a dash or a dot.

How do you make a linetype fence in Revit?

Creating linetype with text to represent utility and fence lines

  1. In AutoCAD, create the text that you want to use with the linetype, and save it as a DWG file.
  2. In Revit, click File menu > New > Family.
  3. Select a Detail Component family template, and click Open.

What is the line style?

A line style identifies a particular line of text in the report file that contains information to be extracted. Each line style must be defined such that Extract Editor can identify the same line throughout the report file.

How do I import a linetype from AutoCAD to Revit?

  1. In AutoCAD®, create the text that you want to use with the linetype, and save it as a DWG file.
  2. In Revit®, click File menu > New > Family.
  3. Select a Detail Component family template, and click Open.
  4. Import the DWG file into your new Detail Component family by clicking File menu > Import/Link > CAD Formats.

How do I change a line pattern in Revit?

Edit a Line Pattern

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Line Patterns.
  2. In the Line Patterns dialog, select the line pattern you wish to modify, and click Edit.
  3. Make any necessary changes.
  4. Click OK.

What are detail lines in Revit?

The Detail Line tool has the same line styles as the Line tool, but detail lines are view-specific, like detail components and other annotations. Detail lines are drawn in the view’s sketch plane. In MEP views, detail lines are sketched as full-toned lines.

How do you change the line style in Revit?

See Modifying Line Styles in the Family Editor.

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Line Styles.
  2. In the Line Styles dialog, click New, and enter a new name for the line style.
  3. Click the value for Line Weight to choose a line weight.
  4. Click the value for Line Color to choose a line color.

How do you change the linetype in Revit?

On the Manage tab click the Additional Settings pull down . The three tools you use to customize are: Line Styles – View the line styles defined in your file. Edit existing line styles or create new line styles.

How Do You Manage line styles in Revit?

To create and modify line styles, click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down Line Styles. Create custom line styles and use them in your views. Use the Line Styles dialog to create a line style. You can delete any user-created line styles.

How do you edit Lineweights in Revit?

Solution:

  1. Click Manage tab Settings panel Additional Settings drop-down (Line Weights).
  2. In the Line Weights dialog, click the Model Line Weights, Perspective Line Weights, or Annotation Line Weights tab.
  3. Click a cell in the table and enter a value.
  4. Click OK.