Linked file lineweight override

[kafka]

Ok...getting upset

I have a linked file and tried to override lineweight of some ducts by either host view override and custom view settings of the linked files...It seems I am not able to use the lineweight settings of my hosting file. Revit is using the lineweight settings inside the linked file! That's odd to me! Is this a known glitch or am I setting something wrong??? I also tried in the new 2013 and behavious is the same. I have my own settings and it would be redicolous to change linked files lineweigght settings from consultants everytime!!!!

[ttiefenbach]

We deal with this a lot. I'm not sure if Autodesk considers it a bug or not but it would be nice if it used the host file's line weights. I can tell you what we do which is start a new project from your template, then open the consultants file and Transfer Project Standards of Line weights from your template. This isn't really that big of an additional task because we do not link in the file the consultants send us. We'll do a save as and make our version of their file and that way the name for the file is consistent in the host file. We need to do this structural consultants where their cast-in-place concrete poche is not the same as ours and we need to adjust that as well.

[kafka]

We deal with this a lot. I'm not sure if Autodesk considers it a bug or not but it would be nice if it used the host file's line weights. I can tell you what we do which is start a new project from your template, then open the consultants file and Transfer Project Standards of Line weights from your template. This isn't really that big of an additional task because we do not link in the file the consultants send us. We'll do a save as and make our version of their file and that way the name for the file is consistent in the host file. We need to do this structural consultants where their cast-in-place concrete poche is not the same as ours and we need to adjust that as well.

Yes -- this is the same solution I came across as well! Only annoying thing is whenever a new material is created or a new lineweight/pattern set-up then you need to do it again. Good to know anyway!

Cheers

[Mitch Mermel]

We have a slightly different problem in the MEP world. Since we have the architectural model linked in and half-toned some of the architect's lines just don't show up when plotting hard copies.

Thin line weights which plot fine as solid black don't work when screened and/or plotted at half size. In cad, we would convert all the architect's lines to (old school) a single screened color with a standard lineweight for use as our backgrounds.

In Revit, at 1/8" scale, Pen 4 (approx 0.30mm) meets my needs when plotting. The Pen 4 value became my "minimum pen weight" at each scale and I modified the architectural model pen weight table accordingly.

I can't even transfer my own project lineweights to the architectural model because even I use thin lines that plot well as solid black. I've had to create a bogus architectural template and transfer the "architectural" pen weights from that.

Anthony - when you say "...it would be nice if it used the host file's line weights." that would be a great option, but please don't wish that on all of us.