Wall Coarse View Graphics

[kkang]

Does Anyone know how to graphically show (in coarse plan view) a metal stud wall as a single line (center line style)?

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Welcome to the forums.
Walls don't have a 'centerline' that can be displayed. the only solution I can think of that doesn't require additional work is to change all the stud walls to Structural, enable the visibility of the analytical line and then override the cut line representation of the walls to white. Clunky, but it can be handled with a view template.

[Craig_L]

Alternatively, you can find the wall family in the project browser in the families tab if you scroll down far enough in your project browser.
Here you can right click on your wall family and "edit" it.
Add in a symbolic line and lock it to the centre and the ends of it to each end of the wall (in a plan view) - set this line in visibility settings (in the properties when you select the symbolic line) to show only in coarse mode.
Then select the wall, go to the visibility settings and make it so the wall does not show in coarse mode.
Go to "manage" tab, open up "object styles" and set your symbolic line to the right kind of linetype you want to see (eg centreline).

Then load this family into your project.

[dhurtubise]

Use Dynamo, it will take a second to redraw lines on top of each wall

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Craig, your solution would work for a loadable family. I believe the OP is looking to do this for wall types in the project and there is no way I am aware of to add a linetype to a wall assembly.

Daniel, I like the idea of Dynamo for this but I'm wondering... if walls are added or deleted and the routine is run again to tidy things up is there a way to only add lines if they are not present already? The reason I'm asking is because I assume that the intent here is to create a 'layout' plan of sorts and if dimensions are placed that reference the linework then they might need to be re-placed every time the routine is run.