Results 1 to 4 of 4

Thread: Simple question about changing a linetype on a family

  1. #1
    100 Club Matt Mercer's Avatar
    Join Date
    2004-05
    Location
    Liberty Lake, WA
    Posts
    147
    Login to Give a bone
    0

    Talking Simple question about changing a linetype on a family

    In the standard family there is a washer - for the life of me I can not figure out how to change it to a dash on the floor plan.
    Thanks Matt

  2. #2
    AUGI Addict iru69's Avatar
    Join Date
    2004-10
    Location
    usa
    Posts
    1,591
    Login to Give a bone
    0

    Default Re: Simple question about changing a linetype on a family

    Quote Originally Posted by MATT_MERCER_2000
    In the standard family there is a washer
    Like a clothes "washer"?

    The washer is probably a "special equipment" category family. Go to the visibility/graphic settings of the view you want to change to dashed, and select the special equipment category and override the line projection style to dash.

    You could change it in every view by changing the object style for that category.

    If you always want it to be dashed every time you use the family, you can change the object style of the lines in the family itself.

  3. #3
    I could stop if I wanted to Paul Monsef's Avatar
    Join Date
    2003-09
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Posts
    351
    Login to Give a bone
    0

    Default Re: Simple question about changing a linetype on a family

    Matt,

    In the standard washer family the symbolic lines are drawn on the 'Specialty Equipment' category... To make this change globally go to Settings>Object Styles>Specialty Equipment and make it dashed. To make the change in a particular view, edit the same under Visibility Graphics.

    OR, in the washer family add a DASHED sub-category under 'Specialty Equipment' (and move the lines to it).

    DUH: the lag times in bellevue must be greater than in seattle. Off my about 2 minutes. )
    Last edited by Paul Monsef; 2005-10-07 at 01:13 AM.

  4. #4
    100 Club Matt Mercer's Avatar
    Join Date
    2004-05
    Location
    Liberty Lake, WA
    Posts
    147
    Login to Give a bone
    0

    Default Re: Simple question about changing a linetype on a family

    Thanks for answering,

    Paul - It took me awhile to figure out how to rename it - easy now

Similar Threads

  1. 2013: edit family - simple question...yes or no?
    By lucavox91694789 in forum Revit - API
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 2012-10-27, 01:07 PM
  2. Zig - Changing a .shx linetype
    By YZ in forum AutoCAD Customization
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 2011-02-02, 06:50 AM
  3. Changing linetype scales
    By U.Rackharrow in forum AutoLISP
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 2009-08-01, 08:02 AM
  4. Changing linetype or background
    By jdkehl in forum ACA General
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 2008-10-19, 01:10 PM
  5. Simple question about changing a linetype on a family
    By Matt Mercer in forum Revit Architecture - General
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 2005-10-07, 02:22 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •