Force symbolic lines to show up in hidden line view

[Bill Gilliss]

An interiors firm I am working with would like to indicate blocking in walls behind wall-mounted medical equipment, coat hooks, etc. I attach a screen shot of a 3D coat hook with symbolic lines indicating the blocking. The problem is, although these show up in wire frame views, they are blocked by the wall in hidden line and shaded views. Is there a way to force the symbolic lines in such a family always to appear? Thanks.

coathook with blocking.PNG

[Bill Gilliss]

Note that checking the "Draw in foreground" property of the symbolic lines doesn't do it.

[PijPiwo]

Create your blocking as a Detail Item family and load it into your project, it should show through the wall. Or even better, nest it into your wall mounted equipment family and then load it into the project.

[lzaras]

I have recently found, working in Structural, with discipline set to Coordination, that walls and slabs will hide a lot of things that I need to see, Structurally.
Because of this, I think you may need to set the "Transparency" of your walls to something you're comfortable with. We use 100% transparent, now.