{"id":6033,"date":"2020-03-10T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=6033"},"modified":"2022-03-29T20:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:03:46","slug":"revit-section-lines-disappear-when-duplicating-views-and-changing-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=6033","title":{"rendered":"Revit section Lines Disappear when duplicating views and changing scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was an odd one. It had me flumoxed for a while and i ended up creating the view a couple of times trying to figure out what was going on.  I of course went to &#8220;Reveal hiddee elements&#8221; but that did not show the section lines either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scale and section lines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems when you go to a smaller view size, say from 1:100 to 1:1000 there is a setting in Revit that will allow you to hide some of the Annotation based on a preset that you can choose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you have a plan with sections shown at 1:100. You duplicate that view and make the new view scale 1:100, the section lines disappear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=\"> \n    <\/head> <body> <div class=\"su-box su-box-style-glass\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#0f5897;border-radius:5px;max-width:none\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#428bca;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px\">PowerKey4Revit                               Free 30 day Trial<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px\">\n\t<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-star\" style=\"color:#428bca\"><\/i> Speed up the tedious stuff and enjoy designing and documentation more<\/li>\n \t<li><i class=\"sui sui-star\" style=\"color:#428bca\"><\/i> Works in all versions of Revit<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-star\" style=\"color:#428bca\"><\/i> Information to PROVE your increased speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/datacapture.tk?utm_source=websiteArticle&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=PushTrafficToSite20220330&#038;utm_id=PowerKey4Revit\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-glass\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#428bca;border-color:#3570a2;border-radius:6px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 18px;font-size:14px;line-height:28px;border-color:#7baeda;border-radius:6px;text-shadow:none\"> PowerKey4Revit Free 30 day Trial<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div> \n\t\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-modern-light su-spoiler-icon-plus-circle my-custom-spoiler su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>PowerKey4Revit VIDEO <\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1eFJAzWhOLU?\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/body> <\/html>\n\n\n\n<p> In the properties, locate the parameter \u201c<strong><em>hide at scales coarser than<\/em><\/strong>\u201d when selecting a section line. But of course, in your current view that is not there, so you have to go to another plan and select it there then tyou can see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" data-src=\"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-1024x817.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6034 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-50x40.jpg 50w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-63x50.jpg 63w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-100x80.jpg 100w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-125x100.jpg 125w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-802x640.jpg 802w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-640x510.jpg 640w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-963x768.jpg 963w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_42_27-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan.jpg 1047w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/817;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the same for Elevation Symbols too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"653\" data-src=\"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6035 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan.jpg 774w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-768x648.jpg 768w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-50x42.jpg 50w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-59x50.jpg 59w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-100x84.jpg 100w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-119x100.jpg 119w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-759x640.jpg 759w, https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan-640x540.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 774px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 774\/653;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the autodesk article  <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Section Line disappears when changing the plan view scale in Revit (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.autodesk.com\/support\/revit-products\/troubleshooting\/caas\/sfdcarticles\/sfdcarticles\/REVIT-Section-Line-disappears-when-changing-the-plan-view-scale.html\" target=\"_blank\">Section Line disappears when changing the plan view scale in Revit<\/a><\/strong> that then points to  this article <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Revit Section Line Disappear in Large Scales (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cad-notes.com\/revit-section-line-disappear-in-large-scales\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revit Section Line Disappear in Large Scales<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you know thn its easy to pick up on, but if you don&#8217;t you can end up wasting a bit of time over it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was an odd one. It had me flumoxed for a while and i ended up creating the view a couple of times trying to figure out what was going on. I of course went to &#8220;Reveal hiddee elements&#8221; but that did not show the section lines either. Scale and section lines It seems when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bim"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2020-03-11-16_43_02-Autodesk-Revit-2015-Floor-Plan_-Level-1-AM-Commercial-20200303-PHASE-2-Tan.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Max Drake","author_link":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?author=1"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}