Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Modifying Lines
Revit Architecture allows you to change the look and appearance of lines before or after you sketch them.
You set line properties in the Element Properties dialog. See
Model Line Properties on page 744.
To set properties before creating a line, on the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Lines, and then click
.
To set properties after creating a line, on the Design Bar click Modify, select the line, and click .
For more information about sketching lines, see Model Lines on page 741 or Sketching on page 251.
Line Subcategories
You can create multiple, custom line styles to depict different conceptual ideas in a design, and then apply
the line styles to sketched lines in any view. For example, you might want to use one line style for grids and
one line style for reference planes.
1 After sketching lines, select them and click .
The Element Properties dialog appears.
2 In the Instance box, for Subcategory, select the desired line subcategory.
3 Click OK to exit the Element Properties dialog.
NOTE You can change the look of the line choices by editing their styles in the Object Styles dialog.
Or you can create new line categories. See Object Styles on page 484.
Resizing Arc Lines
You can resize arc lines using middle and end controls.
1 Select the arc.
2 Drag the end controls to change the arc length.
3 To change the radius of the arc while keeping the radius concentric, on the Options Bar, select
Changing radius keeps concentric.
Clear that option to retain an existing end condition, such as an end point location or tangency
to a straight wall.
4 Drag the middle control.
Modifying a Spline
1 Select the spline.
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