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raja15

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I was wondering if there was a way to ensure that when you explode an import symbol of 2D lines, that none of them will disappear.

I did a little querying on the import symbol to see what the difference was between the lines that would disappear and the lines that would stay.

And what I noticed when I queried them was the info in the query dialogue box differed.

LINES WHICH DIDN'T DISAPPEAR:

Type: Line

Block Name: N/A

Layer: Joinery

Style by: Object

This "Style by: Object" was different with the lines that disappeared.

LINES WHICH DID DISAPPEAR:

Type: Line

Block Name: N/A

Layer: Joinery

Style by: Layer

If anyone knows how I can change the second line to a "Style by: Object", rather than layer, your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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WWHub

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If you explode a dwg, Revit changes the lines to Revit lines and names them according to how they are defined in the dwg.  The problem with exploding DWG's in a project is that you can get too many linetypes.  It is better to explode dwgs in a cleanup project where you change the lines to your defined linetypes then import / or copy paste from the cleanup project into your project.

No lines should disapper unless that type is turned off in VG.

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raja15

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Okay, thanks

We'll have a look at it. 

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