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KingRevit

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ok so i'm having a stupid day and can't find the answer to this.

the temporary line that apear when you are placing an object into a project or family that show you when you are lined up with other geogetry, what are they called. they are normally green but i have highlighted them in magenta in the image below.

i want to know so i can figure out how to change them which i guess is done in the ini file

thanks in advance.

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broncos4life

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What do you want to change about them?  I am trying to think, but I can't think or see of any where in the ini that would change this.  The ini configures your user interface and not system families and system things such as this.  I do not believe there is a way to change them. Not a 100% sure of that though. 

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qthdad

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I would think that for some, the reason you would need to adjust color settings is due to color blindness.

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KingRevit

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hi need to change them for training videos and i would still think that they could be changed by adding an extra line in in ini file just as you do to increase the size of temp dimensions.

cheers

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qthdad

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I think they are called Alignment Guides. Specifically, alignment lines and arc extensions.

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KingRevit

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hi,

thanks for your input, i have tried both of your suggestions and can't get it too work, i also can't find any reference to Alignment Guides or alignment lines in the revit documentation.

i will send it onto subscription help and see what they come up with 

you may have the correct name but it is then shortened in the ini file see below for example

[Graphics]TempDimFontSizeInPoints=12

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LIZARD2806

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