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ledgewood33

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I am having trouble with the linework reading properly. I link a CAD dwg. to my revit model and once its in my model the linework doesnt read as it does in autocad. I have dashed or hidden lines in my CAD plan and once I link it in revit they show up as solid. I am thinking it has something to do with the LTscale in autocad?

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Linetypes are set by your import template.  Read this topic in your HELP:

You can over-ride these settings in VG of any view.

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ledgewood33

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its not the lineweight that I am having trouble with its the linetype. for instance, I am linking a CAD drawing from a consultant and in the CAD drawing there are some hidden or dashed lines. and they read as so in autocad. once I link the CAD file into revit and view it in revit the hidden or dashed lines read as solid lines.

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Look under the 'imported objects' tab in your object styles and make sure the linetype for the layer your dashed lines are on is set correctly.

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so I checked in the imported oblects tab under object styles. the lines in question are listed as IMPORT-file name|DASHED. that line pattern name in the same as listed in CAD.

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Change it to a Revit linestyle that suits your needs.

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