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cadman6735

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Need some help to understand,

I have created a family and applied a material to it with a cut pattern, the cut pattern is a solid red, in the family it looks as it should but when loaded into the project or a blank new file it does not show the cut pattern at all.  I want it to show up in Hidden Line.  I understand (or think I do) that the the pattern is drafting so it would change scale size with the scale and model is not an option for the cut pattern.

I am currently using a filter to show what I want to see but I want to understand why cut pattern does not work as I expect it to.

thanks

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Always remember that the project rules.   So if the material is in the project, then the project material has to be altered.

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cadman6735

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Hi Hub, thanks

Yes, I know the project rules, and I checked that, I also open a blank file and load it to check to see if it is in the Project or the family when issues come up.

the project and the blank file both do not have the material and the material is showing correct but the material when loaded in the project, this is why I am stumped.

I have uploaded the blank file with the family and material in question, if you can educate me, I would be greatful

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Just a couple of issues you didn't address.

Phases?

I don't have Revit here so tell me, is this family cuttable?

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Electrical Equipment families are non-cuttable, so even if they are at the elevation of the cut plane they will appear as projection.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-Customize/files/GUID-00DC7EDC-996D-4BA0-8263-58E8B1771078-htm.html

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AmyEAmyW is perfectly right and to avoid this you need to know what are the cuttable families and the non cuttable families  and change your category if you have to maintain the category , both links are from help.

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sorry didnt notice the link.

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archigrafix

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Lukilly some of Revit families have the option of selecting if it's cutable or not... This kind of exceptions to rules,  can create some frustration sometimes.

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cadman6735

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Thanks for the assist, and the knowledge guys, I have been out of the Revit game for a year or so, and have forgotten alot of stuff.

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