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giovanni22

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I usually insert dwg files in my projects in order to make area calculations on them.

The problem is that I dont want to see the dwg file through the color, and  to see it only where there isn't area calculation. Is there a way to make the color opaque?

Because of this problem I used on my last projekt ''Filled region'' but then I hadn't the possibility to use tags for the calculation of m2.

Is there a solution to this problem?

Thank you.

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giovanni22

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Many must use dwg files for the area calculations.

How you solve this kind of problem?

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I don't understand your question because I can't see how you would make an area calculation from the CAD file that you can't make from the Revit.

Whenever I have a linked dwg or linked revit, it is always in a workset that can be turned off.

When you insert a CAD file, you can control the colors.

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giovanni22

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Hi! 

Maybe I didn't explained well the problem. 

First I link or import a dwg file on an "area plan" of my project. 

Then on top of the lines of this dwg file I make "area boundaries" in order to calculate the area of a part of the dwg file.

I would like to be able NOT to see the lines of the  dwg file that exist bellow the color of the area that I want to calculate, but To See all the the rest of the dwg file outside of this area.

I I hope that I have explained this more clearly now. 

Thank you for the interest at my problem. 

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