Revit walls greyed out not working

Revit walls greyed out not working. The cause of this issue is the Wall’s type parameter: Function which has been set to ‘Foundation’ or the wall is of a Foundation type. Oct 8, 2023 · REVIT – Miter Wall joins not possible if wall has been attached to a floor using the “Attach Top/Base” feature Dec 2, 2020 · Working in Revit 2021. In element properties, I changed the parameters to "unconnected" and "8'-0"," but the walls are still connected to the 15' ceiling! Apr 23, 2017 · If you need an opening in your curved wall you can use wall opening. Appreciate the Dec 29, 2017 · I can see the family is loaded into the project from the Project Browser. For Halftoned elements: Any ideas why I can't edit a couple off walls in my project? I can select the wall, but I can't do anything with it. I have many views using this power plan template and the other views have no issues with masking regions. And when it updated the model in Twinmotion disapread, all other componenent (people, furniture, trees) remained in the model. Any reason if I am missing something. The walls I used earlier are architectural but no matter what I do the option depth/height remain gery. I have checked "reveal hidden elements" as well as visibility Jun 23, 2021 · I am unable to turn on the Depth Cueing Graphic Display Option (the Show Depth button is greyed out/locked). But in this version (2020), wall wrap is greyed out. You have a gap in between the roofs through which the wall is bleeding/not attaching. All community This category This board Knowledge base Users Products cancel Feb 16, 2017 · Once I disallowed the join of the wall above I was able to move the shape handle far enough away from its original position that when I allowed the wall join the opening did not try to connect to it again. 3. Any suggetsions would be very much appreciated! Jun 17, 2011 · What instances is Create parts not available (greyed out)? Have experimented with out of the box families but then following duplicate-edit of types then create parts greyed out. 1 +277741. Now the rooms are still "area-ed" correctly, but the labels will not stay inside the room, but rather go and stick to one of the walls. Some existing elements are greyed out per the Phase Filter Override Setting and some are not! This inconsistency is happening with demo elements as well: some to be demoed are showing full strength and not overriden. (I guess we could add a comment or something to ours to not filter) Dec 2, 2015 · This entry was posted in Architecture, Revit and tagged Quirk, Tips, Undocumented Feature on December 2, 2015 by Brian Mackey (The Revit Geek). Looks like the View's inst Aug 9, 2024 · Some elements or families can't be selected in a Revit model. Post navigation ← Align Eaves Revit 2016 R2 Structural Beams to Columns → Apr 27, 2021 · Realistic View is not showing anything (can't see surfaces, lines, etc) when hovering over an element, the blue 'select' outline appears, but otherwise the 3d view looks empty. Select Detach Top/Base from the Modify Walls Tab. Hello, I have placed a series of wall sections along a building section. If the view is a Call out, then probably Revit wont allow to split it. Design options are disabled by default in Revit LT May 31, 2021 · But I can not seem to switch between them, the space bar does not do it and it does not show in the display at the bottom in the current version 2,8. I can select the distant objects but they wont appear in the section. All walls do not clean when joined. E. Does not work with framing,. Clicking on the label does NOT show the opposite walls as part of the room. Nobody seems to understand why it is happening. Causes: The change being applied is being overridden by a higher-level appearance control. I figured out why my filter stopped working so that is fixed now. @barthbradley Overall am just giving my best guess.  The drop down does not work Jun 13, 2021 · The attach detach was the wall being outside the footprint of the roofThis is something ELSE. The issue is that in my building section, I can see one wall section call out (of 3), while the other two are not visible. Given my level of frustration with what can and cannot clean up in this model, I would just normally do the work-around of disallowing joing, but then that method only works with walls that meet at 90 degrees. I can check & uncheck the Room Bounding parameter, but nothing else. You should then be able to define a top constraint. You may want to check the active view, its Parameters, and Visibility settings, as well as any Plan Regions and their settings. I have a Adaptive family, with 4 adaptive Placement points, and 1 adaptive Shape Handle point. Oct 8, 2023 · Issue: Users reported that after activating Worksets in Revit and therefore converting the local model into a workshared model, the Wall Join options become greyed out and it is not possible to change the join appearance. If it solves your problem, please click Accept Solution. Jun 8, 2017 · I have a project that was initially built in Revit 2014 on a different computer. Nov 28, 2023 · Okay group members, I'm having "VG" (visual graphic) issues with a REVIT file. Except, of course it is not because all the previous work I did was not done with this end result in mind. See Modify the View Range. I cannot select them in any view - plan, section, elevation, 3D, or in any pahse. Nov 6, 2014 · We are using two phases: Existing and New Construction. Thanks, Pandiraj. Is this normal behavior - that the Jun 6, 2017 · Here's why you need to be able to select-all-project for lines: Somebody on the team creates a bunch of unnecessary or incorrectly categorized line types and used them all over the project. When I draw a wall on the first floor they are fine, when I switch to the 2nd floor plan i cannot see the walls below and I have the underlay set to the level below. Aug 25, 2021 · Made small changes like adding a couple of walls. Nov 2, 2021 · When drawing a wall in Revit, the wall direction constraint options can appear greyed out, and users drawing walls cannot choose whether a wall is defined by height or depth. They are ignored by Revit. If the situation occurs in the full version of Revit LT: The model was created in a full version of Revit, and the elements are on a design option. In previous versions we have wall wrap for layers. Zoom out, align and close the gap between the 2 roofs and that bleeding piece will be gone Oct 8, 2023 · The top and base offsets do not change the height of the wall, and they are unable to be changed via Section View. I note it is not just the walls that are greyed out, but elements that seem to be from an Architecture file. They need to form close loops in order to bound Areas. The optionbar stays gray. 1. AV Aug 29, 2018 · Anytime something is greyed out, Revit should let you know why- say by an info box when you hover over. Just another 20 mins of my day gone solving the never-ending Revit riddle. Dec 10, 2018 · hello, i have a wall with several layers assembly and when i try to create parts i succseed , but the problem starts after i "come back" to the wall ( i dont know exactly when, maybe after i close the file) the wall comes back to his original non parted wall and the option of create parts is greyed. I can hover over an intersection but cannot seem to select one and the configuration bar remains grayed out. Well, almost everything. Reinstalled revit & Datasmith but not 100% if that was the issue. or you can use model in place, Void form and cut the model from your wall. I have selecting links enabled, selecting pinned elements enabled, and selecting underlay elements enabled. Please check that. I have all my levels set up. Is there a way to turn this off? Oct 8, 2023 · Issue: When trying to change the appearance of elements within a view in Revit, certain items are not affected by the change. just hitting apply) fixed the issue. Also, in my Floor Plans, all my wall joins are shown. After you pick wall, you can use grip stretch, or use Extend tool to close the loop. May 10, 2016 · Hello Everyone, I have a really wierd problem. So take a wall-floor-roof simple assembly, the wall is a modifed type but loaded through the template, the floor is generic and the roof is a family-type-duplicate and Jan 19, 2019 · Revit only offers to create the Area boundary lines based on exterior walls if you have them. Sometimes this fixed the problem, sometimes it didn't so I had to manually type eq in to get it over with. All i did i click on modify returns--then like split cursor appear -- just click on the face of wall sweep end-- then draw the line into direction you want and you will get the connection of wall sweep (cornice). But when I click here the square disappears and nothing is getting selected. The issue of wall joins is not limited to the curved wall. In some cases, the graphics of the view Oct 16, 2017 · 1. No view template is set. There is one room instead of three rooms created: The intermediate wall and separation line are inserted at a higher level: To bound the rooms correctly, use the following steps: Place the room separation line in the correct view, related to the correct level. With the central model loaded, I have the 2 "Linked Files" that I need, (the Architect walls/ floor plans & the Mechanicals) however, I can only see the mechanicals. Please have a look: Here In this pic I just hover the wall join. The wall sections all have the same view template applied. In this snip you can see that it masks the floor boxes just south of the line but does not mask the architectural walls, furniture, etc. There is 3 ways to fix this issue. Please update.   All give me the same response - greyed out   This happened after editing a cloud on a detail, after I selected the green tick to complete the editing (resizing) of the cloud, the cloud disappeared. Comparing this to active projects and mucking with the view's and wall's properties. I have verified the Discipline is set to Architectural and I have Depth Clipping set to Clip with Line. Now the BIM manager has to clean it up and the only tool available is to delete the line types causing them to revert back to some other line typ Apr 25, 2011 · GmC,Aaron , it works as you said thanks.     Also, materials with dissimilar cores (Wood Studs [1] versus Metal Studs [1]) will show a line separating the cores at the intersection (with first wall drawn apparently having Oct 13, 2013 · Revit does not display demo items correctly when they are demo'd in the same phase as the new work, although its the same set of documents for demo and new work i always make a "existing", "demo" , :"New work" phase, otherwise revit will show your demo elevation, section, call out tags in your new work even if you change the phase filter, which I went looking for a post so not sure how I missed that one. Aug 23, 2021 · Hi All I have an issue where the far clipping of my sections is not working. Dec 16, 2016 · If the walls are not displayed as an underlay then you will need to check phases and phase filter of your view together with phase overrides, alternatively look at other possible graphic overrides. Of course I also do not have a View Template applied either. The first one is to right-click the blue boundary point of the wall and click on “Disallow Join”. Mar 13, 2019 · So if eq didn't work, I'd try reinserting the component again; if that didn't work, then I would use angular dimension on walls and type 90 in all around the walls where the eq wasn't working. I found a post from Autodesk saying this had been fixed in Revit 2021 and that hitting OK in previous versions (vs. After it turned blue, that element's properties were in the Properties window. It is just not efficient to explore every permutation of why something unexpected is happening in Revit. My colleague that supposedly has the same version does not face this problem so it seems to be a setting I have on my end. when This family is placed on a mass surface, the Repeater is greyed out. I am having a problem with adding vertical and horizontal crossing reveals to a wall. Sometimes the reveal that crosses another raises a "Could not create Reveal. They work in the active projects - issue just seen in this template file. Graphics Card Settings. Aug 30, 2018 · I've tried work arounds such as adding reference planes, but Revit doesn't recognize these either, even outside of the building away from all other items. The fix (which took hours) was to click on each element of the project. It just pops back to regular size or the grips just won't drag in. To resolve this issue, perform the following: Find the phase of the element (in the Properties window). lets say your window is visibly on level 1, but in Revit it's actually on level 0 with a 4m sill offset. Jan 23, 2020 · I figured that the problem is the button to switch between Depth and Height is always greyed out and I can not change it. 🙂 Jan 23, 2015 · I have a building model where suddenly I cannot seelct many of the objects - walls, floors, roofs, doors, windows, generic models, etc. Anybody has the same issue right now? Edit: Got it to work again. Apr 9, 2021 · I'm working in an existing model by another party, and for some reason my Wall Join Display in the Properties are greyed out. Find the phase of the view (from the view properties).   Failed to cut wall. Aug 22, 2011 · Revit 2015, R2, update 6. Jan 5, 2018 · I've been working with a plan where not all of the elements are selectable - specifically all of the furniture and some of the walls. " message during tagging the revision cloud. If you find my post is interesting, I will Appreciate it if you give a Kudo. But once I tried to use the family I cannot locate the whereabouts of the family which I loaded (not in window, wall or even in Component view). To see the top or base of the wall offset, the wall will need to be detached from what it is attached to.   However, these are not options (greyed out). My best guess would be to change the material to glass if this was an issue but ironically the option is also greyed out as well. Jun 23, 2020 · When I select a wall, to make an opening, under the modify wall tab the edit profile and reset profile tabs don't work. If the situation occurs in the full version of Revit: Exclude Options box at the bottom of the drawing window is activated. You can create Area boundary lines by Pick walls, or by sketch. If you then copy that to level 2, it'd be going to level 2, then offsetting 4m and moving above the top of the wall. 3. Choosing another wall type Sep 25, 2008 · I am VERY new to Revit, and I am having issues with not being able to change wall heights. Thank you for the information. Determine the Phase Status of the element based on the information from items 1 and 2 using the following definitions provided in the Revit Dec 9, 2016 · I've tried the size crop button as well as the grips to make both my floor plan and my schedule fit on the same sheet but the floor plan crop absolutely refuses to shrink. Any hints would be appreciated! Best Tom Sep 15, 2011 · I am stumped. I know this is an old post but thought it would help if others are having problems currently. To check if a wall is attached, look at the Element Propertities and there will be check box ticked for " Wall Top/Bottom is Attached " May 26, 2016 · Hi there, using Revit 2014, I have created a 3D view (using camera) and now want to add reveals/sweeps. By the way, I am using Revit LT 2017. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. Jul 22, 2020 · Hello! I am working in a template file. Report. Why are my walls greyed out in Revit? If the walls are not displayed as an underlay then you will need to check phases and phase filter of your view together with phase overrides, alternatively look at other possible graphic overrides. Dec 13, 2015 · Hello I am somewhat new to revit and have asked a few friends about this. I recently downloaded Revit LT 2018 to my personal computer and I updated the project to 2018. I am using imported dwgs with arcs and lines to build the floors and Oct 1, 2019 · Any idea why the wall opening button is grayed out? and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. 2. I am using Revit 2018. Verify that the cut plane is not set at too low a depth in the view range. I know the Arch files are there however the walls / doors just seem to show in the 2D view. The placed family is grayed out for new host or working plane selection. When using the "Wall Joins"-command on some of my wall joins it doesn't work. Dec 11, 2003 · Select the wall and click on "Detach from All", in the Options Bar. These pbjects won't hi Dec 11, 2019 · Hi. Feb 22, 2019 · In some cases, you want to see a line between two walls, especially in a case where an interior wall is joined with an exterior wall. Adjust the bottom constraint of the wall May 29, 2020 · Hello, I try to place light families in Revit with GH. Some objects randomly are selectiable, and many are not. 2. The floors are placed according to levels and walls are on top of the floors. on one of the elevations i created it's still showing as brick, so changed it and it just shows a solid colour, but the Apr 12, 2021 · I would like to employ the of Clean Join/Don't Clean Join function to indicate where walls stop. So I tried to use Create Instance of the Family in Project Browser but the "Create Instance" is greyed out and not active. Top and base offsets affect the Unconstrained Height of a wall that has been constrained. The Properties Palette shows the info about the wall but everything is grayed out. I have tried deleting the general 3d view and regenerating it, but noth Nov 3, 2022 · Welcome to Autodesk’s Revit Architecture Forums. Have some of you exper Sep 11, 2020 · ALL of the options to select at the bottom of the screen are greyed out in addition yo EVERYThING else! I am able to zoom in and out of the drawing, open other sheets. 0 Likes Jan 9, 2019 · What happens is when I default create a curtain wall in Revit, in this case an empty frame adding transoms and mullions later, the glass appears solid grey which is grey both in 3D view and also when Cloud Rendering. g. I Get the square. . I have the same problem with any project I open. 2 When trying to make edits to a plan color scheme through the "Edit Color Scheme" editor, having difficulty with Revit actually recognizing my changes. I drew some walls that were originally connected to the 15' ceiling, but now need to be only 8' high.  When I open this project (or even a template project from the start screen) on my personal computer/2018, I cannot change the Top Constraints and Base Constraints of the walls. As you can see the far clip is well beyond the face of the building but the objects beyond are not showing up. From instructions I am following, it leads me to believe that I should be able to add these directly via Structure-Wall-Reveal menu (basically not changing the wall structure). The filter option will still change anything of ours so not the best way but it sounds like the only way. Is it one continuous wall the whole way up, or is it two walls that may not actually be aligned vertically? Jun 7, 2021 · I'm working in Revit 2021 and I can't get the masking region to mask the architectural background. Shaded view and hidden line views work normally. Checked all the walls, they are all "room bounding". Solution: For Linework changes: Check if the Linework Tool has been used on the elements in question. ( not greyed out ) If " Split Segment " command is selected (active ), it should greyed out . All of the furniture is halftone, but when I head to VG ov Oct 8, 2023 · Room separation lines and walls are not bounding rooms in Revit. 2 Please see Aug 26, 2024 · When applying phase filters to views in Revit, Graphic Overrides are not applied as expected. If the Shape Handle point is deleted from the adaptive family, the Repeater becomes active.   This actually happens with several . Select the wall(s). Help. The rest you have to do manually. In orer to eliminate Jan 4, 2016 · Hi, I'm currently working on a model, in the model i have applied a graphic override to a section of brick wall to just show the colour with out the brick pattern, worked fine. Revit 2020. Click Detach All Dec 19, 2011 · There are not walls on top of one another. Seems like TW is just not importing the Revit model. plus in 3d view the walls on the 2nd floor that I have just drawn are greyed out. Dec 3, 2018 · Welcome to Autodesk’s Revit Architecture Forums. the snapshot attached in the main question its shows " Size crop " and " Split segment " active. View. Dec 11, 2015 · Dear All, I'm getting that famous "None of the created elements are visible in Floor Plan: . At one point, I got it to dimension to a wall, but when I tried to toggle through the location point, the dimension leader moved but the tick did not and the dimension did not change to the Nov 20, 2019 · Recently I had updated my REvit from 2018 to 2020 version. On the same project, with the same Central file, the same exact Electrical Fixture instance allows me to rehost it in one computer and NOT on another (yes after it has been relinquished during a synchronization to the central file) the Pick New Work Plane button greys out after one second and can't be rehosted using that computer. " Apr 2, 2020 · Step 7: Now each view should be just the way you want it. See my attachment of image for reference. I reference a model line which is on the face and reference the host ceiling with the host component but the place family component always drops the light somehow below the ceiling not even close and far from cutting anything. sckdx lqmys awbmtnz hreygg vrny smmguq bzn eqruqj hpcbpqqd dlef