Whats the best way to show Architect elements as black line's on a Mechanical View

[andyrh1982]

Set up view template for Piping Floor Plans.

Set all architect elements in Model categories to black......nothing.....prints out as a light grey.

How do i get the architect elements in the floor plans to show darker?

Thanks

Andy

[josephpeel]

Adjust your halftone/underlay settings?
(Manage -> Additional Settings)

[tzframpton]

Set up view template for Piping Floor Plans.

Set all architect elements in Model categories to black......nothing.....prints out as a light grey.

How do i get the architect elements in the floor plans to show darker?

Thanks

Andy

Do not use any one of the three "MEP" View Disciplines (eg: Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical) and instead use Architectural or Coordination. When you use the three MEP View Disciplines, Revit automatically sets all non-MEP objects to a screened halftone line style and there is no overriding it.

-TZ

[kubsix]

...When you use the three MEP View Disciplines, Revit automatically sets all non-MEP objects to a screened halftone line style and there is no overriding it.-TZ

You can get by it....Unchecking the Underlay's "Apply halftone" setting under Manage > Additional Setting > Halftone/Underlay removes the halftoning applied by the Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical discipline settings.

[tzframpton]

Good tip, did not know that. While this adds the possibility to remove the automatic override for the MEP View Disciplines, in the MEP world of outputs I do not see where this project-wide change would ever be a feasible option. So, either you keep this setting off, and rework your views to have halftone screening, or you keep this option on, and use alternative View Disciplines.

-TZ

[Karalon10]

You can easily hit halftone on selected dwg imports in the specific view its literally 3 clicks to get into the setting, turn it on/off and exit the VG dialogue.

VG
click Imported categories
click halftone on/off for the specific dwg you wish to manipulate
click ok

done.