Introduction

Sometimes, when creating a Shop drawing, one wants to see the Revit reference line for the dimension line measuring the element/rebars. We now introduce a new feature in IMPACT Revit, which would allow changing the color of the reference line in the Shop drawing. 

This feature is applicable for the elements/rebars that don't have a Revit face as a reference. By default, the color of the reference line is set to "white" and therefore is not visible when generating a Shop drawing. 

Figure 1 - View from Shop drawing with the default reference line

Changing the color of the reference line

The new feature allows the user to change the color of the reference line before or after the Shop drawing has been created. If the color needs to be changed after the Shop drawing has been created, then there is no need to regenerate the Shop drawing to apply the changes - it will immediately be reflected in the view. 

In order to change the color of the reference line, one needs to open up the "Line styles" dialogue window from the "Additional settings" from the "Manage" tab. The line style that is used by IMPACT Revit when creating Shop drawing is called "Impact Reference Style".

Figure 2 - Impact Reference Style in Line styles

Select the "Impact Reference Style" and change the color by pressing on the color from the "Line Color" column. Finish the command by pressing on "Apply" and "OK". 

Figure 3 - Changing the color of the reference line