Troubleshooting View and Visibility Issues

Typically, when an object cannot be seen or does not display as expected in a view, the issue is an incorrect visibility setting. It is best to try to recreate the error in a new empty project. This process helps isolate the many crossover visibility issues that arise in phasing and family creation.

The following sections provide tips to help you identify and resolve commonly encountered view and visibility issues.

An Object Seems To Be Misdrawn

To update and refresh the current display, cut the object from the view, and then paste it aligned to the same place. This action forces a refresh on single-instance geometry drawing issues.

See Pasting Aligned Elements.

Elevation and Section Marks Do Not Display Correctly

Try the following actions to resolve elevation and section mark display issues.

Reduce the view scale of your drawing. See View Scale.

Objects Are Not Visible

Try the following actions to resolve object display issues.

On the View Control Bar, reveal hidden elements in the view. See Revealing and Unhiding Hidden Elements.
On the View Control Bar, change the detail level of the view. Some geometry does not display at certain detail levels. See Specifying the Detail Level for a View.
In the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, verify that the visibility of the objects is enabled. See Overview of Visibility and Graphic Display.
In the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, click the Filter tab and turn off any applied filters. See Controlling Visibility and Graphic Display of Elements Using Filters.
If you see an entire category of halftoned objects that are not set to display as halftoned (see Overview of Visibility and Graphic Display), try changing the view discipline. The Discipline setting determines how different object categories display in discipline-specific views. Also, select Coordination to show all object lines as solid without halftones. See View Properties.