Identify and resolve commonly encountered issues with the visibility and graphic display of elements in a view.
Typically, when an object cannot be seen or does not display as expected in a view, the issue is an incorrect visibility setting. Try to recreate the error in a new empty project. This process can help to isolate many crossover visibility issues that arise in phasing and family creation.
Objects Are Not Visible
To troubleshoot why objects are not visible in a view, use this checklist.
Objects Are In Halftone
If you see an entire category of halftoned objects that are not set to display as halftone, try changing the view discipline. The Discipline setting determines how different object categories display in discipline-specific views. See About the Visibility and Graphic Display Dialog.
Also, select Coordination to show all object lines as solid without halftones. See View Properties.
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.
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 Assign a View Scale.
- In the instance parameter of the elevation or section, change the parameter value for Hide at scales coarser than. See About Section Tag Visibility and Hide Elevation Tags.
- Check the view discipline of the current view and of the views whose marks do not display. See About the View Discipline.
Gridlines or Reference Planes Are Not Visible
Try the following actions to resolve display issues with grid lines and reference planes.
- Gridlines and reference planes must be perpendicular to the view in which they are displayed. Switch to an appropriate elevation or plan view to see them. See Project Browser.
- Gridlines and reference planes must be below the cut plane of a view in which they are to display. Verify that the cut plane is not set at too low a depth in the view range. See Modify the View Range.
Graphics Card Settings
In some cases, the graphics of the view may be affected by the graphics card or the graphics drivers. Check the Hardware tab of the Options dialog for information on the graphics card and the current graphics driver.
On the Options dialog, you can also change the “Use Hardware Acceleration” setting (on the Hardware tab) and the “Smooth lines with anti-aliasing” setting (on the Graphics tab). Close and reopen the file to see if these changes resolve the graphics issues.