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The Revit Architecture Interface

FIGURE 1.39 The standard zoom commands

Thin Lines

Back on the View tab, you will see an icon called Thin Lines, as shown in Figure 1.40.

Let’s talk about what this icon does.

In Revit Architecture, there is no such thing as layers. Line weights are con-

trolled by the actual objects they represent. In the view window, you see these line

weights. As mentioned before, what you see is what you get. Sometimes, however,

these line weights may be too thick for smaller-scale views. By clicking the Thin

Lines icon, as shown in Figure 1.40, you can force the view to display only the

thinnest lines possible to still see the objects.

FIGURE 1.40 Clicking the Thin Lines icon will allow you to “operate” on the finer items

in a model.

To practice using the Thin Lines function, follow along:

1. Pick the Thin Lines icon.

2. Zoom in on the upper-right corner of the building.

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