Base Settings

Base Settings



Line Styles

Firm-standard Revit line styles. Use Category name search in Revit to locate each style.
Line Styles Table
Category
Line Weight (Projection)
Line Color
Line Pattern
<Path of Travel Lines>
6
RGB 000-128-128
Solid
<Room Separation>
3
Magenta
DM_Dash_Triple
<Sketch>
3
RGB 255-000-128
Solid
<Space Separation>
1
Black
Solid
<Thin Lines>
1
Black
Solid
<Wide Lines>
6
Black
Solid
DM_1_Solid_Gray
1
RGB 128-128-128
Solid
DM_3_Solid
3
Black
Solid
DM_FRR_1
6
Red
DM_Dash_Dot
DM_FRR_2
6
RGB 000-128-000
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_FRR_3
6
Blue
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot_Dot
DM_FRR_4
6
RGB 255-128-000
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot_Dot_Dot
DM_FRR_45
6
Magenta
DM_Dot_2mm
DM_Line_Vapour_Retarder
6
Blue
DM_Dash
DM_Line_Weather_Resistive_Barrier
6
RGB 128-128-128
DM_Dash_Dot
DM_Medium
3
Black
Solid
DM_Medium_Dash
3
Black
DM_Dash
DM_Medium_Gray
3
RGB 128-128-128
Solid
DM_Medium_Red
3
Red
Solid
DM_Site_Setback
6
Black
DM_Dash
DM_Site_Utilities_Gas
5
RGB 252-221-003
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Communications
5
RGB 255-128-000
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Electric
5
Red
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Gray_Water
5
RGB 128-000-128
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Potable_Water
5
RGB 000-128-192
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Sewer
5
RGB 000-128-000
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Site_Utilties_Survey
5
RGB 224-000-112
DM_Dash_Dot_Dot
DM_Thin
1
Black
Solid
DM_Thin_Dash
1
Black
DM_Dash
DM_Thin_Gray
1
RGB 128-128-128
Solid
DM_Thin_Red
1
Red
Solid
DM_Wide
6
Black
Solid
DM_Wide_Dash
6
Black
DM_Dash
DM_Wide_Gray
6
RGB 128-128-128
Solid
DM_Wide_Red
6
Red
Solid



Text Styles

Firm-standard Revit text type parameters. All text types use the Century Gothic system font which is a readily available font on most systems.

DM_Text

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Black
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
1/8"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☐
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Red

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Red
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
1/8"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☐
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Subtitle

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Black
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
3/16"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☑
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Subtitle_Red

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Red
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
3/16"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☑
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Title

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Black
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
1/4"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☑
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Title_Cover

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Black
Line Weight
1
Background
Opaque
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Size
3/8"
Tab Size
3/4"
Bold
☑
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000

DM_Text_Table

Parameter
Value
Graphics
Color
Black
Line Weight
1
Background
Transparent
Show Border
☐
Leader/Border Offset
1/16"
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Text
Text Font
Courier New
Text Size
1/8"
Tab Size
3/8"
Bold
☐
Italic
☐
Underline
☐
Width Factor
1.000000
#revit-standards #drafting #modelling


Dimension Styles

Firm wide settings for dimension styles can be seen in the tables below, they are used in the Base Template.

DM_Linear_Dimension



Line Weights

These are the line weights in the Base template:
Model Line Weights / Perspective Line Weights / Annotation Line Weights Revit Templates > Line Weights 
#
Thickness (")
Thickness (mm)
1
0.0010"
0.0254mm
2
0.0040"
0.1016mm
3
0.0050"
0.1270mm
4
0.0060"
0.1524mm
5
0.0080"
0.2032mm
6
0.0100"
0.2540mm
7
0.0125"
0.3175mm
8
0.0150"
0.3810mm
9
0.0200"
0.5080mm
10
0.0250"
0.6350mm
11
0.0300"
0.7620mm
12
0.0400"
1.016mm
13
0.0500"
1.2700mm
14
0.0625"
1.5875mm
15
0.0750"
1.9050mm
16
0.1000"
2.5400mm
The Revit line weight setting screens look like this:

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System Families

System Family: Spot Slopes

Family: System Family: Spot SlopesType: DM_Spot_Slope_Percentage
Type Parameters
Parameter
Value
Constraints
Rotate with Component
☐
Graphics
Leader Arrowhead
DM_Arrow
Leader Line Weight
3
Leader Arrowhead Line Weight
2
Color
Black
Slope Direction
Down
Leader Line Length
3/4"
Text
Width Factor
1.000000
Underline
☐
Italic
☐
Bold
☑
Suppress Spaces
☑
Text Size
1/4"
Text Offset from Leader
1/16"
Text Font
Century Gothic
Text Background
Transparent
Identity Data
Workset
Spot Dimension Settings
Edited by
Primary Units
Units Format
12%
Alternate Units
Alternate Units
None
Alternate Units Format
12.35% (Default)
Alternate Units Prefix
Alternate Units Suffix