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Overview

By default, many users find lineweights in Revit Building to be too light out of the box. Especially at
1/8" = 1'-0" scale. By adding .01 to each line weight, this will get closer to what the average user is used to:

Steps

Select Settings -> Line Weights
Select Model Line Weights tab of Dialog Box
Change Model Line Weights
Change Annotation Line Weights

Step 1 - Select Settings -> Line Weights

This opens the dialog box that controls all line weights in Revit.

Step 2 - Select Model Line Weights tab of Dialog Box

There are three different categories of line weights. Model, Perspective, and Annotation. For model lines, you can specify line weight for modeling components, such as doors, windows, and walls, in orthographic views. For perspective lines, you can specify line weights for modeling components in perspective views. For annotation lines, you can control the line weight of annotation objects, such as section lines and dimension lines. The weights of annotation symbols are not dependent on the scale of the design.

Step 3 - Change Model Line Weights

Change Model Line Weights for 2 through 7 at least to be .01 higher than its default value.

Step 4 - Change Annotation Line Weights

Change Annotation Line Weights for 1 through 7 at least to be .01 higher than its default value.

Things to Consider

This is a recommendation, some projects, standards, and clients may differ
This is also a starting point, there may still be more adjusting that needs to take place

Works with:

Architecture

MEP

Structure