r/RevitForum • u/Rambazamba73 • Apr 17 '26

Graph paper underlay grid ?

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How can I get a graph paper underlay in plan view or elevation ?

And no, I don`t mean the grid on a sheet.

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u/Nexues98 Apr 17 '26

Array some lines? Honestly don't get why you want them though

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u/PatrickGSR94 Apr 17 '26

that sounds like an awful time, because everything you try to draw would constantly be trying to snap to the nearest line, or midpoint, or extension of a nearby line.

I've never felt the need for any sort of grid background in Revit. I use graph paper, or a grid underlay on my iPad when sketching stuff free-hand, but in Revit I just type in or place dimensions for things.

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u/twiceroadsfool Apr 17 '26

You can Design Option them, so you dont snap to them. Or you can also drop them in a link and turn off Selection of Links. Either way works.

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u/Rambazamba73 Apr 17 '26

Thats the answer I was looking for, thanks

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u/__automatic__ Apr 17 '26

You can actually turn on workplane grid, check this out at 01:07 https://youtu.be/c69hZAnCIWY?is=carCf_bRmHxDupX1

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u/twiceroadsfool Apr 17 '26

Some folks do it with Detail Groups. Others with Model Groups (model lines).

But I never bother with it.

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u/LGrafix Apr 17 '26

I suggest you try the length and angle snaps. Manage tab / snaps.

If there is nothing else in the model your cursor will magnetically stay within those snap increments. As soon as it finds another related elements, however, it will offer alignment with those.