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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When importing from Revit, line work is exaggerated in the visualization tab as if it’s weight is a diameter. That’s what appears to be happening in the images you’ve attached. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I always keep the imported geometry on a separate Zone and move the critical parts of the model needed in Ecotect (which shouldn’t include line work) onto new zones. 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I always have issues with my model not looking the way it really is.</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See the attached example of a library I'm working on.</span> <br><br><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,<br>Shariq<br><br>Shariq Ali EIT, LEED AP BD+C<br>Mechanical Engineer<br>URS Corporation<br>1375 Euclid Ave. Suite 600<br>Cleveland, OH 44115<br>Direct: 216.622.2276<br>Fax: 216.622.2428</span> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#4F4F4F'>This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential information that may be proprietary or privileged. 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