# How To Draw Lines or Mass In Revit Using Dynamo **URL:** \ **Category:** Revit\ **Tags:** revit\ **Created:** [December 18, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326 "2016-12-18T17:28:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_ian_fulgar/32/18407_2.png) [@John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/John_Ian_Fulgar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/1 "2016-12-18T17:28:48Z")
New here. Just wanted to start out right. How does one create lines in Dynamo to show in Revit? My attempt isn’t showing any on the Revit workspace. If so then how does one create mass forms in Dynamo to show up in Revit? Revit units already in meters. I’m using Revit 2015 and Dynamo Version 1.2.1 - Appreciate any lift up. Thanks! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/7/6/76fbc001f3e268db832c0eb3a59287c288b8d7a1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Yna\_Db](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/yna_db/32/30641_2.png) [@Yna\_Db](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Yna_Db)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/2 "2016-12-18T18:13:26Z")
> [@Exporting Geometry to Revit](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/exporting-geometry-to-revit/1173): > > Hello all, Hopefully a simple one. What are the ways in which you can export geometry to Revit? I know the ImportInstance.ByGeometry node, however this gives .SAT files that aren’t of much use in a real modelling environment (to my knowledge!). Is there a way to port Geometry into a Modeled In-Place Family? Or a standard family? End game would be actually being able to use the Visibility Graphics with it slight_smile As an example: Railings in our current project are not happy, so I created… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_ian_fulgar/32/18407_2.png) [@John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/John_Ian_Fulgar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/3 "2016-12-18T18:25:11Z")
Thanks Yna\_Db. But in my example above, how come my Dynamo line isn’t showing in Revit? Do we really need to introduce SAT files to achieve this? ---
**Author:** ![Yna\_Db](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/yna_db/32/30641_2.png) [@Yna\_Db](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Yna_Db)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/4 "2016-12-18T18:28:25Z")
No, there are different and easy ways to do it, please see here for basic understanding: [http://dynamoprimer.com/en/08\_Dynamo-for-Revit/8-4\_Creating.html](http://dynamoprimer.com/en/08_Dynamo-for-Revit/8-4_Creating.html) [http://dictionary.dynamobim.com/](http://dictionary.dynamobim.com/) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_ian_fulgar/32/18407_2.png) [@John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/John_Ian_Fulgar)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/5 "2016-12-19T04:12:41Z")
Thanks for the links. Will try them out. But just a quick one: The line I made in Dynamo suppose to appear in the Revit workspace (as shown in other tutorials) or am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Hannell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/andrew_hannell/32/103315_2.png) [@Andrew\_Hannell](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Andrew_Hannell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/6 "2016-12-19T05:14:07Z")
Hi @John_Ian_Fulgar You need to do something with the line (which only exists in the Dynamo world) Such as creating Revit elements from it, creating a model line, a detail line etc Andrew ---
**Author:** ![John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_ian_fulgar/32/18407_2.png) [@John\_Ian\_Fulgar](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/John_Ian_Fulgar)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/how-to-draw-lines-or-mass-in-revit-using-dynamo/8326/7 "2016-12-19T09:56:54Z")
Got it, Andrew. Thanks for that. I can now make the detail line and model lines. Except details lines are really hard to view in 3D view despite Views Node set to the 3D Views… Sharing some things I found out as well: > [@Line models from dynamo to revit](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/line-models-from-dynamo-to-revit/5526): > > Hi guys¡ I saw a topic called “Export dynamo lines to revit 2015 detail view” [http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/export-dynamo-lines-to-revit-2015-detail-view/](http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/export-dynamo-lines-to-revit-2015-detail-view/) In this one @Dimitar_Venkov solve a problem with detail lines, but what if i need to export many lines that i have create in Dynamo to a 3d Revit view?? Like model lines…I think it is impossible, don´t u? Thnx in advance¡¡ I upload an image and also a simplified dynamo file with the test. [line test.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/1BXWvGlutSlJPR4LQxMCG9quLcj.dyn) (6.0 KB)