Analytical Model Start and End Display

If you are working with a model that you have upgraded from a previous version of Revit, when you turn on this option in Structural Settings, it might look like the new functionality is not working:

The reason for this is that by default in upgraded files, the display of the Start and End Segments is set to the same color as the rest of the Analytical Model. To adjust this, you can do the following:

1. Open Manage > Object Styles and switch to the Analytical Model Objects tab.
2. Expand the Analytical Beam, Brace, and Column categories. You'll see that the End Segment and Start Segment categories are the same color as the rest of the Analytical Model.
   

   

3. Adjust the colors as desired. The following screenshot shows the default 2012 template settings:
   

   

Another option is to use Manage > Transfer Project Standards and transfer the Object Styles category from the default 2012 template to your upgraded project.

See also Discerning the Ends of Columns, Beams, and Braces.