Revit: change the color of grid lines, grid bubbles text or other annotation categories

In my previous post, I have explained how we can use the Visibility/Graphics Override window to customize the graphics and visibility settings of all the objects and categories.

So using those methods we can change the colors, thickness, line types of grid lines(or any other) to our necessity. To change the color of the grid line, select one of the grid lines and click edit type in the properties window and change the "End Segment color". This will change the colors of all the grid lines.

To change the color of the Grid heads(bubbles), go to object styles from visibility graphics)shortcut VG)

Visibility/Graphics window

In the Object Styles window go to, annotation categories and find Grid head &change the line color

Object Styles window

This only changes the color of the lines, to change the color of the text, go to project browser > Families and find Grid Head - circle.(M is just a suffix for metric family).

Right-click and select edit to open the family editor. In this, select the text and change the color in edit type window.

Grid head Family editor

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