The following example illustrates the results after selecting view tab graphics panel remove hidden lines and then selecting the 4x6 stud and the bolt.
Revit hide roof lines.
Select the linework tool in the view panel on the home ribbon.
When i just build a roof in a blank file and turn off the interior edges none of the valley or ridge lines turn off.
This makes the roof line visible in the plan view but the lines appear as solid lines.
After using the show hidden lines tool to display lines of model elements and detail elements that are obscured by other elements you can use remove hidden lines to reverse that setting.
Take a temporary look at hidden elements or unhide them.
Select the desired linetype from the line style type selector.
It is just that now they are set to be visible rather than hidden.
The roof is linked in via an architectural model but i believe the architect modeled it with the modify sub elements tool.
Hide in view hide elements hides an element from view.
Example to unhide hidden elements select the element.
The reveal hidden elements icon and the drawing area display a color border to indicate that you are in reveal hidden element mode.
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On the view control bar click reveal hidden elements.
Click on each roof edge line to change the linetype.
All hidden elements display in color and visible elements display in half tone.
The dashed lines that you are seeing in this plan are actually the edges of the roof element.
Revit displays the modify linework contextual ribbon.