Wall pattern not hiding

[bcpratt]

I have cut a section and the pipes and ductwork in the foreground are not hiding the pattern of the linked wall in the background as would be expected.  There is also a structural link and the beams hide the wall pattern as expected.  How can I get the ductwork and piping to properly hide the wall pattern?  The attached image shows what I'm seeing in section.

I'm using RMEP 2012.

Thanks,

Bryan

[CoreyDaun · Accepted solution]

One of the strange behaviors I've witness with Revit pertains to hatch patterns as you describe (and illustrate). If a hatch pattern belongs to an element of a Category that is 'out-of-discipline' (i.e. Wall, Doors, in a Mechanical View), the patter will NOT be masked by elements that are in-discipline. In your Image, the structure is masking the hatch because it is also considered 'out-of-discipline', but the ducts and pipes do not.

I experimented with this a while back. I created a Family like a concrete pad and applied a hatch patter to it on the Project, in a Mechanical View. Then, I create a simple Generic Model Family (just a block) to be placed on top of this pad. (Note that Generic Models are considered Architectural by Revit.)  The Family masked the hatch from the pad just fine. Then, I switch the family's Category to Mechanical Equipment, it no longer masked the hatch.

I would suggest changing the View's Discipline to Coordination and then adjusting the halftone/transparency settings as needed. You could halftone the entire linked model and make all of the arch/struct categories transparent, for instance.

[bcpratt]

Your suggestion resolves my issue.  Thanks for the quick response.