I am responsible for desigining HVAC, plumbing, and sprinklers for the project that I am currently working on. Regarding pipes, I created different piping systems for each one. For my HVAC I created hydronic piping, and condesate. Plumbing, I created, sanitary, vent, domestic. Sprinkler piping is sprinkler piping.
When I finished desging the domestic side of the project, I started drawing sprinkler piping. But doing so, I have to hide all the plumbing first before I start drafting, and once I draft the sprinkler piping, I have to go back in my plumbing and select the sprinkler piping by selecting all sprinkler piping in all vies then hide them. Then once I get in to hydronic piping, I'll have to hid all my plumbing, and sprinklers. Again, once finshed with the hydronic side, I'll hae to go in each view of the sprinkler discipline, hide all my hrdronic and condensate and do the same for the domestic.
This is the most tedious thing I have ever done in Revit. Is there a better way?? I want to be able to set the views so specific pipe types, and systems do not show up so I don't have to constanctly jump from view to view hidding pipe.
Thanks
One method is to use filters. Once you have assigned filters to your views, you can then create a view template that can be applied to all views of these types. I am Assuming that you have set up your piping systems correctly, but i will briefly explain this part too. Out of the box there are Piping systems of Domestic hot and Cold Water, Fire Protection Dry FP Other, FP Pre-Action, FP Wet and so on. So the sanitary pipes that you have created, should be made from the Sanitary pipe system and the same classification, Domestic water created with the system classification DOmestic water etc etc..
OK, to create a filter enter VV for your Visual Graphics. One of the tabs is called filters. Again OOTB there are some examples, but if you create a new one, and name it Sanitary for eaxmple. Next select the categories you require, and select the filter rules system classification > Contains > Sanitary. As shown in the image below.
After clicking OK and electing the filters you need. You can turn off thier visibility. This will remove the need for hiding individual objects. These filters can be used to change the colour of pipe systems too. Read up within the help file about this and assigning a view template to a view. This should give you all the answers you need.
Hope this helps
Craig J
When you say it is not working do you mean some of the piping shows like fittings and sprinklers? If so you have to select them to along with the piping. You should also check to make sure you have no typos where you used equal in the filter. Antoher thing to remember is that the filter is by views.
It works now that I checked all the pipes, pipe accessories, fittings...etc. There is one view where it is not working at all and not sure why.