Refine element selection in view - no beams

[granite07]

following the tutorial in ch 8 of "Design Integration Using Autodesk Revit 2013"  by Stine

section 8-36 step 35 Tip "Place all beams and then select them using the Filter tool and change the vertical position all at once"

this sounds nice but the Beams are not an option in the filter tool...

where are the beams in the filter tool?

[rosskirby]

The tip is poorly worded.  What it should say is "drag a crossing window around the elements, click the filter tool, and uncheck all the boxes except for beams".  The selection filter tool is a way of filtering things out of a larger selection, but you have to make the selection first.

[Alfredo_Medina]

Just to add one comment: the Filter dialog box does not use the term "beams" but "Structural Framing".

[granite07]

"structural framing" sounded like steel stud framing - that is probably where I went wrong, I had the selection done correctly.

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

This is an example of why technical writers have to be very specific. The book should have said "Structural Framing" to avoid confusion.

[granite07]

the problem is more than just the 'beam' / 'structural framing' nomenclature. When I highlight the structural plan there are no 'structural frames'. The columns are there. If I manually select the strutrural framing then it is fine.

[granite07 · Accepted solution]

not sure why I cannot select the structural framing in the structural plan view, but if I select the structural framing in the 3D view then change back to the structural plan view, then I can filter