topic Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views in Revit Architecture Forum

Display certain components in a family in specific views

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:30:54 GMT

I have a family that consists of an anchor and an embed (selected below). In one set of plans, I want all the components shown. In another set of plans, I only want the selected component to show. A visibility parameter won't work because it hides the components in all views. Any suggestions on how to get them embed component of a family to be the only component of the family to appear in certain plan views?

Thanks,

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

L.Maas — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:39:15 GMT

I probably would make use of visbility settings in the family

Then use fine to show and medium to not show

As alternative you could make that component a shared family and then in the project make use of filters to hide them when needed

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

rodrigo.bezerra — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:44:29 GMT

@L.Maas, he want the nested object to be visible or not in some views.

What's your thoughts about changing only detail level? Like shows in Fine, but not on Coarse and Medium.

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:46:49 GMT

Enlint,

I've thought of that solution as well, but I'm not always the final user for the model. When it goes to the customer or beyond, they may not know it is set up. When my elements get coordinated with others, I don't want the embeds or anchors to fail to appear based on the current users' settings.

Thanks,

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

L.Maas — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:15:15 GMT

You mention that in some views you want to show the embed and in others you want to hide them. So at that moment your family is already in the project.

If you would make use of making the embeds a shared nested family then by default they would be visible. The other user/client would have to make an effort to hide them. Then you are basically covered.

If your client receives your revit model for further use you could make the default startup view a drafting view and add text where you explain the do's and onts. If your client receives only the family you could add a multine text parameter where you explain the use.

@bezerra what do you mean with; "What's your thoughts about changing only detail level? Like shows in Fine, but not on Coarse and Medium"?

I think they can be quite useful. I use them most of the time with utilities where I replace the model with a symbol. I also have used it with glass elements. In those instances I can use it to hide the (opaque) glass in elevation views to show items behind it. Further I use it sometimes to replace the model with a filled region, this when the model contains many lines. Is this the kind of answer you were looking for?

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

rodrigo.bezerra — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:19:36 GMT

Thanks @L.Maas! Yes, but not for me... Trying to help @Anonymous. From his point of view, looks like detail filter is a better fit. Along with a short tutorial for the family's final user.

Regards

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

David_W_Koch — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:17:36 GMT

Would creating a new subcategory for the embed and/or the rest of the anchor be a possibility? You could then control visibility with view-specific overrides on the subcategory(ies).

Re: Display certain components in a family in specific views

chrisplyler — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:50:30 GMT

Yup. I came in here to say what David just said. Subcategories.