topic Re: Duct not showing in section view in Revit MEP Forum

Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:48:13 GMT

So here is my problem. I am using duct to draw bus duct. When I do a section view of the run, looking at it head-on, the duct will not show. I can do no clipping and only the fittings will show and not the ductwork. Also if you put the section view at an angle then you can see it. Anyone have a solution to this.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:47:02 GMT

That seems odd. are ducts turned on in the vg settings? I realize you said when you set it at an angle the straight shows up but i cant imagine what else would cause it. can you get it to show up with a filter?

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:52:11 GMT

no, I have tried that I can have 2 windows up one of the floor plans and the other as the section view and I can select in floor plan and in the section view it will show that it is selected but still no geometry. And yes ducts are turned on

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:15:04 GMT

is your detail level on course? another thing just to help narrow it down have you hit reveal hidden elements to see if it appears?

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:20:51 GMT

My detail is on fine and yes we hit reveal hidden and even then it wouldn't show up.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:25:47 GMT

you broke revit lol. no its probably something simple were not thinking of. have you tried turning graphics acceleration off or on, depending on where you have it now.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:31:35 GMT

No luck there either. I had this problem yesterday and thought I might come in this morning and it would be working but nope.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:39:39 GMT

does it show up in the elevation view that is parallel to the section view you created?

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:44:05 GMT

yes, I can it only happens when you are trying to do a cut through.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:12:00 GMT

hmm, well i'll have to mess around with this some more to see if i can figure out whats goin on.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

RobDraw — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:18:29 GMT

Have you checked the rise/drop subcategories in the V/G overrides for the section?

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:33:37 GMT

Yes I checked that also and everything is checked

Re: Duct not showing in section view

RobDraw — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:23:58 GMT

How about sharing a portion of the model that is exhibiting that behavior?

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:32:39 GMT

yea i'm with Rob on this one, I cant recreate this issue.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:07:54 GMT

you mean a screenshot

Re: Duct not showing in section view

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:49:10 GMT

well i dont know how much a screen shot would help us but we can try it. i think Rob was wanting you to portion out the piece of the model that has this issue. that way we could load it up and see if its a view setting or a visibility setting with the duct itself or some other issue.

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:52:58 GMT

Not sure how to do this but I tried something I read.this is the first floor

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:55:54 GMT

I have attached my floor pland and circled tharea I am having issues with though it is through the hole proj

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:57:06 GMT

Sorry here is the screen shot

Re: Duct not showing in section view

jlambert — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 18:04:13 GMT

Ok so just to see what would happen I placed another busway in and I can see it but not the others still