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Custom MEP Specific Angles

mwagnerfrey6 — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:42:47 GMT

Why on Earth can we not create custom specific angle preferences in MEP settings? Or at the very least, why isn't 15deg an option?

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

hmunsell — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:04:46 GMT

Have you considered putting that in as an Idea in the Revit Ideas Forum?

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

nmarcelis — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:06:28 GMT

Hi @mwagnerfrey6

Yes this is possible.

See the article below on how to do it.

Model pipe elbow at angles less than 5 degrees in Revit (autodesk.com)

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iainsavage — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:08:53 GMT

I think they have set them at what would traditionally be commercially available elbow angles but you can also use the "any angle" option then set the preferred snap angles in the general settings:

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

HVAC-Novice — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:19:52 GMT

For duct and pipe routing?

If the below doesn't solve it, please make clear what angles you mean and what you want to accomplish.

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

iainsavage — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:36:49 GMT

They want to add to or change the list of angles in that "Use specific angles" list.

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

mwagnerfrey6 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:25:37 GMT

@hmunsell So it can be ignored? Haha. I did a search to see if this was posted on the forums and I thought it included the ideas as well. I guess I was mistaken, cause this was posted as an idea:

More Specific Routing Preferences

@iainsavage While I don't consider your work-around an acceptable solution and think Autodesk needs to fix this, I'll mark it as the solution because it's not your fault lol.

If anyone comes across this page and thinks we should be able to add custom angles to the preferences, please go vote at the link above.

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

iainsavage — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:51:34 GMT

@iainsavage While I don't consider your work-around an acceptable solution and think Autodesk needs to fix this, I'll mark it as the solution because it's not your fault lol.

I don't know what your experience of Revit is but if you reject so-called "workarounds" you're going to have a hard time going forward.

Very few Ideas result in any action by Autodesk and there are issues from 2007 still unresolved.

So you can either use "workarounds" or wait years (or possibly for ever) for your wishes to be implemented.

Good Luck!

PS: You maybe marked the wrong post as solution?

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revitPWC6K — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:47:25 GMT

I cannot admit that this is an acceptable solution. When you have set angles in this window for snaps,

anyway the routing solutions still has halucinations and creates angles of fittings which do not exist.

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RSomppi — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:40:13 GMT

Not sure why using a settings dialog box is not an acceptable solution so I'm guessing you are talking about something else.

Do you have a specific question about the settings?

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iainsavage — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:58:42 GMT

@revitPWC6K wrote:
I cannot admit that this is an acceptable solution. When you have set angles in this window for snaps,
anyway the routing solutions still has halucinations and creates angles of fittings which do not exist.

First, I didn't say that its a solution, it is a workaround as stated earlier.

Secondly it does work if you set the snap increments correctly, allow the pipe to snap to the angle before releasing the mouse button and the elbow families allow those angles.

Please provide examples of it not working and maybe someone can help you with your specific problem.

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

Bryantsummers — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:04:29 GMT

I want to use the "use specific angles" options on my project, but I want to add options for 10 and 15 degrees. Why is this not possible?! Easy code issue!!!

Re: Custom MEP Specific Angles

RSomppi — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:11:07 GMT

We users cannot answer your question/suggestion.

You can request new features in the Ideas forum.