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Load Selection from the created filters(in Visibility Graphics)

In Revit the save selection feature can sometimes be a big time saver. But the selection feature doesn't let us filter using advanced parameters(like radius, thickness etc..). While this feature is available for visibility filters in Visibility Graphics window, the same feature can be extended to selection as well. 

 

Creating filters to change the visibility graphics of elements with particular parameters, at the same time being able to select(load selection) them whenever necessary for changes. 

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Anonymous

@Gangula2  Your idea seems interesting but i am not sure i understood where the "Save selection" is or why its used...You mention that you use Filters to change the vv of graphic :cara_con_una_leve_sonrisa: I would like to understand the purpose of using FILTER to change visibility of graphics instead of Override category/element and or LineWork.

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Advocate

Override Category/elements just overrides the one you've selected(irrespective of its parameters).

 

If you have a model with 2 wall types from 1 wall family & want to change the visibility of just 1 wall type, filters are the best option. If you override the visibility by category, it overrides the whole family. But if you use the filter tool, you can choose different parameters of the family(thickness, type, length etc..,). 

 

In short, the filter tool is a smart way of overriding visibility using the family parameters instead selecting elements. And the filter tool resides within the view template. So you don't have to worry about finding the element to override it. You just have to know the category of the element you want to override.

Anonymous

Hi @Gangula2 thank you.  Yes Filters are smarter in overriding parameters of families.  I do not use filters very much so i am going to have to learn how to use filters in my models.  Thank you for explaining the distinction between the two.