Can you filter level constraints?

Can you filter level constraints?

ryley.g.h
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Can you filter level constraints?

ryley.g.h
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Alright, so I am working on a very large project where we have modeled an entire campus. Because each building was slightly different, you can imagine we have 20+ levels now. When you are setting a wall top/bottom constraint to a level, the list isn't alphabetical which makes finding the level I need even more frustrating.

 

Is there any way to filter the levels in this drop down alphabetically? Or even better, create a filter "by discipline" similar to the way we can create different sub-disciplines in a project to separate buildings and drawing types? (see image) 

 

If not, is there any other strategy people have that makes looking through so many bloody levels easier? 

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Avaris.
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Wut, you did model multiple separate buildings in one Revit file? I would say it is far better to have a Revit file for each building and link them in a master file containing the campus. Also, loading times will be significantly lower.

 

Best way to split them into different files is copying the Revit file and delete everything, but one building. Do this as many times needed. Then link them in a campus model containing some toposurface or whatever you want.

 

As far as I know, there is no possibility to make the drop-down alphabetically.

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barthbradley
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Isn't your drop-down arranging the levels by reverse elevation; showing the lowest level at the top of the list and progressing to the highest level at the bottom of list? 

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Corsten.Au
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Hi

 

Your best bet is to rename levels to easily identify..

There is no way to filter or sort the Level as such...

Using links and workset might help you organise it better..

but if you want to just continue then I would suggest colour code the levels as well..

 

LEVELS.JPGIf you use workset.. then there is an option to GREY out inactive workset.. or even close 

( while working , or in views ) to make modelling easier..

( but it does still alows to pick levels which are in closed workset )

 

workset - grey.JPG

Corsten
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ryley.g.h
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I guess this is the best way to do it. 

 

The team that set up the model was giving the model to a lot of new Revit users, so I guess they made it as user friendly as possible. That's why not many worksets, or links were used. 

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elsayadE3A6T
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well i know this is probabley late solution! but the best way here with a project with more than one building is to work with scope boxs! and to connect your levels to a speciefic scope box.

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