Our office has four different elevations that use: building, demolition, interior, and cabinetry. I would like to have elevation tags for each type and then be able to filter those depending on the plan. For example:
I also want this to be as user friendly as possible for the office. So far, I have duplicated the Elevation tag family and created the four different types. I selected the tag - edit type - duplicate - rename (- applied the corresponding view template). Then I went to filter and created a new filter, ex. Cabinetry Elevations, selected Elevations for the Category, and Filter Rules: Family and Type, Does Not Equal, Cabinetry. Hit 'Ok', then unchecked the Visibility check box. All four elevation types on my screen disappear!!! I have tried different rules, like 'Contains' and 'Equals', all with the same outcome. What is going on?
I do know that I can create a Project Parameter, I named it Elevation Type (instance family), and selected each elevation tag individually assigning a name to it, and can then I can filter the tags successfully. I just want it to be more automated. I hoped that the Project Parameter could be by Type, and not by Instance, but the Views Category option disappeared from the list when I tried....
Please help!
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This process can definitely work. Not sure where you are hitting a snag, but there is no reason to create a parameter to control this.
A guess might be, are you typing in "Cabinetry" in the filter rule value, or are you using the dropdown to select the precise name? In the image below, I clicked the dropdown and selected a value instead of trying to type it in, and my test worked great.
If you are already doing this, take a screenshot of your filter rules and post so we can take a look.
@Anonymous wrote:
Our office has four different elevations that use: building, demolition, interior, and cabinetry. I would like to have elevation tags for each type and then be able to filter those depending on the plan. For example:
- Floor plan - we want to see the building elevations and interior elevations
- Cabinetry plan - we only want to see the cabinetry elevations
- Demolition plan - we only want to see the demolition elevations
I also want this to be as user friendly as possible for the office. So far, I have duplicated the Elevation tag family and created the four different types. I selected the tag - edit type - duplicate - rename (- applied the corresponding view template). Then I went to filter and created a new filter, ex. Cabinetry Elevations, selected Elevations for the Category, and Filter Rules: Family and Type, Does Not Equal, Cabinetry. Hit 'Ok', then unchecked the Visibility check box. All four elevation types on my screen disappear!!! I have tried different rules, like 'Contains' and 'Equals', all with the same outcome. What is going on?
Please help!
It works here. Are you sure the actual Elevations placed in the view are set to different Types?
I was typing in Cabinetry and not selecting the type by dropping down the menu! I knew it was something little. Thank you so much!
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