Graphic override for walls and curtain wall mullions

[EdMilbourn]

Hi

I use a graphics override (within a view template for elevations) to make wall patterns (brick, block etc) a mid grey purely for aesthetic/presentation reasons.

The issue I sometimes come up against is that the override is applied to curtain wall mullions too. I understand that these elements are part of a wall system so the override being applied makes sense.

However, where mullions are to be a particular colour or, in a current project, anthracite grey, I need them to display correctly. I currently us an 'in-view' element-by-element override as a solution. Just wondering if anyone has a less time consuming and more global solution.

Thank you.

[EdMilbourn]

....I meant to add that this is not a problem in a view template for perspective views where mullions and wall can be overridden separately.

[GaryOrrMBI · Accepted solution]

Instead of directly overriding the wall category in the views and/or view templates create a filter to and use the filter to assign the overrides. With a filter you can have it exclude walls with the Family Name "Curtain Wall":

-G

[EdMilbourn]

Many thanks. Exactly the solution I was looking for.

The only downside is I'm using Revit LT which does not offer filters - a crazy decision as filters seem a fairly basic graphic function.

I understand the exclusion of the more complex BIM features but view filters!?

Regardless of this, thank you Gary.