Change pipe line type with invert level

[chrissumner]

Ive been told i can use filters to change a pipes linetype by invert level but cant figure out how it works. I'd like to set up a filter so pipes shown below the floor are hidden (below level 0), at low level (from level 0 to 2400) are solid and at high level(from 2400-slab) are a centre line. I know there's an overhead linetype but its too similar to the hidden.

Ive looked through the filters and cant see an option to filter by invert level?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I Chrissumer

i hope the images explain what you need to know. think its invert elevation your after.

Cheers

Guy

[chrissumner]

Thankyou for taking the time to provide screenshots, the solutions works 100%

[Anonymous]

Bringing this one back from the dead! I have got this working but on anything other than the ground floor the line type reverts back to solid line. Is there any way this can be filtered by offset instead?

[apjones]

I am not an MEP expert, but isn't this what the view range and the beyond line type are for?

[Anonymous]

This is nearly a solution but we have a different line type for pipes at "High Level" or "In Ceiling Void" they could potentially be at the exact same height but one would be exposed the other not. The view filter is pretty much the solution and works perfectly on the ground floor but doesn't function on higher floors as the Invert Elevation is always tracked from 00 - ground floor level. The work round I have gone for is all pipes to default to the "In Ceiling Grid" line type (As this is most common) with an override as an instance parameter for "At Low Level" or "At High Level" the less commonly used options. This check box activates an overriding view filter. Below ground works perfectly as I just set a filter to display this line type when below "0" Invert Elevation.

[Anonymous]

Look like you need to create a filter for each floor level

Guy Smith
Cad Manager

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[Anonymous]

I know this is a really old thread but I am running into a similar issue with linetypes for different levels of pipework. This seems like a really solid way of getting things how I need to show them on drawings without having to set up lots of filters for each level, and also getting over the issue where ceilings could be at different levels.

Could you explain in a little more detail how you set an override as an instance parameter for pipework please? I'm trying to work through it myself but struggling a little at the moment. (I'm quite new to Revit!)

Cheers

Jon

[Anonymous]

It's okay, I think I've sussed it now, use Manage, Project Parameters for set up the instances. Then filters for each instance.

It's not ideal, but until you can set up a filter using offset rather than invert elevation it's the best solution.