Display Pipes as course and fine on same plan-Revit 2025

[fgleason36CXH]

Is there a way to display pipes in "course" (single line) but also show some pipes as "fine" so that they show actual size on the same plan?

I have the majority of the pipes shown as single line but I need just a few pipes that are underground to show full size.

[iainsavage · Accepted solution]

I'm almost certain that that can't be done.

You could have two plans: one fine, one course then use filters to only show the pipes that you want in each view and then on a sheet you can place the two plans on top of one another and pin them in place.

[hmunsell]

This is an age old issue with pipe in Revit. the need to have larger sizes show double line and smaller sizes show single. i have not heard anything about that being fixed in 2025.

I have given my groups 2 options if they want that. 

• Have 2 views at different detail level overlayed on top of each other on the sheet as @iainsavage suggests
• Have 2 models.  If you had a different model for small pipe and large pipe you can set the display settings of the link to show at different detail level. 

Neither is ideal.... 😖

[fgleason36CXH]

This feels goofy but it worked, thank you!

[iainsavage]

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@hmunsell wrote:

• Have 2 models.  If you had a different model for small pipe and large pipe you can set the display settings of the link to show at different detail level. 

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This would break the continuity of the systems so it might work graphically but not for calculations.

[hmunsell]

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@@iainsavag wrote: This would break the continuity of the systems so it might work graphically but not for calculations.

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Exactly 🤣... it has worked for us on some specialty situations, but not widely used. It is an option though LOL. 

[malekseyev]

There is a way to do it in Revit 2024. In fact, I'm trying to figure out how to undo it. See screenshot.

Update: The pipes showed double line due to being partially above top of visibility range. Go figure.🤔

[iainsavage]

You'd need to upload your model if you want help with this.

[malekseyev]

I got my problem solved. Thank you.

[iainsavage]

What was the solution for the benefit of anyone else reading this in future?

[malekseyev]

The solution was to tweak the View Range top and cut plane until all pipes are showing up single line.

But the bigger point I'm trying to make is that it's possible to have single line and double line pipes in the same view. On my screenshot above elevation was the only difference between pipes in single line and double line.

[iainsavage]

I have no idea how you have achieved that, never seen this before and I am unable to recreate that.

[iainsavage]

Are you using some sort of third party addon?

[malekseyev]

No addons. But this is a complicated model that was upgraded from 2016 to 2024 and multiple people worked in it along the way. I wouldn't know how to recreate it either.

[hmunsell]

 I haven't been able to duplicate this in my models either. as @iainsavage mentioned, having the model to look at would be helpful. 

If you can't upload the whole model, select just those handful of pipes in that view and make a group out of them. Then go to that group in the project browser, right click, and pick "Save Group...". It should make a new RVT file of just that content, and you can upload it for us to look at. we won't have any of the view settings or overides, but we will have the content to try to duplicate the results if possible.  

Maybe a screenshot of your View Template and Filters settings?

[HVAC-Novice]

Old thread, so this may be out of turn and not helpful. But it wasn't clear to me why some pipes should be single-line or full size for the OP.

If this is to distinguish between Plumbing and HVAC pipes (or different services), i use the system parameters to color the pipes of the discipline (i.e. blue for cold plumbing water supply, red for hot water supply) and all other pipes will be half-tone gray. This isn't wat yo asked for. But may provide similar use. 

[malekseyev]

It's a fairly common Client requirement to have larger pipes double line, and smaller (i.e., 2" and less) single line.

Color coding pipes is great, but finished issued drawings are still typically black and white.

[RLY_15]

I have never seen single-line duct/pipe exhibit cut or far clip behavior. The only time I think I've ever seen modelled pipe in coarse view is in the Imperial Multi-Discipline template, where for some reason Coarse pipe does not display as single line. But even in that instance it's one-or-the-other.

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I would not be surprised if 2024/2025 clients have some weird display quirks, a lot changed under the hood in various aspects. I don't think anything other than single-line display was intended for Coarse view piping.

[HVAC-Novice]

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@malekseyev wrote:

It's a fairly common Client requirement to have larger pipes double line, and smaller (i.e., 2" and less) single line.

Color coding pipes is great, but finished issued drawings are still typically black and white.

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I guess my question was the what is the reason the client wants it that way except "we always have done it this way"? 

I'm not sure where you are located. But here the expectation is that every contractor has color plotters. And in reality, it already is electronic (iPad etc.), or it should be. 

[RSomppi]

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@malekseyev wrote:

It's a fairly common Client requirement to have larger pipes double line, and smaller (i.e., 2" and less) single line.

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Not for Revit projects because it is difficult to do. Client should reevaluate their requirements for Revit projects.

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