Solved: Its 2022 and I still can't find a way to change a Fabrication Parts Service color for Navis Export

jwlewis777 · ‎02-10-2022

I have looked everywhere and still cant seem to do this.
I have no issues showing different colors for different Fabrication Parts Services like Roof Drains and Overflow Flow Roof drains. Each system is colored differently and looks great in Revit.

When I export to Navisworks 2020 or 2021 using Revit 2020 or Revit 2021, none of the colors are shown.

I have read every search result on this and the information out there is very confusing. Most are saying you can't do it. I believe those are old posts because the Navis model already has different systems colored.

Logically the correct way would be to create a material for that system and change the material for all instances of that system in the revit view to use that material. It seems this cannot be done.

Can someone please help me figure this out.
I would really appreciate the help!

RSomppi · ‎02-11-2022

@jwlewis777 wrote:
Logically the correct way would be to create a material for that system and change the material for all instances of that system in the revit view to use that material. It seems this cannot be done.

You were right/wrong. Here it is:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-mep-forum/color-filters-to-mep-fabrication-parts-to-export-to-n...

jwlewis777 · ‎02-11-2022

Jeeez!
I did this last night...
Created a instance property called material that actually sets the material of the selected part.
Set a few of the parts new material property to a new material I created which I named the same name as the selected part service.
This did nothing to change the actual material of the parts in Revit, in any view or with any visual style. (I still think the only way to do this is with Dynamo Coding)

After I exported the model, it didn't change the color so I gave up.

Evidently I didn't change the correct color property, its the Shading color of the material that needs to be set. I changed every one of them except that one, lol.

It does work though! I really appreciate the info! You rock man!!!!