Phase Graphic Overrides not affecting linked models

[Anonymous]

Hello All!

I am an electrical consultant trying to utilise phase graphic overrides but we are having difficulties in doing so.

What I am trying to achieve is having a graphic override so everything we place on an existing phase, will override the colours of everything. We have no troubles with doing the correct display properties for what we need, but in doing this override, it also gives the colour override into the link Architectural model we use. This is obviously because the architectural model utilises things on the existing phase and it registers this to incorporate the graphics override.

Is there a way to have the graphics override only for our stuff, and not that of the linked architectural model without having to change the linked model parameters?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

If you put your company initials or something you can filter by in the name of your families you can use filters to only change your items and not the architects.  Example: BOB - Electrical Fixtures - Wall, then filter all electrical fixtures that that contains BOB in the family name to have a visibility override.

[Anonymous]

You could also put everything existing on a workset (example: Electrical - Existing) and use filters to override the visibility settings.

[Anonymous]

Whduncan, doing this kinda removes the need to utilise phase graphics overrides then. We can simply do this with filters for everything, but from a coordination point of large scale jobs we need to utilise the phasing. If we have filters then it is very easy for someone to keep existing things on a new construction phase which would have implications on the coordination (typically done by the architects in our case).

[hmunsell]

i don't thing Phasing shows up as an option in View Filters. when i checked using Electrical Equipment as an example, i didn't see Current Phase. 

Also phases are relative to the phase your View is set to. you can have a phase called "existing", but its just a name.  there are only 4 phase states (Existing, New Construction, Demo & Temp). Anything previous to the current phase is considered "existing". I.e., if you have 4 phases and your view is set to phase 4, phase 1-3 are all "existing" in that view. anything set to be removed during Phase 4 would be considered Demo in Phase 4.

you may be able to do something with Phase Mapping? Select the link > Edit Type > Phase Mapping, this allows you to set a links phase relative to the phases in your file. 

in short though, without some other parameter to filter by, i don't think you'll be able to separate your existing form the architects existing. 

[fabiosato]

Hello,

You can change the link phase filter.

In Visibility/Graphics Overrides, select Revit links tab.

In your desired link, in Display settings, click in the field, them RVT Link Display Settings will open, select custom then, in Phase filter change to the desired one.

[Anonymous]

Fabiosato

This works as well, but because it is showing both existing and new stuff from the architectural model, the existing stuff still has a phase override. This is what we are trying to avoid.

Sadly it's highlighted that this isn't possible at the moment and we've had to do a work arund.

Thanks!