MEP 1.JPGCould somebody help me out with how to color code pipes in 3-D? I’ve posted on AUGI for some advice which I tried to follow but Revit V/G on the 3-D Plumbing plan isn’t letting me use type or type name filters and I have not separated my pipes into systems, just by type names (pipe - CWS, elbow - CWS, tee - CWS). Help be appreciated.
AUGI, tys90:The most common solution to color pipes according to system is to create a different pipe type for every system then create/setup filters that look at the pipe type name and apply a color to the pipe based on the type name. With this method, you don't have to have all the pipes connected to a system to color them, you just have to make sure you draw piping with the correct type.
AUGI, Jrobker:Create (duplicate) a pipe type named "A"
Create (duplicate) all the associated fittings and name them "A"
Create a new filter called "A"-->category (pipe, fittings, accessories) and filter by type name = "A"
Heads up
This gets tricky with accessories
Repeat as many times as you have pipe types.
AUGI, Moliva:We've made end caps w/ cold water, hot water, sanitary connectors. that way when placed onto the end of pipe they become part of whatever system. We don't have to use all that much since we typically go ahead and connect fixtures but it's helpful in a pinch.
also, in 2012 I believe you can assign pipe to a system as you are drawing it if it's not connected.
You need to add your filters to the 3d view. This method of using pipe types to color or control pipe display works fine but the drawback is that you constantly have to switch pipe types, you have to create duplicate fittings for each pipe type so they also are controlled by the filter....starts to be tedious when you have more than domestic hot and cold.
We filter by system name and use connectors to "create" systems where there may not be a fixture to connect to right away.
se13gits, since you are going by "type name" you'll want to set the categories to pipe, pipe fittings, pipe accessories and then "filter by" > "contains" > then type whatever your type name is. Save the filter then apply to the view under VG, then you can change the color all you want.
AUGI, tys90:The most common solution to color pipes according to system is to create a different pipe type for every system then create/setup filters that look at the pipe type name and apply a color to the pipe based on the type name. With this method, you don't have to have all the pipes connected to a system to color them, you just have to make sure you draw piping with the correct type.
AUGI, Jrobker:Create (duplicate) a pipe type named "A"
Create (duplicate) all the associated fittings and name them "A"
Create a new filter called "A"-->category (pipe, fittings, accessories) and filter by type name = "A"
Heads up
This gets tricky with accessories
Repeat as many times as you have pipe types.
AUGI, Moliva:We've made end caps w/ cold water, hot water, sanitary connectors. that way when placed onto the end of pipe they become part of whatever system. We don't have to use all that much since we typically go ahead and connect fixtures but it's helpful in a pinch.
also, in 2012 I believe you can assign pipe to a system as you are drawing it if it's not connected.
You need to add your filters to the 3d view. This method of using pipe types to color or control pipe display works fine but the drawback is that you constantly have to switch pipe types, you have to create duplicate fittings for each pipe type so they also are controlled by the filter....starts to be tedious when you have more than domestic hot and cold.
We filter by system name and use connectors to "create" systems where there may not be a fixture to connect to right away.
se13gits, since you are going by "type name" you'll want to set the categories to pipe, pipe fittings, pipe accessories and then "filter by" > "contains" > then type whatever your type name is. Save the filter then apply to the view under VG, then you can change the color all you want.
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