Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Placeholder Links
Having linked files in your project template is a useful feature for not
only visibility but also model positioning. If the Auto - Origin To Origin
positioning option is used for a placeholder link, then the file used to
replace it will also be positioned at its origin. Placeholder links can be
very small files. In fact, they do not need to contain any information at
all. When a project is set up, all that is needed is to use the Reload From
option to replace the placeholder link with the actual model file.
WorksharingcannotbeenabledinaRevittemplate(RTE)file,soifyouwant
to establish default worksets and visibility settings for them, you need to
create a Revit project (RVT) file that is to be used as a project template. The
file can then be copied to establish the central file for a new project.
This scenario requires careful management of the file because of the nature
of a worksharing environment. Some companies have written applications
to make it easy for their users to set up a project this way without damaging
or misplacing the project “template” file. You should set up your template
thiswayonlyifyouareabsolutelycertain thatpersonnel whohaveextensive
Revit experience will manage it.
For more information on worksharing, see Chapter 3, “Worksets and
Worksharing.”
View Filters
View filters let you document your project and separate domestic hot water
from the hydronic supply, for example. One of the systems needs to appear
on the plumbing sheets, the other on the mechanical sheets; without filters,
you can't do that.
To set up view filters, you can go to the View tab and click Filters. Another
way to access filters is to type VG in any floor plan to access Visibility/
Graphics Overrides. Next, select the Filters tab and click Edit/New to open
theFiltersdialogbox,shownin Figure2.4 . Thisdialogboxliststhenamesof
several filters that are in Revit by default. Think of accessing filters through
Visibility/Graphics Overrides as a back door because both paths get you
to the same place. However, remember that Visibility/Graphics Overrides
 
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