Graphics Programs Reference
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Defining Systems Visibility through Filters
Revit MEP 2015 automatically creates logical piping systems for you when
you lay out pipes, even when pipes are not connected to equipment. When
drawing pipes, you need to specify the system type they belong to. The
system type can define the line weight, linetype, color, and system
abbreviation. The system abbreviation can be used to define what system
will appear on what sheet via filters. This helps you hide the mechanical
pipes in the plumbing views, and vice versa.
Establishing a good naming convention for the filters is important, because
that would be the order in which you see them in your Properties palette
when drawing pipes. The default examples of filters and their settings are
not going to get you too far with your projects. We recommend that you take
your time and come up with a complete list of systems that your company
uses and create them as system types and filters in Revit MEP. Organizing
all of them in Microsoft Excel can be very beneficial! Notice that the Filter
BysettingissettoSystemAbbreviationEqualsAV,asshownin
Figure11.23
.
Bear in mind that the parameter System Abbreviation was not available
prior to Revit MEP 2012, and the settings would be different for those
projects and templates. To create new filters, simply click the New button in
the lower-left corner.
Figure 11.23
Sample filters and their settings
Once the filters have been created, go into each view where you want the
different disciplines to show up and type
VG
to bring up the Visibility/
Graphic Overrides dialog box. Click the Filters tab, and add the newly
