Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
can simply begin drawing pipe at the appropriate location. However, you
may want something to help identify this POC. You can display this
information in your design model by either creating a water meter family or
modifying an end cap family. To modify an existing family to indicate the
water inlet point, do the following:
2. In the Project Browser, scroll down to the Families section, expand the
Pipe Fittings category, and select Cap - Generic.
3. Right-click the family and select Edit. This opens the Family Editor.
4. Click the Revit Home button and choose Save As Family. Save this
family as
Fire Protection Point of Connection.rfa
in your
office's custom family folder.
5. Edit the newly created family by changing the family type from Pipe
Fitting to Mechanical Equipment, located under Modify Properties
Family Categories And Parameters.
6. This family may also be a convenient tool for tracking pressure and
flow. To do this, select Family Types and add three new parameters:
Static Pressure
,
Residual Pressure
, and
Gallons Per Minute
.
When creating these new parameters, be sure to use the piping
discipline and appropriate units. Also, because you will want to either
tag or schedule the data contained in these parameters, you need to use
shared parameters. (See Chapter 6, “Parameters,” for more
information.) You can leave the end cap the way it is modeled, or you
can use model lines with an ellipse to create a break line symbol that
shows up in single-line piping, as shown in
Figure 16.1
. After drawing
the model lines, select them and change the Family Element Visibility
Settings options to not show the lines in fine detail (usually reserved for
double-line piping). To do this, choose Properties Graphics
Visibility/Graphic Overrides, and then in the dialog box that opens,
click the Edit button. In the next dialog box, deselect the Fine check
box.
