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Create piping systems and manage them using the system selector.
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Length:
3 min.
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Transcript
00:03
In Revit, you can create piping systems and then manage them using the System Selector.
00:10
To create a new piping system type for this example, in the Project Browser, scroll down and expand Piping Systems > Piping System.
00:21
Right-click Hydronic Supply and select Type Properties.
00:27
In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate.
00:31
In the Name dialog, enter “Heating Hot Water Supply”, and then click OK.
00:38
Next to Graphic Overrides, click Edit.
00:42
In the Line Graphics dialog, change the Color to Red.
00:47
Then, click OK to close each of the two dialogs.
00:52
Now, to create a piping system in your model, select a water source heat pump.
00:58
Then, in the contextual ribbon, in the Create Systems panel, click Piping.
01:05
In the Create Piping System dialog, for the System type, select Heating Hot Water Supply.
01:12
For the System name, enter “HWS-1”.
01:18
Enable Open in System Editor, and then click OK.
01:23
To add water source heat pumps to the system, in the Edit Piping Systems panel, click Add to System.
01:31
Select the additional equipment you want to add to the system.
01:37
Once you have selected all the necessary water source heat pumps, in the contextual ribbon, click Finish Editing System.
01:46
Then, all the water source heat pumps on your system appear, based on the graphic overrides assigned by the family system type.
01:55
Finally, select a water source heat pump in your piping system and switch to the Piping Systems contextual ribbon.
02:03
The System Selector then shows you all the systems that the selected water source heat pump belongs to,
02:10
and the Properties palette updates with all the system properties.
Video transcript
00:03
In Revit, you can create piping systems and then manage them using the System Selector.
00:10
To create a new piping system type for this example, in the Project Browser, scroll down and expand Piping Systems > Piping System.
00:21
Right-click Hydronic Supply and select Type Properties.
00:27
In the Type Properties dialog, click Duplicate.
00:31
In the Name dialog, enter “Heating Hot Water Supply”, and then click OK.
00:38
Next to Graphic Overrides, click Edit.
00:42
In the Line Graphics dialog, change the Color to Red.
00:47
Then, click OK to close each of the two dialogs.
00:52
Now, to create a piping system in your model, select a water source heat pump.
00:58
Then, in the contextual ribbon, in the Create Systems panel, click Piping.
01:05
In the Create Piping System dialog, for the System type, select Heating Hot Water Supply.
01:12
For the System name, enter “HWS-1”.
01:18
Enable Open in System Editor, and then click OK.
01:23
To add water source heat pumps to the system, in the Edit Piping Systems panel, click Add to System.
01:31
Select the additional equipment you want to add to the system.
01:37
Once you have selected all the necessary water source heat pumps, in the contextual ribbon, click Finish Editing System.
01:46
Then, all the water source heat pumps on your system appear, based on the graphic overrides assigned by the family system type.
01:55
Finally, select a water source heat pump in your piping system and switch to the Piping Systems contextual ribbon.
02:03
The System Selector then shows you all the systems that the selected water source heat pump belongs to,
02:10
and the Properties palette updates with all the system properties.
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