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Interrogate system information with the system browser

Review the system browser and use it to locate systems and elements.

Type:

Tutorial

Length:

5 min.

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

ModelSysDsgn_RVT.6-02_2024-002.zip - (21 mb)

Step-by-step guide

Review the System Browser and use it to locate systems and elements.

  1. Open the project M06_02.rvt.
  2. Ensure that the current view is HVAC > Floor Plans > 1 – Mech.
  3. To gain an overview of the systems in your project, right-click and select Browsers > System Browser.
  • The Revit interface showing the ribbon and Project Browser, with the example project open to the HVAC floor plan view. In the plan view, Browsers has been selected in the expanded context menu, with System Browser selected in the flyout.
  1. In the System Browser, set the first drop-down to Systems.
  2. Set the second drop-down to Mechanical.
  3. Click Column Settings.
  • In the System Browser, a close-up shows the two drop-downs set to Systems and Mechanical, respectively, and the Column Settings tool being selected.
  1. Under General, select the Static Pressure column.
  2. Click OK.
  • The Column Settings dialog box, with General expanded, Static Pressure selected, and OK being clicked.
  1. In the System Browser, expand the Unassigned branch to review a list of elements that have yet to be connected to a system.
  • The System Browser, with the Unassigned branch expanded to show the elements not yet connected to a system.
  1. In the System Browser, expand Mechanical > Supply Air > FCU04 Supply.
  2. Review the range of information for multiple elements and the system.
  • The System Browser, with the Mechanical branch, Supply Air, and the FCU04 Supply expanded to display information for multiple elements.
  1. Click and drag the horizontal scroll bar to view additional information.
  2. If required, widen the column headings to display all information available.
  • The System Browser after scrolling to the right, with additional information now visible.
  1. From the System Browser, select system FCU04 Supply, and note that it appears highlighted in the plan view.
  • In the System Browser to the right, a supply system is selected, and in the plan view to the left, the same system is highlighted.
  1. Under FCU04 Supply, select the first air terminal to see that it is now highlighted in the plan view.

To highlight an element not currently visible in the floor plan:

  1. In the System Browser, select the element, such as an air terminal.
  2. Right-click the air terminal and select Show.
  • In the System Browser, the context menu for one of the air terminals, with Show selected.

The view changes to show the specific element highlighted.

  1. In the System Browser, select all of the air terminals in the FCU04 Supply.
  2. From the Options Bar, change the Flow rate to 250 CFM.
  • In the System Browser, all of the air terminals in the FCU04 Supply are highlighted as selected, and on the Options Bar, a Flow rate of 250 has been entered.
  1. A review of the System Browser shows the updated Flow rates for the air terminals.
  • The System Browser, with the updated flow rates for the selected air terminals highlighted in red.
  1. Save the project.
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