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If you cut a sloping pipe in Revit, you can override the lineweight using Linework tool (or Visibility / Graphics) easily, because you are dealing with a model element. However, if you cut a ‘flat’ or…
Insulation in Revit can be incredibly difficult to work with. It can be difficult to select the insulation individually, but you can select them by using a specific schedule (ie. Pipe Insulation Sched…
To change the System Type for the connected run, Tab-select until you have the System, then change the Type. You can also change the name here. To completely undefine pipes, tab-select the system, the…
Add two components with similar system connections (like Hydronic Supply) Select one of the components, and click the Piping button Ok to dialog, Edit System, use Add to add the other component. Finis…
The easiest way I have found to get the buttons back is to learn the keyboard shortcuts for each command, where upon, once used the buttons themselves seem to magically reappear in the ribbon. The key…