How do you create a service type in Revit?

How do I add a system type in Revit MEP?

Create System Types

1. In the Project Browser, expand Families Duct Systems Duct System. Tip: To create a custom system type for piping, expand Families Piping Systems Piping System.
2. Right-click a system type, and click Duplicate.
3. Select the duplicate, right-click, and click Rename. Enter a name for the new system type.

How do I change a component type in Revit?

To change the family type assigned to elements

1. Select one or more elements.
2. On the Properties Palette, use the Type Selector to select the desired type. If the type is not listed, load the family first.

How do you type properties in Revit?

To open the Type Properties dialog, do either of the following:

1. Click Modify tab Properties panel (Type Properties).
2. On the Properties palette, click (Edit Type).

How do you add a pipe in Revit?

The easiest way is to click on the Pipe button in Home tab, go to Properties, select piping system which will use this element as fitting and click on Edit Type. Go to Fitting, click on a fitting type and select loaded element.

How do you add a pipe classification in Revit?

In the Project Browser, expand Families Piping Systems Piping System. Select the duplicate, right-click and click Rename. Enter a name for the new system type. In the following example, the High-Pressure Supply Air was created from the Supply Air system type and has the same system classification.

How do I create a component in Revit?

Open a project view appropriate for the type of component you want to place.

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On the ribbon, click one of the following:

1. Architecture tab Build panel (Place a Component)
2. Structure tab Model panel Component drop-down (Place a Component)
3. Systems tab Model panel Component drop-down (Place a Component)

How do you create a component in Revit?

If the Revit library does not provide a desired detail component, you can create a detail component family to meet your needs.

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Create a Detail Component Family

1. In the Family Editor, sketch reference planes for placing the detail component.
2. Use tools on the Create tab to create the shape of the detail component.

What is the difference between type properties and properties in Revit?

What is the difference between Type Properties and Properties? (The ribbon location is shown below.) Properties stores parameters that apply to the selected individual element(s). Type Properties stores parameters that impact every element of the same type in the project.

Where is the type selector in Revit?

Accessing the Type Selector



When a tool for placing elements is active, or elements of the same type are selected in the drawing area, the Type Selector displays at the top of the Properties palette.

How do you add a properties panel in Revit?

Right-click and select Properties from the right-click window, or from the Ribbon View (Tab) > Window > User Interface > tick on Properties.

How do I assign a category in Revit?

On the Model Objects tab of the Object Styles dialog, under Category, select the family category. Under Modify Subcategories, click New. In the New Subcategory dialog, for Name, enter a new name. Revit automatically selects the appropriate category in the Subcategory of list.

How do I change the wall category in Revit?

To change the wall type assigned to an existing wall, select the wall in the drawing area and then change the Type Selector setting. Alternatively, you can select the wall and convert other selected walls to the same type, as described under Changing Element Types Using the Match Type Tool.

How do I change my family type?

Modifying a Family Type

1. Do one of the following: In the Project Browser, under Families, right-click the family type, and click Properties. Select an element in the project, and on the Properties palette, click Edit Type.
2. In the Type Properties dialog: Change parameter values as desired. …
3. Click OK to exit.