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OneFilter

Quickly find elements between Levels and Reference Planes.

Table of contents

  1. Levels
    1. Select Category
    2. Find Elements
      1. Search
      2. Update or duplicate view
      3. Save Selection
      4. Isolate Selection
      5. Reset
      6. Visualize
      7. Contains
      8. Select

Levels

The Levels tab allows the user to select categories of elements to find between Levels and Reference Plane.

Select Category

  1. The first step is to select whether you want to apply filters based on the Whole Model or the Active View. Select the radio button to choose the view.

OneFilter select model view
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  1. Now, use the checkboxes to select the categories to filter. Note that, once you have selected the categories, on the right table will show the existing families, with the category, family name, type name, Level and count columns.

OneFilter choose categories
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Find Elements

Create conditions rules to find elements between Levels and Reference Planes. Follow the steps:

  1. Select the AND/OR condition from the drop-down list

  2. Click Add Rule

  3. Select from the Reference level or Reference plane drop-down list

Once you have selected it, define whether you want to find elements above or below the selected level/reference plane and then enter the name of the level/reference plane in the text input. Please note that in some cases the reference plane may not be renamed, so use the Select button to choose the reference plane manually.

  1. Repeat the last step by selecting the corresponding reference level/plane to find elements between the two selected situations.

OneFilter level/reference plane
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  1. Click on the Filter button to execute the rule condition.

OneFilter apply filter level/reference plane
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  1. Click the Clear button to reset the condition of the rule you created.

OneFilter clear level/reference plane
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The search box will search for elements contained in the filtered elements table.

OneFilter search
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Update or duplicate view

Mark with checkbox elements that you want isolate with the Section Box. You have the ability to use existing or to duplicate 3D view. Visualize only filtered elements or all elements within Section Box with ability to define offset form marked elements.

  • In the first list, select a view
  • Set an Offset buffer from the section bounding box
  • You can replace the selected view, or can select the Duplicate Selected View checkbox.
  • Rename the duplicate view.
  • Select the Isolate Selected Elements checkbox, to save the view with the isolated elements.
  • Click the Apply button to finish.

OneFilter views
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Save Selection

Click on Save Selection button, and enter the name of the selection to save it. Note that, if you go to the Manage menu in Revit and click on the Load button, the new selection you have created will appear.

OneFilter save selection
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Isolate Selection

The Isolate Selection button, will isolate the filtered elements in a Temporary Hide/Isolate view. Click on Unisolate Selection to restore the view.

OneFilter isolate selection
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Reset

The Reset button will clear all the filters applied on Levels tab.

OneFilter reset filter
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Visualize

Click on Visualize button to navigate to the Visualize tab, recording the filtered elements.

OneFilter visualize
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Contains

Click on Contains button to navigate to the Contains tab, recording the filtered elements.

OneFilter contains
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Select

Click on Select button to select the elements in the current view.


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