Coordination Settings

When copying fixtures from a linked model to an MEP project, use the Coordination Settings dialog to specify copy behaviors, mapping behaviors, and type mapping for each fixture category.

To specify default coordination settings for new links

  1. Open the project in Revit MEP, and click Collaborate tabCoordinate panel (Coordination Settings).
  2. For Apply settings to, select New links.
  3. Under Category, select a category.
  4. Under Behavior, for Copy behavior, select a value.
  5. Continue specifying a copy behavior for each fixture category.
    Note: To specify default mapping behaviors, select a link for Apply settings to.
  6. Click Save & Close.

To specify default coordination settings for a linked model

  1. Open the project in Revit MEP, and click Collaborate tabCoordinate panel (Coordination Settings).
  2. For Apply settings to, select the linked model from the drop-down list.
  3. Under Category, select a category.
  4. Under Behavior, for Copy behavior, select a value.
  5. For Mapping behavior, select a value.
  6. If you defined Mapping behavior as Specify type mapping, specify type mapping for the fixture category.

    To specify type mapping

    1. In the Category list, under the category name, select Type Mapping.

      The Behavior list displays fixture types (for that category) that occur in the linked model.

    2. For each fixture type, select one of the following values:
      Type mapping Description
      Copy original type Fixtures in the current project will use the same type as fixtures in the linked model.
      Don’t copy this type No fixtures of this type will be copied to the current project.
      DANGER: If you select this value, fixtures of this type will not be copied to the current project now or in the future. See Ignoring Fixtures.
      <other> Select a type from the list. The list reflects family types that are loaded into the current project. When fixtures from the linked model are copied to the current project, they will have the specified type.
    3. (Optional) To see properties of a family type in the linked model or a family type in the host model, select the desired row in the Behavior list, and click Linked Type or Host Type, respectively.
  7. Continue specifying a copy behavior, a mapping behavior, and type mapping for each fixture category.
  8. Click Save & Close.

To specify coordination settings when copying fixtures from a linked model

    See Copying Fixtures for Monitoring.

Copy behaviors
Value Description
Allow batch copy (Default) Fixtures in this category can be copied in batch mode, according to the specified type mapping. (To copy fixtures in batch mode, click Copy/Monitor tabTools panel (Batch Copy.)
Copy individually Fixtures in this category can be selected individually to be copied to the current project. (To copy fixtures individually, click Copy/Monitor tabTools panel(Copy).)
Ignore category Do not copy any fixtures of this category from the linked model to the current project. See Ignoring Fixtures.
Mapping behaviors
Value Description
Copy original The copied fixtures will be the same type as the original fixtures in the linked model.
Specify type mapping Defines a correspondence between fixture types in the architectural project and fixture types in the MEP project.

Related topics

Parent topic: Copying MEP Fixtures