About View Filters

Create view filters based on a set of selected elements or based on categories and parameter values. Apply these filters to views to change the visibility or graphic display of elements.

Types of view filters

You can create 2 types of view filters:

• Rule-based filters identify elements using parameter values for selected categories. For example, you can create a filter that identifies all walls whose Fire Rating parameter is 2 hours. When you apply this filter to a view, you can specify that the identified walls display in solid red.

  Videos: Create a Rule Based View Filter

• Selection-based filters identify elements that you select. Apply the filter to a view to isolate, hide, or apply graphic settings to the elements in the selection.

Using filters

After creating a filter, apply it to one or more views. Use view templates to apply a filter to a set of views.

You can apply multiple filters to the same view. The order in which they are listed on the Filter tab of the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog determines priority. The filter at the top of the list takes precedence. Use the Enable in View check box to apply filters to a view and control if they are enabled in the view. See also Element Visibility Override Hierarchy.

To share filters and view templates among projects, use Transfer Project Standards.