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Exclude Parts from Auto Fill Tools

Select parts in the MEP Fabrication Parts palette that will not be used with automatic (auto) fill tools.

When a part, or group of parts, in the MEP Fabrication Parts palette is marked as being excluded from auto fill tools, those parts will not be used to fill with the following auto fill tools:

  • Design to Fabrication
  • Quick Connect
  • Route and Fill
  • Multi-Point Routing
  • Trim /Extend
  • Insert Part
  • Standard part placement where adaptors are required; for example, when connecting a flanged valve to a welded pipe

All groups of the service will be used during conversion. Group exclusions are applied.

Parts that are excluded from the auto fill tools are identified with the icon displayed next to it in the MEP Fabrication Parts palette. This indicates that this part or group of parts will not be used with auto fill tools. In other words, those parts are excluded from auto fill tools.

You can still insert parts that have been excluded from auto fill tools into your model manually, as long as that part is a valid selection.

Route and Fill will reference all groups while searching for parts that can be used in the various solutions.

Use the Enable Palette option to specify a specific palette to use for conversion. This is one way to force conversion of duct from round to rectangular, for example.

Note: Evaluate the fabrication configuration services:
  • Verify that the order of the parts in the service follow the priority of how they should be used.
  • Verify that the fabrication parts are able to support the required size ranges.
  • Use exclusions to control the use of parts in a given conversion scenario, for example:
    • Exclude parts that should not be used.
    • Exclude parts to control the use of tees or taps.
    • Exclude parts to control the use of long or short radius fittings.
    • For services with multiple groups, be sure to set/check the exclusions for each palette.
    • Check palette exclusions to ensure the parts expected aren't on excluded palettes.

To exclude parts or groups of parts from auto fill tools:

  1. Display the MEP Fabrication Parts palette. The palette displays by default when you create a new model in Revit. If the palette does not display, click Systems tabFabrication panel (Fabrication Part). Alternatively, click View tabWindows panel User Interface drop-downMEP Fabrication Parts.
  2. Click the Auto Fill Exclusions Mode button located at the bottom of the MEP Fabrication Parts palette. Clicking this button turns on the auto fill tool exclusions mode, and adds a small empty check box next to each part displayed in the palette. A check box is also added next to each Service Palette name displayed in the Palette drop-down list, as shown below.
    Auto Fill Exclusion Mode Icon Description
    ON

    This version of the auto fill exclusion icon includes a small lit lightbulb icon, and indicates that auto fill exclusion mode is on. When the auto fill exclusion mode is on, you can select (check) or deselect (uncheck) parts that will be excluded when auto fill tools are used.

    OFF

    This version of the auto fill exclusion icon includes a small unlit (off) lightbulb icon, and indicates that auto fill exclusion mode is off. When the auto fill exclusion mode is off, you can not select (check) or deselect (uncheck) parts that will be excluded when auto fill tools are used. Turn on auto fill exclusion mode by clicking this icon.

  3. In the MEP Fabrication Parts palette, do one of the following:
    • To exclude individual parts: Click the small check box next to a part to exclude that part from being used with auto fill tools. The icon displays when the part is excluded. For example, in the example shown above, the following parts have been excluded: Unequal Radius Bend and Taper Eccentric.
    • To exclude an entire group of parts: Click the small check box next to the Service Palette name in the Palette selector drop-down list. The icon displays when the palette is excluded. For example, in the example shown above, the following Palettes have been excluded: In Line Equipment, End of Line Equipment, Hangers.
    The exclusion selections are in effect only during the current session, and only for the current user. They are not saved when you end the session and close Revit.
  4. Click Reset to remove any exclusions added during this Revit session. When you click Reset, any check marks added during the current Revit session, for the current user, are removed from the MEP Fabrication Parts palette.
    Note: Reset only removes exclusions that were added during the current Revit session, and by the current Revit user. Any exclusions that were specified in the original default configuration, from an Autodesk Fabrication product, are maintained. Exclusions that were specified in the original default configuration, from an Autodesk Fabrication product, are indicated by the icon.
Parent topic: Workflow: MEP Fabrication Detailing

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