By Garry Stockton
Did you know you can use colour to help Coordinate Views in projects using Filters? Below is an example of a typical reflected ceiling plan view with no Filters applied:
Note that Mechanical is typically coloured as they use different colours to indicate flow direction etc. However, you’ll notice that multiple colours are used for the mechanical model, this can get confusing when trying to discover each discipline.
So, using filters we can assign each discipline a colour making it easier to see clashes between each consultant’s model, as shown below:
- Blue - Supply duct
- Magenta – Return Duct
- Orange- Cable Trays or Containment
- Green – Mechanical Equipment
So, we need to create a filter for each discipline. Go to Visibility Graphics in Properties (type VG on your keyboard) Select Filters Tab.
Select the Add tool and create filters for each discipline selecting the relevant categories applicable to the discipline.
Once you have created the filter you need to then assign a colour to the line types of each filter.
Once you have created these filters you should then save the view as a View Template so you can then assign the View Properties to Duplicated Views called Colour Coordination Views.