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Search by Revit Properties (Query Model)

You may encounter situations in which you need to search for items in a model by their Revit properties, such as their Revit level, category, family, or type. For example, you can find all mechanical equipment that has 220 volts. Searching by Revit property is particularly useful when you want to find any element in the model, even if the item is not cataloged.

When you see the assets that meet your restriction, you can review all the Revit properties of an item by selecting it and invoking the Properties command from the Forge toolbar at the bottom of the Viewer.

Procedure

  1. Load the BIM Viewer and load a model.

  2. Open the Query Model command by choosing it from the magnifying glass icon on the Viewer's toolbar.

The Query model form displays.

  1. Complete the resulting Query Model form with the properties of your search.

    Option Description
    Level

    Either select all or you select multiple levels.
    Category

    Either select all or select multiple categories. The form lists all BIM categories that are found in the model. If you have selected a level that does not have the chosen category, the model will remain in its current state and the Count will be zero.

    After you specify a category, the model zooms to show the items in the category and highlights the items in red. (This is the default behavior. See Zoom option below.) It also displays a count of the found items in the Query Model form.
    Family

    Either select all or select multiple families.

    The model zooms to show the items in the family, highlights the items in red, and returns a count.
    Type

    Either select all or you select multiple types.

    The model zooms to show the items in the type, highlights the items in red, and returns a count.

    Properties

    Operator

    You can select 2 properties from the Properties drop-down, use the Operator (Null, Not Null, Equals, and so on depending on the Property you selected), and then choose a value or enter a value in the text field.

    For example, you could choose Comments as the Property and Operator of Not Null to look for items that do have a Comment.

    As with the other query fields, the Query Model command returns a count and highlights the items meeting your query.

    If you experiment with different Properties, Operator, and Values, you must click the Highlight button each time between queries.

    Highlight button If you do not check "Highlight on Change" (below) to have an automatic highlight, click this button to highlight the options meeting your entered search criteria.
    Zoom in to highlight

    The default behavior (option is checked) is to zoom the model to show the items meeting your query.

    If you do not select this checkbox, the model remains at the current zoom setting as you enter searches in the Query Model form. When this option is not selected, you may need to manually zoom in to see query results.
    Highlight on change

    With the default setting (option is checked) the highlighted elements are shown as soon as you change the search criteria. The advantage to checking this option is that you get a "live" response and there is no need to click the Highlight button.

    You may want to uncheck this option if you want to first set up all your search criteria, and then click the Highlight button. This way if you are looking at a particular view, nothing changes until you click the Highlight button.
    Query for Catalog This option is available if you are accessing the Query Model command from the Catalog BIM Models command. See Catalog BIM Models

  2. As you enter the Category and optionally continue to further refine your search, the model zooms in to show the items meeting your search and highlights them in red (default behavior).

    • The command displays a count of the found items in the Query Model form beneath the Highlight button.

    • If you do not want the command to continually zoom and highlight the model as you enter the search criteria, you can deselect the "Zoom in to Highlight" and the "Highlight on Change" options, as discussed above.

  3. You can continue to complete the Query Model form to change the query and locate additional items. If your changed query does not find any results, the command retains the current zoom and removes the red highlight .

  4. When through examining items by their Revit properties, click Close on the Query Model form.

  5. To return the model to its default view, right click anywhere on the model and select the Show All Objects command.

Note: When you access the Query Model command from the Catalog BIM Models view, it provides information on cataloged assets.

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