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Hello All..is there a way that I can lock my flex pipe to the diffuser so when I move levels the flex pipe length moves as well and stays connected to the diffuser.
example.. diffuser is on level ceiling
flex pipe with rec transistion tied into diffuser. move ceiling level down 1' diffuser moves but flex pipe becomes unconnected. I have to reconnect flex pipe
your thoughts
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I thought this was natural behavior, that it would stay connected so long as it "knew" how to... Only other alternative is using the align tool to create constraints between the two (way too time consuming though).
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Thank you.
It does stay connected once you have aligned the flex pipe or ducting to the diffuser as it creates the transition component between the two elements. If the diffuser is on level (ceiling) and the level moves the flex pipe does not stay attached and the connection is broken.
I wanted to know how to keep this as one hosted element
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If you align the duct to the diffuser The family is connected is in a network and can no longer keep the connectivity.
Unless you know of a way to avoid it becoming disconnected. I might be missing something.
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Nope, you aren't missing anything, just a flaw in Revit, which eventually they will fix. Think of this, I should be able to take any part of a system, like the diffuser, and move it anywhere, period. THEN revit should remove unecessary parts, and add new parts to make this change work, but Autodesk is nowhere near being this capable yet.
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Thanks for the feedback..I really admire what Revit can do right now with little complaints.. I do agree that the HVAC system should link. It is a small pain in the $#@ to link a duct to a diffuser without seeing the autoroute error message or have the duct change to a thin line in 3D. Irt sometimes takes a few minutes to have the transition component to recognize the host.
A year ago you could not have convinced me to use Revit. Now I dread AutoCAD 2D
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Quick one, might help, most likely not, when you lay your duct, there is a command which is highlighted in blue which says automatically connect... click on this, and it gets rid of the autoconnect feature, which might help... And it might not!
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there is a command which is highlighted in blue which says automatically connect
I can't find this command??? Sounds promising
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Attached a screen capture to help you find it, its one that is so obvious... That you miss it. Don't feel bad, had the same thing happen to me when I first heard about this command.
Anyone else having issues with File attachments?
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I've tried attaching, doesn't seem to work today, anyway, activate your duct command, and on your modify|Place duct tab, there is a command located between the justification command and the Tag on Placement command, "Automatically Connect". Click this to toggle the Auto connect feature on or off. Perhaps it will help...
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Okay today must be one of those days....I can't see your screen capture either....
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