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Daveybdab

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Hi there

 I am wondering where i can control the lineweight/colour of a steel column on plan when in coarse view. When in  coarse, if i have a concrete column and a steel column, changing colour and lineweight in the object styles only affects the concrete column, the steel column remains the same. When i switch to fine view the steel column and concrete column are both affected by the changes in object styles. SO how can i control the steel column when in coarse view.

 Thanks for your help

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Witch

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To change the line weight of only the steel columns you must set up filters. If you set up a filter for the steel columns. You have to set up this By Family name (if yo have more than one families you have to create filters for all). After this you can change the visibility graphics by filter to the color and line wight you want.

I hope this will be usefull.

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Daveybdab

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Thanks for your help guys think this filter could be my answere. Couple of question though, is it possible to apply a filter to a project, rather than have to apply the same filter to each plan. Also is there a straight forward way to select the material to be the method of selecting the filter (rather than family name / type mark etc).

Thanks again for your help

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Witch

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You can define the filter in your template and applay to all view you are creting. tjis way when you begin a project all the new views you create will be already applied.

There is no way to my knowlidge to apply to material since you have to apply by elemnt type (structural column, framing so on). If you have also steel beams and concrete beams on the same plan you will have to do the same thing. I know it is a pain but if you set up your template that is only one time for any project. If you already started the job just save your view where you set it up the filter and save it as a view template and apply it to the existing views.

I hope this will help.

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Daveybdab

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Thanks WITCH, really usefull. I have now created some filters in my template. Is thre a way i can automatically apply these filter to all the levels in my new drawing without having to go the the filters tab on graphics override (VV) and change each one manually.

Thanks again for your help

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