Insulation is not displayed on Fabrication parts in Revit

Autodesk Support

May 14, 2024


Products and versions covered


Issue:

When working with insulated Fabrication parts in Revit, one or more of the following occurs:
  • The Insulation Specification is not carried over for fittings that are inserted automatically, such as Couplings:
InsSpecOff.png
  • The Insulation Specification is applied as expected, but the Insulation Material is not graphically displayed:
InsSpecNoMaterial.png
 
 
 

Causes:

One or more of the following fields are set to "Off" or "Not Set", and locked, in the Fabrication pattern default settings:
  • Insulation Material
  • Insulation Specification

Solution:

To resolve the issue, unlock the Insulation settings in the default Fabrication item:

  1. In CADmep, or any other Fabrication product, switch to any Service using the affected part.
  2. Right-click the Item Service Button > Edit > Unrestricted: <Item filename>:
EditServiceButton.png
  1. In the Item dialog, click "Item".
  2. Unlock the "Insulation" or "Insul Spec" field:
FabItemInsulationFields.png
  1. Click "OK".
  2. In Revit, reload the Fabrication Configuration. 
 

Products:

Fabrication Products; Revit Product Family;


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