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Transition Connect
Transition Connect creates a transition fitting instance between two ducts.

Using Transition Connect:

  • Start Transition Connect, and it will first ask you to select a duct with at least one open connection. Ensure that you click near the connection where you want the transition to be created.
  • Next, select another duct or any element with an open duct connection. Again, click near the connection where you want the transition to be created.

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Ensure that the connectors are properly aligned and oriented so a transition fitting can be created.
Tee Fixer
Tee Fixer adjusts the connection sizes of duct Tee fittings to match the dimensions of the connected ducts, ensuring a seamless and accurate fit.

⚠️ Important Notes

  • This tool only works with Reducing type Tee fittings.

How to Use Tee Fixer:

  • Select your Tee fitting instances you want to fix and start the tool.
Toggle Insulation
Toggle Insulation allows you to toggle the visibility of duct and pipe insulation categories on and off.

⚠️ Important Notes

  • This tool will not work if the visibility setting is locked by the view template.
3D Connect
Connects two elements of the same domain by adjusting alignment in 3D space.

Using 3D Connect:

  • Select the host element that you want the other element to connect to.
  • Select the other element.
Connect Nearest
Connect Nearest connects the nearest open connectors of the selected elements.

Using Connect Nearest:

  • Select the elements you want to connect.
  • Start Connect Nearest.
  • The tool works within a 40 mm tolerance for ductwork elements and 15 mm tolerance for other domain elements. If the connectors are apart from each other more than the tolerance value, they will be ignored.
  • If only one of the elements is a system family (such as a pipe, duct, etc.), the system family will be moved towards the other connector, and a fitting will be created if needed.
  • If both elements are families, they will still connect. However, you need to nudge the element you want to keep in position (by using the Right Arrow and Left Arrow one after another , or Up Arrow and Down Arrow one after another) to automatically move the other family instance into the correct position. You can nudge multiple elements at once.
Total Disconnect
Disconnects all connectors of the selected element(s) from any connected elements.
Mutual Disconnect
Disconnects the connection between two or multiple selected elements.
Intersect Single and Multiple
In scenarios where you have two or more pipes or ducts that need to connect but cannot due to elevation conflicts (common in sanitary systems with sloped pipes), Intersect helps you resolve these issues without creating section views.

Using Intersect Single:

  • Start Intersect Single.
  • Select the main pipe or duct first.
  • Select the pipe(s) or duct(s) that you want to extend and connect to the main pipe/duct.

💡 Tip

  • To select multiple elements, hold the Shift key before starting the tool, or use Intersect Multiple.
  • The tool will not directly connect the elements but will adjust the elevations of the selected elements to enable the connection.
  • If the selected pipes or ducts have the same orientation, the tool will only adjust their elevation to match the reference element.
Leapfrog
When you have a clash, such as between a duct and a pipe, and you want to resolve the issue by cutting the pipe and making the cut section "leap" over the duct, Leapfrog helps you achieve that.

Steps to use Leapfrog:

  • First, use Revit’s Split Element tool to cut your pipe. Ensure that union fittings are present at both ends of the cut.
  • Select one of the pipe segments between the cut positions.
  • Start Leapfrog, and a small dialog box will appear. In the dialog box, you will see text boxes for distance and angle.
  • Enter the distance you want the pipe to "leap."
  • Set the angle for the new pipe segments that will be created at the cut positions.
  • Select one of the arrows on the right side of the dialog box:
    • If you want the pipe to leap over the duct, choose the up arrow.
    • If you want the pipe to leap below the duct, choose the down arrow.