Supported Terminal Elements

Plumbing Copilot can generate a route between any two Revit elements that belong to one of the following categories:

1. Pipe

2. Pipe Fitting

3. Pipe Accessory

4. Plumbing Fixtures (with pipe connectors attached)

5. Plumbing and Mechanical Equipment (with pipe connectors attached)

Flex Pipes are not supported as terminal elements.

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1. Tilted Element

A tilted element refers to any terminal element that is not properly aligned with the surrounding building structure, such as walls, floors, or ceilings. Plumbing Copilot is designed to generate routes that align with the building structure, and it will attempt to adjust tilted elements to achieve proper alignment. However, the success of this process depends on the tilt angle and the availability of compatible elbow families.

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1. Behavior of Plumbing Copilot with Tilted Elements

1. Small Tilt Angles (<11.25°)

   • Challenge: For very small tilt angles, creating an elbow with such a minor adjustment may not be feasible due to software limitations.

   • Outcome: Route generation may fail, as Plumbing Copilot cannot create an elbow with the required small angle for alignment.

2. Moderate to Large Tilt Angles (≥11.25°)

   • Behavior: Plumbing Copilot will attempt to align the element by generating an elbow with the required angle.

   • Outcome: Route generation is successful, provided that the assigned elbow family supports the angle needed for alignment.

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2. Best Practices for Tilted Elements

• Ensure Compatibility: Use elbow families that can flexibly accommodate the required angles.

• Remove Small Tilts: Align elements with the building structure to avoid small tilt angles that may hinder route generation.

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3. Examples of Tilted Element Scenarios

1. Small Tilt Leading to Failure

   • Scenario: A pipe is tilted by 5°. Plumbing Copilot fails to generate the route because creating an elbow for such a minor angle is not feasible.

2. Moderate Tilt Leading to Successful Alignment

   • Scenario: A plumbing fixture is tilted by 45°. Plumbing Copilot aligns the generated pipe successfully by generating an elbow with the required angle, as the elbow family supports this adjustment.

Tilted pipe - can't be aligned

Aliened pipe

Tilted pipe - can be aligned

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2. Proper Containment

Proper terminal elements containment ensures that terminal elements are properly contained within their corresponding routing elements.

Not properly contained

Not properly contained

Not properly contained

Properly contained

Properly contained

Properly contained

Below are guidelines for achieving proper containment and how to adjust routing elements, if necessary:

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1. General Rule for Proper Containment

For terminal elements to be properly contained, the new connected pipe extending from these elements must be fully enclosed within the routing element.

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2. Adjusting Routing Elements for Proper Containment

1. Walls and Plumbing Chases

• How to Adjust: Use the Tolerance setting to expand the dimensions of the wall or plumbing chase. Increasing the tolerance value enlarges the routing element to properly contain the terminal elements.

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2. Ceiling Voids

• How to Adjust: Modify the Ceiling Void Height to ensure it properly contain the terminal elements.

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3. Floors

• Limitation: Floor routing elements cannot be modified using Plumbing Copilot.

• Solution: The terminal elements must be adjusted manually by the user to ensure proper containment within the floor routing element.