To facilitate Calculation, validation and synchronisation, you'll need to map Hysopt components and pipes to real-world 3D model Revit components and pipes. For example such as a P&ID radiator symbol with a Revit family radiator.
The mapping assistant is a tool that will guide you in :
creating new mappings manually
suggesting new mappings, based on classification and topology of components
walking through all mapped elements between the Hysopt model and the Revit model
The mapping assistant has 3 modes, information bar and an advanced section:
Map manually
In the mode Map manually, you can map component, pipes and zones manually. You do this by selecting elements in the Hysopt BIM Syncer canvas and a Revit view.
Map
By clicking map, you will map the displayed elements.
How to map a component?
Select a component in Hysopt, select a component in Revit, or vice versa. Map them.
How to map a zone/space?
Select a zone in Hysopt, select a space in Revit, or vice versa. Map them.
How to map pipes?
You can map all the pipe segments (pipes, fittings, …), but we advice to just map one pipe segment of a branch in Hysopt with one pipe segment of the corresponding branch in Revit.
Details
Details are a way of providing more information about an element in the system. They can help to identify and describe the element more precisely.
Details give you the following information about the element:
Nr number: how many elements of the same kind are present
ID identifier: the unique identifier of the element
Hysopt ID: an Hysopt ID is unique identifier for a Hysopt element
C#: canvas number
B#: basecircuit number
Z#: zone number
Revit element ID: Is a decimal number (int) that identifies an element in a Revit project. It is unique in that same project, but not among several models. Its length may vary depending on the number of elements in a model, but rarely exceeds 8 digits. (more information on selecting Revit elements by ID https://help.autodesk.com/view/RVTLT/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-2B1CC22C-CB1F-45DA-B57B-62C36013D9E0 )
Type: type of the element
Pipe
Zone
Component
Location: where is the element located
Supply: element is located in the hydronic supply
Return: element is located in the hydronic return
Both: element is connected to the hydronic supply and return
External: element is not connected to the hydronic system. It is not a part of the hydronic system.
Unknown: location of the element is unknown
Family: name of the Revit family
Show suggestions
Show suggestions is a tool that helps you to map the components, pipes and zones of your models. It works by analysing the data and finding the best matches for each element. Hysopt BIM syncer uses the system topology and the classification for finding matches. If the mapping assistant cannot find any suggestions for an element, you will have to map it manually. This will also help the mapping assistant to learn from your input and improve its suggestions for other elements.
Refresh
To see updated suggestions, you need to press the refresh button. This will trigger a new search and display new suggestions for your mapping task.
Map
By clicking map, you will map the displayed elements.
Map all
By clicking map all, you will map all the suggested mappings and trigger a new search to new suggestions for your mapping task.
Navigate < >
With the navigate buttons, you can navigate through the suggestions.
Probability
The mapping assistant assigns a probability to each suggestion, which indicates how likely it is that the suggestion is correct. The higher the probability, the more confident the mapping assistant is about the suggestion. You can find the probability in the information bar.
Show Mappings
Unmap
The unmap button allows you to remove the association between elements that have been previously mapped. This is useful if you want to correct a mapping error.
Navigate < >
With the navigate buttons, you can navigate through the mapped elements.
Information bar
Advanced
automatically navigate to objects
Minimal suggestion probability
Highlight duration (in seconds)
- images
- only first element
- mem cache
- file cache
Following 4 minute video gives a short introduction on the Mapping Assistant functionality
how to map a group of elements, for example a BIM object that corresponds with multiple Hysopt elements?
Just multiselect all the components in Hysopt or Revit, e.g. like in following movie :