Select By System Type
Coming soon
Active document and view must be available. Model must contain MEP elements with system assignments.
Revit selection is replaced with matched element IDs. Returns JSON with systemType, scope, totalSearched, totalSelected, and breakdown.
When to use this
- Select all Domestic Hot Water elements before tagging.
- Select all Supply Air duct elements for a coordination check.
- Select all elements in a specific electrical circuit type.
Selecting by custom "Service Type" parameter (use SelectByServiceTypeCommand). Generic deep parameter search across all fields (use SelectByParameterCommand). Simple category selection (use SelectByCategoryCommand).
Inputs
| Name | Kind | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
systemType |
config | string |
no | — | System type text to match |
scope |
config | string |
no | "view" | view (default) or model |
Returns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Selection | ElementId[] | Selected element IDs |
Summary | JSON | Selection summary with counts and breakdown |
Decision flow
check: parameters.systemType → required, fail if empty check: parameters.scope == "model" → search entire model default: search current view only iterate: each element → extract system classification text → contains match
What you'll see in the chat
Searching for system type matches across elements...
Looking for elements in the specified system...
Reading system classification parameters...
Checking connector and MEP system assignments...
Applying selection to model...
REST API
This command does not carry a [RestApi] attribute today. Once tagged, this section will auto-populate with:
POST /api/v1/commands/select_by_system_type- Request body schema (from
[RestApiParam]) - Response schema (from
[RestApiResponse]) - curl / JS / Python code examples
Keywords & intent patterns
select by system type · system type selection · select system · select dhw · select supply air
Patterns: select * system type · select * by system · select * dhw · select * supply air
Related
| Related commands | SelectByServiceTypeCommand · SelectByParameterCommand · FilterSelectionCommand |
|---|---|
| Pillar |