When you bring details into your project using Pirros Insert or Stage for Download, Revit handles graphic overrides the same way it handles them with Insert Views from File. Most view-level settings come through cleanly, but a few project-level settings don't. Here's what to expect — and what to do when something doesn't look right.
What transfers
View-specific Visibility/Graphics overrides
Any overrides applied directly inside a view — via the Visibility/Graphics dialog (VG) — travel with the view. Category overrides, line weight changes, color overrides, and halftone settings set at the view level are all retained.
Filters and their graphic overrides
Filters assigned to the view are imported along with their graphic override settings (line color, fill pattern, transparency, etc.). As long as the filter's rules can resolve in your project, they'll work as expected.
What may need attention
Filters referencing project-specific parameters
If a filter is based on a shared parameter or project parameter that doesn't exist in your destination file, the filter will come in but won't function correctly. The graphic override settings will be there, but the filter won't return any elements until the parameter is added to your project.
What to do: Check the Filters tab in VG after inserting. Any filter with a missing parameter will typically show a warning. Add the shared parameter to your project to restore filter behavior.
Object Styles
Object Styles are a project-level setting, not a view-level one. If the source detail uses customized object styles (custom line weights or colors for a specific category), those won't override your project's Object Styles. Your project's settings take precedence.
What to do: If details look different than expected, compare Object Styles (Manage → Object Styles) between the source and your project. Adjust your project's Object Styles if visual consistency is critical.
Phase and Design Option overrides
If a view is set to a specific phase or design option that doesn't exist in your project, Revit may show warnings and phase/design option graphic overrides may not display as intended.
What to do: After inserting, open the view's Properties and verify the Phase and Design Option assignments. Update them to match your project's phases.
Linked file overrides
Visibility and graphic settings applied to linked files within a view don't transfer if those links aren't present in your project. These overrides can be safely ignored if the links aren't relevant.
Quick reference
Setting | Transfers with Pirros Insert? |
View Visibility/Graphics overrides | ✅ Yes |
Filter graphic overrides | ✅ Yes |
Filter functionality (rules) | ⚠️ Only if parameters exist in destination |
Object Styles | ❌ No — project-level setting |
Phase graphic overrides | ⚠️ Only if phase exists in destination |
Linked file overrides | ❌ No — link must exist in destination |
💡 Tip: Before inserting a detail, confirm that any shared parameters used by its filters exist in your project's shared parameter file. A quick VG check after inserting will surface anything that needs attention — filters with missing parameters will appear with a warning.