Revit MEP software is a powerful design tool in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) world. While we can’t automate the entire design of plumbing systems in Revit software, there are various workflows that we can automate for a quicker, more efficient way of design. Utilizing Revit software, this class will show how we can use Revit software’s piping systems, families with more useful information, and manipulation of some parameters to automate various workflows in our plumbing designs. These workflows include: automating the flow of roof areas in square footage or gallons per minute (GPM) in roof drainage piping, required cubic feet per hour (CFH) in gas piping, and GPM in hot-water return piping. The information in the families used will also enable us to create schedules for our drawings or calculation sheets. Attendees of this class should have a basic understanding of Revit software, but be looking to expand their knowledge of Revit software Piping Systems and BIM. This session features Revit MEP. AIA Approved

Revit software systems help us to define the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design in several ways, but the main purpose is to understand the relationships between system equipment, such as air terminals to air-handling units, or from a pump through a pipe. This hands-on lab will teach you the comprehensive steps needed for controlling project system settings, and then it will demonstrate how to capitalize on (or disable) sizing and analysis tools related to the system. We’ll cover creating the target-source relationship between parts, and then we’ll review using the systems to improve the quality of your documentation. On top of this, you’ll get a project template that already defines everything in the class, so you can take advantage of these topics right away. The class will cover HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) and piping items, so come and join us for this fast-paced but thorough lab—you’ll be glad you did.

It's time to step it up with our Revit® software pressurized pipe systems. Using examples drawn directly from projects done in Revit, we cover how to build a model-driven hydraulic system curve (static and friction head loss), set up system coefficient connection settings, produce pipe pressure loss reports, determine the power loads of the system, and validate the Revit model using a Revit piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID). We explain how you can save time and bring your projects in under budget by streamlining workflows and applying better methods for disseminating information to the team.

As a subcontractor, it seems like from the minute we're awarded a job, we're behind. Typically, we only have a few days to get a model ready for coordination. When this is the case, being able to quickly and accurately model your mechanical rooms can be crucial to getting the space you need. Using Revit software, we will walk through how to pipe a typical mechanical room utilizing tips and tricks to quickly and efficiently prepare a fabrication-ready model. At the end of this class, you'll know what a fabrication-ready model contains, how to create a coordination-ready model that you can easily complete for fabrication, and how to work through typically difficult problems when piping a mechanical room. The tools and processes discussed in the class can be applied to any MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) discipline.

This class focuses on the mechanical aspects of the industry: ductwork and piping. We will review Autodesk® Revit® MEP ductwork and piping tools to help you better understand and facilitate your design by analyzing your ductwork and piping systems. We will explore Engineering 101 fundamentals for both ductwork and piping and learn how these concepts are incorporated into Revit MEP, as well as the impacts these fundamentals have on sizing your ductwork and piping systems. We will review tools for routing and sizing your ductwork and piping systems. We will also discuss the System Inspector and explain how it can supplement the information in the Duct and Pipe Pressure reports.

This class is designed to improve design efficiency specifically for the plumbing discipline. In the class, you will learn how to use the pipe routing preferences in Autodesk® Revit® MEP software to your advantage, how to map plumbing connectors for proper flow, and how to track fixture units within systems. We will also show how the basic lookup tables drive the outside diameter (OD) size of your double-line piping, provide tips for the use of sloped piping, and finally, demonstrate how preconfigured families can make rough-in schedules a breeze.

It’s time to bring back a favorite session on managing Revit MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) systems. A key component of the Revit workflow, systems define the relationship between HVAC, piping, and electrical components, but they also provide alignment with critical data that helps progress design models toward true digital twins. In this session, we’ll begin by reviewing the analytical systems that help define the hierarchy of a system. Then we’ll cover the four-step process that creates the relationship between target and source devices, and helps with the creation of connecting geometry. We’ll also examine best practices for system families to prevent model issues, and we’ll wrap up with ways to collect and share data with external sources. This session will concurrently cover air/fluid/electrical systems in a way to help you understand how to make your systems work consistently and correctly. And you’ll get a free parting gift of a template and content to help you get started, so join us for the fast-paced and entertaining session!

Back and updated for the 2013 release, we are going to help you take your AutoCAD Revit MEP software to the next level. In this intermediate class you will learn how to get piping accessories (such as valves) to look the way you want for single-line and double-line piping. We will also look at how to define electrical panel schedules to match what the code reviewers want. For HVAC designers, we will explain how to create some nifty custom fittings. Finally, there are the fast tips for all users—everyday tasks made easy for your Revit MEP projects. If you've ever been to one of these classes, be prepared! This one's going to be as informative as it is fun!

Industrial piping design tools such as AutoCAD Plant 3D software are now sophisticated and mature tools in many capacities across the specification-driven, P&ID-validated, data-driven fronts. However, other disciplines are engaging with more-contemporary modes of design, communication speed, and risk reduction. This paper will discuss how complimentary computational-design processes can harness power from other disciplines such as 3D geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in product design, mesh backdrops originating from reality capture processes, intelligent AutoCAD-Plant-3D-to-Revit interoperations through APIs, through to the creation of specifications from legacy data fragments for seamless piping component file (PCF) imports.

Multidiscipline collaboration is key when using different tools for each discipline. Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro software helps different teams that are using different design tools from different locations to coordinate design and engineering work more easily and efficiently. We’ll solve the challenge of combining Revit software for architectural, structural and MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design and AutoCAD Plant 3D software for industrial piping design. We’ll share specific workflows using Autodesk Construction Cloud that address both simple sharing needs (for consultants and owners for example) as well as co-authoring controlled and coordinated design.

Frustrated with repeated model quality and coordination issues with piping models on your projects? Come join this class to learn how SSOE has adopted Revit Fabrication Parts on many of its industrial and manufacturing projects for initial design modeling. Discover how Revit Fabrication Parts can enable specification-based modeling—something that traditionally would have been accomplished with other products such as AutoCAD Plant 3D software. We’ll cover the benefits of using one common platform (Revit) to complete building design as well as when we should or should not use specification-based modeling. Finally, we’ll discuss unique challenges SSOE faced as an AE firm as we adopted Revit Fabrication Parts, and how we overcame those obstacles to produce higher-quality designs for our clients—saving them time, trouble, and money.

AutoCAD Plant 3D vs. Revit software for process mechanical: Which is right for your project? This course is designed to help water and wastewater industry professionals understand the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of Autodesk Plant 3D and Revit for process mechanical piping projects. Learn the key capabilities and workflows of each software package, as well as their strengths and limitations. Get an overview of both applications, a comparison of key features, and workflows for process mechanical design and modeling. Discover how to optimize process mechanical design using each software system. This course will provide practical knowledge to help you choose the most appropriate software for your specific needs. You'll also learn how to effectively use AutoCAD Plant 3D and Revit to streamline your design processes and improve project outcomes.

Revit systems help us to define the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design in several ways, but the main purpose is to understand the relationships between system equipment, such as air terminals to air handling units, or from light fixtures to panels. This lab (which has won multiple Autodesk University awards) will teach you the key steps needed to control project system settings, then demonstrate how to capitalize on (or disable) sizing and analysis tools related to the system. We'll cover creating the target-source relationship between parts, and then we'll review using the systems to improve the quality of your documentation. On top of this, you'll get a project template that already defines everything in the class, so you can take advantage of these topics immediately. The class will cover HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning), piping, and electrical items, so join us for this fast-paced, but thorough, lab-you'll be glad you did. This session will feature Revit MEP software and Revit software.

Attendees will see how they can use out-of-the box Revit MEP categories, connectors, and plumbing families to provide “What Revit Wants” to “Let the Information Flow” through plumbing systems to schedules. This session will include a demonstration of improved plumbing Revit MEP design workflows that use software features to automate information flow. We’ll discuss lessons learned during content development, and we’ll review processes. And we’ll demonstrate strategies for addressing International Plumbing Code (IPC) and Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) to build a foundation for calculation and design of plumbing fixture demands.

This session will cover the Revit process required to go beyond spooling, to creating packages and modular fabrication using the new Victaulic Tools for Revit package feature. See how to easily create Revit assemblies and add them to a package, and from that package create all the sheets and bills of materials required, all while tracking material for fabrication. You never need to leave Revit or rely on time-consuming work-arounds to get the job done. The hands-on session will reinforce best piping practices and give users the tools they need to take their businesses to the next level.

Got CALC? In Revit software? If you’re a fire protection engineer working in Revit, you need to run industry-standard hydraulic calculations and reports. Design your system in native Revit without any third-party tools, or with anyone’s third-party tools. You can calculate any Revit fire protection system using SprinkCAD’s SprinkCALC software for water-based sprinkler systems. Standards supported include NFPA 13 and 14, EU12845, BS5306, CEA4001, AS2118.1, NZS4541, and FM DS03. Also supported are fluid delivery time calculations for dry-pipe systems—so you can be sure about when the water will be there. We’ll also display the new SprinkCAD for Revit tools. These include the following: the Revit Family Builder, letting you create complex families in seconds without any knowledge of RFA construction; and Head-Connection tools for fast drawing of sprigs and drops, armovers, flex piping, and even entire ranges of branches with the Auto Branch line generator.

After four decades in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry and more than two decades with Revit software, it's time to open up and share the cool tips and tricks that can help you get the most from your MEP models. The topics for this technical demonstration will include reviewing advanced family customization tips for HVAC, piping, electrical, and process equipment that we've used in a variety of projects. Next, we'll cover template and project tips that'll help you get the best head start on your models for content, systems, and views. And we'll wrap up with project model management tips to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible. Join us for a brain dump of our favorite ideas to get the most out of Revit MEP and have a blast learning it!

Victaulic, a world leader in manufacturing products for grooved piping systems, has created and maintained a large library of Revit products since 2009. A short time after, the Victaulic virtual design and construction (VDC) department saw Revit as the future of building information modeling (BIM) software and transitioned to use it for fabricatable drawings and other deliverables. In this session, we'll cover why we transitioned to Revit, how we use Revit to create fabricatable models and drawings, what our considerations and best practices are when creating Revit families of our products, and many lessons learned along the way.

Revit software systems help us to define the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design in several ways, but the main purpose is to understand the relationships between system equipment, such as air terminals to air handling units, or from light fixture to panel. This hands-on lab will teach you the comprehensive steps needed for controlling project system settings, and then it will demonstrate how to capitalize on (or disable) sizing and analysis tools related to the system. We’ll cover creating the target-source relationship between parts, and then we’ll review using the systems to improve the quality of your documentation. On top of this, you’ll get a project template that already defines everything in the class, so you can take advantage of these topics right away. The class will cover HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning), piping, and electrical items, so come and join us for this fast-paced but thorough lab—you’ll be glad you did! This session features Revit MEP and Revit. AIA Approved