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1 AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 (Including Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 and AutCAD MEP 2010) Questins and Answers AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 sftware is awidely-used engineering design slutin fr mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers, designers and drafters, prviding building infrmatin mdeling (BIM), sustainable building design, analysis, and dcumentatin tls.

2 Cntents 1. General Prduct Infrmatin What is the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite? Why shuld I switch t the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite? MEP parts and equipment are very imprtant t ur business. What Revit families have been added t Autdesk Revit MEP 2010? Technlgy Hw is Autdesk addressing the grwing demand fr fabricatin in the MEP industry? Hw can I supprt sustainable design effrts using Autdesk Revit MEP 2010? What integrated tls are available in Autdesk Revit MEP sftware t help supprt sustainable design? Installatin, Cnfiguratin, and Licensing What are the hardware and system requirements? Can Autdesk s MEP sftware applicatins take advantage f a 64-bit envirnment? D Autdesk MEP sftware slutins wrk in a Windws Vista envirnment? Cmpatibility and Interperability Hw can I supprt my clients demands fr integrated prject delivery using Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? Is Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 sftware cmpatible with earlier versins? Are AutCAD MEP sftware and Autdesk Revit MEP sftware files interperable? Will third-party applicatins wrk with the current versin f Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? Cnsulting, Training, and Supprt Where can I find technical supprt infrmatin fr Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? What are my ptins fr training? Subscriptin What benefits d I get by buying Subscriptin fr the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite?

3 1. General Prduct Infrmatin 1.1 What is the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite? AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 sftware, which cntains Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 building infrmatin mdeling (BIM) sftware and AutCAD MEP 2010 sftware, is a cmprehensive engineering design slutin fr mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers, designers, and drafters. Wrk in a familiar AutCAD -based envirnment while helping t increase drafting prductivity with tls designed specifically fr building systems design with AutCAD MEP sftware. Gain frm the cmpetitive advantages f BIM t supprt better decisin making with Autdesk Revit MEP sftware. Mre clearly identify, share, and reslve system interferences and clashes when cllabrating with ther design disciplines. Help accelerate engineering design with tls that help t prvide increased drafting prductivity and supprt sustainable design and analysis. 1.2 Why shuld I switch t the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite? AutCAD Revit MEP Suite sftware turns inherent flexibility t great advantage. By cmbining the widely-used AutCAD MEP applicatin with the innvative benefits f the Autdesk Revit MEP building infrmatin mdeling (BIM) sftware, this slutin prtects yur investment in technlgy, training, and design data with a better, faster AutCAD fr MEP designers and drafters; helping t accelerate engineering design and analysis fr sustainable building systems design; and enhances crdinatin f yur presentatins and dcumentatin. It als enables yu t mve t BIM at yur wn pace. 1.3 MEP parts and equipment are very imprtant t ur business. What Revit families have been added t Autdesk Revit MEP 2010? In additin t the new parts and equipment f the mid-year cntent extensin, which greatly increases the MEP cmpnents available fr use in Autdesk Revit MEP, a significant amunt f new Revit families have been added t the 2010 versin. One f the key fcuses f Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 is t prvide additinal families ut-f-bx. Arund 300+ ASHRAE duct fittings and ASME pipe fittings; additinally DW/144 rectangular and rund fittings are als prvided. In additin, with Autdesk Seek web service yu can find and share prduct design infrmatin with the nline design cmmunity t enhance designs and t better meet specific custmer needs. It allws designers t search fr, dwnlad, and integrate generic r manufacturer-specific building prducts r cmpnents and assciated design infrmatin. Visit Autdesk Seek at ASHRAE Duct Fittings Caps, Elbw, Offsets, Taps, Tees, Transitins, Wyes, Crsses ASME Pipe Fittings Gray Irn (Class 25, 125, 250 Flanged) Malleable (Class 150, 300 Threaded) DW/144 Rectangular Duct Fittings 3

4 Elbws, Offsets, Taps Pants Vees, and Transitins DW/144 Rund Duct Fittings Pants and Vees Taps. Tees, Wyes 2. Technlgy 2.1 Hw is Autdesk addressing the grwing demand fr fabricatin in the MEP industry? AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 sftware ffers MEP designers, drafters and cntractrs, fabricatin capabilities in tw ways: Autdesk Inc, and EastCast CAD/CAM are wrking tgether t ffer a mre cmprehensive fabricatin slutin cmbining the pwer f Autdesk s widely-used AutCAD MEP sftware, the better, faster AutCAD fr mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), designers and drafters, with the newest HVAC fabricatin slutin frm EastCast CAD/CAM, Fabricatin fr AutCAD MEP prviding the a fully embedded fabricatin tlset fr HVAC and Piping inside AutCAD MEP. In additin, AutCAD MEP has had design-t-fabricatin capabilities thrugh third-party vendrs such as EastCast CAD/CAM, QuickPen, and thers fr several years. Autdesk Revit MEP 2010, thrugh its ability t imprt DWG files and ACIS slids frm AutCAD MEP 2010, will als be able t take advantage f the benefits f Autdesk s relatinships with the third-party vendrs. Yu can als exprt architectural building elements frm AutCAD MEP and imprt them int Autdesk Revit MEP sftware using the Internatinal Alliance fr Interperability s Industry Fundatin Class (IFC) standards. With AutCAD MEP, yu can als manually assign IFC classificatins fr MEP bjects such as ducts, pipe, and etc., which enables yu t take advantage f these parts fr fabricatin 2.2 Hw can I supprt sustainable design effrts using Autdesk Revit MEP 2010? In Autdesk Revit MEP 2010, yu can perfrm a heating and cling lads analysis t determine the energy demands f the building, and t determine space and zne requirements. After spaces have been placed in all areas f the building mdel and znes have been created, and yu have prepared the prject, yu can perfrm heating and cling lads analysis using the integrated Heating and Cling Lad Calculatin tl within Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 t calculate lads and create a reprt. Built-in duct, pipe, and electrical sizing tls dynamically interact with the built-in heating and cling lad analysis tls t ptimize system design fr maximum efficiency and mre accurately predict the perfrmance f building systems. Exprt t gbxml (green building extensible markup language) and API (applicatin prgramming interface) links allw industry-standard tls t further ptimize building designs fr energy analysis, lifecycle cst, CFD, daylight, slar gain studies, and many ther types f building perfrmance analysis. 4

5 2.3 What integrated tls are available in Autdesk Revit MEP sftware t help supprt sustainable design? Sustainable design tls in Autdesk Revit MEP include: Heating/cling lads Duct sizing Pipe sizing Plumbing fixture unit sizing Electrical feeder sizing Panel schedule lads gbxml exprt t trace 700, IES <VE>, and thers 3. Installatin, Cnfiguratin, and Licensing 3.1 What are the hardware and system requirements? The hardware and perating system requirements fr running Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 sftware are: 32-bit System Requirements Intel Pentium GHz r equivalent AMD prcessr Micrsft Windws XP Hme and Prfessinal SP2 r later, Micrsft Windws Vista 32 bit Business, Hme Premium, Ultimate SP1 3 GB RAM (1 GB RAM if n rendering required) 2.6 GB disk space 1280 x 1024 mnitr and display adapter capable f 24-bit clr Micrsft-Muse cmpliant Micrsft Internet Explrer 6.0 SP1 r later Dwnlad and installatin frm DVD Internet cnnectin fr license registratin 32-bit System Recmmendatins Intel Cre 2 Du 2.4 GHz r equivalent AMD prcessr Windws XP Prfessinal SP2 r later 4 GB RAM 3.2 GB disk space Dedicated vide card with hardware supprt fr Micrsft DirectX 9 r later. Tw-buttn muse with scrll wheel 64-bit System Requirements 5

6 Intel Pentium GHz r equivalent AMD prcessr Micrsft Windws XP Prfessinal x64 SP1, Micrsft Windws Vista 64 bit Business, Hme Premium, Ultimate SP1 3 GB RAM 2.6 GB disk space 1280 x 1024 mnitr and display adapter capable f 24-bit clr Micrsft -Muse cmpliant Micrsft Internet Explrer 6.0 SP1 r later Dwnlad and installatin frm DVD Internet cnnectin fr license registratin 64-bit System Recmmendatins Intel Cre 2 Du 2.40GHz r equivalent AMD prcessr Windws XP Prfessinal x64 Editin SP1 and later 8 GB RAM 3.2 GB disk space Dedicated vide card with hardware supprt fr Micrsft DirectX 9 r later. Tw-buttn muse with scrll wheel Nte that Autdesk Revit MEP 64-bit cannt be installed n a 32-bit Windws perating system Please ensure that yu have read these requirements befre making yur purchasing decisin. 3.2 Can Autdesk s MEP sftware applicatins take advantage f a 64-bit envirnment? A native Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 & AutCAD MEP bit versin is available. Lcal language availability varies. Check with yur lcal Autdesk Reseller fr details. 3.3 D Autdesk MEP sftware slutins wrk in a Windws Vista envirnment? AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 sftware supprts Windws Vista Hme Premium, Ultimate, and Business versins. (Please refer t the AutCAD MEP 2010 Q&A dcument fr specific infrmatin regarding AutCAD MEP 2010 cmpatibility) In additin, the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite 2010 sftware takes advantage f sme new Vista capabilities, specifically thumbnail previews fr DWG and DWF files in Windws Explrer, display f prperties in the Detail tab f Windws Explrer, and the ability t use the Windws Vista search tls t lcate text strings fund in drawing prperties, text, mtext, and s frth, in the DWG file. 6

7 4. Cmpatibility and Interperability 4.1 Hw can I supprt my clients demands fr integrated prject delivery using Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? MEP designs develped in Autdesk Revit MEP cntain a level f infrmatin in the digital design that supprts mre clear and cmplete infrmatin transfer between disciplines n the prject, helping t streamline cllabrative wrkflws. 4.2 Is Autdesk Revit MEP 2010 sftware cmpatible with earlier versins? Yes. Yu can pen files created in earlier releases f Autdesk Revit MEP sftware but yu cannt subsequently save them as earlier release versins f Autdesk Revit MEP. 4.3 Are AutCAD MEP sftware and Autdesk Revit MEP sftware files interperable? Yu can exchange drawing infrmatin (2D DWG files) between AutCAD MEP and Autdesk Revit MEP sftware thrugh their respective Exprt t AutCAD features. Yu can als exprt architectural building elements frm AutCAD MEP and imprt them int Autdesk Revit MEP sftware using the Internatinal Alliance fr Interperability s Industry Fundatin Class (IFC) standards. With AutCAD MEP, yu can als manually assign IFC classificatins fr MEP bjects such as ducts, pipe, and etc. In additin, Autdesk Revit MEP sftware has the ability t read and write ACIS slids. This capability gives users a way t exprt their mdels frm AutCAD MEP sftware and then imprt r link this 3D infrmatin t Autdesk Revit MEP r Autdesk Revit Architecture sftware. 4.4 Will third-party applicatins wrk with the current versin f Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? Yur existing third-party applicatins may r may nt be cmpatible with Autdesk Revit MEP Cntact yur third-party sftware supplier fr details. 5. Cnsulting, Training, and Supprt 5.1 Where can I find technical supprt infrmatin fr Autdesk Revit MEP sftware? Yu can learn abut supprt ptins frm yur lcal Autdesk Authrized Reseller. Visit t find a knwledge base f cmmnly asked supprt questins. Autdesk sftware manuals and dcumentatin are als a great surce f answers t yur supprt questins. In additin, Autdesk Subscriptin custmers can get access t direct web supprt. Onet-ne nline cmmunicatin with Autdesk supprt technicians prvides fast, cmplete answers t yur installatin, cnfiguratin, and trubleshting questins. Fr mre infrmatin abut Autdesk Subscriptin, cntact yur Autdesk Authrized Reseller r visit 7

8 5.2 What are my ptins fr training? Check with yur lcal Autdesk Authrized Reseller fr a schedule f Autdesk Revit MEP sftware training classes. T lcate a reseller, visit Training curses are als ffered thrugh Autdesk Cnsulting custm training t match yur rganizatin s specific needs. T btain mre infrmatin abut Autdesk s training services, visit Yu can als enrll in instructr-led training at Autdesk Authrized Training Center (ATC ) sites arund the wrld. These training centers use Autdesk Official Training Curseware (AOTC) t deliver cmprehensive curses fr new and intermediate AutCAD Revit MEP Suite users. T learn mre, visit 6. Subscriptin 6.1 What benefits d I get by buying Subscriptin fr the AutCAD Revit MEP Suite? Autdesk Subscriptin is the best way t keep yur design tls and learning up t date. Fr an annual fee yu get any new upgrades f yur Autdesk sftware and any incremental prduct enhancements, if these are released during yur Subscriptin term, as well as self-paced training ptins, access t subscriptin-nly mdules, and a brad range f ther technlgy and business benefits. With Autdesk Subscriptin, yu can take advantage f Autdesk e-learning. Its cncise, self-paced nline lessns are designed t address crucial applicatin functins and industry practices. Experts in their respective industries develped the lessns t challenge and enhance yur existing knwledge. By the end f each 15- t 30-minute lessn, yu will have wrked with the cntent, demnstrated yur knwledge, and have access t the files used in each exercise. E-Learning may nt be available in all languages. Autdesk Subscriptin als includes direct web supprt. Yu have access t ne-t-ne nline cmmunicatin with Autdesk supprt technicians, s yu can quickly get cmplete answers t yur installatin, cnfiguratin, and trubleshting questins. Web and cmmunicatins deliver supprt straight t yur desktp. Plus, yu have web access t yur accunt thrugh Subscriptin Center, s yu can track and manage questins and respnses. Fr mre infrmatin abut Autdesk Subscriptin, cntact yur Autdesk Authrized Reseller r visit Autdesk, AutCAD, ATC, DWF,and Revit are registered trademarks r trademarks f Autdesk, Inc., and/r its subsidiaries and/r affiliates in the USA and/r ther cuntries. All ther brand names, prduct names, r trademarks belng t their respective hlders. Autdesk reserves the right t alter prduct fferings and specificatins at any time withut ntice, and is nt respnsible fr typgraphical r graphical errrs that may appear in this dcument Autdesk, Inc. All rights reserved. 8