Revit MEP 2013 Overview Day 1. William Johnson Senior MEP/AEC Application Specialist

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1 Revit MEP 2013 Overview Day 1 William Johnson Senior MEP/AEC Application Specialist

2 CLASS SCHEDULE 9:00am Training Starts 10:30am 10:45am Morning Break 12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch Break 2:30pm 2:45pm Afternoon Break 5:00pm Training Ends

3 William Johnson BIM Manager for Telecommunications design firm. Extensive knowledge of Autodesk Products. Developed and evolved Revit Implementation strategies Focus on inter-discipline coordination Over 20+ years of experience in CAD management Social Media Linkedin.com/in/william21864 Blog: Ideatesolutions.blogspot.com

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5 About You! Name & What company are you with? Main responsibilities? Software currently using? What specifically are you looking to learn?

6 AGENDA: Overview Revit MEP User Interface Terminology Navigation/Selection Type vs. Instance File Types Getting Started Project Templates Datum-Levels/Grids Establishing Links Coordinating Building Location Copy/Monitor Creating Spaces Creating Views View Properties Controlling Views Project Setup Managing Views

7 AGENDA: Electrical Review of Project Setup Electrical Settings Systems Browser System Graphics Connecting components Analyzing Systems Preparing MEP Model Creating Power/Lighting Plans Creating Panels, Transformers and Switchboards Creating Electrical Devices/Lighting Fixtures Associating Load Classifications Working with Circuits Creating Wire and Home Runs Creating Conduit/Cable Tray Creating Panel Schedules (Conduit / Lighting ) Annotation and Schedules

8 AGENDA: Documentation Importing/Linking CAD Details Callout & Detail Views Text, Tags, Dimensions Schedules Sheets Plotting & Exports Documenting the Project Revit Architecture / MEP Collaboration Sharing Projects Using Worksets In Class Demo Worksharing

9 Lesson: Exploring the User Interface

10 Exploring the User Interface Recent Files Window The Recent Files window provides links to recently opened project or family files.

11 Exploring the User Interface User Interface Elements The user interface features a ribbon with tabs and panels, toolbars, and dialog boxes that you can use to perform various tasks. You use the mouse to select buttons from the panels or toolbars to perform operations. Application Button Tab Panel Split Button Button Dialog Launcher Expanded Panel

12 The Ribbon Tabs Easy access to tools Organized by Panels Contextual Tabs Selection specific modification tools System related tools Customizable Quick Access Toolbar Floating panels

13 User Interface Features Options Bar Allows direct application of settings Properties Palette On-screen access to instance parameters Type Selector

14 User Interface Features Project Browser Organization of all project views Component and System families Organization Access for editing Sheet views Access to linked files

15 User Interface Features Info Center Access to Help and additional product information View Control Bar On-screen access to visual properties and display of current view Status Bar Displays information of selected objects Worksets and Design Options access

16 User Interface Features User Interface Control User Interface button on View tab Turn On/Off features of the UI Access Browser Organization Access to Keyboard Shortcuts settings

17 Menus and Settings Application Menu File Open, Save and New file creation Recent file access Printing, Publishing and Export Options File locations Graphic display of UI Ribbon behavior

18 Menus and Settings Keyboard Shortcuts Accessed from User Interface button on View tab Customizable per user Exportable and Importable

19 Menus and Settings Context Menus Right-Click access to repeat previous command Right-Click access to recent commands used Tools specific to selected item or connector Select All Instances per view or entire project

20 Exploring the User Interface Guidelines Use the cursor tooltip to view keyboard shortcut commands for tools. Control tooltip appearance in the Options dialog box. Press ESC twice to exit a tool or end an operation. Use the Options Bar to select command-specific tools. Use the Project Browser to create, delete, change, or switch between views. Read the hints and tips displayed on the status bar while working. Hide the Project Browser while working on big drawings. You can also toggle the ribbon display to enlarge your view on small screens.

21 Lesson: Working with Revit Elements and Families

22 Building Elements BUILDING ELEMENTS Model Elements Annotation Elements Host Elements Component Elements View Elements Datum Elements Annotation Elements BUILT-IN PLACE CONSTRUCTION ALL OTHER MODEL GEOMETRY THE WAY THE MODEL IS VIEWED AND INTERPRETED NON-PHYSICAL DRAWING PLANES AND LOCATIONS 2D ELEMENTS THAT SCALE AND ARE UNIQUE TO A VIEW Walls Floors Roofs Ceilings Stairs Ramps Lights Air Terminals Plumbing Fixtures Air Handling Units Pumps Ducts Pipes Floor Plans Ceiling Plans Elevations Sections Schedules 3D Views Levels Column Grids Reference Planes Text Dimensions Tags Keynotes Symbols Cable Tray / Conduit

23 Working with Revit Elements and Families About Families A family is a collection of elements that have the same construction, use, and graphical representation. Elements within a family may have different parametric values, but the set of parameters are the same, including their names and meanings. To create and modify families to include in your project, you use the Family Editor. Plumbing fixture families in the Revit library

24 Working with Revit Elements and Families Family Types Every family can contain multiple types of elements. Revit provides controls for how elements are constructed and located in a project using the Family, Type, and Instance Properties dialog boxes. Lighting fixture families in a project file

25 Working with Revit Elements and Families Component and System Families Component families, also referred to as loadable families, include common components and symbols used in the building design that have standard sizes, configurations, and parameters. You can create component families by using family templates or by loading existing component families into a project. System families have predefined parameters and graphical representations. System families are not available as external files for loading into a project, and you cannot create them. An in-place family is a special type of component family, and it is specific to the project in which it is created and edited.

26 Working with Revit Elements and Families Example of Families Annotation Symbols family Plumbing Fixtures family Electrical Equipment family

27 Working with Revit Elements and Families Guidelines Familiarize yourself with the default content libraries that Revit installs and those created by other users in your organization. Save a family back to the library folder after creating new types or modifying a type within the family. Understand the structure of system families, such as ducts and pipes, and component families, such as roof-top units and pumps. Move the cursor over an element to view the tooltip information about its family and type while you are working in the view window. Browse to the Families category in the Project Browser and expand the category to view the component families loaded in your current project.

28 Exercise Practice 2a Helpful Editing Tools Page 2-36

29 REVIT MEP PROJECT SETUP Open Template Establish Links Acquire Coords Pin Links Copy/Monitor Datum Create Spaces

30 Setting Up Projects About Projects A project is the entire building system design and the associated documentation. A project provides complete information about various parametric building components required to represent a building model in standard dimensional views and schedules. A project file is based on a template that provides initial settings, such as material and display settings. Plan view Elevation view 3D view

31 Setting Up Projects Saving Project Files Revit does not auto-save project files. Revit displays the Project Not Saved Recently dialog box every 30 minutes, by default. You can change the reminder interval setting using the Options dialog box. Project Not Saved Recently dialog box Reminder interval settings in the Options dialog box

32 Setting Up Projects About Projects - Discussion Points Recent Files window Creating a building model Specifying the project environment Project files backup

33 Setting Up Projects Project Settings The Project Browser lists all the views, families, sheets, and groups that are contained in a project. Project information such as the project issue date, address, client name, and energy data are specified in the Instance Properties dialog box for the project and displayed in titleblock labels. Project parameters are the attributes that you define and then add to categories of elements in a project. Project parameters are specific to a project and cannot be shared with other projects. If you want to share parameters across multiple projects, you need to create shared parameters. While setting up a new project, you can save time by transferring settings from an existing project to the new project using the Transfer Project Standards tool.

34 Setting Up Projects About Project Templates A project template enables you to start a project by providing initial conditions, such as the default project units and settings; the default building levels and standard views and system families, such as ducts and pipes; and preloaded component families. You can either select a template from the template library or you can save a project and use it as a new project template.

35 Setting Up Projects Types of Project Templates Default Commercial Residential For new projects that do not require preloaded MEP content or settings. For designing commercial structures; includes additional levels and views. For designing residential structures; includes additional levels and views. Construction For using views and preloaded schedules specific to the construction industry. Electrical For using visibility settings, preloaded families, and views adjusted for electrical design. Mechanical Systems For using visibility settings, preloaded families, and views adjusted for mechanical HVAC and plumbing design. For using visibility settings, preloaded families, and views adjusted for both electrical and mechanical design.

36 Setting Up Projects About Project Templates - Discussion Points Project template settings Additional elements for templates View templates Starting without a template Template file type

37 Setting Up Projects About the Elec. / Mech. Default Project Templates The Elec. / Mech. Default project templates is a standard template that creates a new project with two levels, Level 1 and Level 2. The Elec. / Mech. Default project templates provides default settings for colors, line styles, and line weights and also provides the standard views of the building model for mechanical design. Settings, such as colors, titleblock, families, and line styles define the appearance of the default project template.

38 Setting Up Projects About Revit File Types Revit uses three types of files, each with its own file format: project files, template files, and family files. Revit project files have an.rvt extension, Revit family files have an.rfa extension, and Revit template files have an.rte extension. You can save and access template files on the local hard drive or on a network. Project and template file extensions Default locations of template files

39 Setting Up Projects Guidelines for Creating Project Template Files Use a standard template for your first project and then develop organization-specific graphic standards, such as line weights, line styles, symbols, and annotations. You can then use your first project file to create project templates for the organization. Use the list of project standards as a guide for creating a project template file because the list includes the system families, standards, and settings that should be set up in a project template file. Standardize the formatting for elements, such as text and dimensions, in the project template file. Set up and organize commonly used sheets in the Project Browser so that the sheets can be used for placing views and other information that you need to include as part of the construction drawings. Create and include commonly used schedules in project template files. Include model and detail component families, detail components, filled regions, and repeating detail system families in project template files.

40 Lesson: Linking Revit Models

41 Linking Revit Models Linking Revit Architecture Projects When you link a Revit Architecture project file, its path is saved in the host Revit MEP project file. If the source Revit Architecture project file is modified after linking, the information is updated in the host Revit MEP project file on the next reload. You link the project file using the Import/Link RVT dialog box. You can access the Import/Link RVT dialog box by clicking Link Revit on the Link panel of the Insert tab.

42 Linking Revit Models Project Base and Survey Points Positioning Options The project base point defines the origin (0,0,0) of the project coordinate system. It can be used to position the building on a site and locate the design elements of a building during construction. The survey point represents a known point in the physical world, such as a geodetic survey marker. It is used to correctly orient the building geometry in another coordinate system, such as the coordinate system used in a civil engineering application. Project base point Survey point

43 Linking Revit Models Project Base and Survey Points Positioning Options When linking Revit models, you can use any of the multiple positioning options. Auto - Origin to Origin Auto - Center to Center Auto - Shared Coordinates Manual - Origin Manual - Base Point Manual - Center Allows the Revit model that you import and the model that is created to share the same origin. Places the center of the imported file at the center of the Revit MEP model. Sets the origin of the imported file at the shared location of the Revit MEP project. Places the origin of the imported file at the position of the cursor. Places the origin of the imported file at the position of the cursor. Use this option only for AutoCAD 2010 files that have a defined base point. Sets the cursor at the center of the imported geometry.

44 Linking Revit Models Linking Revit Architecture Projects - Discussion Points Inserting elements Coordinating and monitoring

45 Linking Revit Models RVT Link Display Settings Dialog Box You can control the display settings of the architectural and MEP elements in a linked project using the RVT Link Display Settings dialog box.

46 Linking Revit Models RVT Link Display Settings Dialog Box Options You can specify the visibility and graphic overrides settings for an entire linked Revit Architecture project by selecting one of the following options on the Basics tab of the RVT Link Display Settings dialog box. By Host View By Linked View Custom Specifies that the host view controls the visibility settings of the linked architectural model. Specifies the project view to be displayed for the linked architectural model. Controls the override settings of the linked and host projects individually.

47 Linking Revit Models Guidelines Avoid linking multiple projects. Set By Linked View as the visibility and graphic overrides setting in the RVT Link Display Settings dialog box, in the initial stages of linking projects. Do not link files unless critical elements are copied and monitored. Pay attention to the initial steps of linking architectural models to MEP models. Coordinate the positioning, such as the shared coordinates and origin that the architect uses, early in the project. Define coordinates for one file and then publish the coordinates to other files when linking multiple files to a MEP project. Link building models to create a complete project design, such as linking multiple buildings to a common MEP systems plant. Use worksets instead of linked projects when you want to divide large, single-building projects among team members.

48 Exercises Practice 3a Starting a Revit MEP Project Practice 3b Linking and Coordinating Revit Projects

49 VIEWS PLANS SECTIONS ELEVATIONS 3D VIEWS CAMERAS VIEW PROPERTIES VIEW RANGE OBJECT STYLES VISIBILITY GRAPHICS SECTION BOXES HIDE /ISOLATE

50 Lesson: Managing Views

51 VIEW PROPERTIES When you are not creating or modifying an object the Properties Palette displays the properties for the current view The Selection drop-down list indicates the type of object you are editing (view element, model element, or annotation element) Selection Drop-down List View Scale Visibility/Graphics (VG/VV) Underlay Discipline Color Scheme View Name Title on Sheet View Range Phase

52 VIEW RANGE TOP Clipping PRIMARY RANGE CUT Plane VIEW DEPTH BOTTOM Clipping VIEW DEPTH Elements that are cut are drawn in the element s Cut Line Style. Elements within the primary range that are not cut are drawn in the element s Projection Line Style. Elements that are within the view depth are drawn in the Beyond Line Style. Walls shorter than 6-0 (1.83 meters) are not cut and display using the Projection Line Style.

53 Managing Views About Views The Project Browser displays all the views of a project. You create a variety of views, such as plan, ceiling plan, elevation, section, and 3D views, for the building model. Plan view Section view 3D view Schedule view

54 Managing Views About Views - Discussion Points Bidirectional associativity Navigating building model views Options for duplicating views Underlay

55 Managing Views Creating Views and Adding Matchlines Use the Create panel of the View tab to create new views. Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars in the view window to pan a view horizontally or vertically. Use the Steering Wheels on the Navigation Bar to scroll or zoom in a flat view, and spin the 3D view. Use the view cube in 3D views to spin the model or reorient the view. Identify a split in a view for placing portions of large views correctly on small sheets in a view by adding a Matchline.

56 Managing Views View Properties You use view properties to set and modify different parameters associated with the active view, such as scale, graphics style, and underlay. You can view, change, or specify values for the properties of a view by using the Instance Properties dialog box. Certain view instance properties are available on the View Control Bar at the bottom of each view window. View property parameters affect the way a building model is displayed in the active view window. Examples of view property parameters are changing view scale, scale value, display model, viewing in different graphic styles such as wireframe, and specifying crop regions.

57 Managing Views Model Graphics Style You use Model Graphics Style to select graphic styles, such as Wireframe, Hidden Line, Shading, and Shading with Edges, for the building model. Wireframe Hidden Line Shading Shading with Edges

58 Managing Views Crop View You use Crop View to display and modify the boundaries of a view. You can hide or show a crop region in a view. Plan view without cropping Plan view with cropping

59 Managing Views Temporary Hide/Isolate You use the Temporary Hide/Isolate tool to temporarily hide selected elements in the active view. Wire selected Wire category isolated Wire category hidden

60 Managing Views Thin Lines You use the Thin Lines tool to toggle the display of line widths on and off in a building model. The Thin Lines tool affects all views. Thin Lines turned on Thin Lines turned off

61 Managing Views View Templates View templates contain the standard settings of a view. Revit provides certain default view templates that you can apply to views. You can also create personalized view templates for specific view conditions.

62 Managing Views View Template Options After you set up a view to display a model, such as an HVAC plan, plumbing plan, or electrical plan, you can create a named view template from that view. You can also apply a named view template to any model view using the View Templates dialog box.

63 Managing Views Guidelines for Working with Views When working in a view you plan to develop further by using drafting elements, adjust the crop region as required and then pin the view boundary in position. Set up detail views and start drafting on them once the model design is developed sufficiently. Use Switch Windows on the Windows panel of the View tab to switch between views. Double-click the name of a view in the Project Browser to quickly open the view. Select the Close Hidden option on the Windows panel of the View tab to close all open views except the active view in each project. Check your work often in a 3D view. Create 3D views of specific parts of the building model that you need to revisit and save the views with appropriate names. Orbit an element in a view by selecting the element first and then orbiting the view. Dock, undock, or close the Project Browser to make the view window larger. CTRL+select multiple views in the Project Browser to change the properties of multiple views at once. Create custom firm project templates.

64 Managing Views Guidelines for Working with View Templates Use view templates in your projects. Set up view templates as part of project templates. Copy view templates from other projects by using Transfer Project Standards on the Project Settings panel of the Manage tab. Apply view templates to all views on a sheet by right-clicking a sheet name in the Project Browser and selecting the Apply View Templates to All Views option. When you apply view templates, you can clear any view property you do not want to include. Select the Show Views check box while applying a view template. Define a default view template for each view.

65 Lesson: Controlling Object Visibility

66 Controlling Object Visibility Object Visibility Settings Revit controls the visibility of a building model by element, object category, and filter. You use the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box to control the visibility and appearance of a model, annotation, imported or linked Revit model elements, and workset elements for each view. Using this dialog box, you can manage views, such as lighting, HVAC, and piping plans, for specific purposes.

67 OBJECT STYLES & VISIBILITY GRAPHICS Object Styles is used to set the overall default look and feel of Revit objects. Manage>Settings>Object Styles Visibility Graphics is used to set the look and feel of Revit objects in a specific view. View Properties>Visibility Graphics or VV/VG

68 Controlling Object Visibility Object Visibility Settings - Discussion Points Visibility overrides by element, category/subcategory, and filter Transparency Overriding host layers Object styles Temporary Hide/Isolate Reveal Hidden Elements View templates Applying and creating view templates

69 Controlling Object Visibility About User-Defined Filters A user-defined filter is a rule that you can apply to a view to control the display of various components. User-defined filters provide a way to override the graphic display and control the visibility of elements that share common properties in a view. You use the Filters dialog box, available on the Graphics panel of the View tab, to create filters that can hold one or more object categories.

70 Controlling Object Visibility Guidelines Create custom line styles or change default line styles in the Line Styles dialog box. Apply custom line styles or change the default line styles globally using the Object Styles dialog box. Place the custom line styles or object styles, which you create to match your company graphic standards, in project templates. Create overrides to the global style to change a view on a category or element basis by using the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box or the shortcut menu. Learn how Revit defines complex objects, such as compound structure walls. Overwrite line styles, halftones, transparency, and the detail level of the components in a view. Apply the changes in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box before closing it. Verify that the Show Categories from all Disciplines check box is selected in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box if all the building component categories are not visible.

71 Lesson: Working with Section and Elevation Views

72 Working with Section and Elevation Views About Section Views A section is a cross section in a building model that you place by drawing a line. The view associated with this section is known as a section view. A section cuts through a model so that the interiors of model components along the section line are visible. There are three default types of sections: building, wall, and detail. Each type of section appears in a separate listing in the Project Browser.

73 Working with Section and Elevation Views Segments in Section Views You can split sections into segments that are at right angles to the view direction. You can then use these segments to show parts of a building model located at different distances in a single section view. Segments in plan view Section view

74 Working with Section and Elevation Views References in Section Views Reference sections are sections that reference an existing view. You can place reference sections in plan, elevation, section, drafting, and callout views. When you resize the section line of a reference section, it does not affect the crop region of the referenced view.

75 Working with Section and Elevation Views Line Breaks in Section Views If you do not want the section line to be displayed in the building model in a specific view, you can break it into disconnected segments. You use the break control to break section lines and to join broken section lines. Section break in the middle of the section Rejoined section line

76 Working with Section and Elevation Views About Elevation Views You use elevation views to show a horizontal view of a building model from a certain point. When you create a project using a project template, the north, south, east, and west elevation views are automatically created. Every elevation view has type parameters that control tags and labels. You set the properties of these type parameters in the Type Properties dialog box. Elevation views have instance properties, such as scale, detail level, model graphics style, and shadows.

77 Working with Section and Elevation Views Guidelines Create section and elevation views to check specific design areas during the design development process. Give meaningful and descriptive names to views in the Project Browser. Do not spend time populating section bubbles with text and numbers because Revit automatically numbers them when you place views on sheets. Annotate views when the design development process is near completion. Pin section and elevation tags in place in plan views before adding text, detail components, and other annotations to the elevations and sections. Move elevation tags for clarity in plan views without changing the elevation location.

78 Exercise Practice 4b Creating Elevations & Sections Page 4-28

79 Questions + Answers Thank You!