Revit Mep 2013 Ascent
Revit Mep 2013 Ascent
Revit Mep 2013 Ascent
Fundamentals
Revision 1.0
July 2012
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Table of Contents
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Preface
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Figure 1
The following steps describe how to set up the suite-based software
to match the layout of the discipline-specific software. If you are using
the discipline-specific software you do not need to make any changes.
Figure 2
To match the Autodesk Revit MEP interface, clear only the following
option:
5. In the right pane (as shown in Figure 3), select and order the
templates that you want to display. Typically, these are set up by the
company.
Figure 3
To match the Autodesk Revit MEP interface, remove the
Construction Template, Architectural Template, and Structural
Template. Add the Electrical Template (Electrical-Default.rte)
and Systems Template (Systems-Default.rte) found in the RVT
2013>Templates><appropriate units> folder.
You might also need to move the tabs to a different order. To do so,
select the tab, hold down <Ctrl> and drag the tab to the new location.
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Introduction to Autodesk Revit MEP
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 1–1
The Autodesk Revit MEP software coordinates with two other
packages: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk®
Revit® Structure. It also enables you to check for
interferences between disciplines.
In the traditional design process, plans create the basis for the
model, from which you then create sections and elevations, as
shown in Figure 1–2. Construction Documents (CDs) can then
be created. In this workflow, changes are made at the plan level
and then coordinated with other documents in the set.
Figure 1–2
In the BIM, the design process revolves around the model, as
shown in Figure 1–3. Plans, elevations, and sections are simply
2D versions of the 3D model. Changes made in one view
automatically update in all views. Even Construction Documents
update automatically with callout tags in sync with the sheet
numbers. This is called bidirectional associativity.
Views and In the traditional workflow, the most time-consuming part of the
project is the construction documents. With BIM, the base views
Sheets of those documents (i.e., floor plans, ceiling plans, elevations,
sections, and schedules) are produced automatically and update
as the model is updated, saving hours of work. The views are
then placed on sheets that make up the construction document
set.
Figure 1–4
Work can continue on a view and is automatically updated on
the sheet.
3 1 5 4 2
10
Figure 1–5
Figure 1–6
The Quick Access Toolbar is easily customizable. Select the
arrow at the end of the toolbar. You can choose from the list
of commands or click Customize Quick Access Toolbar to
bring up a dialog box where you can modify the location of
the tools on the toolbar as shown in Figure 1–7.
Figure 1–7
You can also customize it by adding commands from any of
the Ribbon tabs. Right-click on the command in the Ribbon
and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar as shown in
Figure 1–8.
Figure 1–8
2. InfoCenter The InfoCenter enables you to quickly search for help on the
web, as shown in Figure 1–9. You can specify which Help
documents to search, and collapse or expand the Search field to
save screen space. You can also sign into Autodesk Online to
access additional services and use the Autodesk Exchange
Apps website.
Figure 1–10
Recent Drawings
Figure 1–11
Open Drawings
Figure 1–12
Figure 1–13
When you start a command that creates new elements or you
select an element, the Ribbon displays the Modify | contextual
tab. This contains general editing commands and command
specific tools at the end of the tab, as shown in Figure 1–14.
Figure 1–14
When you hover over a tool on the Ribbon, tooltips display
the tool’s name and a short description. If you continue
hovering over the tool, a graphic (and sometimes a video)
displays, as shown in Figure 1–15.
Figure 1–15
Any panel can be dragged by its title into the drawing area to
become a floating panel. Click the Return Panels to Ribbon
button as shown in to replace the panel.
Figure 1–16
When you are finished working with a tool, you typically default
back to the Modify command. To end a command, use one of
the following methods:
5. Options Bar The Options Bar displays options that are related to the selected
command or element. For example, when the Rotate command
is active it displays options for rotating the selected elements, as
shown at the top of Figure 1–17. When the Place Dimensions
command is active it displays dimension related options, as
shown at the bottom of Figure 1–17.
Figure 1–17
Figure 1–18
Items that are grayed out are read-only.
Figure 1–19
When you start a command or select an element, you can set
the element type in the Type Selector as shown in
Figure 1–20.
Figure 1–20
Figure 1–21
7. Project The Project Browser lists the views that can be opened in the
software as shown in Figure 1–22. This includes all views of the
Browser model in which you are working and any additional views that
you create, such as floor plans, ceiling plans, 3D views,
elevations, sections, etc. It also includes views of schedules,
legends, sheets (for plotting), families (such as ducts and lighting
fixtures), groups, and Autodesk Revit Links.
Figure 1–22
Double-click on an item in the list to open the associated
view.
Figure 1–23
2. In the Search in Project Browser dialog box, type the words
that you want to find, as shown on the left in Figure 1–24, and
click .
3. In the Project Browser, the first instance of that search
displays as shown on the right in Figure 1–24.
Figure 1–24
8. Drawing Area Each view of a project opens in its own window, as shown in
Figure 1–25. Each view displays a Navigation Bar (for quick
access to viewing tools) and the View Control Bar.
Navigation Bar
Figure 1–25
Each view of a project opens in its own window. You can use
the Project Browser or press <Ctrl>+<Tab> to cycle through
the open views.
If you have more than one view open, in the View tab>
Windows panel, click (Cascade) or (Tile), to arrange
them in the selected order on the screen. You can also use
the shortcut keys WC for Cascade and WT for Tile.
9. View Control The View Control Bar, as shown in Figure 1–26, displays at the
bottom of each view window. It controls aspects of that view,
Bar such as the scale and detail level. It also includes tools that
display parts of the view and hide or isolate elements in the view.
Figure 1–26
10. Status Bar The Status Bar provides information about the current process,
such as the next step for a command, as shown in Figure 1–27.
Figure 1–27
Other options in the Status Bar are related to Worksets and
Design Options (advanced tools) as well as selection
methods and filters.
Figure 1–28
As you start working with BIM based software, you should know
the typical terms used to describe items in Autodesk Revit
software. There are several types of elements, as shown in , and
described in the following table.
Plan View
Datum
Annotation
Host
Stand-alone
Component Hosted
Component
Figure 1–29
Property Types
Type Properties
Properties
Figure 1–30
The parameters
displayed in the dialog
boxes vary according to
the type of element
selected.
Figure 1–31
Figure 1–32
There are three main file types:
When you first open the Autodesk Revit software, the Startup
Screen opens, displaying lists of recently used project and
family files. This screen also displays if you close all projects.
When you open a workset related file it creates a new local file
on your computer as shown in Figure 1–33. Do not work in the
main central file.
Figure 1–33
Starting New projects are based on a template file. The template file
includes preset levels, views, and some families, such as wall
New Projects styles and text styles. Check with your BIM Manager about which
template you need to use for your projects. Your company might
have more than one based on the types of building you are
designing.
Figure 1–34
Figure 1–36
Figure 1–37
Saving Projects Saving your project frequently is a good idea. Click (Save) in
the Quick Access Toolbar to do this at any time. If the project has
not yet been saved, the Save As dialog box opens, where you
can specify a file location and name.
Figure 1–38
You can set the Save Reminder interval to 15 or 30 minutes,
1, 2, or 4 hours, or to have No reminders display. In the
Figure 1–39
Mouse
Wheel
Figure 1–40
Scroll the wheel on the mouse up to zoom in and down to
zoom out.
Zoom Controls
(2D Wheel)
provides cursor-specific
access to Zoom and
Pan.
Figure 1–41
Zoom Commands
Zoom In Region Zooms into a region that you define. Drag the
(ZR) cursor or select two points to define the
rectangular area you want to zoom into. This is
the default command.
Zoom Out(2x) Zooms out to half the current magnification
(ZO) around the center of the elements.
Zoom To Fit Zooms out so that the entire contents of the
(ZF or ZE) project only display on the screen in the current
view.
Zoom All To Fit Zooms out so that the entire contents of the
(ZA) project display on the screen in all open views.
Zoom Sheet Zooms in or out in relation to the sheet size.
Size (ZS)
Previous Steps back one Zoom command.
Pan/Zoom (ZP)
Next Pan/Zoom Steps forward one Zoom command if you have
done a Previous Pan/Zoom.
Viewing in 3D Even if you started a project entirely in plan views, you can
quickly create 3D views of the model, as shown in Figure 1–42.
Figure 1–42
Working in 3D views helps you visualize the project and position
some of the elements correctly. You can create and modify
elements in 3D views just as in plan views.
Once you have created a 3D view, you can save it and easily
return to it.
Figure 1–43
2. Modify the view to see the building from other directions.
Figure 1–44
When changes to the default 3D view are saved and you start
another default 3D view, it displays the Southeast isometric
view once again. If you modified the default 3D view but did
not save it to a new name, the Default 3D View command
opens the view in the last orientation you specified.
Figure 1–45
Figure 1–46
Visual Styles Any view can have a visual style applied. The Visual Style
options found in the View Control Bar, as shown in Figure 1–47,
specify the shading of the building model. These options apply to
plan, elevation, section, and 3D views.
Figure 1–47
The Shaded and Consistent Colors visual styles give you a
sense of the materials, including transparent glass.
The Realistic visual style displays what you are going to see
when you render the view. It takes a lot of computer power to
execute this visual style; therefore, it is better to use the other
visual styles most of the time as you are working.
Figure 1–48
Move the cursor over any face of the ViewCube to highlight it.
Once a face is highlighted, you can select it to reorient the
model. You can also click and drag on the ViewCube to rotate
the box, which rotates the model.
Estimated time for In this practice you will open a project file and display each of the
completion: 10 minutes various parts of the Autodesk Revit MEP interface as shown in
Figure 1–49. You will open views through the Project Browser,
and switch between different views. You will also select elements
and display the information about them in the Properties palette.
Finally you will create and save 3D views.
Figure 1–49
Figure 1–50
Figure 1–51
Figure 1–52
5. Use the scroll wheel to zoom and pan around the view.
9. All of the previous views are still open. In the Quick Access
Figure 1–53
Figure 1–54
Figure 1–55
Figure 1–56
2. Click on the duct to select it. The selection color and Ribbon
tabs at the top of the screen change. Properties now displays
information about this piece of ductwork, as shown in
Figure 1–57.
Figure 1–57
3. Hold down <Ctrl> and in the view, select another, similar Duct
element, as shown in Figure 1–58. Properties now displays
that two ducts (Ducts(2)) are selected with the same
information.
Figure 1–58
Figure 1–59
Figure 1–60
3. Press and hold <Shift> and press the middle mouse (scroll)
button to orbit the view.
Figure 1–61
5. Select a view and Visual Style that you like. In the Project
Browser, in the Coordination>All>3D Views area, right-click
on {3D} and select Rename.
3. Place the camera and select a point for the target similar to
that shown in Figure 1–62.
Figure 1–62
4. The new view displays. Use the controls on the outline of the
view to resize the view.
Figure 1–63
Figure 1–64
Figure 1–65
Command Summary
Button Command Location
3D View Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbon: View tab>Create panel
Camera Ribbon: View tab>Create panel>
3D View>Camera
Consistent View Control Bar: Visual Style>
Colors Consistent Colors
Hidden Line View Control Bar: Visual Style>
Hidden Line
Shortcut: HL
Home ViewCube
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Basic Drawing and Editing Tools
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 2–1
In the Select panel, click When you select a command, the Ribbon displays the Modify tab
with the contextual tools. For example, when you click
(Modify) to finish the
command and return to (Duct), the Modify | Place Duct tab opens, as shown in
the main tab at any Figure 2–1.
time.
The Modify tools are always displayed to the left of the
Ribbon and the contextual tools to the right with a green
panel title.
The Options Bar displays the most used options for an element,
as shown in Figure 2–2. These options are also typically found in
the Properties palette.
Figure 2–2
Figure 2–3
The Properties palette can be floated and moved around the
screen. If it is turned off, you can turn it on in the Modify tab>
Drawing Aids As soon as you start drawing in the software, three drawing aids
display on the screen: alignment lines, temporary dimensions,
and snaps. These are available with most drawing and many
modification commands.
Alignment Lines
Temporary Dimensions
Dimensions are a
powerful tool to help
create and annotate the
model.
Figure 2–6
The size of the temporary dimensions, in pixels, can be set in
the Options dialog box on the Graphics tab.
Snaps
Snaps are key points that help you reference existing elements
to exact points when drawing, as shown in Figure 2–7.
Figure 2–7
They include Endpoints, Midpoints, Nearest, Work Plane Grid,
Quadrants, Intersections, Centers, Perpendicular, Tangents, and
Points. When you move your cursor over an element, the Snap
symbol displays. Each snap location type displays with a
different symbol.
Figure 2–8
Draw Tools The MEP tools (such as ducts, pipes, and conduit), are strictly
straight linear elements that are automatically connected with the
appropriate elbows or tees. However, if you are working with
walls as shown in Figure 2–9, or lines used in details, legends,
and schematic drawings, more tools are available. They display
in the contextual Ribbon and the tools vary according to the
element being drawn.
Figure 2–9
Two styles of tools are available: one where you draw the
element using a geometric form, and another where you pick
an existing element (such as a line, face, or wall) as the basis
for the new element’s geometry.
Draw Tools
Partial Ellipse Draws only one side of the ellipse, like an arc.
A partial ellipse also has a primary and
secondary axis (Model and Detail Lines only).
Pick Tools
Draw Options
The Offset field enables you to enter values to draw the linear
elements at a specified distance from the selected points. For
example, set Offset to 3000 and select the end points of an
existing wall to create a new wall 3000mm away.
When using a radial draw tool, you can select the Radius
option and add a radius in the edit field.
Temporary dimensions
Figure 2–11
Connectors are frequently linked to controls. Therefore, when
the control is moved the connector is as well. Be careful not
to disconnect systems when moving these controls.
Figure 2–12
You can click on the square control to move the witness line
from one part of the selected wall to another or drag it to a
new location.
Figure 2–13
Figure 2–14
If several elements are on or near each other, press <Tab> to
cycle through them before you click. If there are elements
that might be linked to each other, such as walls that are
connected, pressing <Tab> selects the chain of elements.
Figure 2–15
Hint: Nudge
Nudge is a feature that is often overlooked. It enables you to
move an element in short increments using the arrow keys on
the keyboard. The snap increments specified in the Snap dialog
box determine the distance that is applied each time the arrow
keys are pressed, depending how far in or out you are zoomed.
This is very useful with annotation elements.
Figure 2–16
The Properties palette displays tools that are common to all
element types if they are available. You can also select just
one type and make modifications, as shown in Figure 2–17.
Figure 2–17
Figure 2–18
Figure 2–19
When multiple elements types are selected, you can save the
Selection sets are a selection set for reuse later. For example, you might want to
type of filter. select a system of ductwork and not have to select each element
separately. You can create a selection set that you can access
quickly, as shown in Figure 2–20. You can also edit selection
sets to add or remove elements from the set.
Figure 2–20
(Save).
3. In the Save Selection dialog box, type a name for the set as
Figure 2–21
click (Load).
Or, without any other selection, in the Manage tab>Selection
Figure 2–22
3. The elements are selected and you can continue to select
other elements or use the selection.
click (Edit).
Figure 2–23
If you want to modify the name of the filter, click
3. The selection set elements stay black while the rest of the
elements are grayed out. The Edit Selection Set tab also
displays, as shown in Figure 2–24.
Figure 2–24
Moving The Move and Copy commands enable you to select the
element(s) and move or copy them from one place to another.
and Copying You can use alignment lines, temporary dimensions, and snaps
Elements to help place the elements, as shown in Figure 2–26.
Figure 2–26
Move/Copy Elements
The Move and Copy commands have several options that
display in the Options Bar, as shown in .
Figure 2–27
Figure 2–28
Figure 2–29
To start the Rotate command with an automatic prompt to
select the center of rotation, type R3.
4. In the Options Bar, specify if you want to make a Copy (select
Copy option), type an angle in the Angle field, as shown in
Figure 2–30, and press <Enter>. You can also specify the
angle on screen.
Figure 2–31
Hint: Scale
The Autodesk Revit software is designed with full-size
elements. Therefore, not much can be scaled. However, you
Radial Array
Linear Array
Figure 2–32
If you have the Group and Associate option toggled on, you
are prompted again for the number of items, as shown in
Figure 2–33.
Figure 2–33
To make a linear array in two directions, you need to array
one direction first, select the arrayed elements, and then
array them again in the other direction.
Array Options
In the Options Bar, set up the Array options for Linear Array
(top) or Radial Array (bottom), as shown in Figure 2–34.
Figure 2–34
Group and Creates a group element out of all arrayed elements. Groups
Associate can be selected by selecting any elements in the group.
Move To: 2nd specifies the distance or angle between the center
points of the two elements.
Last specifies the overall distance or angle of the entire
array.
Center of Specifies a location for the origin about which the elements
rotation rotate (Radial only).
Figure 2–35
5. In the Options Bar, type an angle and press <Enter>, or
specify the rotation angle by selecting points on the screen.
Modifying Arrays
Figure 2–36
(Ungroup).
Figure 2–37
Aligning The Align command enables you to line up one element with
another. Most Autodesk Revit elements can be aligned. For
Elements example, you can line up an air terminal with ceiling grids as
shown in Figure 2–38.
Figure 2–38
Locking elements
enlarges the size of the
project file, so use this
option carefully.
Figure 2–39
Select the Multiple Alignment option to select multiple
elements to align with the first element, as shown in
Figure 2–40. You can also hold down <Ctrl> to make multiple
alignments.
For walls, you can specify if you want the command to prefer
Wall centerlines, Wall faces, Center of core, or Faces of
core, as shown in Figure 2–40. The core refers to the
structural members of a wall as opposed to facing materials,
such as sheetrock.
Figure 2–40
Splitting Linear The Split command enables you to break elements, such as
ducting, piping, cable tray and conduit, as well as walls and lines,
Elements at a specific point. You can use alignment lines, snaps, and
temporary dimensions to help place the split point. After you
have split the element, you can use other editing commands to
modify it. Splitting duct and pipe provides Autodesk Revit's sizing
tools with greater flexibility to reduce size where needed as
shown in Figure 2–41.
Figure 2–41
Split
Figure 2–42
Trimming and The Trim command enables you to either trim or extend walls,
lines, beams, and braces. There are three trim methods:
Extending Trim/Extend to Corner, Trim/Extend Single Element, and
Trim/Extend Multiple Elements.
3. Select the walls or lines that you want to trim or extend. For
trimming, select the side you want to keep, as shown in
Figure 2–45.
Figure 2–46
The offset distance can be set by typing the distance (Numerical
method shown in Figure 2–47) or by selecting points on the
screen (Graphical method).
Figure 2–47
Figure 2–48
Figure 2–49
Figure 2–50
Estimated time for In this practice you will use temporary dimensions, controls, and
completion: 10 minutes snaps to modify the location of elements. You will than copy and
move elements as well as rotate and align elements. The final
version of the project is shown in Figure 2–51.
Figure 2–51
The temporary
dimensions work with
the walls in this project
because they are part of
the project, not linked in.
Figure 2–52
4. The unit moves and the ducts move with it because the
connectors control the location of the duct fittings and ducts.
5. Pan over to the lower left room in the building. Select the tag
that overlaps the ductwork as shown on the left in
Figure 2–53.
7. Use the Move control to move the tag outside the room to a
position in which it is not overlapping anything as shown on
the right in Figure 2–53.
Figure 2–53
9. Select the blue horizontal duct and use the Drag control to
lengthen the duct so that it reaches into the room on the far
right.
Figure 2–54
Because there is only one 14. In the Modify | Duct Fittings tab>Modify panel, click
type of element selected,
the specific type of (Move).
element is displayed in
15. For the base point, select the duct endpoint.
the contextual tab.
16. Move it into the other room again. This time the endcap
moves and the duct, which has a connector to the endcap,
resizes as well.
Figure 2–55
Because there is more 2. In the Modify | Multi-Select tab>Modify panel, click
than one type of element
selected the contextual (Copy).
tab displays as
3. In the Options Bar, select the Multiple option.
Multi-Select.
4. For the base point, select the endpoint of one of the vertical
ducts as shown in Figure 2–56.
Base
point
Figure 2–56
Figure 2–57
5. Select a vertical grid line and then the edge of the air terminal
as shown in Figure 2–58. The air terminal now lines up with
the vertical pattern of the ceiling grid.
Figure 2–58
6. Repeat the process with the air terminal and the horizontal
grid location. Select the edge of the grid line first and then the
air terminal.
Figure 2–59
8. In the last room the ceiling grid is rotated. In this case you
need to rotate the air terminals as well.
9. Select one of the air terminals in the room with the rotated
ceiling grid.
(Rotate).
12. Use the Align command to move the air terminal to match
the ceiling grid location. First you will select the ceiling grid
line and then the edge of the air terminal.
13. The flex duct moves with the air terminal as shown
Figure 2–60.
Figure 2–60
15. Select a grid line close to one of the other air terminals and
then select the edge of the air terminal. The air terminal
moves to touch the grid line and also rotates to match the
angle of the grid line.
16. Finish aligning all of the air terminals in this room. The exact
location is up to you.
Figure 2–61
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Add to Ribbon: Edit Selection Set tab>Edit
Selection Selection panel
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Starting Autodesk Revit MEP Projects
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
When you are working with an architectural firm that uses the
Autodesk Revit Architecture software, you can link the
architectural model directly into your Autodesk Revit MEP
project. A linked model automatically updates if the original file is
changed. When the model is linked to the systems project, the
architectural elements display in halftone, as shown in
Figure 3–1.
Figure 3–1
You only link a model once but you can place as many copies
as needed into the host project. The linked models can be
individually moved, rotated, arrayed, and mirrored.
Figure 3–2
3. Click .
4. Depending on how you decide to position the file, it is
automatically placed in the project or you can manually place
it with your cursor.
Figure 3–3
You can also copy (or copy and paste) instances of a linked
model. This is typically done when creating a master project
with the same building placed in multiple locations, such as a
university campus with six identical student residence halls.
The new copies are also links. Be patient as links are loading,
do not click on the screen or click any buttons.
Managing Links If the architectural model changes as you are working on the
host project, it can be managed in one of two ways. You can
reload the model by right-clicking on the Revit Link in the Project
Browser and selecting Reload or Reload From… as shown in
Figure 3–4.
Figure 3–4
You can also manage the link using the Revit tab in the Manage
Links dialog box as shown in Figure 3–5.
Figure 3–5
To open the dialog box, in the Insert tab>Link panel or
Reload From: If the file location has changed, use this option
to find the new location.
Figure 3–6
The Display Settings include:
Estimated time for In this practice you will create a new project file and add Project
completion: 10 minutes Information. You will then link in a Autodesk Revit model into it,
as shown in Figure 3–7.
Figure 3–7
Figure 3–8
You might need to zoom 3. The new building displays in the active view and is linked into
out slightly to display the the new Revit MEP project.
entire building in the
existing view. 4. Select the linked model. In the Modify | RVT Links tab>Modify
panel, click (Pin). This keeps the linked model from being
moved by accident. Click in empty space to clear the linked
model.
Figure 3–9
Figure 3–10
10. Close the dialog box and save and close the project.
Figure 3–11
Figure 3–12
Figure 3–13
Figure 3–14
5. Select all of the elements that you want to copy into your
model.
Warnings about
6. In the Options Bar, click .
duplicated or renamed
7. Repeat the process with any other elements that you want to
types might display.
copy.
Figure 3–15
Coordination There several types of fixtures that can be copied and monitored
from linked models including air terminals, lighting fixtures,
Settings electrical fixtures, mechanical equipment, and plumbing fixtures.
Only Autodesk Revit MEP fixtures in the linked model can be
copied and monitored. This does not work with fixtures in the
host project.
If a linked model has nested links you can only copy and
monitor fixtures from primary linked model.
Figure 3–16
Copy behavior: Select Allow batch copy, Copy
individually, or Ignore category. For example, if you
only want to work on part of a building, select Copy
individually. If you are only working on one discipline, set
the behavior to Ignore category for all of the ones you
are not working with.
Figure 3–17
6. Click .
Batch Copying When working with a project in which the architect has placed
most of the fixtures and devices, you can use a batch copying
Fixtures process that saves you the time it would take to select each
element.
Levels should be copied first before you copy fixtures into the
project.
Figure 3–18
4. The elements are copied into the host project and set to be
monitored, as shown in Figure 3–19.
If an element of that
name already exists in
the project, a warning
box opens prompting
you the copied element
has been given a new
name.
Figure 3–19
If you have specified Allow batch copy for a category and a
change is made in the linked model to which elements of that
category have been added, you are prompted to specify the
type mapping or directly copy the fixtures when the linked
model is reloaded or you open the Autodesk Revit MEP file
with a linked attachment.
Figure 3–20
Monitoring Sometimes you need to model elements in the host project and
then check them against changes in the architectural model. For
Elements example, you might need to add a level for the base of a plenum
that you want to be monitored against a ceiling level in the linked
model as shown in Figure 3–21.
Figure 3–21
Figure 3–22
4. Select the corresponding element to monitor.
5. The two elements are now monitoring each other. If one is
modified, an alert displays indicating the change.
6. Repeat the process for any additional elements.
Working with When you have monitored elements in a project, alert boxes
display when anything is modified between the host project and
Monitored the linked model (or within the host project). To display the
Elements precise changes, you can run a Coordination Review.
Figure 3–23
Figure 3–24
If you no longer want an element to be monitored, select it
and in the associated Modify tab>Monitor panel, click
(Stop Monitoring).
Figure 3–25
Figure 3–26
If there are no conflicts the Message area is empty.
Figure 3–27
Figure 3–28
Figure 3–29
You must be in an elevation or section view to define levels.
Figure 3–30
To use (Line), align the cursor with the left end point of the
existing level for the level’s start point. A temporary
dimension displays from that level. Select a point at the
desired distance from the existing level or type a value. Drag
the level line to the right until it lines up with the bubble on the
existing level, and click to set the level end point, as shown in
Figure 3–31.
Figure 3–31
When you place a level, a Floor Plan and Ceiling Plan view for
that level is automatically created if the Make Plan View option
is selected in the Options Bar, as shown in Figure 3–32.
Figure 3–33
You can add plan views to match levels if they were not
already created.
2. In the New Floor (or Ceiling) Plan dialog box, select the levels
for which you want to create plan views, as shown in
Figure 3–34.
Figure 3–34
3. Click .
Figure 3–35
Elements, such as walls and columns can be referenced to a
level height. Changing that height affects the entire model.
Figure 3–36
Renaming Levels
Figure 3–37
Estimated time for In this practice, you will use Copy/Monitor to copy and monitor
completion: 20 minutes. levels from the architectural file to the Autodesk Revit MEP file,
as shown in Figure 3–38. You will make changes to the
monitored levels in the linked architectural model and use
Coordination Review to resolve the changes. You will also copy
and monitor MEP plumbing fixtures using Coordination
Settings and Batch Copy.
Figure 3–38
Figure 3–39
Figure 3–40
Figure 3–41
Figure 3–42
12. Close the warning box and undo the level height change.
17. Drag the level bubbles over so that they are all away from the
linked level bubbles.
3. In the Options Bar, clear Make Plan View and set the Offset
to 1065mm.
4. Roll your cursor over Level 1 and verify that the alignment
line for the offset is above the level as shown in Figure 3–43.
Figure 3–43
Figure 3–44
8. Repeat with the new level above Level 2 and name it Level 2
- Reference.
2. Revit MEP Fixtures display darker in this view but are not yet
copied into the host project.
Figure 3–45
8. In the Behavior area, change the Host Model type for the
Toilets to M_Water Closet - Flush Valve - Wall Mounted:
Public - 1.6 lpf as shown in Figure 3–46.
Figure 3–46
9. Click .
11. In the Fixtures Found dialog box, select Copy the fixtures.
Wait while the fixtures are being pasted.
13. Zoom in on one of the restrooms. If the Water Closet that was
specified in the Type Mapping came in correctly, save and
close the project and skip to the next task. If the Water Closet
came in as the opposite of the existing, as shown in
Figure 3–47, continue with the next step.
Figure 3–47
Figure 3–48
15. Repeat this process for each of the water closet fixtures. This
must be done one at a time.
16. Double-click the mouse wheel to zoom out to the full view.
Figure 3–49
7. Reopen MEP-Elementary-School-Linking-M.rvt. A
Warning box opens, prompting you that the linked model
needs a Coordination Review, as shown in Figure 3–50.
Figure 3–50
8. Click .
Figure 3–51
(Coordination Review).
Figure 3–52
14. Next to each Name changed message, expand the list in the
Action column and select Rename Element as shown for
Level 2 in Figure 3–53.
Figure 3–53
15. Click .
Figure 3–54
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Coordination Ribbon: Collaborate tab>Coordinate
Review panel
9Duplicating Views
9Adding Callout Views
9Setting the View Display
9Creating Elevations
9Creating Sections
9Working With Ceilings
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Working with Views
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Modify callout views in the main view and in the callout view
including setting the Annotation Crop Region.
Once you have created a model, you do not have to redraw the
elements at different scales or copy them so that they can be
used on more than one sheet. Instead, duplicate views and
modify them to suit your needs. For example, a view of the
coordination plan can be duplicated and modified to create an
electrical floor plan at a different scale, as shown in Figure 4–1.
Figure 4–1
Figure 4–2
Or, right-click on a view in the Project Browser and select the
type of duplicate you want to use, as shown in Figure 4–3.
Figure 4–3
Duplication Duplicate creates a copy of the view that only includes the
building and datum elements, as shown in Figure 4–4.
Types Annotation and detailing are not copied into the new view. When
changes are made to the building model, the elements
automatically update in all views. But view-specific changes
made to the new view are not reflected in the original view. For
example, you can duplicate a plan view that has dimensions and
tags to create a plan without any annotation elements.
Original Duplicate
Figure 4–4
Duplicate with Detailing creates a copy of the view and
includes all annotation and detail elements (such as tags), as
shown in Figure 4–5. Any annotation or view-specific elements
created in the new view are not reflected in the original view.
Figure 4–6
If you need a plan displayed at a smaller scale, create a
regular duplicate view, change the scale, and then create
dependent views of this new view if needed.
If you created levels that did not have views associated with
them but now you want to add one, use (Plan Views) in
the View tab>Create panel to select the level(s).
You can also press Once you create a new view, you probably want to assign a
<F2> to start the new name to it. Right-click on the new view in the Project
Rename command. Browser and select Rename.
Modify callout views in the main view and in the callout view
including setting the Annotation Crop Region.
Figure 4–7
The scale of the callout is half the scale of the original. You
can change this, if needed, once you open the callout view.
Figure 4–8
In the callout view, you can modify callouts with controls and
view breaks, as shown in Figure 4–9.
Figure 4–9
The crop region must be displayed if you want to modify the
size of the view. In the View Control Bar, click (Show Crop
Region) if it is not visible.
Figure 4–10
It is a good idea to hide a crop region before placing a view
on a sheet. Doing so minimizes the viewport size. In the View
Control Bar, click (Hide Crop Region).
Figure 4–11
Figure 4–12
View Range The View Range sets the locations, in plan views, of cut planes
and view depths. For example, when you place foundation walls
under walls in a floor plan, the footing is not visible, as shown on
the left in Figure 4–13. Modify the View Range (which sets the
height and depth that you see above and below a level and the
cut plane) so the foundations are visible, as shown on the right in
Figure 4–13. By default, the software displays only the current
level and the associated cut plane.
Figure 4–13
Figure 4–14
4. Click .
Overriding If you want to change the way the graphics (such as lineweight,
color, or pattern) display for elements or categories, you can
Graphics override them in a view. For example, you can change the grid
in a View category in a Floor Plan to halftone, as shown in Figure 4–15.
Figure 4–15
Figure 4–16
Figure 4–17
You can modify the transparency of a surface by moving the
Surface Transparency slider bar. For example, the wall
shown on the left in Figure 4–18 is set all the way to the right
of the bar to make it transparent, while the wall on the right is
set at a 33% transparency.
Figure 4–18
Figure 4–19
The types of overrides displayed in the dialog box depend on
the type of element you selected.
, or without
opening the View-Specific Category Graphics dialog box,
type VV or VG at the Command Line. The Visibility/Graphic
Overrides dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 4–20.
Figure 4–20
For AutoCAD® users, The options in the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box
modifying categories in control how every element and sub-element in Autodesk®
this dialog box are Revit® software is displayed per view. You can control the
similar to the concept of Visibility, Projection/Surface Lines, Patterns and
modifying layers. Transparency, Cut Lines and Cut Patterns, as well as set the
Halftone. You can also override the Detail Level from the
default By View to Coarse, Medium, or Fine.
You can use filters to The Visibility/Graphic Overrides are divided into the Model,
refine the element Annotation, Analytical Model and Imported categories.
selection.
If you use the right-click menu to open the Visibility/Graphic
Overrides dialog box after selecting an element, the selected
category is highlighted. You can also make changes to other
categories as needed.
Figure 4–21
The Filter list enables you to display limited types of
elements. You can filter by Architecture, Structure,
Mechanical, Electrical, or Piping and can select one or
several.
Figure 4–22
The view takes on the properties described in the View
Template.
Type Properties for View Templates can also be preset in the View Properties
views can also be set
as shown in Figure 4–23. Using this overrides all changes to
up to apply a specific
categories.
View Template to new
views.
Figure 4–23
Estimated time for In this practice you will create duplicate views at different scales
completion: 15 minutes with different areas of the project cropped. You will also create
callout views and make modifications to the visibility graphics, as
shown in Figure 4–24.
Figure 4–24
6. Zoom out to display the full extents of the crop region and
select it, as shown in Figure 4–25.
Figure 4–25
7. Change the crop region so that only the upper left wing of the
building displays, as shown in Figure 4–26.
Figure 4–26
8. There are several tags outside the crop region that still
display. Select the crop region.
13. In the View Control Bar, change the Scale to 1:200. All of the
annotations become larger, as they need to plot correctly at
this scale.
Figure 4–27
Figure 4–28
The view should display 9. In the View Control Bar, change the Detail Level to
with all of the air (Medium). The ducts display full size, as shown in
terminals in halftone. Figure 4–29.
Figure 4–29
Figure 4–30
Figure 4–31
You must be in a plan view to create a new elevation view.
Modifying Select the pointer of the elevation marker (not the circle portion)
to display the clip plane, as shown in Figure 4–32. You can
the Elevation adjust the length of the clip planes using the round shape
Figure 4–32
To display additional elevations from one marker, place an
elevation marker and select the circle portion (not the
arrowhead). With the elevation marker selected, place a check
mark in the directions that you want to display, as shown in
Figure 4–33.
Figure 4–33
Be careful when using
You can also rotate the marker using (Rotate) (i.e., for a
Rotate. If it is not exactly
room with angled walls).
perpendicular to the
structure, the view is off. When an elevation marker is deleted, the view is deleted as
well.
Figure 4–34
click (Section).
2. In the Type Selector, select from the types listed.
3. In the view, select a point where you want to locate the
section head.
4. Select the other end point where you want to locate the
section tail.
5. The shape controls display. You can flip the arrow and
change location of the far clip plane, as well as set the
location of the section head and tail.
Modifying You can modify a section using shape handles and controls, as
shown in Figure 4–36.
Sections
Figure 4–36
Change the size and location of the cut boundary by dragging
Figure 4–37
Figure 4–38
1. Select the section line you want to split.
Figure 4–39
Figure 4–40
If you need to adjust the location of any segment on the
section line, modify it and drag the shape handles along each
segment of the line, as shown in Figure 4–41.
Figure 4–41
Figure 4–42
1. While in a 3D view and without any elements selected, in
Properties, in the Extents area, select the Section Box
parameter.
You can rotate the box to achieve the required cut. Select
and drag (Rotate) until it displays the correct cut.
Estimated time for In this practice you will create exterior and interior elevations, as
completion: 15 minutes shown in Figure 4–43. You will also add several building
sections.
Figure 4–43
Elevation
Markers
Figure 4–44
5. Click (Modify).
Figure 4–45
11. Rename the current view as North Wing and rename the
other new elevation as South Wing.
6. Click (Modify).
Figure 4–46
10. Select the level and one of the grids (press <Ctrl> to select
more than one element) and hide the categories in the view.
Figure 4–47
Figure 4–48
Figure 4–49
Sketching You might only want to add a ceiling to part of a room, or have
two different ceiling types at separate levels, as shown in
Ceilings Figure 4–50. In these cases, you need to sketch a ceiling.
To include a hole in a
ceiling, draw the hole as
part of the sketch. The
hole must be a closed
loop completely inside
the ceiling boundary.
Figure 4–50
(Sketch Ceiling).
3. In the Draw panel, click (Line) or (Pick Walls) and
define a closed loop for the ceiling boundary, similar to
sketching a floor boundary.
Modifying You can modify the ceiling type and properties, as well as edit
the boundary and position the grid lines, as shown in
Ceilings Figure 4–51.
Figure 4–51
Estimated time for In this practice you will add ceilings to a group of rooms using
completion: 10 minutes Automatic Ceiling and Sketch Ceiling. You will modify the height
of the ceilings in Properties. Finally, you will move the ceiling
fixtures to fit at the correct location on the grids, as shown in
Figure 4–52.
Figure 4–52
Figure 4–53
(Sketch Ceiling).
Figure 4–54
Figure 4–55
Figure 4–56
12. Select the rest of the ceilings (hold down <Ctrl> and select
one grid line in each room), and change their heights to
2740mm as well. The fixtures now display but they are not
placed on the grids correctly as shown in Figure 4–57.
Figure 4–57
2. You have a plan view with dimension and tags and you want
to create a duplicate view that does not need to have the
dimensions and tags included. Which Duplicate View option
would you use?
a. .Duplicate
b. .Duplicate with Detailing
c. .Duplicate as a Dependent
3. You have a plan view with dimension and tags and you want
to create a duplicate view which also needs to display the
dimensions. Which Duplicate View option would you use?
a. .Duplicate
b. .Duplicate with Detailing
c. .Duplicate as a Dependent
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Callout Ribbon: View tab>Create panel>
Callout
Ceiling Ribbon: Architecture tab>Build panel
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Understanding Autodesk Revit MEP Systems
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Create systems.
Hydronic
Supply System
Hydronic Return
System Electrical System
Figure 5–1
While not each of these systems is covered in detail, the process
for creating the systems is similar for every instance.
As you are creating the systems, several similar ribbon tabs hold
the commands that you need.
Figure 5–2
When you select one of the components, a contextual tab
displays with the option of creating a system, as shown in
Figure 5–3. In this case, the selected mechanical equipment
component can be connected to Duct, Power, and Piping
Systems.
Figure 5–3
When you have a system in place, a contextual tab with
editing options such as adding or removing components
displays, as shown in Figure 5–4 for a Duct system.
Figure 5–4
Figure 5–5
Figure 5–6
Figure 5–7
If the component can be placed on a face, the options
display in the related contextual tab>Placement panel, as
shown in Figure 5–8.
Figure 5–8
Figure 5–9
If a family type or tag for that type has not been loaded, you
are prompted to load one.
Figure 5–10
After you start the Copy/Monitor command, set up the
Coordination Settings to enable batch copying as shown in
Figure 5–11. Then, in the Copy/Monitor tab>Tools panel, click
Figure 5–11
Some systems, such as Systems are made up of components that are of the same type
sanitary and domestic or have connectors to that type of system. Most systems have
cold water, do not have end components and one piece of source equipment, as shown
equipment. in Figure 5–12, with a group of supply air terminals and an air
handling unit. The general method for creating all different
systems is similar. The System Browser helps you identify and
evaluate the system components.
Figure 5–12
Components can be part of several systems. For example, if
an air handling unit is using hot water from a central boiler,
then that boiler and all the air handling units receiving water
from it would be part of a separate hydronic supply system,
as shown in Figure 5–13.
Creating systems
correctly is critical for
the Autodesk Revit MEP
software to understand
and calculate flow,
pressure, etc.
Figure 5–13
Figure 5–14
4. In the contextual Modify tab>System Tools panel, click
(Select Equipment) as shown in Figure 5–15, or
Figure 5–15
Figure 5–16
While the icon and name for each system type is different,
the processes and locations are still the same.
6. The related Add to tool is automatically selected. Click on
other components in the model to add them to the system.
Remove components from the system using the Remove
from tool.
7. To add mechanical equipment or an electrical panel to a
system, you can use the related Select tool or in the Options
Bar, select the equipment from a list.
Figure 5–17
When drawing piping or ductwork, you do not have to create
a system or select mechanical equipment first. For example,
if you draw ductwork between two Return Air Terminals, all
the elements are automatically placed in a new Return Air
System.
Figure 5–18
Figure 5–19
You can float or dock the System Browser to any side of the
screen. You can also place it on a second monitor.
Figure 5–20
In the System Browser, when you hover the cursor over the
system name or select it, or select an individual component, it
gets selected in the model as shown in Figure 5–21.
Figure 5–21
You can select multiple items in the System Browser by
holding down <Ctrl> or <Shift> while selecting.
Figure 5–22
When a component or system is selected in the System
Browser, it also displays in Properties where you can modify
parameters associated with the items.
Figure 5–23
To delete a component through the System Browser,
right-click on it and select Delete. This deletes it from the
project.
Figure 5–24
Figure 5–25
Duct and Piping When you create Duct and Piping Systems, they are
automatically assigned specific graphic overrides based on the
System Graphic system family settings. By default, for example, Return Air
Overrides Systems are magenta and Supply Air Systems are blue. In this
example the Hydronic Supply Systems are red, and Hydronic
Return Systems are cyan. The colors display in all views
including 3D views, as shown in Figure 5–26.
Figure 5–26
Figure 5–27
Legacy drawings need These graphic overrides are consistent across a project.
to be updated. They are not view dependent. This is a change from earlier
versions of the Autodesk Revit MEP software where the View
Filters were applied individually to views.
Figure 5–28
Using Graphic Any view can be duplicated and then set to display only specific
systems in the view by using filters. In the example in
Override Filters Figure 5–29, the view on the left displays all the systems and
also extra elements such as data components. The view on the
right has graphic overrides that turn off extraneous elements and
filters out all systems except duct and hydronic piping.
Figure 5–29
When you create an elevation or section, it uses the basic
filters from the original plan view, but some cleanup might be
required using Visibility Graphics Overrides.
Figure 5–30
Figure 5–31
You might also want to turn off other elements, such as levels
or grids. You can use the other tabs in the Visibility/Graphics
dialog box or use Hide in View or Override Graphics in
View.
Figure 5–32
Figure 5–33
All of the Autodesk Revit MEP system elements have
connectors. Using the connectors, as shown in Figure 5–34,
you can attach ducts, pipe, etc. to the correct point on the
component. Then the software can calculate the height and
size of the opening and apply the appropriate fittings.
Figure 5–34
You can connect elements before or after creating systems,
but the systems must to be in place to use the automatic
layout tools.
Figure 5–35
2. Start the commands from the Systems tab>HVAC, Plumbing
& Piping, and Electrical panels as shown in Figure 5–36.
Figure 5–36
Parallel Pipes and For HVAC systems use Duct, Duct Placeholder, and
Parallel Conduits are Flex Duct.
based on existing For Plumbing, Hydronic Piping, and Fire Suppression
elements. systems use Pipe and Pipe Placeholder.
For Electrical systems use Wire, Cable Tray, and
Conduit.
Figure 5–37
Draw the objects using temporary dimensions and snaps -
specifically snapping to the point snap of a connector as
shown in Figure 5–38. Fittings are automatically applied.
Figure 5–38
If you started to draw duct or pipe from an element in an
existing system and selected an element that has not yet
been added to the system, the selected element is
automatically added to the existing system.
Figure 5–39
When you have completed the routing, finish the layout and the
connecting ducting or piping is automatically created as shown in
Figure 5–40.
Figure 5–40
You can use settings to modify the heights and other aspects of the
layout.
The Autodesk Revit MEP software is not only a drawing tool but
a full BIM (Building Information Modelling) type of software.
Therefore, the elements used in each model are smart elements
and can be used to analyze the different types of systems. The
tools used by all system types include Show Disconnects and
various Check tools. For Duct and Pipe Systems, you can also
use the System Inspector and Duct/Pipe Sizing. All elements can
be scheduled for analysis or construction documentation.
Figure 5–41
Checking Duct Systems, Pipe Systems, and Circuits can be analyzed and
reviewed for issues. This includes looking for disconnects and
Systems checking the various systems. For example, in Figure 5–42,
there are open connectors at three different places. Once the tee
fitting is changed to an elbow fitting and the flex duct connects
the end of the existing duct to the air terminal, the warnings are
removed.
Figure 5–42
click .
Figure 5–43
4. Roll your cursor over the warning icon to display a tool tip
with the warning or click on the icon to open the Warning
dialog box, as shown in Figure 5–44.
Figure 5–44
Figure 5–45
For icons that have more than one warning, in the Warning
alert box, click (Next Warning) and (Previous Warning)
to search through the list.
can click
and save the HTML
report to review
separately.
Figure 5–46
Figure 5–47
The System Inspector does not display in the Ribbon if an
open system is selected.
Figure 5–48
Figure 5–49
5. If you need to change a component of the system, remain in
the System Inspector and in the Select panel, click
(Modify). Select the component. You can then make
changes to it on the screen using controls or in Properties.
(Cancel).
Figure 5–50
The System Inspector displays in a floating panel by default.
You can move it or make it a part of the Ribbon by clicking
Return Panels to Ribbon, as shown in Figure 5–51.
Figure 5–51
Pressure Loss Pressure Loss Reports are HTML files (as shown in
Figure 5–52), that include all of the data that can be viewed
Reports dynamically in the System Inspector. The reports can be set up
to export exactly the information you need. They can be created
for Duct or Pipe systems. The analysis for each system includes
total pressure loss for the system as well as detailed information
for various sections of duct or pipe.
Figure 5–52
Figure 5–53
Figure 5–54
click .
4. In the Duct/Pipe Pressure Loss Reports Settings dialog box,
specify the type of Report Format and the Reports Fields, as
well as other information as shown in Figure 5–55.
Figure 5–55
5. Click .
Duct and Pipe It is easiest to draw ducts or pipes using the default sizes
provided by the opening sizes of the equipment or as preset in
Sizing the Mechanical Settings. These are often incorrect for the
system. The Duct/Pipe Sizing tool uses a specified sizing
method and constraints to determine the way the pipes or ducts
should be sized, as shown in Figure 5–56.
Figure 5–56
(Duct/Pipe Sizing).
3. In the Duct Sizing dialog box, set the Sizing Method and
Constraints as required, as shown in Figure 5–57.
Figure 5–57
4. Click .
If you select only one duct, it analyzes just that one set of
connections so select the entire system.
Once you make a change to the system, you need to run the
software again (as shown in Figure 5–58) where the CFM
was changed on two air terminals.
Figure 5–58
Figure 5–59
Estimated time for In this practice you will review existing mechanical systems,
completion: 15 minutes such as the one shown in Figure 5–60, in the System Browser
and System Inspector. You will view plumbing systems in 3D and
plan view. You will check electrical circuits, correct a problem,
and create an electrical switch system.
Figure 5–60
Figure 5–61
11. Roll your cursor over parts of the system to view the
information, as shown in Figure 5–62.
Figure 5–62
(Finish).
5. Zoom in on the restrooms and see how the hot and cold
water pipes are above the ceiling while the sanitary pipes on
the first floor are below the floor, as shown in Figure 5–63.
Figure 5–63
Figure 5–64
9. Select one of the sinks in the classroom wing and identify the
systems it is attached to in the System Browser.
Figure 5–65
4. Hover your cursor over one of the lighting fixtures and press
<Tab> to display the circuit. Click to select it.
Figure 5–66
2. Zoom into the room where you added a panel to the system.
4. In the Ribbon there are two tabs, one for the selected lighting
fixture and the other for the electrical circuit the fixture is
attached to.
(Select Switch).
7. Select the switch near the door in the same room. A line
connecting the lighting fixture to the switch displays, as
shown in Figure 5–67.
Figure 5–67
10. Click on the other standard lighting fixtures in the room and
11. Hover over one of the lighting fixtures and <Tab> through the
options until the Switch System displays as shown in
Figure 5–68.
Figure 5–68
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Check Duct Ribbon: Analyze tab>Check Systems
Systems panel
9Creating Spaces
9Working with Spaces
9Creating Zones
9Creating Color Schemes
6–1
6–2
Spaces and Zones
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 6–1
Figure 6–2
Room bounding
elements, whether in a
linked model or the host
project include: walls,
roofs, floors, ceilings,
columns, curtain
systems, and room or
space separation lines.
Figure 6–3
You can set the way Autodesk Revit MEP calculates volumes
and boundary locations. In the Analyze tab>Spaces & Zones
panel, expand the panel title and click (Area and Volume
Computations) to open the Area and Volume Computations
dialog box, as shown in Figure 6–4.
Figure 6–4
Typically, you have Areas and Volumes on when you are
working in Autodesk Revit MEP projects. This impacts the
spaces that are controlled by bounding elements, such as
ceilings and roofs as shown in Figure 6–5.
By default, spaces only display when you hover your cursor over
them or select them. To help you place and view spaces, create
a view that displays them and limits the display of other
elements. You can set up spaces to display an interior fill and
reference lines (as shown in Figure 6–6), in floor plans, and in
sections.
Figure 6–7
6. In the various tabs, turn the other categories on and off as
needed. For example, you might want to turn off most MEP
elements as well as grids and furniture and, in the Revit Links
tab, set the linked model to Halftone.
7. Click .
View Templates
Figure 6–8
View templates work with all types of model views.
click .
4. To apply a view template to a view, right-click on the view and
select Apply Template Properties.
5. In the Apply View Template dialog box, select the one you
Figure 6–9
Creating Once you have set up views for the spaces you can start
applying them to the model. You can do this by selecting
Spaces individual boundaries or automatically filling each space. Spaces
can be further divided using Space Separators. You can also tag
spaces, which can help with naming and numbering. The space
tools are located in the Analyze tab>Spaces & Zones panel as
shown in Figure 6–10.
Figure 6–10
3. In the Options Bar, set the Upper Limit and Offset, which
control the volume calculations, and set the height of the
space, as shown in Figure 6–11. If space names were
previously created in a schedule, you can select a Space
name from the drop-down list.
Figure 6–11
Set the Upper Limit to the level above and the Offset to 0
if you want elements, such as ceilings, to control the
height of the space.
4. Move your cursor into a boundary area and click to place the
space. Continue adding spaces, as shown in Figure 6–12.
Figure 6–12
Figure 6–13
4. Spaces are added in each bounded area and a tag is placed
if that option is selected in the Ribbon.
Space
separation
boundary
Open to
above
Figure 6–14
Figure 6–15
To select a space, hover the cursor over it until you see the
crossing line, as shown in Figure 6–16. Select the reference
point to pick the space.
Figure 6–16
This information is
critical to setup before
doing Heating and
Cooling Loads and
using various Energy
Analysis tools.
Figure 6–17
You can select several spaces at once to add the same
information to all of them.
Figure 6–18
Figure 6–19
To make a height change visually, open a section and use the
controls and temporary dimensions as shown in Figure 6–20.
Figure 6–20
When there are changes in the height of an area the space
must be placed at the tallest height as shown on the left in
Figure 6–21, where a Plenum level was added. You can then
change the Bottom Offset in Properties to have the space
extend down as shown on the right in Figure 6–21.
Figure 6–21
Figure 6–22
If you need to add tags after spaces have been placed, in the
Analyze tab>Spaces & Zones panel or the Annotate tab>Tag
Special Space There are several situations in which you need to make
modifications to spaces or the surrounding bounding areas to
Situations have them read correctly when analysis is done. These include
shafts, sliver spaces, cavities, and plenum spaces.
Figure 6–24
Wall type functions can be specified in the Type Parameters
as shown in Figure 6–25. Interior and Core-shaft Function
types are considered interior whether they have a space on
the other side of the wall or not.
Figure 6–25
Floor types can also have a Function of Interior or Exterior.
Sliver Spaces
This is useful when the Sliver spaces are shafts or other thin vertical spaces that have
boundary objects have parallel walls with spaces on all sides and meet a Sliver Space
not been set to define Tolerance setup in Energy Settings. You cannot place a space in
core, soffit, interior, or such areas.
exterior options.
To define the Sliver Space Tolerance, in the Manage tab>
Figure 6–26
Cavities
Figure 6–27
Plenum Spaces
Plenum spaces are the areas between ceilings and the floor
above, typically where ducts, piping, and electrical lines are run.
Plenum areas need to have spaces added to them as shown in
Figure 6–28.
In Properties, plenum
spaces can have the
Plenum box checked,
which automatically
unchecks and greys out
Occupiable and sets
Condition Type to
Unconditioned.
Figure 6–28
3. In the section, verify that all of the spaces are touching the
ceilings, as shown in Figure 6–29. (Typically, set the space
Upper Limit to the level above to have the space
automatically stop at a boundary, such as a ceiling.)
Figure 6–29
Figure 6–30
9. Open the new floor plan.
10. In Properties, edit the View Range and set the cut plane
offset to 150mm (or other value that fits the height of the
plenum.)
11. In the plan view, place the spaces. They should fill the
plenum area as shown in Figure 6–31.
Figure 6–31
12. Repeat as needed for all other plenum areas.
Estimated time for In this practice you will add spaces to a variety of areas,
completion: 20 minutes modifying heights and renaming them as needed. You will also
create plenum levels and add plenum spaces, as shown in
Figure 6–32. You will investigate an overlap of spaces and add
space separation lines to correct it.
Figure 6–32
Cafeteria
and Kitchen
Gym
Figure 6–33
You need to apply these 7. In the Project Browser, right-click on the 01 Space Planning
view settings to other view and select Create View Template from View...
views as you work with
spaces. Therefore, it is 8. In the New View Template dialog box, type Space Plan and
a good idea to create a
click .
View template.
Figure 6–34
4. In the Options Bar, set the Upper Limit to Second Floor with
no Limit Offset.
8. Zoom in to the space tag in the gym. The right name and
number are not set even though there is an associated room
in the linked model.
Figure 6–35
11. Change the space name and number to match the room
12. In the view, note that the space tag updated with the new
information.
13. Repeat the process with the other new spaces for the
Cafeteria (as shown in Figure 6–36), Kitchen, Kitchen
Storage, and Corridor.
Figure 6–36
Figure 6–37
and click .
Figure 6–38
10. Select the space. Use the controls to extend the space above
the roof of the gym or, in Properties, change the Upper Limit
to Volume Modeling Reference 3.
11. Press <Ctrl>+<Tab> to return to the First Floor plan view.
12. Draw a section across the end of the Cafeteria and Kitchen
as shown in Figure 6–39.
Figure 6–39
14. In Properties, scroll down to the Identity Data area and click
the button next to View Template. In the Apply View Template
16. You can see that the Kitchen space (to the right in
Figure 6–40) fills the height correctly but the Cafeteria (to the
left in Figure 6–40) does not. The Kitchen has ceilings that
create a boundary to the space that are below Level 2 which
was set as the upper limit. Part of the Cafeteria ceiling is
above Level 2.
Figure 6–40
If the windows along the far wall are displayed, in
Properties in the Extents area, select Far Clipping and
change the setting to Clip with line.
Figure 6–41
Figure 6–42
As you can see in the section of the Cafeteria and Kitchen, there
is an open area above the ceilings that also needs a space. To
do this you need to add an additional level and its associated
plan view.
3. Draw a level line 4380mm above the First Floor and rename
it as Cafeteria Plenum as shown in Figure 6–43. When
prompted, rename all of the associated views.
Figure 6–43
8. Edit the View Range of the view and set the Cut Plane to
500mm and the Bottom and View Depth Level to Level
Below (Second Floor).
10. Add spaces to the Cafeteria and Kitchen areas. The Kitchen
space fills the entire area, as shown in Figure 6–44, because
the base of the space is at the Cafeteria Plenum level, which
is above all of the interior walls.
Figure 6–44
11. Change the space name and number over the cafeteria to
Cafeteria Plenum and 6000. Change the space name and
number over the kitchen to Kitchen Plenum and 6001.
Figure 6–45
14. Select the Kitchen Plenum space. This time use the Drag
controls to extend the space below the lowest ceiling. The
section should display as shown in Figure 6–46.
Figure 6–46
Figure 6–47
5. Modify the crop region as needed to see the full height of the
building.There are plenum areas to which spaces have not
been applied as shown in Figure 6–48.
Figure 6–48
8. Add two levels at the height of the ceilings on the first and
second floors, one at 2845mm and the other at 6845mm.
Figure 6–49
13. In the Apply View Template dialog box, select Space Plan
and click .
If you set the View 16. In Properties, scroll down to the Extents area, and edit the
Template in Properties View Range. Change the Cut Plane Offset to 300mm and
you cannot change the
View Range at this click . Some spaces are already expanded through
point. the plenum areas as shown in Figure 6–50.
Figure 6–50
18. In Properties, set the Upper Limit to Second Floor and the
Limit Offset to 0. Scroll down to the Identity Data area and
change the Name to Plenum 1. Scroll down to Energy
Analysis and select Plenum as shown in Figure 6–51. Doing
so means that all of the spaces you place in this command
have these properties.
Figure 6–51
19. Click in all of the open areas. Most fill in without any problem
but others cause alerts about overlapping spaces to display.
Disregard the alerts and continue placing spaces except in
the Library area.
Figure 6–52
Figure 6–53
Figure 6–54
Conflicts
Figure 6–55
27. Draw a short section through this area. Open the section and
apply the Space Section view template to it.
28. When you select the copy space you can see how it extends
into the plenum area (as shown in Figure 6–56), but you
cannot tell why.
Overlap with
Plenum
Figure 6–56
(Space Separator).
32. In the Options Bar, clear Chain and draw two lines on each
side of the framed opening as shown in Figure 6–57.
Figure 6–57
2. Look for areas in which there are no spaces and add any if
needed.
Figure 6–58
There is always one Default zone in a project. All spaces are
automatically attached to that zone when they are created.
While you can add typical zones into a template, you usually
add spaces first and then create zones and add spaces to the
zones.
Figure 6–59
Figure 6–60
6. Select the spaces that you want to add to the zone.
Using the The System Browser is a useful tool when working with spaces
and zones. When you select a space in the System Browser, it
System displays in the project and the System Browser, as shown in
Browser Figure 6–62. The selected zone or space is automatically made
active in the Properties. This enables you to modify names for
with Zones spaces and zones and assign information such as electrical
loads and mechanical airflow.
Figure 6–62
As with other palettes, the System Browser can be floated or
docked. If you have dual screens you can move it to the other
monitor and can remain open as long as required.
Figure 6–63
3. All of the spaces are listed under the Default zone, as shown
in Figure 6–64, until they are added to a specific zone.
Figure 6–64
Each space displays an icon showing its status:
You can select more than one space or zone at a time using
<Ctrl> and <Shift>.
Figure 6–65
If you place spaces and then delete them, they remain in the
project. You can delete them entirely in the System Browser,
by right-clicking on the name and selecting Delete.
Figure 6–66
Color schemes are controlled by a view property. Therefore,
you should create a view for each color diagram that you
want to include.
Figure 6–67
Figure 6–68
4. Select a scheme in the list, such as Schema 1 as shown in
Figure 6–69.
Figure 6–69
click (Color Fill Legend) and place the legend where you
want it.
Figure 6–71
If you change the Color Scheme in the View Properties
dialog box, it also updates the associated legend.
Figure 6–72
Figure 6–73
9. In the Options area, select the Include elements from
linked files option if you are using linked models.
10. Click to end the command.
If you select the By value option, you can modify the visibility,
color, and fill pattern of the scheme. The value is assigned by the
parameter data in the room or area object.
If you select the By range option, you can modify the At Least
variable and the Caption, as well as the visibility, color, and fill
pattern, as shown in Figure 6–74.
Figure 6–74
To add rows, select the row above the new row and click
(Add Value). The new row increments according to the
previous distances set or by double the value of the first row.
Estimated time for In this practice you will add zones to the project. You will
completion: 15 minutes examine the zones and spaces in the System Browser and you
set up a view that displays the zone names by color as shown in
Figure 6–75 with optional zone tags. (The scale of this view has
been changed for clarity.)
Figure 6–75
You can create a view 4. In each view, open the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog
template after modifying box and in the Model Categories tab, expand HVAC Zones
the first view and apply and select Interior Fill and Reference Lines.
it to any other plan
views. 5. Open the 01 Zoning view.
Figure 6–76
Figure 6–77
9
8
4 2
3 2
11 3
10
4
11
7
10
1
11
3 3
2
1 5
6
3
Figure 6–78
Figure 6–79
Figure 6–80
Figure 6–81
Figure 6–82
Figure 6–83
Figure 6–84
8. To turn off the lines that connect the zones, type VG. In the
Visibility/Graphics dialog box, expand HVAC Zones and clear
Reference Lines. This can make the color fill easier to read.
Figure 6–85
10. Set the Space Type to HVAC Zones and the Color Scheme
to Schema1.
12. If the HVAC Zone Reference Lines from the first floor display
and make the view difficult to understand, turn them off.
14. The zone is automatically filled with color and added to the
zone name list as shown in Figure 6–86.
Figure 6–86
16. If you have time, add other zones including those in the
plenums.
3. If you are not seeing colors for spaces or zones, how do you
display them?
a. Modify the Color Scheme in Visibility/Graphics.
b. Assign a Color Scheme in Properties.
c. Toggle on Color Schemes in the View Control Bar.
d. Add a Color Fill Legend.
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Area and Ribbon: Analyze tab>Spaces & Zones
Volume panel>expand the panel title
Computations
7–1
7–2
Performance Analysis
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 7–1
Before running the energy analysis software, verify that all
areas in the project are set up with space elements, including
unoccupied shafts, plenums, and sliver spaces.
Add spaces to zones other than the default zone. The default
zone is calculated but might not work correctly as spaces in
the default zone can be far apart.
Figure 7–2
Preparing After adding spaces and zones you need to take more steps to
prepare the entire project for analysis, including Energy
Energy Analysis Settings and Building/Space Type Settings. These
Analysis settings can be as detailed as the opening and closing time of a
retail building type as shown in Figure 7–3.
Figure 7–3
Energy Settings
Figure 7–4
Common Settings
Building Type: Select a building type from a list of types, as
shown in Figure 7–5. Additional information about these types
can be set in the Building/Space Type Settings.
Figure 7–5
Location: Define the location using the Internet Mapping
Service, as shown in Figure 7–6, or use Default City List in
which you can select from a list of cities or specify the exact
Latitude and Longitude for the site.
Figure 7–6
Select the Weather tab to set precise information about the
Weather. By default, the software automatically selects the
closest weather station to your location. You can override the
weather settings if needed.
Figure 7–7
Project Phase: Specify the phase the project is in for this
analysis. (For renovation and multi-phase projects).
Figure 7–8
Figure 7–9
Building Infiltration Class: Indicates the amount of outdoor air
that leaks into the building envelope. Specify Loose, Medium,
Tight, or None (information excluded from calculation of loads).
Figure 7–10
To open the dialog box, in the Manage tab>Settings panel,
Figure 7–11
Figure 7–12
Figure 7–13
4. Select the Details tab and expand the levels to display the
spaces for each level. Icons next to the space name indicate
whether the space has been able to be calculated and if it is
occupiable or not, as shown in Figure 7–14.
Figure 7–15
6. To display visual information about the space, select the
in the 3D view. You can also click (Isolate) to turn off the
display of all of the other spaces in the 3D view.
Click the icons again to turn them off.
7. Select Analytical Surfaces to display the surface calculation
planes, as shown in Figure 7–16.
Figure 7–16
You can use your mouse or the ViewCube to zoom, pan,
and rotate around the model.
Figure 7–17
The name of the report can be changed in Properties
when the report is selected in the Project Browser.
The Loads Report (shown in Figure 7–18), includes
summaries for the Project, Building, and each Zone.
Figure 7–18
Figure 7–19
gbXML stands for Green Building Extensible Markup
Language. It is a standard used to transfer building
information from a BIM model to an engineering analysis tool.
(gbXML).
2. The Export gbXML - Settings dialog box opens as shown in
Figure 7–20, displaying a 3D view of the space volumes and
information in the General and Details tabs.
Figure 7–20
3. Review all of the values as you would if you were using the
Heating and Cooling Loads tool.
Figure 7–21
Estimated time for In this practice you will run the Heating and Cooling Loads
completion: 20 minutes software and review the details of the zones and spaces in the
project. You will identify problems, as shown in Figure 7–22,
return to the model to solve them and then rerun the software
and calculate the analysis. You will then export the file to gbXML.
Figure 7–22
Figure 7–23
Figure 7–24
Figure 7–25
(Occupiable).
Figure 7–26
Figure 7–27
10. Select the four plenum spaces by holding down <Ctrl> as you
select.
Figure 7–28
12. Scroll down through the zones to check for other problems,
such as the one shown in Figure 7–29. Write down this zone
and the space number so you can correct it in the model.
Figure 7–29
Figure 7–30
Figure 7–31
Figure 7–32
Figure 7–33
Figure 7–34
Figure 7–35
Figure 7–36
Figure 7–37
Figure 7–38
Figure 7–39
2. Click .
4. You can now import the resulting .XML file into an energy
analysis software, or view it with Internet Explorer.
5. When using the Heating and Cooling Loads tool, set the
export complexity to...
a. .Simple
b. .Simple with Shading Surfaces
c. .Complex
d. .Complex with Shading Surfaces
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Export Application Menu: expand Export
gbXML
8–1
8–2
HVAC Systems
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 8–1
There are several steps in the process of creating HVAC
systems:
Figure 8–2
Figure 8–3
Air Terminals Air terminals can be used in supply, return or exhaust air
systems. You can place individual air terminals or batch copy
them from a linked file.
Figure 8–4
If the architect deletes the ceiling and puts a new one in the
linked model, the hosted air terminals are orphaned and do
not move with changes in the ceiling height. A warning box
opens when you reload the linked model or reopen the MEP
project, as shown in Figure 8–5. Use the Coordination
Monitoring tools to address the issue.
Figure 8–6
The flow of each air 4. In Properties, set the Flow and other parameters.
terminal in a Space is
summed, so that total 5. If you want to tag the air terminal, verify that (Tag on
air flow in a Space can Placement) is selected.
be easily checked 6. Place the air terminal in the model by clicking at the desired
against Specified location in the model view.
Airflow and Calculated 7. Continue to place additional air terminals, as shown in
Airflow in a Schedule. Figure 8–7, or click (Modify) to exit the command.
Figure 8–7
After any air terminal is initially placed, you can modify it in
any view and use the standard modify tools to move, align,
and rotate it.
If the air terminal you want does not exist in your project, you
can load one from the Library>Mechanical>MEP>Air-Side
Components>Air Terminals folder. Some air terminal types
prompt you to select sizes as shown in Figure 8–8.
Figure 8–8
You can modify Air Terminal sizes. In Properties, click
You can also batch copy If you have air terminals in a project with similar parameters
fixtures from a linked file including the type, elevation, and flow, you can place one and
into the host file. then copy it to the other locations.
While working with linked models, if air terminals are copied from
one ceiling to other ceilings of the same height, the copied air
terminals are hosted by their respective new ceilings. However, if
the ceilings are a different height than the ceiling that hosts the
original air terminal, the copied fixtures are not associated with
the ceiling. They end up at the same elevation as the original air
terminal, as shown in Figure 8–9. Therefore, you need to rehost
the air terminal.
Figure 8–9
(Pick New).
Figure 8–10
Mechanical Mechanical Equipment supplies the air to the air terminals, and
is connected to the air terminals via duct work to complete the
Equipment system. Mechanical Equipment includes various air handling
units, such as fan coil units or variable air volume units.
Mechanical equipment families have connectors, as shown in
Figure 8–11, where the system components connect.
Figure 8–11
Depending on the component, Mechanical Equipment can be
placed in plan, elevation, and 3D views.
Figure 8–12
Fittings are
automatically added in
some cases. You can
also modify fittings and
add others.
Figure 8–13
If you need to lay the duct runs but the type and size of
ducting has not yet been determined, create Duct
Placeholders, as shown in Figure 8–14.
Figure 8–14
Figure 8–15
3. In the Type Selector, select a duct type as shown in
Figure 8–16.
Figure 8–16
Figure 8–17
5. In the Options Bar set the Width, Height, and Offset for the
duct as shown in Figure 8–18. If you started from a
connector, the default sizes and offset match the parameters
of the selected connector.
Figure 8–18
6. In the Modify | Place (Flex) Duct (Placeholder) tab>
Even if Automatically
Connect is not on,
when you snap to a
connector any changes
in height and size are
applied with the
appropriate fittings.
Figure 8–19
Figure 8–20
Press <Esc> once to stay in the command but have a new
start location. If you select a point along an existing duct it
automatically adds a fitting according to the duct type.
If you change the size or When you change direction an elbow or tee is added. The
shape, the appropriate exact fitting depends on the duct type. This is also true if you
duct fitting is change the offset off the level as shown in Figure 8–21.
automatically added.
Figure 8–21
In the example in Figure 8–22, a flex duct is started from the
air terminal that is lower than the existing ducts. Make sure
you select the point snap on the end of the other duct to
create the connection.
Figure 8–22
Centerlines display in
plan and elevation
views set to the
Wireframe or Hidden
Line visual style.
Figure 8–24
Figure 8–25
After placing ducts, you can change the type of the entire duct
run including fittings. If the definition of a duct type has been
changed you can reapply the type to existing duct runs. You can
also convert duct placeholders to ducts and rigid duct to flex duct
if it is connected to an air terminal.
Figure 8–26
(Convert Placeholder).
3. The placeholder(s) is changed into the duct type that has
been selected earlier, as shown in Figure 8–27.
Figure 8–27
Figure 8–28
This command only works if the rigid duct is connected to an
air terminal.
When you select duct runs, you can add insulation, lining, and
specify the type and thickness. This information displays as a
thin line outside of the duct for insulation and a dashed line
inside the duct for lining, as shown in Figure 8–29.
Figure 8–29
Click .
At times line
thicknesses make it
difficult to see some
elements, such as the
insulation or lining. To
toggle the lineweight on
or off, in the Quick Figure 8–30
Access Toolbar, click
To modify insulation or lining, select the associated ductwork.
(Thin Lines) or type In the Modify | Multi-Select tab>Duct Insulation panel, click
TL.
(Edit Insulation) or in the Duct Lining panel, click
If a duct run has different sized duct, you can modify the
justification of those ducts, as shown in Figure 8–31.
Figure 8–31
Figure 8–32
4. To indicate the required alignment, either click one of the nine
alignment buttons in the Justify panel, or in a 3D view, use
Figure 8–33
Working with Many fittings are automatically applied as you create the
ductwork. But, there are times when you need to add your own
Fittings such as the endcap shown in Figure 8–34.
Figure 8–34
Figure 8–35
Figure 8–36
Open a 3D view, right-click on the ViewCube and select Orient
to View>Floor Plans>name of view as shown in Figure 8–37.
Figure 8–37
The view remains 3D but rotates to the orientation of the
selected view. You can then use the ViewCube or mouse to
rotate it to an appropriate 3D orientation.
Estimated time for In this practice you will set up a 3D view of HVAC systems of a
completion: 20 minutes specific area of the project. You will add air terminals and
mechanical equipment. Then you will add ductwork connecting
the mechanical equipment to one of the air terminals and modify
and add duct fittings, as shown in Figure 8–38. You will also add
duct placeholders, convert the placeholders, and add duct
insulation.
Figure 8–38
Figure 8–39
6. Rotate the view using the ViewCube to see it in 3D. The box
that cuts the view is a section box as shown in Figure 8–40.
Figure 8–40
Figure 8–41
Figure 8–42
10. There is still more information in this view than is needed for
the practice including plumbing, electrical, and fire systems.
Type VG.
12. To select the only elements you want to see, at the bottom of
Air Terminals
Duct Accessories
Duct Fittings
Duct Insulations
Duct Linings
Duct Placeholders
Ducts
Flex Ducts
Mechanical Equipment
Figure 8–43
(Place on Face).
Figure 8–44
6. Move your cursor into the project. As you pass over a ceiling,
it highlights. Line the air terminal up with one of the others in
the project as shown in Figure 8–45.
Figure 8–45
Figure 8–46
You do not need to 10. In the Modify | Place Air Terminal tab>Placement panel, click
change the Elevation as
it is set by the face. (Place on Face). Add two return diffusers as shown in
Figure 8–47.
Figure 8–47
Figure 8–48
Figure 8–49
Figure 8–50
When you type in 10. Right-click on the left connector again and select Draw Duct.
dimensions for the size This time the size of the duct is smaller. The Width and
of duct you do not need Height default to the size of the opening in the equipment.
to add the inch mark like
you do when drawing 11. In the Type Select, ensure that Rectangular Duct: Radius
dimensions. The Elbows / Taps is selected.
Autodesk Revit MEP 12. In the Options Bar, set the Width and the Height to 300mm
software knows that and the Offset to 3050mm
duct sizes are in inches.
13. Draw the duct following a path similar to that shown in
Figure 8–51. Extend the end of the duct past the air
terminals. Press <Esc> twice.
Figure 8–51
14. Select one of the air terminals in the same room as the
ductwork. Right-click on the connector and select Draw Flex
Duct. Connect the flex duct to the rectangular duct as shown
in Figure 8–52.
15. Select the new flex duct. In the Modify | Flex Duct tab, the
Warning panel displays because there is a problem. Click
Figure 8–52
18. In the Options Bar, set the Width and Height to 150mm and
the Offset to 150mm.
19. Draw a short section of duct from the main duct toward the air
terminal as shown in Figure 8–53. Use alignment lines to line
it up with the center of the air terminal.
Figure 8–53
20. Repeat the process of selecting the air terminal and drawing
flex duct to this new section. Make sure you connect to the
point snap of the rectangular duct.
21. Select the new flex duct again. This time no warning displays.
Figure 8–54
Figure 8–55
Figure 8–56
4. The end of the horizontal ducts past the air terminals are still
open. You can place duct fittings in either the 3D view or the
floor plan view. In the Systems tab>HVAC panel, click
(Duct Fitting).
6. Move your cursor over the open end of the duct. When the
opposite end highlights, click to place the endcap. It
automatically resizes to fit the duct and is placed on the
correct end. Repeat for the other end of the open duct.
5. Snap to the Point connector for Supply Air in one of the AHU,
as shown in Figure 8–57.
Figure 8–57
Figure 8–58
Figure 8–59
This might not be the 8. To create the duct placeholder from the air terminal that is
way you want it, but you directly under the ductwork, snap to the connector of the air
are still at the planning terminal. In the Options Bar, verify that the Offset is 3400mm
stage and it shows you
and click . This draws the duct straight up into the
how to draw duct
existing duct.
straight up.
9. Save the project.
Figure 8–60
5. In the Add Duct Lining dialog box, set the Thickness to 15mm
and click .
Figure 8–61
Figure 8–62
Your model probably contains multiple air systems, including
exhaust systems, which function similarly but are not covered
in detail.
You can add ducts before creating air systems but to use the
automatic layout tools you need to have a system in place.
(Duct).
Figure 8–63
You can also right-click on an air terminal or mechanical
equipment connector and select Create Duct System.
Figure 8–64
Figure 8–65
8. In the Options Bar, you can change the System Name and
select the System Equipment as shown in Figure 8–66. You
can also set the System Name in Properties.
Figure 8–66
Once you have created the duct system, you can automatically
create the ductwork layout. These tools create various routes for
the ductwork as shown in Figure 8–67.
Figure 8–67
Mechanical Before you add ducts automatically, there are defaults that
should be set for each type of system (Supply, Return, and
Settings Exhuast Air) that include the Duct Type and Offset. In the
Systems tab>Mechanical panel title, click (Mechanical
Settings) or type MS to open the Mechanical Settings dialog box
as shown in Figure 8–68.
Automatic If you have just one or two air terminals that need to be
connected to existing ductwork, you can use the Connect Into
Ductwork tool. If you have a more complex duct system then use the
Generate Layout tool.
(Connect Into).
3. Select the duct to connect as shown in Figure 8–69.
Figure 8–69
If you select a duct that cannot work with the air terminal, an
error is displayed as shown in Figure 8–70. Cancel out and
try a different one or add ductwork separately. Most often this
happens because the offset between the two is too close for
the software to create a ducting based on the duct systems’
default fittings.
Figure 8–70
This process automatically connects the air terminal to a
system.
Figure 8–71
2. In the Modify | Duct Systems tab>Layout panel, click
(Generate Layout).
3. In the Options Bar, click to open the Duct
Conversions Settings dialog box and set the duct types and
offsets that apply to this layout. (These settings are specific to
this system only. Global settings are defined in Mechanical
Settings as previously described.)
4. In the Options Bar, select a Solution Type, as shown in
Figure 8–72, and click (Next Solution) or (Previous
Solution) to cycle through the possible options.
Figure 8–72
The blue lines identify the main duct system and green lines
identify branch systems.
Figure 8–73
5. In the Generate Layout tab>Generate Layout panel, click
Figure 8–74
(Edit Layout).
3. Select one of the layout lines. You can use the move control
to change the location of the line as shown in Figure 8–75.
You can also change the height of the offset by clicking on
the number control.
Figure 8–75
(Finish Layout).
To test the continuity of the system, hover the cursor over one
of the ducts and press <Tab> until the whole system
highlights. For example, in Figure 8–76, one of the ducts is
not attached to the fitting and therefore is not highlighted.
Figure 8–76
Estimated time for In this practice you will create supply ducts using the Generate
completion: 20 minutes Layout tool, and modify the ductwork in the layout and after it
has been placed. You will also create a custom layout for the
return ducts and modify the ductwork. The final systems are
shown in Figure 8–77. You will then check and modify
information in premade schedules.
Figure 8–77
Figure 8–78
Figure 8–79
(Duct).
Figure 8–80
Figure 8–81
(Duct).
15. In the Create Duct System dialog box, set the System name
as 01 - RA08. Select Open in System Editor and click
16. In the Edit Duct System tab>Edit Duct System panel, click
(Select Equipment). Select the Air Handling Unit.
Figure 8–82
Figure 8–83
4. Change the System Type to Return Air and set the same
parameters as above except set the Offset of the Branch to
3350mm.
5. Click .
3. In the plan, roll your cursor over one of the supply air
terminals and press <Tab> until the system displays. Click to
select it as shown in Figure 8–84.
Figure 8–84
(Generate Layout).
6. In the Options Bar, use the arrow buttons and Solution Types
to try out several different solutions. End with the solution
Figure 8–85
Figure 8–86
11. Move the cursor over the end of the duct and place the
endcap.
9. Cycle through the solutions until you reach one similar to that
shown in 3D in Figure 8–87. There are still some problems
but they need to be fixed after you create the layout.
Figure 8–87
Figure 8–88
It is possible that another place will be broken. You can
still do the following steps but delete elements indicated
by the other issues.
12. In the 2D view select and delete the following three items:
14. In the Options Bar, set the Width and Height to 300mm and
the Offset to 3050mm as shown in Figure 8–89.
Figure 8–89
15. Draw the first leg of the duct until it aligns with the intersection
of the tee. In the Options Bar, change the Offset to 3050mm
and connect the duct to the rectangular takeoff, as shown in
Figure 8–90.
Figure 8–90
Figure 8–91
2. Repeat this to find the room number and name for the other
room in the system.
4. Find the two rooms you just selected. (The Room Number
and Space Number are the same.)
Figure 8–92
7. Arrange the view windows so you can see the Space Airflow
Check schedule and the Coordination>MEP>Ceiling
Plans>01 RCP view with Space 2008 and 2010 showing in
each. (The spaces are in the lower left of the south wing of
the school.)
(Place on Face).
10. Add an air terminal in one of the spaces without air terminals.
The schedule automatically updates and includes the flow
rate of the air terminal in the Airflow Check as shown in
Figure 8–93.
Figure 8–93
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Add Insulation Ribbon: (with Ducts and Duct Fittings
selected) Modify | Multi-Select tab>
Duct Insulation panel
9–1
9–2
Hydronic Piping Systems
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 9–1
There are several steps in the process of creating HVAC
systems:
Figure 9–2
Figure 9–3
Mechanical Equipment can be placed in any plan view.
Figure 9–4
Mechanical Before you add piping there are defaults that should be set for
each type of system (Hydronic Supply, Hydronic Return, and the
Settings-Piping rest of the types of piping). Similar to the Duct Settings you
select the Pipe Type and Offset. In the Systems tab>Plumbing &
Piping panel title, click (Mechanical Settings) or type MS to
open the Mechanical Settings dialog box as shown in
Figure 9–5.
Figure 9–5
Other options that can be set in this dialog box include the Pipe
Rise/Drop Annotation Size and symbols, typical pipe sizes by
segment for materials, such as carbon steel, copper, and plastic.
You can also set the fluid information where you set the
Temperature, Viscosity, and Density of different types of fluids
used in the systems as shown in Figure 9–6, and default Slopes
for use when you use sloped piping.
Figure 9–6
Figure 9–7
Pipes can be drawn in plan, elevation/section, and 3D views.
Figure 9–8
3. In the Type Selector, select a pipe type as shown in
Figure 9–9.
Figure 9–9
4. In the Options Bar, set the Diameter and Offset. The default
diameter and offset match the parameters of the selected
connector if used.
5. In the Modify | Place (Flex) Pipe (Placeholder) tab>Sloped
Piping panel, set the slope value and direction if needed, as
shown in Figure 9–10. (Hydronic piping does not slope very
often.)
Figure 9–10
Figure 9–11
Press <Esc> once to stay in the command but have a new
start location. If you select a point along an existing pipe it
automatically adds a fitting.
Figure 9–12
Pipe Placement Options
Creating The Parallel Pipes tool facilitates the creation of piping runs
parallel to an existing run, as shown in Figure 9–13. This saves
Parallel Pipes time because only one run needs to be laid out, and the tool
generates the parallel runs for you.
Figure 9–13
Parallel pipe can be created in plan, section, elevation, and
3D views.
(Parallel Pipes).
3. In the Modify | Place Parallel Pipes tab>Parallel Pipes panel,
set the options, as shown in Figure 9–14.
Figure 9–14
4. Hover the cursor over the existing piping, as shown in
Figure 9–15, and press <Tab> to select the existing run.
Vertical Number The total number of parallel pipe runs, in the vertical
direction.
(Convert Placeholder).
3. The placeholder(s) is changed into the pipe type selected
earlier, as shown in Figure 9–16.
Figure 9–16
Figure 9–17
When you select pipe runs, you can add insulation by specifying
the type and thickness. This information displays as a thin line
outside of the pipe, as shown in Figure 9–18.
Figure 9–18
(Add Insulation).
3. In the associated dialog box, select an Insulation Type and
set the Thickness, as shown for Pipe Insulation in
If a pipe run has different sized pipes, you can modify the
justification of those pipes, as shown in Figure 9–20. The
process is the same as modifying duct justifications (Refer to
HVAC Systems for more information).
Figure 9–20
Working with Many fittings are automatically applied as you create the piping.
There are times when you need to add your own or add
Fittings and accessories such as the flow meter, as shown in Figure 9–21.
Accessories
Figure 9–21
Figure 9–22
When you trim pipes that intersect, the appropriate fitting is
automatically added as part of the Trim command.
Figure 9–23
You can add piping before creating hydronic systems, but to
use the automatic layout tools you need to have system in
place.
Figure 9–24
You can also do this 4. In the Piping Systems tab>System Tools panel, click
while editing the
system. (Select Equipment) to select the boiler or chiller for the
system, as shown in Figure 9–25.
Figure 9–25
Figure 9–26
Figure 9–27
Figure 9–28
Once you have created the piping system, you can automatically
create the piping layout. These tools create various routes for the
piping that you can choose from as shown in Figure 9–29
Figure 9–29
If you have just one or two pieces of mechanical equipment that
need to be connected to existing piping you can use the
Connect Into tool. If you have a more complex piping system
then use the Generate Layout tool.
(Connect Into).
3. In the Select Connector dialog box, select the type as shown
Figure 9–30
4. Select the pipe to connect into.
Figure 9–31
Figure 9–32
The blue lines identify the main piping system and green
lines identify branch systems.
Gold lines display a potential open connection that could
cause problems when the piping is added.
5. In the Generate Layout tab>Generate Layout panel, click
Figure 9–33
(Edit Layout).
3. Select one of the layout lines. You can use the move control
to change the location of the line as shown in Figure 9–34.
You can also change the height of the offset by clicking on
the number control.
Figure 9–34
Revit only permits one
custom option at a time. 4. Click (Solutions) to finish customizing the layout. The
Solution Type list now has Custom as an additional option to
the standard three solution types.
This tool is not available While working in the Generate Layouts tool you can add a Base
for systems in which the (a point of connection to the main system), in cases where the
source equipment is source equipment has not yet been placed or where it is located
already specified. on a different level of the building. The base can be either
rectangular or circular as shown in Figure 9–35. The elevation of
the base is set in the Options Bar.
Figure 9–35
Once the automatic/custom layout is completed, check
through the entire system to verify. Make sure you include
checking slopes if they are used.
Pipe not
highlighted
Figure 9–36
Estimated time for In this practice you will create Hydronic Supply and Return
completion: 25 minutes Systems and then add pipes to connect the Air Handling Units in
each system. You will use the Parallel Pipes tool to create a set
of pipes on top of existing pipes. Finally, you will verify all of the
connections and system types for the piping. One of the AHU
with piping is shown in Figure 9–37.
Figure 9–37
5. In the Create Piping System dialog box, set the System type
as Hydronic Return and System name as 01 - HWR1. Click
1. In the north wing, zoom in on the far left AHU and select it.
Click on the Hydronic Return control that displays Create
Pipe, as shown in Figure 9–38.
Figure 9–38
5. Draw the first pipe segment 600mm into the hall. Then draw
the next pipe segment all the way down the hall until it
reaches into the main hall, zooming out as required.
7. Zoom back into the second AHU. Start a pipe from the
Hydronic Return control on the back of the AHU. Before
drawing the pipe in the Options Bar, change the Offset to
2850mm. This is needed for the pipe go below the return
duct. Draw the pipe as shown in Figure 9–39. When you
select the intersection of the main horizontal pipe, the
program automatically creates the fittings needed to return
the pipe to the correct height.
Figure 9–39
8. Repeat the process from each AHU in the wing. You can use
(Connect Into) for any of the pipes that come directly off
the unit to the main pipe. You need to draw the pipes for the
ones that come off the back of the AHU.
2. Select the linked project and temporarily hide it. This makes it
easier to select the piping and AHU equipment.
(Parallel Pipes.
Figure 9–40
5. Hover over a pipe and press <Tab> to see if you can select
pipe runs (not all of them work). Click on each of the existing
pipes or pipe runs. Concentrate first on the north side of the
hallway as there are additional issues with connecting the
pipes on the south side because of the ductwork.
1. Zoom in on the AHU at the upper left of the hall. The piping is
not attached as shown in Figure 9–41.
Figure 9–41
2. Select the pipe and use the connector on the end closest to
the AHU, to drag the end of the pipe to the snap point of the
connector on the AHU, as shown in Figure 9–42.
Figure 9–42
3. Another issue that you can see is the color of the pipes. They
match the existing pipe system type.
6. Click out in space and note that the pipes connected to the
supply system have now updated.
7. Pan down to the next AHU on the north side of the hallway.
Figure 9–43
10. Using the connectors, drag the three pipes away from each
other, as shown on the left in Figure 9–44. Then drag the two
pipes together to touch at connectors. It joins the two pipes
together, as shown on the right in Figure 9–44.
Figure 9–44
11. Finally, drag the vertical pipe to where it intersects with the
horizontal pipe. The Tee fitting is automatically applied as
shown in Figure 9–45.
Alternately, use
(Trim/Extend to
Corner) and select the
two colinear pipes to
join them into one. Then
use (Trim/Extend
Single Element) to force
the software to add a
Tee fitting where the
vertical pipe meets the
main run. Figure 9–45
12. Continue working down the hall attaching the supply piping
correctly to the AHU units. Modify any connections and
System Types as needed.
13. If you have time, work on the piping from the AHU units on
the south side of the hallway. You need to make adjustments
so the pipes do not go through the ductwork.
Figure 9–46
Sprinkler types include wet and dry. All sprinklers in a system
must be of the same type.
Estimated time for In this practice you will create a fire protection ceiling plan view,
completion: 20 minutes add both wet and dry sprinklers, as shown in Figure 9–47. You
will also create fire protection systems and add piping.
Figure 9–47
5. This view displays the light fixtures but you also need to know
the location of air terminals so that you can place the
sprinklers appropriately. You also need to have the piping
turned on so that you can add the appropriate piping to the
fire protection system.
Figure 9–48
to load them.
(Place on Face).
Figure 9–49
Figure 9–50
12. Place sprinklers down the hall at a spacing of 1825mm off the
vestibule door and then 4270mm on center, as shown in
Figure 9–51. You can place the first one and then array the
rest or use temporary dimensions to place them.
Figure 9–51
(Piping).
(Edit System).
Figure 9–52
1. Hover the cursor over one of the sprinklers in the hall and
press <Tab> until the sprinkler system is selected.
4. In the Pipe Conversion Settings dialog box, set the Offset for
both Main and Branch to 3000mm as shown in Figure 9–53.
Verify that the Pipe Type is set to Copper and click
Figure 9–53
(Place Base).
7. Put the base at the right end of the string of sprinklers in the
hall.
10. Review the Solution Types for the Network, more options are
now available.
11. Select the Solution Type Network 5 of 5. The pipe runs down
the length of the hall directly on top of the sprinklers with the
main branch ending at the base, as shown in Figure 9–54.
Figure 9–54
13. Cancel the alert box. The open connection is at the base.
14. If you have time, add piping to the classroom sprinklers. You
can draw them using connectors, the Pipe command, or with
an automatic or custom layout.
5. What are the two types of fire protection systems that can be
created and how are they distinguished?
a. Wet and Dry
b. Upright and Pendant
c. Hosted and Unhosted
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Add Insulation Ribbon: (with one or more Pipes
selected) Modify | Pipe tab>Edit panel
or (with Pipes and Pipe Fittings
selected) Modify | Multi-Select tab>
Edit panel
10–1
10–2
Plumbing Systems
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 10–1
There are several steps in creating Plumbing systems:
Modifying Several modifications to views can help you as you create the
plumbing systems in a project. These include the View Range
Views for where you setup a way to see below the floor in a view, setting
Plumbing the Detail Level to see either schematic or full size views of the
piping, using Interior Elevations, Sections, and 3D views to help
you as you create the systems. You can also use view filters, as
shown in Figure 10–3, to see only the types of systems that are
needed at the time.
Figure 10–3
To see plumbing that is below the floor in a plan view you need to
modify the View Range. With no elements selected, in
Properties, scroll down to View Range and click
. In the View Range dialog box, in the Primary
Range area, change the Bottom Offset and in the View Depth
area, change the Level Offset to a depth that displays the
plumbing but does not display too much of other elements below,
as shown in Figure 10–4.
Figure 10–4
Figure 10–6
Type WT to tile two or more open windows. Before tiling, use
View Filters
Using View Filters (type VG and select the Filters tab), to select
the type(s) of systems you want to see in a view, as shown in
Figure 10–7.
Figure 10–7
If the view filters you want are not present in a view, click
and select from the filters listed.
You can add or change the color for a system in the Lines
column.
Figure 10–8
Figure 10–9
Figure 10–10
Figure 10–11
Figure 10–12
Connection
icon
Figure 10–13
Select a plumbing fixture, existing pipe, or pipe fitting and
right-click while hovering over the appropriate connector
and select Draw Pipe, Draw Pipe Placeholder, or Draw
Flex Pipe.
2. In the Type Selector, select a pipe type as shown in
Figure 10–14.
Figure 10–14
3. If not using a connector to start the command, in the Options
Bar, set the Diameter and Offset. In the Placement Tools
Connecting the new 4. In the Modify | Place (Flex) Pipe (Placeholder) tab>
pipe to the end of an
existing pipe at a Placement Tools panel, use (Automatically Connect) if
different offset, is not you want the pipe you are drawing to connect to the middle of
affected by the an existing pipe which is at a different offset.
Automatically Connect 5. Draw the pipes using temporary dimensions, snaps, and
toggle. alignments to locate each point along the path.
6. Press <Esc> once to stay in the command but have a new
start location.
7. Press <Esc> twice or click (Modify) to complete the
command.
Figure 10–16
Figure 10–17
Another way to draw pipe from a plumbing fixture is using the
Connect Into tool. It can be used to create piping to connect
the plumbing fixture into a main pipe. Select a plumbing
fixture which has unconnected connections. In the Modify |
Figure 10–18
Routing Preferences
Figure 10–19
Mechanical Settings
In this dialog box, you can set general pipe settings, such as
annotation, conversion settings for automatic pipe layouts,
manage segments and sizes (as shown in Figure 10–20),
manage fluid types, and set standard slope values.
Figure 10–20
Modifying To change the slope of a pipe, select it and modify the slope
using the Edit Slope control as shown in Figure 10–21. You can
Plumbing Pipes
also click (Slope) to open the Slope Editor. The controls are
available in plan or section/elevation views.
Figure 10–21
You can change the size of the pipe in the Options Bar or
Properties. The offset of the pipe ends can be changed using
Properties or the Edit Start/End Offset controls.
Plumbing Pipe One of the challenges about working with plumbing is specifying
the correct pipe fitting or accessory and verifying that it is
Fittings and working as expected. For example, if a fitting is facing the wrong
Accessories direction, you can use (Flip) to switch it, as shown in
Figure 10–22.
Flip
Control
Figure 10–22
Check various views to verify that you have correctly
attached the plumbing fittings to the pipes.
Figure 10–23
Figure 10–24
Figure 10–25
Using Place Base is useful for systems such as Sanitary
Piping, which are not connected to the equipment, but should
have pipe routed in the right direction, which is later
connected to the sanitary mains.
Pipe Sizing
Figure 10–26
Select a run of piping, in the Modify | Multi-Select tab>
Figure 10–27
Estimated time for In this practice you will set up and review several plumbing
completion: 25 minutes related views including plans, sections, and 3D views. You will
add plumbing fixtures to a restroom and add piping including
sanitary lines, as shown in Figure 10–28. You will then review
and add fixtures to a system.
Figure 10–28
Figure 10–29
Figure 10–30
4. Open the 02 Plumbing Plan view. Note the pipes that cross
the ceiling as shown in Figure 10–31.
Second Floor
Figure 10–31
Figure 10–32
The fixtures in the 1. Open the 02 Plumbing Plan floor plan view and zoom in on
women’s restroom on the the women’s restroom.
first floor need to be lined
up exactly with the
2. In the Systems tab>Work Plane panel, click (Reference
fixtures on the one above
Plane).
so that the pipes work
correctly. To facilitate this, 3. Using the alignment line of the toilet, draw a short reference
you need to draw plane across the WC as shown in Figure 10–33.
reference planes.
Figure 10–33
6. Select one of the section lines. In the View Control Bar, click
(Temporary Hide/Isolate)>Hide Category. This
temporarily removes the section lines while you are adding
the fixtures. You can easily access them again when
required.
Figure 10–34
(Plumbing Fixture).
Figure 10–35
14. Copy the fixture to the other stalls using the reference plane
as the move start and end points.
If the lavatory faces out of 17. Place five (5) lavatories at the reference plane locations
the room, delete the across from the toilets.
vertical reference plane
and draw it from top to 18. The final layout is shown in Figure 10–36.
bottom.
Figure 10–36
6. Draw the pipe out of the back of the lavatory about 75mm
into the wall.
Figure 10–37
10. Zoom in on the lavatory above the one to which you just
added pipes. The pipes have an elbow fitting as shown in
Figure 10–38.
Figure 10–38
If you have not 11. Select the elbow (not the pipe). Note the options that are
temporarily hidden the available on the elbow to create a tee. Click the Tee plus sign
linked architectural file do as shown in Figure 10–39.
so now because you
cannot easily select the
plumbing elements
through it.
Figure 10–39
12. Repeat with the cold water pipe. After doing so, both pipe
fittings should now be open at the bottom as shown in
Figure 10–40.
Figure 10–40
16. Draw pipes from the newly opened Tee to the pipes that
come out of the back of the lower lavatory. An elbow fitting is
automatically applied. The pipes should display as shown in
Figure 10–41.
Figure 10–41
17. At this point you can repeat the process for each of the
lavatories. This is most likely to work right away and not leave
you with any disconnects. Alternatively, you can copy the
pipes to the other lavatories.
(Copy).
6. As the move end point, select the same point on the next
lavatory and repeat until all of the lavatories have pipes as
shown in Figure 10–42.
Figure 10–42
10. In the Show Disconnects Options dialog box, select Pipe (as
Figure 10–43
Figure 10–44
To help discover the 12. In the floor plan view, select one of the disconnect warning
problems, tile the section icons. The pipe highlights in both views and a Warning box
view that you created and opens displaying the issue, as shown in Figure 10–45.
the 01 Plumbing Plan
view. When you test the
connections the pipe
referenced in the
disconnect warning
highlights.
Figure 10–45
13. To solve the first floor open connector problem, select the
pipe that touches the lavatory. Click and drag the control until
it displays the point connector as shown in Figure 10–46.
When you release the mouse button, the pipe connects to the
lavatory and the disconnect warning disappears.
Figure 10–46
14. Repeat with the other open pipes that connect to the first floor
lavatories. The open connector that points to the center of the
lavatory is for the sanitary line that has not yet been added.
15. In the section view, connect the copied pipe to the tee as
shown in Figure 10–47. If the floor plan is still open, note that
the disconnect warning disappears as you do each one.
Figure 10–47
17. In the Show Disconnects Options dialog box, clear Pipe and
click .
18. Open the 3D PIPING - First Floor view to review the piping
that you just placed.
(Load Family).
Figure 10–48
8. If you have time, route the cold water lines to the water
closets. Refer to the men’s restroom for routing details. Use
the WC Wall reference plane to set the Work Plane so that
you can draw the pipes to go around the sanitary line.
Direction of Slope
Figure 10–49
Verify that no other 6. Type WT to tile the section and plan view. Zoom in to the
projects are open before women’s restroom in both views as needed to display the
you try to tile the two Wye pipe fitting below the first floor.
views.
Figure 10–50
9. When the pipe intersects with the last water closet, draw the
pipe up and select the Sanitary connector as shown in
Figure 10–51.
Figure 10–51
Figure 10–52
14. If you have time, route the sanitary lines to the lavatories.
Refer to the men’s restroom for routing details.
4. Select one of the water closets that you just added to the
view.
8. Hover over one of the lavatories. The system you are adding
to displays as shown in Figure 10–53. Select the lavatory.
Figure 10–53
Figure 10–54
Figure 10–55
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Check Pipe Ribbon: Analyze tab>Check Systems
Systems panel
11–1
11–2
Electrical Systems
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 11–1
There are several steps in the process of creating an Electrical
system:
Figure 11–2
When placing Electrical elements in a view, use Properties to set
specific information about the element, as shown in Figure 11–3.
Figure 11–3
In the Type Selector, select a specific family element type. In
Properties, other options depend on the type of Electrical
element you are placing, and can include offset value, voltage,
loads, etc. In the Ribbon, in the Placement panel, you can find
options for the face or plane used for placement.
Figure 11–4
The different categories in the left pane have their own specific
settings that are available when the category is selected.
Hidden Line Settings for cable tray and conduit hidden line styles and
gaps.
General Parameters and formats for symbols and styles for various
electrical component values, including phase naming.
Cable Tray Specifies annotative scaling for cable tray fittings and
Settings rise/drop symbology.
Specifies cable tray sizes available in a project.
Panel Specifies settings for spares and spaces, and for merging
Schedules multi-poled circuits
Figure 11–5
Electrical Components can be placed in any view, including
plan, elevation, and 3D.
Figure 11–6
Figure 11–7
Figure 11–8
3. In Type Selector, select a specific component to insert. In
Properties, set any other available required values/options.
4. In the Modify | Place Devices tab>Tag panel, click or clear
Figure 11–9
Some families do not work well if two devices need to be placed
directly next to or above each other. For example, in
Figure 11–10, devices that are placed correctly in a section
view result in overlapping, illegible symbols in plan. Moving the
symbol in the plan view also moves the device in the model.
Figure 11–12
Lighting fixtures can also be copied and monitored from a
linked architectural file.
Figure 11–13
Light fixtures that are hosted by a ceiling in a linked model
move automatically with any changes that the architects
make to the ceiling height. This can be an advantage of using
hosted fixtures.
If the architect deletes the ceiling and puts a new one in the
linked model, the hosted lighting fixtures are orphaned and
do not move with changes in the ceiling height. A warning
box opens when you reload the linked model or reopen the
MEP project, as shown in Figure 11–14. Use the
Coordination Monitoring tools to address the issue.
Figure 11–15
Figure 11–16
Wiring is typically added to display exposed wires, or other
wires that might be necessary for modifications.
Figure 11–17
(Power).
3. In the Electrical Circuits tab>System Tools panel, click
(Edit Circuit).
Figure 11–18
Create a Switch In addition to power systems, lighting fixtures also have switch
systems. Switch systems enable you to indicate which lights are
System linked to which switch, as shown in Figure 11–19. This is
especially useful for those cases where there are multiple lights
on the same circuit but controlled by different switches.
Figure 11–19
click (Switch).
3. In the Modify | Switch System tab>System Tools panel, click
Create Other Besides Power circuits, there are other types of circuits that can
be created. They are all similar and include data, as shown in
Circuits Figure 11–20, telephone, fire alarm, communication, nurse call,
security, and control systems. When creating these types of
circuits, start by selecting a component that is to be part of it.
These systems connect compatible devices, and connect them
in a circuit to a similar panel.
Figure 11–20
The process for creating any type of circuit is the same.
Select at least one of the components that is to be part of the
circuit (such as an ethernet data connector device) and then,
in the Modify | (varies) tab>Create Systems panel, click the
Estimated time for In this practice you will insert lighting fixtures and add two
completion: 20 minutes electrical panels, one for standard lights and the other for
emergency lights. You will connect light fixtures together in a
power circuit, create an emergency power circuit, add light
fixtures, and move those, as shown in Figure 11–21. You will
also add a transformer and connect panels to it. Finally, you will
display wire connections in a circuit.
Figure 11–21
(Place on Face).
Figure 11–22
Figure 11–23
12. Select the tags for the LP2 and EM1 panels and move them
above the panels, as shown in Figure 11–24.
Figure 11–24
2. Select the upper left light and in the Modify | Lighting Fixtures
(Edit Circuit).
Figure 11–25
6. In the Options Bar, expand the Panel list, and select LP2.
9. Select one of the Troffer light fixtures which you just circuited.
Figure 11–26
Figure 11–27
click (Power).
Because there is now 4. In the Modify | Electrical Circuits tab>Systems Tools panel,
only one uncircuited
connector on this click (Edit Circuit).
fixture, the Select
5. In the Options Bar, select the Panel EM1.
Connector dialog box
does not open.
6. In the Edit Circuit tab>Edit Circuit panel, verify that (Add
to Circuit) is selected. Click on the emergency lighting fixture
in the room to the right and select the emergency connector.
Figure 11–28
Figure 11–29
13. Select the emergency fixture. The fixture is grayed out in the
system as shown in Figure 11–30
Figure 11–30
15. Add this fixture and others in nearby classrooms to the first
emergency circuit. When you select other fixtures that have
not been first removed, the Warning displays but can be
ignored.
Figure 11–31
The transformer has a 7. In the Electrical - Circuiting area, set the Distribution System
primary and secondary to 480/277 Wye.
distribution system; both
are set as properties of 8. Click (Modify) and select the panel PP1.
the transformer.
9. In the Modify | Electrical Equipment tab> Create Systems
11. In the Options Bar, in the Panel list select TR1-1. The load
from panel PP-1 is now assigned to the transformer TR1-1
2. Zoom into the area near the electrical room but the nearby
classroom should also be visible.
3. Hover your cursor over one of the lights in the classroom and
press < Tab> to highlight the circuit. Click to select it as
shown in Figure 11–32.
Figure 11–32
Figure 11–33
Figure 11–34
The fixture that remains 6. Move a fixture and observe that the wire stays connected
in place is in the linked adjusting to the new fixture location. Wires are view specific.
file.
7. If you have time you can also create a Switch System for the
room.
Figure 11–35
The commands to create and place cable trays, conduits,
and their appropriate fittings, are located in the Systems
tab>Electrical panel, as shown in Figure 11–36.
Figure 11–36
Cable trays, conduits, and fittings can be placed in any view,
including plan, elevation, and 3D.
or (Conduit).
3. In Type Selector, select a type to insert. You can select a type
that includes fittings, or a type that does not include fittings.
4. In the Options Bar, for Cable Tray, set the Width, Height,
Offset and Bend Radius, as shown in Figure 11–37.
Figure 11–37
For Conduit, set the Diameter, Offset, and Bend Radius
values as shown in Figure 11–38.
Figure 11–38
Figure 11–39
To connect a conduit to a cable tray, start the conduit
segment on a cable tray, regardless of elevation.
Figure 11–40
Figure 11–43
Parallel conduit can be created in plan, section, elevation,
and 3D views.
You can modify cable tray and conduit using universal methods
by making changes in Properties, in the Options bar, and by
using temporary dimensions, controls, and connectors. Modify
tools, such as Move, Rotate, Trim/Extend, and Align enable
you to place the elements in the correct locations.
Figure 11–44
How to: Change the Type of Cable Tray and Conduit Runs
1. Select the cable tray or conduit run. Ensure that you filter out
everything except related elements and fittings.
Figure 11–45
If a cable tray or conduit run has different sizes along its run, you
can modify the justification of the cable tray or conduit, as shown
in Figure 11–46.
Figure 11–46
While you can justify conduit, it is not typically required.
Figure 11–47
Figure 11–48
Adding Fittings Revit MEP software automatically adds fittings to cable tray and
conduit segments during their creation. It is also possible to
manually add cable tray and conduit fittings to any existing
segment or segment run. You can also use the controls on the
fittings to modify the type, as shown in Figure 11–49.
Figure 11–49
How to: Manually add a Cable Tray or Conduit Fitting to a plan view
1. Open the view in which you are going to place the fitting.
2. In the Systems tab>Electrical panel, click either (Cable
Figure 11–50
Create Panel Panel schedules can be created for each panel in the model, and
it can be created anytime before or after circuits are created for
Schedules the panel. Once created, panel schedules are listed
automatically in the Project Browser, in the Panel Schedule
node, as shown in Figure 11–51.
Figure 11–51
Modifying After a panel schedule has been created, its circuits can be
modified. The circuits can be rearranged, locked, grouped, or
Panel renamed. Loads can be balanced across phases, and spares
Schedules can be added.
Estimated time for In this practice you will add conduit and a fitting to a project, as
completion: 15 minutes shown in Figure 11–52.You will also view an existing electrical
panel schedule and create a new one.
Figure 11–52
Figure 11–53
7. For the second point, move the cursor straight down and
select between the lights, as shown in Figure 11–54.
Figure 11–54
8. Move the cursor straight to the right and select point just
before the wall, as shown in Figure 11–55.
Figure 11–55
12. Place the junction box at the end of the conduit segment you
just created.
Figure 11–56
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Add to Circuit Ribbon: Edit Circuit tab>Edit Circuit
panel
9Setting Up Sheets
9Placing and Modifying Views on Sheets
9Adding Revisions
9Printing Sheets
12–1
12–2
Creating Construction Documents
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 12–1
Click to
load a sheet from the
Library.
Figure 12–2
Figure 12–3
Once created, sheets are listed in the Sheets (all) area of the
Project Browser.
When you change the Sheet Name and/or Number in the title
block, it automatically changes the name and number of the
sheet in the Project Browser.
You can create your own title block using a template from
Autodesk® Revit® software (Application Menu>New>Title
Block). Select the size you want to work with and then add
lines, text, labels, and imported files as needed to create the
title block.
Sheet (Title A new sheet includes a title block. You can change the
information in the title block by selecting any blue label you want
Block) to edit (Project Name, Project Number, etc.), as shown in
Properties Figure 12–4.
Figure 12–4
You can also change the title block information that is sheet
specific in Properties, as shown in Figure 12–5.
Figure 12–5
Figure 12–6
Figure 12–7
Figure 12–8
Figure 12–9
Figure 12–10
Working with You can use a guide grid to help you place views on a sheet, as
shown in Figure 12–11. Guide grids can be set up per sheet. You
Guide Grids can also create different types with various grid spacings.
Figure 12–11
You can move guide grids and resize them using controls.
Figure 12–12
3. The guide grid displays using the specified sizing.
Figure 12–13
Modifying Views can be modified in several ways. You can move, delete,
and rotate (90 degrees) views on a sheet. The view title can also
Views on be moved independently of the view. When you change any of
Sheets the view properties of a view, they automatically update on the
sheet.
You can also use the To move a view on a sheet, click the view and drag it to a new
Move command or the location. The view title moves with the view.
arrow keys on the
keyboard to move a To move only the view title, select the view title directly and
view. drag it to the new location.
To modify the length of the line under the title name, select
the viewport and drag the controls, as shown in
Figure 12–14.
Figure 12–14
Deleting Views
Rotating Views
If you are creating a vertical sheet, you can rotate the view on
the sheet by 90 degrees. Select the view and set the direction
of rotation in the Rotation on Sheet drop-down list in the
Options Bar, as shown in Figure 12–15.
Figure 12–15
Figure 12–16
Figure 12–17
To return to the sheet, right-click and select Deactivate View.
Alternatively, switch to the View tab>Sheet Composition
Figure 12–18
4. Place the image where you want it to be located within the
titleblock.
5. The image is displayed. Pick one of the grips and extend it
to modify the size of the image.
In Properties, you can adjust the height and width and also
set the Draw Layer to either Background or Foreground,
as shown in Figure 12–19.
Figure 12–19
Figure 12–20
Figure 12–21
Show Select Cloud and Tag, Tag only, or None to display on the
sheets.
4. Click .
5. Open the Sheet in which you want to add the revision.
Figure 12–22
9. In the Modify | Create Revision Cloud Sketch tab>Mode
In this practice you will add new sheets to the project. You will fill
in title block information. You will then add views to sheets, such
as the Lighting Plan sheet shown in Figure 12–23. Complete as
many sheets as you have time for in class.
Figure 12–23
4. Zoom in on the lower right corner of the title block and fill out
the labels, as follows (these labels are used across the entire
sheet set and do not need to be entered on each sheet),
(select the specific label in the titleblock until the edit box
appears):
The Scale is
automatically entered
when a view is inserted
onto a sheet. If a sheet
has multiple scales, the
scale reads As
Indicated.
Figure 12–24
3. Open the E-302 - 2nd Floor Lighting Plan sheet and drag
and drop the 2nd Floor Lighting Plan North and South
views you just created onto it.
4. Open the E-303 - Power Panel Plan Detail sheet and drag
and drop the Power Panel Callout view onto it.
Your numbers might not 6. Switch to the 01 POWER PLAN view. Zoom in on the callout
exactly match the marker by the power panels. Notice that it has now been
numbers in the example. automatically assigned a detail and sheet number, as shown
in Figure 12–25.
Figure 12–25
With the Print command, you can print individual sheets or a list
of selected sheets. You can also print an individual view or a
portion of a view for check prints or presentations. The Print
dialog box is shown in Figure 12–26.
Figure 12–26
3. Click
Printing The Print dialog box is divided into the following areas: Printer,
File, Print Range, Options, and Settings. Modify them as needed
Options to produce the plot you want.
Printer
Figure 12–27
File
The File area is only available if the Print to file option has been
selected in the Printer area. You can create one file or multiple
files depending on the type of printer you are using, as shown in
Figure 12–28.
Figure 12–28
Options
Figure 12–29
Print Range
Figure 12–30
To print multiple sheets, select the Selected views/sheets
option and click to open the View/Sheet Set dialog
box. Select each view or sheet to be included in the print set. You
can save these sets by name so that you can more easily print
the same group again.
Settings
Figure 12–31
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Activate View Ribbon: (select the view) Modify |
Viewports tab>Viewport panel>
Activate View
Right-click: (on view) Activate View
13–1
13–2
Annotating Construction Documents
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Figure 13–1
Dimensions referencing model elements must be drawn on a
model in an active view. You can dimension on sheets, but
only to items drawn directly on the sheets.
(Aligned) is also
found in the Quick
Access Toolbar.
Figure 13–2
Figure 13–3
When placing
dimensions to and from
Autodesk® Revit® MEP
components, you can
select from their edges
or centers.
Figure 13–4
7. Continue selecting elements to dimension in a continuous
line, as needed.
Figure 13–5
Move
witness
line
Drag text
To change the gap between the witness line and the element
being dimensioned, drag the gap control at the end of the
witness line.
Figure 13–7
Figure 13–8
Double-click on the dimension text to open the Dimension Text
dialog box, as shown in Figure 13–9, and make modifications as
required.
Figure 13–9
Setting Constraints
The two types of constraints that work with dimensions are locks
and equal settings, as shown in Figure 13–10.
Figure 13–10
When you lock a dimension, the value is set and you cannot
make a change between it and the referenced elements. If it
is unlocked, you can move it and change its value.
Figure 13–11
Figure 13–12
The text height is automatically set by the text type in conjunction
with the scale of the view, as shown in Figure 13–13, using the
same size text type at two different scales. Text types display at
the specified height, both in the views and on the sheet.
Figure 13–14
5. Select the location for the leader and text.
If the No leader option is selected, select the start point
for the text and begin typing.
If using a leader, the first point places the arrow and you
then select points for the leader. The text starts at the last
leader point.
To set a word wrapping distance, click and drag to set the
start and end points of the text.
The Bold, Italic, and 6. Type the required text. In the Format panel (as shown in
Underline options only Figure 13–15) you can apply bold, italic, or underlined
apply to that instance of formatting to the text, and set a paragraph format.
text. If you want a
specific type of text to
have this formatting,
create a new text type
and then select the new
type in Properties.
Figure 13–15
7. Click outside the text box to complete the text element.
Pressing <Enter> after a line of text does not end the
command. It starts a new line of text in the same text
window.
8. Click in a new location to start another text element.
Figure 13–16
You can add leaders to text when it is selected. Click the
related icon in the Format panel, as shown in Figure 13–17.
Use the grips to move the leader once it is placed.
Figure 13–17
Several text types are included in the default template. These
can be set and changed in the Type Selector. You can also
create your own text types.
When placing text, alignment lines help you align the text with
other text elements based on the justification of the original
text.
Setting the While entering text, you can create individual lines of text using
the paragraph formats. Change the text format option before you
Paragraph type the line of text as shown in Figure 13–18. When you press
Format <Enter> to start the next line, it continues to use the new format.
Figure 13–18
To change a line that has already been typed, click anywhere
on the line of text and change the paragraph format.
Spell Checking The Spelling dialog box displays any misspelled words in context
and provides several options for changing them, as shown in
Figure 13–19.
Figure 13–19
To spell check all of the text in a view, in the Annotate tab>
You can also check the spelling in the selected text. With text
selected, in the Modify | Text Notes tab>Tools panel, click
(Spelling).
Creating Text If you need new text types with a different text size or font (such
as for a title or hand-lettering), you can create new ones, as
Types shown in Figure 13–20. It is recommended that you create these
in a project template so that they are available in future projects.
Figure 13–20
You can copy and paste text types from one project to
another or use Transfer Project Standards.
.
4. Modify the text parameters as needed. The parameters are
shown in Figure 13–21.
Figure 13–21
In the Graphics area, click in the cell next to the Color
parameter and select a color for the text in the Color
dialog box. Typically, this remains black if you are
creating working drawings. However, if you want to add
color to a presentation, you can use the full range of True
colors and Pantone colors.
The Background parameter can be set to Opaque or
Transparent. An opaque background includes a masking
region that hides lines or elements beneath the text.
In the Text area, the Width Factor parameter controls the
width of the lettering, but does not affect the height. A
width factor greater than 1 spreads the text out and a
width factor less than 1 compresses it.
Figure 13–22
Detail lines and symbols are view-specific, which means that
they only display in the view in which they were created.
3. Use the tools in the Draw panel to create the detail lines.
Figure 13–24
Symbols are 2D elements that only display in one view, while
components can be in 3D and display in many views.
Figure 13–25
5. Place the symbol in the view. Rotate it if you selected the
Rotate after placement option. If you specified leaders, use
the controls to move them into place.
Figure 13–26
A legend view can also be placed on multiple sheets. This is
useful when you need to set up the sheets because the software
does not permit you to add a regular view to more than one
sheet. For example, if you add the Plumbing>Floor Plans:
Level 1 view to sheet P-101, you cannot add it to any other
sheet, because the software now considers that view to be
placed. If you are creating a key plan that needs to be placed on
multiple sheets you can create a key plans legend.
Figure 13–27
Figure 13–28
The list of Families is limited to the ones that are loaded
into the project, whether or not they have been used.
6. Place the component anywhere in the view.
Legend components are not counted in schedules and
material takeoffs.
Figure 13–29
You can import an existing legend from CAD but it is
recommended to do a comparative check of the symbols in
your model against the symbols in the imported CAD legend.
Estimated time for In this practice you will add dimensions to the duct branches,
completion: 20 minutes and then modify those dimensions, as shown in Figure 13–30.
You will also add detail lines and text as well as symbols and
legends.
Figure 13–30
4. Dimension the first four duct branches on the top side of the
North wing, starting from the left side wall, as shown in
Figure 13–31. Verify that the Wall centerlines is set in the
Options Bar. Click (Modify) to finish.
Figure 13–31
5. Select the far right duct branch that you dimensioned. Its
dimension to the next duct branch on its left is part of the
selection, and is blue.
Figure 13–32
8. Select the end of the main duct to add a fifth dimension to the
string of dimensions, as shown in Figure 13–33. Click
anywhere in the empty space away from any objects to finish
the command. Click (Modify) to finish.
Figure 13–33
5. Draw a rectangle from the upper left corner of the room to the
lower right corner of the room, approximately 4500mm x
1800mm, as shown in Figure 13–34. Click (Modify) to
finish.
Detail
Rectangle
Figure 13–34
Color: Red
Text Font: Arial
Text Size: 4mm
Select the Italic option
11. Add text using the 4mm Arial - Red text type, to the inside of
the Detail rectangle you drew, as shown in Figure 13–35.
Click (Modify) to finish.
Figure 13–35
(Load Family).
5. Insert a North Arrow near the bottom left of the model. Click
(Modify) to finish.
Figure 13–36
Figure 13–37
Figure 13–38
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Aligned Ribbon: Annotate tab>Dimension
(Dimension) panel>Aligned
Quick Access Toolbar
Shortcut: DI
9Adding Tags
9Working with Schedules
9Creating Schedules
14–1
14–2
Tags and Schedules
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
Open schedules and modify schedule cells that are not filled
out automatically.
Figure 14–1
You can place three types of tags, as follows:
Figure 14–2
3. Select the element you want to tag. The appropriate tag is
applied for the category of element selected. If the tag is not
loaded, you are prompted to load it from the Library.
Tag Options
You can set tag options for leaders and tag rotation, as shown in
Figure 14–3. You can also press the <Spacebar> to toggle the
orientation while placing the tag or when modifying it.
Figure 14–5
Tag panel and click (Loaded Tags). This opens the Tags
dialog box, which displays the tags that have been loaded
and load additional tags, as shown in Figure 14–6. Most tags
are stored in the Annotations folder in the Library.
Figure 14–6
Tagging in You can add tags (and some dimensions) to 3D views, as shown
in Figure 14–7, as long as the views are locked first. You can
3D Views only add tags in isometric views.
Figure 14–7
If you are using the default 3D view and it has not been
saved, you are prompted to name and save the view first.
Tagging If you have not tagged various elements on placement, you can
tag them in a view using the Tag All Not Tagged command. For
Multiple example, when you cut a section, tags do not automatically
Elements display. Therefore, you can use it to add the tags as shown in
Figure 14–8. Alternatively, if you copied ducting layouts in a plan
view, you can tag all of the new elements at the same time.
If other Autodesk®
Revit® files are linked to
the current project, you
can also include
elements from the
linked file when you use
the Tag All Not Tagged
command.
Figure 14–8
Figure 14–9
Figure 14–10
Figure 14–11
To modify the number of a type tag (commonly used with light
fixtures), you can either click directly on the number in the tag
and modify it, or select the element and, in Properties, click
Figure 14–12
Figure 14–13
The values for Mark and Type Mark can be letters or
numbers, or a combination of the two.
Add duct, pipe, and air terminal tags in a separate floor plan.
Estimated time for In this practice, you will add lighting fixture tags and conduit tags
completion: 15 minutes to a floor plan. You will then add duct, pipe, and air terminal tags
to another floor plan, as shown in Figure 14–14.
Figure 14–14
3. Zoom into the classroom at the far upper left corner of the
building.
6. Tag the three light fixtures with the Type Mark tag that loads
automatically, as shown in Figure 14–15.
Figure 14–15
Figure 14–16
9. While the tags are still selected drag them off the fixture and
place them in line with tags in the adjacent room, as shown in
Figure 14–17.
Figure 14–17
10. Using (Tag by Category), tag all four light fixtures in this
room. Move the four tags to the top of the light fixtures to
match Type Mark tags on the adjacent fixtures.
11. The tag for the emergency recessed lighting fixture has a
question mark, as shown in Figure 14–18. This means that
the information it is designed to display has not been
specified.
Figure 14–18
13. In the Type Properties dialog box, in the Identity Data area,
Figure 14–19
Click .
Figure 14–20
4. In the Tag All Not Tagged dialog box, select the following
(hold down <Ctrl> to select more than one):
click .
7. All the air terminals, pipes and ducts are now tagged in this
view, as shown in part in Figure 14–21
Figure 14–21
Figure 14–22
Figure 14–23
Figure 14–24
3. Add the new information. The change is reflected in the
schedule, on the sheet, and in the elements of the project.
Figure 14–25
When you select an element in a schedule, in the Modify
Schedule/Quantities tab>Element panel, you can click
Figure 14–26
This opens a close-up view of the element with the Show
Element(s) in View dialog box, as shown in Figure 14–27.
Click to display more views of the element. Click
to finish the command.
Figure 14–27
Importing Schedules are views and can be copied into your project from
other projects. Only the formatting information is copied; the
and Exporting information about individually scheduled items is not included.
Schedules That information is automatically added by the project the
schedule is copied into. You can also export the schedule
information to be used in spreadsheets.
Figure 14–29
4. Click .
Figure 14–30
Figure 14–31
Figure 14–32
You can create the following types of schedules:
View List The schedule keeps count of all of the views in the
project, including their scale, phase, and use on
sheets.
Figure 14–33
Figure 14–34
3. Type a new Name, if the default does not suit.
6. Click .
7. Fill out the information in the Schedule Properties dialog box.
This includes the information in the Fields, Filter,
Sorting/Grouping, Formatting, and Appearance tabs.
8. Once you have entering the schedule properties, click
In the Fields tab, you can select from a list of available fields and
organize them in the order you want them to display in the
schedule, as shown in Figure 14–35.
Figure 14–35
In the Filter tab, you can set up filters so that only elements
meeting specific criteria are included in the schedule. For
example, you might only want to display information for one
level, as shown in Figure 14–36. You can create filters for up to
four values. All values must be satisfied for the elements to
display.
Figure 14–36
Filter by Specifies the field to filter. Not all fields are available to be
filtered.
In the Sorting/Grouping tab, you can set how you want the
information to be sorted, as shown in Figure 14–37. For
example, you can sort by type and then mark (number).
Figure 14–37
Sort by Enables you to select the field(s) you want to sort by. You
can select up to four levels of sorting.
Grand totals Selects which totals to display for the entire schedule.
Figure 14–38
In the Formatting tab, you can control how the headers of each
field display, as shown in Figure 14–39.
Figure 14–39
Fields Enables you to select the field for which you want to modify
the formatting.
Heading Enables you to change the heading of the field if you want it
to be different from the field name. For example, you might
want to replace Mark (a generic name) with the more
specific Pump Number in a pump schedule.
Alignment Aligns the text in rows under the heading to be Left, Right,
or Center.
Field Sets the units format for the length, area, volume, angle, or
formatting number field. By default, this is set to use the project
settings.
Hidden field Enables you to hide a field. For example, you might want to
use a field for sorting purposes, but not have it display in the
schedule. You can also modify this option in the schedule
view through the right-click menu.
In the Appearance tab, you can set the text style and grid options
for a schedule, as shown in Figure 14–40.
Figure 14–40
Blank row before Select this option if you want a blank row to be
data displayed before the data begins in the schedule.
Header text Select the font, font size, and bold or italic attributes
for both the title and column headers.
Body text Select the font, font size, and bold or italic attributes
for the body text.
Figure 14–41
4. Click to finish.
Estimated time for In this practice you will create an Air Terminal Schedule by
completion: 10 minutes selecting fields, sorting the fields including a count, and setup the
formatting and appearance of the schedule. You will edit the
schedule, add information directly into the schedule, and add the
schedule to a sheet. You will also make a change to the Type
Properties of an Air Terminal which then updates in the schedule,
as shown in Figure 14–42.
Figure 14–42
This is an HVAC-oriented practice but the same methods can
be used for other items, such as plumbing fixtures, sprinklers,
and lighting fixtures.
Figure 14–43
If you have added a field which you do not require, select
it in the Scheduled fields (in order): list and then click
.
If you have the right fields but they are in the wrong order,
Figure 14–44
9. Select Grand totals: and then Title and totals from the
drop-down list.
12. With Type Mark selected in the Fields: list, change the
Heading to Mark.
15. Change the height of the Header text to 4mm and select
Bold, as shown in Figure 14–45.
Figure 14–45
Figure 14–46
There is one row which is entirely blank except for the
Count column. At this point none of the air terminals have
a Type Mark assigned. Therefore, the Autodesk Revit
MEP software groups them into one row.
Task 2 - Edit the Schedule and enter data directly into the
schedule.
You will turn this off again later. Right now every air
terminal should display so that you can assign Type Marks
in the schedule.
3. Click in the first cell in the Mark column and type SD-1, as
shown in Figure 14–47.
Figure 14–47
Click .
Figure 14–48
5. The list is in order as all the items that have a SD-1 type mark
move to the bottom of the list.
7. Click in the first cell in the Mark column and type RD-1.
and click .
Figure 14–49
4. Locate the Air Terminal Schedule and drag and drop it onto
the sheet.
Figure 14–50
5. Click .
Figure 14–51
Estimated time for In this practice you will create a plumbing fixture units schedule
completion: 20 minutes starting with a base set of fields and some sorting and grouping
and formatting. You will then modify the schedule to add filtering
and additional sorting and formatting to get the required
information. Finally, you will place the schedule on a sheet, as
shown in Figure 14–52, and update some of the type properties
of a plumbing fixture and verify that it displays in the schedule.
Figure 14–52
Figure 14–53
If you have added a field that you do not need, select it in
the Scheduled fields (in order): list and click
.
If you have the correct fields but they are in the wrong
7. Stay in the Fields tab, expand the Select available fields from:
drop-down list, and select Space. The Available fields: list
changes to display fields from the spaces.
Figure 14–54
10. In the Sort by: drop-down list, select Space: Level as shown
in Figure 14–55.
Figure 14–55
11. Set the next two Sort by fields to Space: Number and Type
Mark., select Grand totals:, select Title and totals from the
drop-down list and clear Itemize every instance, as shown
in Figure 14–56.
Figure 14–56
13. In the Fields: list, select Type Mark and change the Heading
to Mark.
14. In the Fields: list, select Count and select Calculate totals.
16. Change the height of the Header text to 6mm and select
Bold, and change the height of the Body text to 4mm, as
shown in Figure 14–57.
Figure 14–57
Figure 14–58
Task 2 - Edit the schedule and enter data directly into the
schedule.
You will turn this off again later. Currently, every plumbing
fixture should display so that you can assign Type Marks
in the schedule.
3. Select the first cell in the Mark column and type PF-1, as
shown in Figure 14–59.
Figure 14–59
Click .
Figure 14–60
6. Expand the first Filter by: drop-down list and select Type
Mark. Expand the Condition drop-down list and select 'does
not equal', and expand the Value drop-down list and select
PF-1 as shown in Figure 14–61.
Figure 14–61
Figure 14–62
Figure 14–63
12. Because Space: Level and Space: Number have been set
with headers, it is not necessary to have the entire column
repeating. Select one of the cells that displays First Floor,
right-click and select Hide Column(s). Repeat this for the
Space: Number column.
13. The Fixture Unit columns (CWFU, HWFU, and WFU) are not
displaying overall totals nor by fixture totals. They are only
indicating the individual fixture units of that type of fixture.
15. Click .
16. Finally, in the schedule itself, click in the title area and
change the name to Plumbing Fixture Units Schedule.
Figure 14–64
5. Click .
Figure 14–65
Figure 14–66
Click .
Figure 14–67
If you have added a field that you do not need, select it in
the Scheduled fields (in order): list and click
.
If you have the correct fields but they are in the wrong
Figure 14–68
10. Change the height of the Header text to 6mm and select
Bold, and the Body text to 4mm, as shown in Figure 14–69.
Figure 14–69
Figure 14–70
Figure 14–71
4. Click .
Figure 14–72
6. Set the background color to the color of your choice and click
Figure 14–73
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Material Tag Ribbon: Annotate tab>Tag panel>
Material tag
15–1
15–2
Detailing
Learning Objectives
This chapter provides instruction to enable you to do the
following:
15.3 Patterning
Figure 15–1
You can use detailing tools (such as detail lines, components,
and filled regions) directly in a specially created Drafting
View, or you can work in a callout from a plan, elevation, or
section view.
Figure 15–2
Modify the detail using tools in the Modify panel. Change all
the text and line styles to Autodesk Revit specific elements.
Connecting a Once you have created a drafting view, you can link it to a callout
in another view, as shown in Figure 15–3. For example, in a
Callout to a section view, you might want to use a callout that references a
Drafting View detail. You can reference drafting views, sections, elevations,
and callouts.
Figure 15–3
Saving a When you create a drafting view and add detail components to it,
you might want to save it to use it again in another project. This
Drafting View enables you to create a library of standard details that can be
loaded into a project and modified to suit its particular
requirements.
Figure 15–4
2. In the Save As dialog box, specify a name and location for
the file and click .
Figure 15–5
4. Click .
5. In the Save As dialog box, specify a name and location for
the file and click .
Figure 15–6
5. Select the view(s) that you want to insert and click
Figure 15–7
Detail Lines Detail Lines are line elements that only display in one view.
You can select from a variety of line types supplied with the
software, including thin, medium, and wide lines, and dashed
styles for center lines, demolition, hidden, and overhead
lines.
Detail Detail components are 2D elements made of detail lines and fill
patterns that have been grouped together. They are often
Components parametric. You can use them in conjunction with other sketches
and annotations to quickly create a detail.
Figure 15–8
Additional components can be created through Families.
Figure 15–9
4. Place the component in the drawing. Rotate it by pressing the
<Spacebar> or using the prompts if you selected Rotate
after placement.
Figure 15–10
Figure 15–11
Figure 15–12
Annotating After you have drawn components and lines of details, add
annotations to the drawing. You can place text notes,
Details dimensions, symbols, detail tags, and patterning, as shown in
Figure 15–13.
Figure 15–13
Figure 15–14
Figure 15–15
The Detail Item Tag.rfa tag is located in the Annotations
folder in the Library.
When you modify a Type Mark for a detail, an alert box opens
prompting you that you are changing a type parameter rather
than an instance parameter of the element.
Figure 15–16
Select the dimension and then the dimension text. The
Dimension Text dialog box opens. You can replace the text, as
shown in Figure 15–17, or add text fields above or below, as
well as a prefix or suffix.
Figure 15–17
15.3 Patterning
Add filled regions to pattern or hatch parts of a detail.
Figure 15–18
The patterns used in details are drafting patterns. They are
scaled to the view scale and update if you modify it. You can also
add full-size model patterns, such as a Flemish Bond brick
pattern, to the surface of some elements.
Figure 15–19
6. Click in empty space to clear the elements.
Figure 15–20
5. Click .
Figure 15–21
Estimated time for In this practice you will create a detail based on an existing detail
completion: 15 minutes created in the AutoCAD® software, modifying the imported
elements to Autodesk Revit MEP standard elements. You will
create leaders and patterning and save it as a separate view.
You will then bring the view into the main project, add a detail
component and another text note and place the new view on a
sheet, as shown in Figure 15–22.
Figure 15–22
3. In the New Drafting View dialog box, set the name and scale
to the following:
Figure 15–23
Figure 15–24
Figure 15–25
13. In the Modify | Lines tab>Line Style panel, change the Line
Style to Thin Lines.
Figure 15–26
Figure 15–27
Figure 15–28
7. The crosshatch is too large for the areas. Select the Filled
Region boundary. In Properties, click .
Figure 15–29
11. Close all of the dialog boxes. The filled region updates.
12. The detail view now consists of only Autodesk Revit MEP
elements and is safe to use in another project. Save the
project.
and click .
Figure 15–30
8. In the Insert Views dialog box only this view is available. Click
Figure 15–31
Figure 15–32
11. Select the titleblock on the sheet, select the sheet name, and
name it Details.
Command Summary
Button Command Location
Add Right Side Ribbon: Modify | Text Notes tab>
Straight Leader Leader panel
(and similar)
Bring Forward Ribbon: Modify | Detail Items (Detail
Lines) tab>Arrange panel
Bring to Front Ribbon: Modify | Detail Items (Detail
Lines) tab>Arrange panel
Index Symbols
Instance Properties 1-21
Create Hydronic System 9-17
Create Plumbing Systems 10-19
creating 3-23
Numerics Creating Plan Views 3-23
3D views 1-29
D
A Deactivate View 12-14
Activate View 12-14 Default 3D View command 1-29
Add Ducts 8-13 Detail components
Using Connectors 8-13 Adding 15-10
Add Flex Duct 8-13 Detail Level 10-6
Add Insulation 8-19, 9-15 Detail Lines 13-16, 13-26
Add Lining 8-19 Detail lines
Add to System 8-39, 9-18, 10-20 Adding 15-9
Air Terminals 8-5 Details
Copying 8-8 Annotating 15-13
Align command 2-28 Repeating components 15-12
Alignment Line 8-21, 11-37 Tagging 15-14
Alignment lines 2-6 details
Analytical Surfaces 7-14 importing 15-5
Application Menu 1-9 Dimensions
Area and Volume Computations 6-6 Aligned 13-6
Array command, linear 2-24 Angular 13-6
Array command, radial 2-26 Arc Length 13-6
Automatic Layouts 5-25 Constraints 13-9
Automatically Connect 11-31 Diameter 13-6
Dimension command 13-4
B Individual References 13-5
Batch Copy 3-16 Linear 13-6
BIM 1-4 Modifying 13-6
Bounding Elements 6-17 Radial 13-6
Break lines 15-13 Drafting View
Building Information Modeling 1-4 Saving 15-7
C Drafting views 15-4
Draw Duct Placeholder 8-13
Cable Tray 11-30
Draw Flex Pipe 9-9
Camera command 1-30
Draw order 15-11
Cascade 1-18
Draw Pipe 9-9
Ceilings
Draw Pipe Placeholder 9-9
Creating 4-32
Draw tools 2-9
Modifying 4-34
Duct and Piping System Graphic Over-
Sketching 4-33
rides 5-18
Change Type 8-17, 9-14, 11-35
Duct Placeholders 8-12
Check Systems 5-28
Duct Pressure Loss Report 5-32
Color Schemes 6-44
Duct System 8-38
Components 5-6
Duct/Pipe Sizing 5-34, 10-21
components 5-8
Conduit 11-29 E
connectors 5-22 Edit Layout 8-45, 9-22
Contextual Ribbon 2-4 Edit System 8-39, 9-18, 10-19
Control Point 8-20, 11-36 Electrical Devices 11-9
Convert Rigid Duct to Flex Duct 8-19 Electrical Equipment 11-8
Coordination review 3-18 Electrical Settings 11-6
Coordination Settings 3-14 Elevations 4-22
Copy command 2-21 Energy Settings 7-6
Copy/Monitor 3-13 Export to gbXML 7-18
Copy/Monitor Options 3-17
S V
Schedules View Filters 10-7
Creating 14-23 View Properties 4-10
Exporting 14-22 View Range 10-5
Importing 14-21 ViewCube 1-32
Modifying cells 14-18 Views 1-18
on sheets 14-20 3D 1-29
Plumbing 10-22 Annotation Crop Region 4-9
Saving and Importing 14-30 Camera 1-30
Working with 14-17 crop region 4-8
Sections 4-24 Drafting view 15-4
Select Equipment 8-39, 9-18 Duplicate View 4-4
Selecting elements 2-13 Duplication Types 4-5
Selection Sets 2-17 Perspective 1-30
Sheets Underlay 4-10
Adding 12-4 View Range 4-11
Guide Grids 12-10 Visibility/Graphic Overrides 4-15
Modifying views on 12-12 Visibility/Graphics dialog box 3-8
Placing views on 12-8 Visual Styles 1-31
Show Disconnects 5-27
Sliver Spaces 6-18 Z
Slope 10-17 Zones 6-39
Sloped Piping 10-13 Adding 6-40
Snaps 2-7 Zoom commands 1-27
Solutions 8-45
Spaces
Placing automatically 6-10
Spelling 13-14
Split command 2-30
Status Bar 1-19
Stop monitoring 3-19
Switch System 11-17
Switch Windows 1-18
Symbols 13-17
System Browser 6-41
System Inspector 5-29
Systems
Creating overview 5-11
T
Tag All Not Tagged 14-7
Tag by Category 14-4
Tags
Adding 14-5
Temporary dimensions 2-6
Text 13-12
Adding 13-12
Paragraph format 13-13
Text leaders 13-12
Text types
Creating 13-14
Thin lines 4-25
Tile 1-18
transparency 4-13
Trim command 2-31
Type Properties 1-21