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AUTODESK
REVIT MEP 2016
FUNDAMENTALS
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Autodesk Revit MEP ................................................................................. 3
Chapter 2: Basic Drawing and Editing Tools ..................................................................................... 29
Chapter 3: Starting Autodesk Revit MEP .......................................................................................... 64
3.1 Link with CAD File .................................................................................................................. 65
3.2 Link Revit File and Copy/ Monitoring...................................................................................... 69
Chapter 4: Working with Views........................................................................................................ 81
Chapter 5: Understanding Autodesk Revit MEP Systems .................................................................. 95
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Chapter 6: Spaces and Zones ........................................................................................................... 99
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Chapter 7: Performance Analysis ................................................................................................... 152
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Chapter 8: HVAC Systems .............................................................................................................. 164
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Chapter 9: Hydronic Piping Systems............................................................................................... 189
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Chapter 10: Plumbing Systems ...................................................................................................... 203
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Chapter 11: Electrical Systems ....................................................................................................... 221
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Chapter 12: Creating Construction Documents .............................................................................. 240
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Chapter 13: Annotating Construction Document ........................................................................... 245
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Chapter 14: Tags and Schedules .................................................................................................... 253
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Chapter 15: Detailing ..................................................................................................................... 266
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3. The next step is to create building grids based on the architectural floor plan.
From the Architect tab, select the Grid tool. With this active, use the Pick
Lines option from the Draw panel. Although this is a quick method of creating
grid lines, be sure to keep an eye on the grid head location. If the lines have
been drawn in different directions, the result is that the grids are orientated
differently. Clicking the grid head and selecting the adjacent check mark to
swap the orientation will work—but only in this view. As long as you create
these elements consistently, they will be displayed in a consistent manner
through the rest of the project.
Start with Grid 1 and select each subsequent grid, except the intermediate
grids. You can come back and do those after creating Grid 10. Once the
vertical grids are complete, do the horizontal ones. Starting at A, you will
rename this first alphabetic grid and then follow with B, C, and so on. Once
all the major grids are created, go back and create the intermediate ones.
With this workflow, you have to rename only a few grids rather than every
single one.
7. One other thing to notice is that the existing levels do not share the same
name as the linked DWG. Select the Level 1 line and click the blue
highlighted name of the level. Change this to match the DWG, and do the
same for level 2. Revit then asks if you would like to rename corresponding
views. Click Yes.
In this chapter you learn about Autodesk Revit MEP systems in general, including
how to work with components such as air terminals, mechanical equipment,
plumbing fixtures and electrical fixtures.
This chapter contains the following topics:
About MEP systems
Working with Components
Connecting Components
In this chapter you learn how to add and modify spaces, use space separations
and place space tags. You also learn about zones and how to work with the
System Browser with zones and spaces. Finally, you learn to create colour coded
diagrams based on zones.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Creating Spaces
Working with Spaces
Creating Zones
Creating Colour Schemes
In this chapter you learn how to prepare a project to analyse Heating and Cooling
Loads, run the Heating and Cooling Loads tools and export a project to gbXML
for additional energy analysis.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Preparing a Project for Energy Analysis
Analysing the Heating and Cooling Loads
Exporting for Secondary Analysis
In this chapter you learn about HVAC Systems including how to add air terminals
and mechanical equipment. You also learn to add ductwork manually or
automatically and create duct systems.
This chapter contains the following topics:
About HVAC Systems
Adding Air Terminals and Mechanical Equipment
Adding Ductwork
Creating Duct Systems
Automatic Ductwork Layout
In this chapter you learn about Hydronic Piping and Fire Protection Systems. You
learn to add mechanical equipment, create hydronic systems and add piping
manually or automatically. You also learn how to add wet and dry sprinklers
including the associated piping and systems.
This chapter contains the following topics:
About Hydronic Piping Systems
Adding Mechanical Equipment
Drawing Piping
Creating Hydronic Systems
Automatic Piping Layouts
Fire Protections Systems
In this chapter you learn about Plumbing Systems, how to add plumbing fixtures,
and draw piping for the fixtures. You learn to create sanitary, domestic how
water and domestic cold water systems.
This chapter contains the following topics:
About Plumbing Systems
Adding Plumbing Systems
Drawing Piping for Plumbing Systems
Working with Plumbing Systems
In this chapter you learn about various types of electrical systems, how to place
types of electrical components and create electrical circuits. You also learn how
to add cable trays, conduit and associated fittings.
This chapter contains the following topics:
About Electrical Systems
Placing Electrical Components
Creating Electrical Circuits
Cable Trays and Conduit
In this chapter you learn how to add dimensions and work with text. You also
create detail lines, add symbols and legends using various annotation tools.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Working with Dimensions
Working with Test
Detail Lines and Symbols
Creating Legends
In this chapter you learn how to add tags to individual and multiple elements.
You review schedules, how they update and how to modify them in the
schedules view and on a sheets. You also learn to create schedules.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Adding Tags
Working with Schedules
Creating Schedules
In this chapter you learn how to create detail views, import CAD details, use the
Detailing tools (including detail lines and detail components), annotate details
and create patterning using Filled Region.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Setting Up Detail Views
Creating Details
Patterning