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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1
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Detailing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Creating a Model-Based Electrical Riser Diagram Detail .
Creating Detail Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Model-Based Isometric Detail . . . . . . . .
Drafting Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents | vii
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Introduction
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to access the tutorial training files. You also learn how to
use the Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 user interface to perform common tasks. Finally, you learn how to create and set up an
MEP project.
This lesson provides information on how to get started with the Revit MEP 2010 tutorials, including an overview of the
building information model that you design in the tutorials, and where to find the training files required to complete the
exercises.
The Contents tab of the Revit MEP Tutorials window displays the available tutorial titles. Expand a title for a list of lessons
in the tutorial. Expand a lesson title for a list of exercises in the lesson.
NOTE You may find it helpful to print a tutorial to make it easier to reference the instructions as you work in Revit
MEP. The tutorials are also available in PDF format by clicking Help menu Documents on the Web in Revit MEP.
Add more detailed modelling elements, such as mechanical equipment, electrical panels, and plumbing
fixtures.
The tutorial exercises are designed to be basic and brief. You do not design entire systems, but only enough
of a system to learn how to use the tools and options in the product. For example, when you add ductwork,
you only draw the duct in one wing of the building.
When you open a training file, you may notice that MEP elements are included that were not specifically
added in an exercise. For example, to provide a richer and more finished design, elements such as additional
ductwork and equipment are incorporated into subsequent training files. These elements enhance the
exercises you complete.
Imperial: files for users working with imperial units. Imperial file names have an _i suffix.
Metric: files for users working with metric units. Metric file names have an _m suffix.
NOTE Depending on your installation, your Training folder may be in a different location. Contact your CAD
manager for more information.
IMPORTANT Content used in the tutorials, such as templates and families, is located and accessed in the training
files location. Although this content may be installed in other locations on your system, all content used in the
tutorials is installed in the training files location to ensure that all audiences access the correct files.
Open.
NOTE If you click the word Open in the menu, the Open dialog displays, and you can open any
supported file type. If you click the arrow to the right of the Open option, a list of file types displays.
Click a file type to display the Open dialog for the specified file type.
2 In the left pane of the Open dialog, scroll down, and click the Training Files icon.
3 In the right pane, double-click Imperial or Metric, depending on the instructions in the tutorial.
Save As.
NOTE You are not required to save your work in a training file. A training file is provided as a starting
point for each exercise.
6 Complete the information in the Save As dialog:
For Save in, select the folder in which to save the new file.
You can save the file in the appropriate Training Files folder or in another location.
For Files of type, verify that Project Files (*.rvt) is selected, and click Save.
Close.
8 If you have made changes, you are prompted to save the changes. You may close the file with
or without saving changes.
In this lesson, you learn what Revit MEP is and how its parametric change engine benefits you and your work. You begin
with the fundamental concepts on which Revit MEP is built. You learn the terminology, the hierarchy of elements, and
how to perform some common tasks in the product.
The outside of a door frame is a fixed dimension on the hinge side from a perpendicular partition. If you
move the partition, the door retains this relationship to the partition.
Windows or pilasters are spaced equally across a given elevation. If the length of the elevation is changed,
the relationship of equal spacing is maintained. In this case, the parameter is not a number but a
proportional characteristic.
The edge of a floor or roof is related to the exterior wall such that when the exterior wall is moved, the
floor or roof remains connected. In this case, the parameter is one of association or connection.
Model elements represent the actual 3D geometry of the building. They display in relevant views of the
design. For example, sinks, boilers, ducts, sprinklers, and electrical panels.
Datum elements help to define project context. For example, grids, levels, and reference planes are datum
elements.
View-specific elements display only in the views in which they are placed. They help to describe or
document the design. For example, dimensions, tags, and 2D detail components are view-specific elements.
Hosts (or host elements) are generally built in place at the construction site. For example, walls and
ceilings are hosts.
Model components are all the other types of elements in the building model. For example, sinks, boilers,
ducts, sprinklers, and electrical panels.
Annotation elements are 2D components that document the model and maintain scale on paper. For
example, dimensions, tags, and keynotes are annotation elements.
Details are 2D items that provide details about the building model in a particular view. Examples include
detail lines, filled regions, and 2D detail components.
This implementation provides flexibility for designers. Revit MEP elements are designed to be created and
modified by you directly; programming is not required. If you can draw, you can define new parametric
elements in Revit MEP.
In Revit MEP, the elements determine their behavior largely from their context in the structure. The context
is determined by how you draw the component and the constraint relationships that are established with
other components. Often, you do nothing to establish these relationships; they are implied by what you do
and how you draw. In other cases, you can explicitly control them, by locking a dimension or aligning to
walls.
Element: When creating a project, you add Revit MEP parametric building elements to the design. Revit
MEP classifies elements by categories, families, and types.
Category: A category is a group of elements that you use to model or document a building design. For
example, categories of model elements include mechanical equipment and air terminals. Categories of
annotation elements include tags and symbols.
Family: Families are classes of elements in a category. A family groups elements with a common set of
parameters (properties), identical use, and similar graphical representation. Different elements in a family
may have different values for some or all properties, but the set of propertiestheir names and meaningis
the same. For example, a lighting fixture could be considered one family, although the pendant lights that
compose the family come in different sizes and materials.
There are 3 kinds of families:
Loadable families can be loaded into a project and created from family templates. You can determine
the set of properties and the graphical representation of the family.
System families include ducts, pipes, and wires. They are not available for loading or creating as separate
files.
Revit MEP predefines the set of properties and the graphical representation of system families.
You can use the predefined types to generate new types that belong to this family within the project.
For example, the behavior of a plumbing fitting is predefined in the system. However, you can create
different types of fittings with different compositions.
In-place families are custom families that you create in the context of a project. Create an in-place family
when your project needs unique geometry that you do not expect to reuse or geometry that must maintain
one of more relationships to other project geometry.
Because in-place families are intended for limited use in a project, each in-place family contains only
a single type. You can create multiple in-place families in your projects, and you can place copies of
the same in-place family element in your projects. Unlike system and standard component families,
you cannot duplicate in-place family types to create multiple types.
Type: Each family can have several types. A type can be a specific size of a family, such as a 30 X 42 title
block. A type can also be a style, such as default aligned or default angular style for dimensions.
Instance: Instances are the actual items (individual elements) that are placed in the project and have specific
locations in the design (model instances) or on a drawing sheet (annotation instances).
Ribbon Overview
The ribbon displays automatically when you create or open a file, and provides all the tools necessary to
create your file. Customize the ribbon by changing the panel order, or moving a panel off the ribbon to
your desktop. The ribbon can be minimized for maximum use of the drawing area.
To move panels:
Click a panel label and drag the panel to a desired place on the ribbon.
Click a panel label and drag the panel off the ribbon to the desktop. To return the panel to the ribbon,
click the Return Panels to Ribbon button, or drag the panel back to its original ribbon tab.
Examples of button
that can be clicked
on two sides
The following table describes the ribbon tabs and the types of commands they contain.
There are a number of button types on the ribbon
Ribbon Tab
Home
Insert
Annotate
Modify
Analyze
Architect
architect-specific tools.
Collaborate
View
Manage
Add-Ins
Expanded Panels
A drop-down arrow at the bottom of a panel indicates that you can expand the panel to display additional
tools and controls. By default, an expanded panel closes automatically when you click another panel. To
keep a panel expanded, click the push pin icon in the bottom-left corner of the expanded panel.
Placement Tools: contains the placement tools necessary for placing and connecting duct.
This contextual ribbon tab closes once you end the command.
Description
application button
application menu
InfoCenter
Status Bar
The application menu provides access to many common file actions and also allows you to manage your
files using more advanced commands, such as Export and Publish.
NOTE Revit MEP options are set from Options on the application menu.
Access common tools to start or publish a file in the application menu.
Click
(New)
to...
select a template and create a new drawing.
select a file to open.
(Open)
save the current drawing.
(Save)
save the current drawing with a new name.
(Save As)
export the current drawing.
(Export)
to...
publish the current project.
(Publish)
print the current drawing.
(Print)
access product and license information.
(Licensing)
close the file.
(Close)
Description
(Open)
(Save)
(Undo)
(Redo)
cancels the last action by default and displays a list of all actions taken during the
session.
reinstates the last cancelled action and
displays a list of all reinstated actions performed during the session.
(Modify)
(3D View)
To undo or redo a series of operations, click the drop-down to the right of the Undo and Redo buttons. This
displays the command history in a list. Starting with the most recent command, you can select any number
of previous commands to include in the Undo or Redo operation.
The Quick Access toolbar can display below the ribbon. Click Show Below the Ribbon on the Customize
Quick Access Toolbar to change the display setting.
While in an edit mode (such as Modify Electrical Fixtures), or the Family Editor, items that are added to the
Quick Access toolbar from the Create, Modify, Group, Clipboard, or View Graphics panels persist on the
toolbar for that mode. However, when you switch to another editing mode, these items do not display and
need to be re-added to the Quick Access toolbar.
NOTE There are some tools on contextual tabs that cannot be added to the Quick Access toolbar.
Status Bar
The Status Bar is located along the bottom of the Revit MEP application frame. When you are using a
command, the left side of the Status Bar provides tips or hints on what to do. When you are highlighting
an element or component, the Status Bar displays the name of the family and type.
Several other controls appear on the right side of the Status Bar
Press & Drag: Allows you to click and drag an element without it selecting first.
Active Only: Filters selections to select only active design option components.
Exclude Options: Filters selections to exclude components that are part of a design option.
Filter button: Displays how many elements are selected and refines the element categories selected in a
view.
To hide the Status Bar, click View tab Windows panel User Interface drop-down. Clear the Status Bar
check mark. To show the Status Bar again, repeat the command.
(Modify).
Options Bar
The Options Bar is located below the ribbon. Its contents change depending on the current command or
selected element.
Type Selector
The Type Selector is located on the Element panel for the currently invoked tool, for example, Place a Wall.
Its contents change depending on the current function or selected elements. When you place an element
in a drawing, use the Type Selector to specify the type of element to add.
To change existing elements to a different type, select one or more elements of the same category. Then use
the Type Selector to select the desired type.
Scale
Detail Level
Shadows On/Off
Show/Hide Rendering Dialog (Available only when the drawing area displays a 3D view.
Temporary Hide/Isolate
Open.
2 In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_08_i.rvt.
The 3D isometric view displays:
3 Click Navigation bar Zoom In Region drop-down to display the zoom menu. (The Navigation
bar is located in the top-right corner of the view.)
The zoom menu lists the zoom options.
NOTE Clicking the Zoom icon itself activates the currently-selected zoom command.
4 Click Zoom Out (2x).
In the drawing area, the view zooms out from the mechanical piping design.
5 Click Zoom To Fit.
The view of the MEP design is sized to fit the available window.
6 Click in the drawing area, and enter the shortcut ZR to zoom in on a region.
The cursor becomes a magnifying glass.
7 Click the upper left corner and lower right corner of the region to magnify; this is referred to
as a crossing selection.
When you release the mouse button, the view zooms in on the selected area.
8 If you use a mouse that has a wheel as the middle button, you can roll the wheel to zoom the
view. Use the wheel mouse to zoom out to see the entire structure again.
If you do not have a wheel mouse, use a zoom menu command to zoom out.
NOTE As you zoom in and out, Revit MEP uses the largest snap increment that represents less than
2mm in the drawing area. To modify or add snap increments, click Manage tab Project Settings
panel Settings drop-down Snaps.
Zoom is also available using SteeringWheels. SteeringWheels provide 2D and 3D navigation
tools.
9 To display SteeringWheels, on the Navigation bar, click
NOTE If the Navigation bar is not currently displayed click View tab Windows panel User Interface
drop-down and select Navigation bar.
As you move the mouse, the wheel follows the cursor around the drawing area.
10 Move the cursor over the Zoom wedge of the wheel so that it highlights.
11 Click and hold the mouse button.
The cursor displays a pivot point for the Zoom tool.
16 Click the Top compass direction indicator to switch to a Top view of the design.
3 Click and drag the bottom control, moving the cursor up to shorten the duct.
Undo commands
5 On the Quick Access toolbar, click the drop-down menu next to
(Undo).
All changes you make to a project are tracked. The Undo command allows you to reverse the
effects of one or more commands. In this example, you decide that you prefer to leave the duct
as is.
6 On the Undo menu, select the first item in the list, Move.
Selecting the second item in the list will undo the last 2 actions. All commands are canceled up
to and including the selected command.
NOTE To quickly undo the previous action, on the Standard toolbar, click the Undo command, or
press CTRL+Z.
Move an element
7 Select the same duct used in the previous steps.
End a command
Some commands, such as the Modify Ducts command, stay active or current until you choose another
command or end the current command.
12 Click Modify tab Selection panel Modify.
13 To end a command, you can also:
Click OK.
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In this lesson you learn how to start a project from a template, link files, use copy/monitor, create and manage views, and
modify system settings. You also learn how to use collaboration tools, such as coordination review and interference
checking.
New Project.
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7 In the Project Browser, expand Views (all) Elevations (Building Elevation), and open North.
8 In the drawing area, zoom to right side of the drawing area to view the level heads.
9 Close the file with or without saving it.
10 Using the same method, create another new project using the Construction template.
Some templates are simple with respect to the predefined views and schedules. Notice that
construction template is more complex than the default template and the view properties have
been modified to maximize the use of various tools.
11 Close the file with or without saving it.
Create a new project template based on the default systems template
New Project.
12 Click
In the Choose Template dialog, navigate to Imperial Templates, and select the
Systems-Default_Imperial.rte template and click Open.
TIP This template is the starting point for your new template. If you want to use a template other
than the default, you can select it now.
Click OK.
(Browse).
(Browse).
Click Cancel.
Click OK twice.
Click OK twice.
Holding CTRL, select I_Hook Wire Tick Mark.rfa and I_Long Wire Tick Mark.rfa and click
Open.
30 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel MEP Settings drop-down Electrical Settings.
31 In the left pane of the Electrical Settings dialog, click Wiring.
32 In the right pane:
For Hot Wire Tick Mark, ensure that Hook Wire Tick Mark is selected.
For Ground Wire Tick Mark, ensure that Long Wire Tick Mark is selected.
For Neutral Wire Tick Mark, ensure that Long Wire Tick Mark is selected.
33 Click OK.
Select Ascending
Click OK twice.
Linking Projects
In this exercise, you link a Revit Architecture project to a Revit MEP project, synchronize the two models
for monitoring changes, and adjust the display settings of the Revit Architecture project. An architect has
created a preliminary architectural model for a building project using Revit Architecture. You need to create
the MEP model for the project. Close coordination between the two models is essential because the building
envelope changes will directly affect the MEP design. To enable this coordination, you link the architectural
model with the MEP model.
Create a new project using the template created in the previous lesson
1 Click
New Project.
Click Open.
The architectural model links to the MEP model and the current view remains active.
8 If necessary, reposition elevations in the plan view as shown.
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Click OK.
36 Click OK.
Click OK.
7 Click OK twice.
Apply a view template
8 In the Project Browser, right-click Views (Type/Discipline) HVAC Elevations (Building
Elevation) ??? North - Mechanical and click Apply View Template.
9 In the Apply View Template dialog, under View Templates, select Mechanical and click OK.
Options.
Options.
14 Click OK.
15 Click Architect tab Build panel Wall drop-down Wall.
16 Sketch a straight horizontal wall in the center of the drawing area.
17 Press ESC to end the command.
18 Select the wall.
Notice the selected wall is yellow rather than the default red.
19 Press ESC to end the command.
20 Place the cursor over the wall but do not select it.
Notice that a tooltip is not displayed. However, the Status Bar displays information about the
highlighted element.
21 Close the file without saving it.
Options.
Notice that you can choose an industry-specific template as your default template.
TIP To view a template, you can start a new project with that template. Click
and click Browse to select a template.
New Project,
4 Click Cancel.
5 Under Default path for user files, click Browse.
6 In the Browse For Folder dialog, select the folder to save your files to by default, and click Open.
7 In the Options dialog, under Default path for family template files, click Browse.
This path is set automatically during the installation process. These are the family templates
that you use to create new families. It is unlikely that you would ever want to modify this path.
However, there are some circumstances where you may need to modify the path, such as in a
large, centralized, MEP firm where customized templates reside on a network drive.
8 Click Cancel.
Specify library settings and create a new library
9 In the Options dialog, click Places.
10 In the Places dialog, note the list of library names.
The list is dependent on the options that you selected during installation. Each library path
points Revit MEP to a folder of families or training files. You can modify the existing library
names and path, and you can create new libraries. An icon for each library displays in the left
pane of all Revit MEP Open, Save, Load, and Import dialogs.
When you are opening, saving, or loading a Revit MEP file, you can click on the library folder
located in the left pane of the dialog. In the following illustration, notice that the libraries
display as icons in the left pane of the dialog.
(Add Value).
12 Click in the Library Name field of the new library, and change the name to My Library.
13 Click in the Library Path field for My Library, and click
(Browse).
14 Navigate to C:\My Documents or a folder where you want to create a personal library of Revit
MEP projects, templates, or families, and click Open.
TIP You may want to create a new folder first, and select it as the library path.
The new library displays in the left pane of all Revit MEP Open, Save, Load, and Import dialogs.
The library icons display in the order in which they are listed in the Options dialog.
15 Under Library Name, click My Library.
16 Click
(Move Rows Up) until My Library is at the top of the list, and click OK twice.
17 Click
Open.
18 In the left pane of the Open dialog, click the My Library icon.
Notice that Revit MEP navigates directly to the library path. If you work in a large office, you
may want to set up an office library on a network path to increase productivity and maintain
office standards.
19 Click Cancel.
20 Click
Options.
24 Click OK.
Specify rendering settings
25 Click the Rendering tab.
26 Under Render Appearance Library Location, view the current path.
This path specifies the location of the Render Appearance Library. This path is determined during
installation. If you want to relocate this path, specify the new location here.
Under Additional Render Appearance Paths, you can specify the locations of other files used to
define render appearances, such as bump maps, custom color files, and decal image files.
27 Click OK.
Options.
Options.
6 In the Snaps dialog, under Dimension Snaps, click in the Length dimension snap increments
box following the value 4 ; and enter 1 ;.
7 Under Object Snaps, notice the 2-letter acronyms next to each object snap option.
You can use these shortcut keys at any time when working on the design. For example, if you
want to snap an object to a wall midpoint, enter SM, and only midpoint snaps are recognized
until you commit an action. After you click to place the object at the midpoint, snapping reverts
to the system default settings.
8 In the Snaps dialog, click OK.
9 Click Architect tab Build panel Wall drop-down Wall.
10 On the Options Bar, deselect Chain.
11 Click in the center of the drawing area, and move the cursor to the right.
Notice that the listening dimension snaps at 4 increments. If it does not, zoom out until it does
so.
A listening dimension refers to the dimension that displays while you are sketching. This
dimension reacts to the movement of the cursor and numerical keyboard entries.
TIP To zoom while sketching, use the wheel button on your mouse. If you do not have a wheel
button, you can right-click and select a zoom option from the shortcut menu. While sketching, you
can also use the zoom shortcut keys, such as ZO to zoom out.
12 While sketching a generic straight wall, zoom in until the listening dimension snap increment
shifts to 1.
This is the increment that you added previously.
Sketch without snapping
13 While sketching the wall, enter the shortcut key SO to turn snaps off.
Notice that when snapping is turned off completely, the listening dimension reflects the exact
length of the wall as you move the cursor to the left or right.
Notice that snapping is once again active. When you use shortcut keys to control snapping, the
command is only active for one click of the mouse.
Use snapping shortcut keys
16 Click Place Wall tab Selection panel Modify.
17 Click Architect tab Build panel Wall drop-down Wall.
18 Place the cursor over the horizontal wall you added previously.
Notice that the cursor snaps to various points on the wall. If you move the cursor along the
wall, it will snap to the endpoints, the midpoint, and the wall edges.
19 Enter SM.
This is the snap shortcut key that restricts all snapping to midpoints.
20 Notice that the cursor now snaps only to the midpoint of the wall.
Creating a Mechanical
System
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to plan mechanical systems. You also learn how to design
a mechanical air system and a mechanical piping system.
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Planning Mechanical
Systems
In this tutorial, you design a mechanical system for an office building. This system consists of a cooling tower, water
source heat pump (WSHP), duct system and a hydronic piping system. As you create the mechanical system, you follow
a series of lessons and exercises that teach the recommended system design workflow for Autodesk Revit MEP 2010. This
workflow begins with system planning and concludes with system designing. By following the recommended workflow,
you learn best practices for system design while understanding how Revit MEP makes systems design more efficient.
The goal of this tutorial is to teach you to design a mechanical system using Autodesk Revit MEP 2010. At the end of the
tutorial, you will understand the process, methodology, and specific techniques for designing mechanical systems.
NOTE All exercises in this tutorial are designed to be completed sequentially; each exercise is dependent on the
completion of the previous exercise. After finishing each exercise, you can choose to save your work. However, it is
highly recommended that you always begin an exercise by opening the provided training file. This training file
includes the work from the previous exercise(s) and ensures a seamless training session. The training files that you
use to complete this tutorial are located in the Training Files Imperial directory. You can search this directory to
verify that the training files have been downloaded. If the tutorial training files are not present, go to
http://www.autodesk.com/revitmep-documentation and download them.
To create a mechanical system in Revit MEP, you first plan the system. In this lesson, you begin planning the system by
placing spaces in the building. Then you assign zones to the spaces in order to control the spatial environment. After
applying a color scheme to the zones, you perform a heating and cooling loads analysis to determine the heating and
cooling requirements for the building.
Preparing Spaces
Spaces allow you to calculate the volume of the areas in the building. They contain information about the
locations in which they are placed. This information is used for heating and cooling loads analysis. In this
exercise, you prepare a floor plan so that you can place spaces in later exercises. Because most MEP engineers
work with a linked model during system design, you first configure the linked architectural model, and then
you create a plenum level.
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Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Spaces_01_i.rvt.
6 In the Project Browser, expand Views (Discipline) Design MEP - Design Elevations
(Building Elevation), and double-click West - MEP.
7 Click Architect tab Levels & Grids panel Level.
8 Click Place Level tab Element panel, and select Level : Plenum from the Type Selector
drop-down.
9 On the Draw panel, click
(Line).
Click Plan View Types, and in the Plan View Types dialog, verify that only Floor Plan is
selected, and click OK.
This creates only a floor plan after the level is added.
Click the left endpoint of the Level 2 line to specify the start point of the plenum level.
A black datum indicates a reference level (the level is not taken into account during the creation
of a view template), and a blue datum indicates that a plan view exists for the level.
A new plenum floor plan view named Level 2 Plenum is created, and is listed in the Project
Browser under Views (Discipline) ??? ??? Floor Plans. Because you have not yet specified
the view classification or sub-discipline properties, those categories in the Project Browser are
listed as question marks.
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Under Graphics, for View Scale, verify that 1/8" = 1'-0" is selected.
Under Identity Data, for Default View Template, select Plenum Plan.
Under Primary Range, for Top, select Level Above (Level 3), and for Offset, enter 0.
Under View Depth, for Level, verify that Associated Level (Level 2 Plenum) is specified
with an offset of 0.
Click OK twice.
The Level 2 Plenum floor plan is now listed under MEP - Plenum Floor Plans in the Project
Browser.
Apply a view template
19 Open the Level 2 Plenum view.
Notice that the site plan displays in the view. You apply the default view template so that only
the architectural floor plan displays.
20 In the Project Browser, right-click Level 2 Plenum, and click Apply Default View Template.
The view graphics are modified based on the template applied.
21 Close the file with or without saving it.
NOTE After finishing each exercise, you can choose to save your work. However, it is highly
recommended that you always begin each exercise by opening the training file that Autodesk provides.
This training file includes the work from the previous exercise(s) and ensures a seamless training
session.
In this exercise, you created a plenum level and a corresponding floor plan view in preparation of placing
spaces. In the next exercise, you use space separation lines to create a new fully bounded area, and then
place spaces in various types of areas.
Placing Spaces
Spaces allow you to calculate the volume of the areas in the building. They contain information about the
locations in which they are placed. This information is used for heating and cooling loads analysis. In this
exercise, you place spaces in areas of the building model.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Spaces_02_i.rvt.
Place a space
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Views (Discipline) Design Spaces Floor Plans Level
2 - Space Plan is highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Zoom to the empty room to the left of the corridor.
3 Click Analyze tab Spaces & Zones panel Space.
Spaces can be created automatically and numbered in sequence by using the Create Automatically
tool. You can also use the Highlight Boundaries feature to view boundary elements in the model.
4 Click Place Space tab Element panel, and select Space Tag With Volume from the Type Selector
drop-down.
5 On the Options Bar:
For
6 Place the cursor in the room until the space snaps to the room-bounding elements (floor, walls,
and ceilings).
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Click OK.
20 Click in the Library to place the space, and then click Modify.
Notice that the space is created in the section view at the same time, demonstrating the
parametric functionality of the software.
21 Using the method learned previously, change the space name to Plenum and the number to
219P.
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22 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Energy Analysis, select Plenum and verify that Occupiable
is cleared.
23 Click OK.
24 Notice that the floor plan has updated with the changes.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Spaces_03_i.rvt.
7 In the Project Browser, open Schedules/Quantities Space Schedule, and scroll to the newly
placed space, which was numbered 219Q.
In the schedule, notice the corresponding architectural room name and number.
8 Click View tab Windows panel Tile.
9 In the floor plan, double-click the space name, enter Corridor, and press Enter.
10 Using the same method, change the space number to 216A, and notice that the schedule updates
with the changes.
If you had modified the name and number in the schedule view instead, the plan view would
have updated with the changes.
11 Close the schedule view, and double-click the title of the plan view to maximize the view.
12 Click Analyze tab Spaces & Zones panel Space Separator.
13 To specify the start point of the separation line, click the endpoint of the lower wall in space
Instruction 221, as shown.
14 Click perpendicular to the opposite curtain wall to end the horizontal separation line.
16 Using the method learned previously, place a space in the lower area of the split space, with an
upper limit of Level 3 and an offset of 0.
The new space is numbered correctly (216B).
17 Change the name of the space to Corridor.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Spaces_04_i.rvt.
If necessary, click
Use the lower drag control to change the section boundary as shown.
4 Press Esc.
5 Double-click the section head to open the section view.
6 Enter VG.
7 On the Model Categories tab of the Visibility/Graphics Override dialog, expand Spaces, select
Interior and Reference, and then click OK.
8 Enter WT to tile the views.
9 Zoom each view as necessary in order to view the chase.
10 In the plan view, add a space:
In the plan view, click in the chase area to place the space.
12 Click in the section view, select the space, right-click, and click Element Properties.
13 In the Instance Properties dialog:
14 Click OK.
Bounding elements (such as walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs) define the extent of space volume
used in calculations. Because the chase space is limited by a bounding element, the space displays
the volume up to the roof only.
15 Press Esc.
Tag spaces
16 Open Design Spaces Floor Plans Level 3 - Space Plan, and maximize the view.
17 Type ZF.
18 Click Annotate tab Tag panel Tag All.
19 In the Tag All Not Tagged dialog, under Loaded Tags, select Space Tag With Volume, and click
OK.
All spaces in the view are tagged.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Zones_01_i.rvt.
NOTE All space reference lines have been hidden in the training file to provide a clearer view of the floor plan.
Space shading and the space tags indicate spaces. To display space reference lines, on the Model Categories tab
of the Visibility/Graphics dialog, under Spaces, click Reference.
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Design Zoning Floor Plans Level 2 - Zoning is
highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Click Analyze tab System Browser panel System Browser.
3 Right-click in the System Browser, click View Zones, and verify that All Disciplines is selected.
The System Browser opens and docks to the right of the drawing area. The browser is a hierarchical
list of spaces and the zones to which they have been assigned. Notice that Default is currently
the only zone.
4 Double-click Default to display a list of the spaces in the building model.
NOTE A space cannot be placed into an area without being added to a zone. After a space is placed
in an area, it is automatically added to the Default zone. The recommended workflow is to add each
space to a zone that you create, which removes the space from the Default zone.
The different graphics in the System Browser indicate whether a space is occupiable (
unoccupiable (
) or
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Zones_02_i.rvt.
NOTE All space reference lines have been hidden in the training file to provide a clearer view of the floor plan.
Space shading and the space tags indicate spaces. To display space reference lines, on the Model Categories tab
of the Visibility/Graphics dialog, under Spaces, click Reference.
Assign spaces to a zone
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Design Zoning Floor Plans Level 2 - Zoning is
highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Click Analyze tab Spaces & Zones panel Zone.
The Zone tool is active, the Edit Zone tab displays, and a new zone is created. The new zone is
listed in the System Browser.
NOTE The Edit Zone tab provides zone tools and information. You work with a single zone until you
click Finish. Using the Edit Zone tab, you can add or remove a space from the zone, and modify the
zone properties.
3 Click Edit Zone tab Edit Zone panel Add Space.
4 In the drawing area, select Computer Lab 222, Instruction 221, and Electrical 220 spaces, and
click Finish Editing Zone.
In the System Browser, expand the new zone and notice that the Computer Lab, Instruction,
and Electrical spaces are added to it (and removed from the Default zone). To view the zone in
the drawing area, you need to activate the zone visibility.
5 With the drawing area active, type VG.
6 On the Model Categories tab of the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog:
Expand HVAC Zones, and then select only Interior Fill and Reference Lines (clear Boundary
and Color Fill).
Click OK.
The new zone displays with color fill and a zone reference line. The zone reference line indicates
that the 3 spaces are in the zone.
TIP After you finish editing the zone, you can drag the zone reference line to relocate it and better
view the spaces that are in the zone.
Rename the zone
7 Select the zone, and then click Modify HVAC Zones tab Edit Zone panel Zone Properties.
8 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Identity Data, for Name, enter 2 - West - Area B, and
click OK.
The new zone name displays in the System Browser.
9 In the System Browser, expand 2 - West - Area B to confirm that the 3 spaces are in it.
10 On the Edit Zone tab, click Finish Editing Zone.
11 Close the System Browser.
12 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you assigned zones to spaces that were on the same level of the building. You activated zone
visibility in the views, and verified the zones in both the floor plan views and in the System Browser.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Zones_03_i.rvt.
NOTE All space reference lines have been hidden in the training file to provide a clearer view of the floor plan.
Space shading and the space tags indicate spaces. To display space reference lines, on the Model Categories tab
of the Visibility/Graphics dialog, under Spaces, click Reference.
Create a zone for spaces on multiple levels
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Design Zoning Floor Plans Level 2 - Zoning is
highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Zoom in to Lounge 215 (to the right of the central stairs).
3 Open Design Zoning Floor Plans Level 1 - Zoning.
4 Enter WT to tile the 2 windows.
Tag a zone
11 Activate the Level 1 - Zoning view.
12 Click Annotate tab Tag panel Tag by Category.
13 On the Options Bar:
The tag only displays in the view where it was placed. Because the heating and cooling loads
calculations have not been performed, the tag displays Not Computed for those values.
Rename the zone
16 In the Level 1 - Zoning view, double-click the zone tag.
17 In the Change Parameter Values dialog, for Name Value, enter Lounge - East, and click OK.
18 Press F9 to display the System Browser.
The new zone name displays in the System Browser. You can expand the zone in the System
Browser to view the spaces in it.
19 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you created a zone for spaces on different levels of the building.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Analysis_01_i.rvt.
4 On the View Selector (located below the preview pane), verify that Wireframe is selected.
NOTE Wireframe displays the volume of a space measured by the interior boundaries.
5 On the Details tab:
Click
(Highlight).
The space for 109 Lounge highlights in red. Using the Highlight tool, you can verify that
the space boundaries are as you defined them. You can also view a space in relation to the
other spaces or architecture in the entire building.
TIP You can use the ViewCube to spin/reorient the view. Right-click in the preview pane to access
pan and zoom commands.
Click
to deactivate the Highlight tool.
Next, you isolate the space.
6 Click
Next, you verify information that will be used during a heating and cooling loads analysis of
the space.
Verify space information
7 On the Details tab, select 109 Lounge.
Below the list of spaces and zones, the space information displays for the selected space.
8 Verify the space information:
Next, you verify information that will be used during a heating and cooling loads analysis of
the zone.
For Outdoor Air Information, verify that N/A : N/A : N/A is specified.
This indicates the outdoor air per person, outdoor air per area, and air changes per hour.
Next, you use the Shading view to examine the inner volume of the model for voids.
View the shaded model
(Shading).
NOTE Shading displays the inner volume of a space. The inner volume is bounded by interior surfaces
of walls, floors, roofs, and other room-bounding components.
12 Using the methods learned previously, highlight and isolate the space for 109 Lounge to view
its inner volume.
13 Deactivate the Isolate tool, and zoom to the corner of the building as shown.
18 Click in the empty plenum area to place the space, and then click Place Space tab Selection
panel Modify.
Modify space properties
19 Select the space, and click Modify Spaces tab Element panel Element Properties
drop-down Instance Properties.
20 In the Instance Properties dialog:
Under Energy Analysis, notice that Condition Type is Heated and Cooled.
Because this is an unoccupied space, it doesnt need to be included in the heating and cooling
loads analysis.
Click OK.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Analysis_02_i.rvt.
On the Place tab, for City, verify that Manchester, NH, is selected.
When the location is in an area that observes Daylight Savings Time, this option adjusts
the times automatically.
On the Weather tab, verify that Use closest weather station (Manchester Airport) is
selected, and click OK.
In the Type Properties dialog, for Building Service, verify that Water Loop Heat Pump is
specified.
For Export Complexity, verify that Simple with Shading Surfaces is selected.
Click OK twice.
For Space Type, click in the Value column, and then click
In the Space Type Settings dialog, select Library - Audio Visual, and click OK.
Click OK.
Click OK twice.
10 Click Analyze tab Reports & Schedules panel Heating and Cooling Loads.
11 On the General tab of the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog, verify the settings specified earlier:
For Building Service, verify that Water Loop Heat Pump is selected.
(opens the
IMPORTANT The Heating and Cooling Loads dialog contains building information that only affects
the heating and cooling loads analysis. Revit MEP stores this information as project information.
You have verified the building information. Next, you view the space and zone volumes in the
building model.
12 Click the Details tab.
If a
(Warning) displays for any space in the building, it should be corrected before you
calculate loads. Select the space associated with the warning, and click
to learn the cause
for the warning. If you have made changes to settings in the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog,
click OK to save your changes and close the dialog. You should correct the space error in the
building model, and then re-open the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog to begin calculations.
There should be no warnings displayed.
13 Under 2_Middle_Library, select 219 Library.
The information for the space that you entered in the Element Properties dialog displays, and
can be modified here.
(Zone Heating
In the Heating Information dialog, verify that Heating Set Point is 70F , and click OK.
After the heating and cooling loads analysis is completed, the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog
closes, and a loads report displays.
15 Review the loads report for project, weather, space, and zone information for the building model.
NOTE You must perform a new heating and cooling loads analysis each time you modify building,
space, or zone information, or make any changes to the model, otherwise the loads report or schedules
will not reflect your changes.
16 After you review the loads report, you can rezone the model as necessary to optimize equipment
usage in the building.
TIP You can find all generated Loads Reports in the Project Browser under Reports.
17 In the loads report, under the zone summary for 2_Middle_Library, click the blue hyperlink for
219 Library.
You are taken to the place in the report where the space information is displayed for review.
18 Close the report and activate Level 2 - Space Plan.
19 In the drawing area, select 219 Library, and then click Modify Spaces tab Element
panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
20 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Energy Analysis, review the Calculated Loads and Design
Loads. Notice that the space information was automatically updated.
21 Click OK.
22 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you performed a heating and cooling loads analysis on your building and viewed the loads
report.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Analysis_03_i.rvt.
Click OK.
The new scheme allows for a greater range of cooling load values.
9 Type ZF to zoom the view to fit the drawing area.
The colors are updated in the plan view to match the new scheme type.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Analysis_04_i.rvt.
Click OK.
At the bottom left of the dialog, for Select available fields from, select Spaces.
Level
Number
Name
Select Formula.
In the Fields dialog, select Calculated Supply Airflow, and click OK.
In the Calculated Value dialog, for Formula, enter - (minus sign) after Calculated Supply
(Browse).
Using the method learned previously, add Actual Supply Airflow to the formula.
Click OK.
In the Schedule Properties dialog, the calculated value named Airflow Delta displays under
Scheduled fields and will display as a column in the schedule.
For Fields, select Airflow Delta, and then click Conditional Format.
You format the Airflow Delta field to display as red when the difference between calculated
and actual airflow is outside an acceptable range.
Click OK twice.
The schedule displays, and you can manipulate the display of columns as with any spreadsheet.
Double-click the column boundary to expand the column to the width of the text, right-click
to access schedule properties, or right-click a column to hide or unhide it. When you select a
field and click Modify Schedule/Quantities tab Schedule panel Highlight in Model, a view
opens that contains the selected space.
6 On the Modify Schedule/Quantities tab Filter Unplaced or Unenclosed Items panel, verify
that Show is highlighted.
Because no air terminals have been placed in the model, all the Actual Supply Airflow values
are 0, and all Airflow Delta fields are red for occupiable spaces. In later exercises, you use the
airflow schedule when adding system components to satisfy the required airflow.
7 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you created an airflow schedule and defined properties such that when the airflow delta is
in an unacceptable range, the schedule gives a visual indication of the discrepancy. This concludes the
planning stage of the systems project. In the next lesson, you begin the designing phase by placing air
terminals in the spaces.
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Designing air systems in Revit MEP is a straightforward and intuitive process. In this lesson, you will create supply air
systems. You begin your supply air systems design by placing air terminals in rooms and adding a water source heat pump
(WSHP). Then, you use automatic layout tools and manual placement to create the primary and secondary supply air
systems and ductwork to connect the components that you added. After system creation, you size ductwork and validate
your air system design.
IMPORTANT It is highly recommended that you complete Designing Mechanical Air Systems before starting
Designing Piping Systems. After completing the air systems lesson, you will have been introduced to concepts and
practices that you will use to design the piping systems.
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Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Air_Systems_01_i.rvt.
11 Click Place Air Terminal tab Selection panel Modify to end the command.
Notice that the lounges Actual Supply Airflow field in the schedule updates after the terminal
is placed. Also, the Airflow Delta is calculated accordingly.
Modify the supply diffuser flow
12 In the ceiling plan, select the diffuser.
13 On the Options Bar, for Flow, enter 425 CFM, and press Enter.
The schedule updates with the new flow data.
Copy the supply diffuser
14 With the diffuser still selected, click Modify Air Terminals tab Modify panel Copy.
15 On the Options Bar, verify that Constrain is cleared, and then select both Copy and Multiple.
Multiple allows you to place multiple copies of the diffuser without reactivating the Copy tool
after each placement.
16 Select the upper left corner of the diffuser as the copy start point.
17 Move the cursor down, type 12, and press Enter.
18 Repeat to add a third diffuser.
19 Place 2 additional diffusers as shown, and then press Esc to end the command.
Tag diffusers
20 Click Annotate tab Tag panel Tag by Category.
21 On the Options Bar, clear Leader.
22 In the drawing area, select one of the diffusers.
If alerted that there is no tag loaded for the diffuser object, you load one from the library as
follows:
23 In the alert dialog, click Yes.
24 In the Open dialog, navigate to Training\Imperial\02_Mechanical Systems\Diffuser Tag.rfa,
and click Open.
25 In the drawing area, select each of the 5 supply diffusers, and then press Esc.
Each diffuser has an airflow capacity of 425 CFM, and the airflow delta value is within acceptable
range.
Place return diffusers
26 Click Home tab HVAC panel Air Terminal.
27 Select Return Diffuser - Hosted : Workplane-based Return Diffuser from the Type Selector
drop-down.
28 On the Placement tab, click Place on Face.
29 Place 2 diffusers, as shown.
As you place the return diffusers, notice that the insertion point snaps the center of each diffuser
to a grid intersection instead of centering the diffuser between grid lines. Next, you edit the
return diffuser family in order to align the diffuser edges to the ceiling grid lines.
37 In the Family Already Exists dialog, click Overwrite the existing version and its parameter values.
Align the diffusers in the ceiling grid
38 In the ceiling plan, zoom in to the return diffuser at the bottom left of the Lounge.
39 Click Modify tab Edit panel Align.
40 In the drawing area, select the vertical grid line as shown.
43 Using the same method, align the other return diffuser, as shown, and then press Esc twice.
44 While pressing Ctrl, select both return diffusers, and on the Options Bar, for Flow, enter 650
CFM310 CFM, and press Enter.
Modify the airflow display arrows
45 Select the return diffuser at the lower left, right-click, and click Element Properties.
46 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, clear LeftArrow, and click OK.
47 Using the same method, clear RightArrow and DownArrow for the other return diffuser.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Air_Systems_02_i.rvt.
The schedule was automatically updated with the actual supply airflow capacity of the diffuser.
Also, the diffuser was tagged as it was placed.
NOTE The software assigns sequential numbers to components in the order in which they are placed
in a drawing. If you delete a component and subsequently place more of the same component in
the same drawing, the number assigned to the deleted component will not be used. As a result, your
components may be numbered differently than those in the training files.
11 Select the diffuser, and then click Modify Air Terminals tab Element panel Element Properties
drop-down Instance Properties.
12 Modify the diffuser properties:
In the Instance Properties dialog, under Constraints, for Offset, enter 8'.
Because non-hosted components are associated with a level, the offset value is the height of
the diffuser from the level.
Click OK.
13 With the diffuser still selected, click Modify Air Terminals tab Modify panel Copy.
14 Select the bottom left corner of the diffuser, move the cursor down, type 20', and then press
Enter.
15 Press Esc.
By copying the diffuser, you are also specifying the same offset and flow for the new diffuser.
Notice that the copied air terminal does not have a tag.
16 Using the same method, select both air terminals and copy them 14' to the right.
For Category, select Air Terminals, and then click Embedded Schedule Properties.
23 On the Fields tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, under Available Fields, double-click System
Type, Type, Mark, and Flow.
24 On the Sorting/Grouping tab, for Sort by, select Mark.
25 Click OK 3 times.
The schedule is updated and lists the data for individual air terminals in each space.
Although the Airflow Delta value is within an acceptable range, it is a negative value. Next, you
modify the airflow capacity of the diffuser in the lower left corner of the space to offset the
increased heat gain of the southwesterly exposure.
The Airflow Delta value for the space updates to a positive number.
32 Open the Instance Properties dialog, and under Energy Analysis, verify that the Calculated
Heating Load value is 33807 Btu/h and the Calculated Cooling Load value is 3.9 ton
(approximately 1.5 times the heating load).
33 Click OK.
34 Click Home tab Mechanical panel Mechanical Equipment.
35 In the Type Selector, select WSHP - Horizontal - High Efficiency - 2-5 Tons - Left Return - Right
Discharge : 4 Tons.
36 In the drawing area, zoom and pan to the double door for space 115.
37 Press Spacebar twice to change the rotation of the pump so that the supply faces the space and
the return faces away from the space.
38 Click to select an insertion point so that the supply is at the approximate center of the doorway.
39 Press Esc twice to end the command.
Click Modify tab Inquiry panel Measure drop-down Measure Between Two References.
For the start point, click to select the midpoint of the bottom of the WSHP.
Press Esc.
45 Close the file with or without saving it.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Air_Systems_03_i.rvt.
IMPORTANT In the System Browser, all system components are organized in a folder tree hierarchy.
All of the diffusers (air terminals) that you added are located under default systems categories in the
Unassigned folder. Because each system component must be assigned to a system after it is placed,
Revit MEP assigned them to the Default Supply Air system. As you add diffusers to systems, the
assigned diffusers move to the respective system folder.
6 Keep the System Browser open, and drag it to the bottom of the screen so that it displays
horizontally below the floor plan.
Create a secondary air system
7 In the drawing area, select the supply diffuser at the upper left of space 223.
Notice that there are layout and system tools (Generate Layout, Connect Into, and Create
Systems) available on the Modify Air Terminals tab. These tools vary depending on the equipment
used to create a system.
8 Click Modify Air Terminals tab Create Systems panel Supply.
Notice that a mechanical system now displays in the System Browser.
9 Click Modify Duct Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System.
10 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel Add To System.
Only mechanical equipment components can be highlighted and selected when you are using
the Add To System tool.
11 In the drawing area, select the 3 supply diffusers shown in red and circled.
On the Options Bar, the number of elements is updated.
12 In the System Browser, expand Mechanical Supply Air Mechanical Supply Air 1.
13 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel System Properties.
14 In the Instance Properties dialog, review the Number of Elements, System Name, and Flow value.
Note that the Flow value (1700 CFM) is equal to the sum of the flow values for the 4 diffusers
you added to the system.
15 Click Cancel.
16 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel Add To System, and then select the last
supply diffuser in space 223.
17 Using the method learned previously, access system properties to see that the flow value (2125
CFM) has updated to include the flow value of the final supply diffuser.
18 Click OK.
19 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel Select Equipment, and then select the
WSHP (located outside the space).
NOTE The organization of the Mechanical folder in the System Browser has changed so that the
WSHP is the parent, the air terminals are the children, and the system connects them.
Rename the system
Next, you rename the system to match the identifying data (Mark) of the equipment properties, which
updates the name in the System Browser.
20 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel Equipment Properties.
21 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Identity Data, for Mark, highlight the value (WSHP
2-45) and click Ctrl+C to copy it.
22 Click OK.
23 Click Edit Duct System tab Edit Duct System panel System Properties.
24 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, for System Name, highlight the value and
click Ctrl+V to paste over the selection.
25 Click OK.
The system name is updated from Mechanical Supply Air 1 to WSHP 2-45 in the System Browser.
26 Click Finish Editing System.
27 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you created low pressure secondary supply air systems for the building. You used the Create
Supply Systems tool to logically connect air terminals to the WSHP.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Air_Systems_04_i.rvt.
Select Main.
Select Branch.
For Flex Duct Type, select Flex Duct Round : Flex - Round.
Click OK.
NOTE Notice that the ductwork is not listed in the System Browser. The ductwork is a physical (not
a logical) connection, thus it is not part of the system. You can delete ductwork and the system
remains.
Add a color scheme legend
12 In the drawing area, highlight a segment of the main duct, press Tab twice to highlight the
entire system, and click to select it.
NOTE When multiple ducts and fittings are connected, you check connectivity by moving the cursor
over a segment of ductwork so that it highlights and then pressing Tab. The first time you press Tab,
the branch to which the duct is connected highlights. Press Tab a second time to highlight the entire
network of connected ducts up to the first piece of connected equipment. Press Tab a third time to
highlight the entire network of connected ducts, fittings, and equipment. If the entire network does
not highlight, a disconnection exists. This disconnection will be located at the point where the
highlighting stops. Usually, you can repair the connection by dragging the duct segment end point
away from its current connection point and then dragging it back again to reconnect. Typically the
disconnect results from not having enough room between the components that make the connection.
13 Click Analyze tab Color Schemes panel Duct Legend.
14 Click to the right of the system to place the legend.
15 In the Choose Color Scheme dialog, for Color Scheme, select Duct Color Fill - Flow, and click
OK.
Using a flow-based color scheme, you can verify connectivity as you create a system.
Notice that the legend includes all possible values for the color scheme, but not all values are
used in this view.
Modify the legend display
16 Select the color scheme legend, and click Modify Duct Color Fill Legends tab Element
panel Element Properties drop-down Type Properties.
17 In the Type Properties dialog, under Graphics, for Values Displayed, select By View, and then
click OK.
The legend now shows only the color scheme values used in this view.
Modify flow values
18 In the drawing area, select the WSHP, and click Modify Mechanical Equipment tab Element
panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
19 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical - Airflow, note the Air Flow value (2125
CFM), and click OK.
20 In the drawing area, select one of the diffusers in the system, and on the Options Bar, for Flow,
decrease the flow value by 100 CFM, and press Enter.
Notice that the color fill for the connected ductwork has updated.
21 Access the instance properties for the WSHP, and notice that the flow value has updated with
the change.
The outflow for the WSHP is calculated as the sum of the airflows for all downstream air terminals.
22 Close the Instance Properties dialog.
Edit color scheme
23 In the drawing area, select the color scheme legend.
24 Click Modify Duct Color Fill Legends tab Scheme panel Edit Scheme.
25 In the Edit Color Scheme dialog, for Schemes, select Duct Color Fill - Velocity.
Use the velocity-based color scheme as a visual reference to confirm that air is flowing through
the system ductwork at the appropriate velocity.
26 Click OK, and then press Esc to clear the selection.
Select Only.
Click OK.
If you get an error that there is not enough room to place the required fittings, you need to
modify the layout:
Select the upper segment of main duct, and drag it to the right.
Repeat the steps necessary to select the entire system and then size it.
The ductwork and fittings are updated. The flow information graphically represents the properties
of duct systems so that you can easily identify problems with the system.
NOTE As you inspect a system, remember that all information is color-coded according to pressure.
Red information and arrows indicate the highest percentage of pressure loss due to friction, also
known as the critical path.
34 Zoom in to various parts of the system and verify that the flow arrows are correct.
35 Click Finish.
36 Close the file with or without saving it.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Air_Systems_05_i.rvt.
7 Move the cursor to just below the lowest set of diffusers, and click to specify the end of the main
duct.
22 Using the same method, connect the remaining diffusers to the main duct.
Branch ductwork in 2D
Add an endcap
26 In the plan view, zoom in to the open end of the main duct.
To ensure that the system has proper flow propagation and accurate system calculations, you
need to add an endcap to create a closed loop.
27 Click Home tab HVAC panel Duct Fitting.
28 Select Rectangular Endcap : Standard from the Type Selector drop-down.
29 Click the endpoint snap of the main duct.
Size ductwork
34 Highlight a section of the main duct (which is now split), press Tab to highlight the entire main
duct run, and click to select it.
Designing a Mechanical
Piping System
In this lesson, you create a hydronic piping system that is designed to run in a cooling mode and a heating mode. You
begin the piping system design by placing water source heat pumps and a boiler on level 3 of the building model. Then,
you create the systems and piping to logically and physically connect the system components, including 2 base mounted
pumps, additional water source heat pumps from level 1, and a cooling tower located on the roof. This system is modeled
to accommodate full system flow through a boiler, using modulating valves to divert through the cooling tower during
cooling mode, or to bypass the cooling tower during heating mode.
In this lesson, you learn to:
Add valves to allow the overall piping system to work in 2 modes: cooling and heating.
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Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_01_i.rvt.
8 Click the corridor wall face, click the top edge of the WSHP, and click to place the dimension,
as shown.
12 Click Home tab Mechanical panel Mechanical Equipment, and in the Type Selector, verify
that the WSHP is still selected.
13 Place another WSHP to the left of the one you just placed, as shown. (Use the alignment sketch
graphics to position the second WSHP the same distance from the corridor wall as the first.)
14 Click Modify.
Modify WSHP parameters
15 While pressing Ctrl, select the 2 WSHPs, and click Modify Mechanical Equipment tab Element
panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
Click OK.
21 Click Modify.
IMPORTANT All system components are logically connected either by a system that you create or by a default
system. Unlike logical connections (systems), physical connections (pipes) are not required for systems creation.
You can create pipes to connect system components, but without a corresponding system, analyses cannot be
performed.
Chilled water supply system: 2 WSHPs and a cooling tower
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_02_i.rvt.
6 Expand the Unassigned folder, and expand the Default Hydronic Supply 1 and the Default
Hydronic Return 1 systems to view the mechanical equipment placed in the building.
In the System Browser, all system components are organized in a folder tree hierarchy according
to the system that you assigned to them. You assign a system component to a system either by:
After you placed the WSHPs and boiler, Revit MEP immediately assigned them to the Default
Hydronic Return and Default Hydronic Supply systems category located in the Unassigned
folder. They remain in the Default systems category until you assign them to a system. As you
assign equipment to systems, the assigned equipment moves from the Unassigned folder to the
respective assigned system folder.
IMPORTANT All mechanical equipment in the project should be assigned to a system other than a
default system. Equipment that remains in a default system is included in heating and cooling loads
calculations. Therefore, leaving a large number of components in a default system can hinder
performance and prevent accurate calculations for the systems where they should have been assigned.
Keep the System Browser open and refer to it as you create systems.
Create the hydronic return piping system
7 In the drawing area, while pressing Ctrl, select the 2 WSHPs.
8 Click Modify Mechanical Equipment tab Create Systems panel Hydronic Return.
A red dashed line connects the 2 WSHPs in the drawing. This display indicates that the system
is selected. It does not indicate a pipe layout path.
9 Click Modify Piping Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System.
TIP If you clicked outside of the drawing area, and the Edit System tool is not active, select one of
the WSHPs that you added to the system to activate this tool and the other options on the Piping
Systems tab System Tools panel.
10 On the Options Bar, for System Name, enter CHWR to represent Chilled Water Return.
11 Click Edit Piping System tab Edit Piping System panel Select Equipment.
12 In the drawing area, select the boiler.
Notice that on the Options Bar, the System Equipment is Condensing Boiler: 500 MBH.
19 In the Project Browser, under Design HVAC - Design Floor Plans, double-click Roof - HVAC
Plan - Design.
20 Click Edit Piping System tab Edit Piping System panel Add To System.
21 Zoom in to the shorter wing of the building, and select the cooling tower.
22 In the Select Connector dialog, select Connector 1 : Undefined : Round : 4'' : Cooling Water
Supply In, and click OK.
Notice that the Options Bar indicates 3 for the Number of Elements.
23 Close the roof plan view.
24 Click Edit Piping System tab Edit Piping System panel Select Equipment.
25 Select the boiler.
You select the boiler as equipment for supply to the WSHPs. The boiler is the only equipment
that has connectors with compatible system types (hydronic supply and hydronic return). In
heating mode, the boiler supplies heated water to the system, and bypasses the cooling tower.
In cooling mode, the cooling tower provides cooled water to the system; the water returns
through the boiler into the cooling tower by way of the WSHPs.
26 Click Finish Editing System.
IMPORTANT The new system named CHWS is now listed in the System Browser under Hydronic
Supply Condensing Boiler: 500 MBH.
Confirm and validate the systems
27 In the System Browser, right-click the Hydronic Supply system category, and click Expand All.
28 Using the same method, expand the Hydronic Return system category.
You can now view the systems hierarchy: CHWR and CHWS logically connect the boiler (parent)
with the WSHPs (children).
29 Right-click CHWS, and click Select.
The hydronic supply system highlights in red, indicating the logical connection. The CHWS
system contains the 2 WSHPs and the cooling tower.
In the System Browser, you can view several parameters, including the flow rate and size of the
component.
30 Right-click the Systems column heading, and click Column Settings.
You can select the columns that you want to display in the System Browser.
31 In the Column Settings dialog, expand Piping, select Fluid Type and Fluid Temperature, and
click OK.
32 In the System Browser, right-click the Flow value for one of the WSHPs in the CHWS system,
and click Properties.
33 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, for Water Flow, enter 18 GPM, and click
OK.
The CHWS Flow value is updated in the System Browser.
34 Close the file with or without saving it.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_03_i.rvt.
Click
18 Place the cursor over the piping, and press Tab 3 times. With each Tab, the Status Bar displays
the components being highlighted:
View the Status Bar to verify the branch option currently displayed.
Verify the flow
In a previous exercise, you modified the flow value for the WSHPs; the flow for one WSHP is 18, and the
flow for the other is 12.
19 In the drawing area, select the pipe connecting the WSHP on the right to the boiler.
The flow through this pipe should equal the flow of both WSHPs.
20 Click Modify Pipes tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
21 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, verify that the value for Flow is 30 GPM,
and click OK.
This value indicates the total of the flow for the 2 WSHPs (18 GPM + 12 GPM).
22 Select the boiler, and access its instance properties.
23 Under Mechanical, notice that the Water Flow is 30 GPM, and click OK.
The flow from the 2 WSHPs travels into the boiler.
24 Press Esc.
Add the Level 1 WSHPs to the return system
25 Select the WSHP on the left.
26 Click Piping Systems tab System Tools panel, and verify that CHWR is selected from the
System Selector drop-down.
27 On the System Tools panel, click Edit System.
28 In the Project Browser, under Views (Discipline) Design HVAC - Design Floor Plans,
double-click Level 1 - HVAC Plan - Design, and zoom to fit the drawing in the view.
29 Click Edit Piping System tab Edit Piping System panel Add To System.
30 Draw a selection window to select the 6 WSHPs.
On the Options Bar, the Number of Elements is now 8. Logically, the Level 1 WSHPs are
connected to the chilled water return system (CHWR).
35 Using the drag control, extend the pipe to the left until it connects to the center line of the
existing pipe at the horizontal and nearest snap, as shown.
The fittings are automatically created to connect to the return piping coming from below.
41 Click OK.
42 On the Options Bar:
Click Settings.
In the Pipe Conversion Settings dialog, enter 9' 6'' for both the Main Offset and the Branch
Offset, and then click OK.
The boiler and cooling tower are no longer included in the layout path. In a later exercise, you
connect the boiler to parallel-connected base mounted pumps.
46 Click Modify.
47 In the drawing area, select the right vertical green sketch line in the path, as shown.
48 While pressing Ctrl, select the vertical sketch line just above the one you already selected. (Both
sections are at the same elevation.)
49 Select the 4-way arrow control, and drag it to the left (just to the right of the double door in the
underlay), as shown.
50 Using the same method, select the short vertical path line connecting the right WSHP (in the
same location as the short segment of pipe), and drag it to the right to align it with the sketch
lines you just moved.
Connect the cooling tower into the supply system to maintain the closed loop.
NOTE Default color filters for the Hydronic Supply and Hydronic Return have already been specified for this project
in the Visibility Graphic Overrides dialog. As you work in the training file, you will notice that the supply pipes are
dark purple, and the return pipes are magenta.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_04_i.rvt.
6 Press Delete.
Click to move the piping, and press Esc to clear the selection.
You use this tool on components with connectors to automatically create piping between the
component and the existing system. The tool also automatically creates the appropriate fittings.
11 In the Select Connector dialog, click Connector 2 : Hydronic Return : Round : 2'' : Cold Water
In, and click OK.
12 In the 3D view, select the return pipe riser.
The connections are automatically created, and the boiler is connected to the return piping.
Using the Connect Into tool ensures that if the connection is successful, flow will propagate
through the connecting pipe and be assigned to the appropriate system based on the connector
to which it is connected.
Plan view of return piping connection to the
boiler
In a plan view, if a component has 2 connectors that are not connected to piping, and you select
1 connector, the Select Connector dialog displays prompting you to select the return or the
supply connector.
15 Click Place Pipe tab Element panel, and select Pipe Types: Standard from the Type Selector
drop-down.
16 Press Spacebar to acquire offset and pipe diameter values from the connector.
17 Draw the piping:
Move the cursor to the right, enter 2', and press Enter.
You can input dimensions as you draw pipe to ensure specific length segments.
Move the cursor down, and click just before the midway point on the primary base mounted
pump.
NOTE The Automatically Connect option attempts to connect piping that is positioned within a
specified range. As you place piping runs that are close together, it may be helpful to switch
Automatically Connect off to avoid unintended piping connections.
18 Press Esc twice.
Notice in the 3D view that the specified offset dropped the horizontal run down.
Upgrade a fitting
23 Zoom in to the elbow fitting, and select it, as shown.
24 Click the bottom plus symbol to upgrade the fitting from an elbow to a tee.
NOTE To downgrade from a tee fitting to an elbow, you select the tee fitting, and click the minus
symbol.
27 Move the cursor to the right, and when the connector point displays, click to connect to the
pump.
28 Press Esc.
29 If necessary, zoom out in the 3D view to see the new connections.
33 Press Esc.
Notice that you do not have to draw the 2 vertical pipes to connect to the pumps; these pipe
connections were created automatically.
3D view of parallel-connected base mounted
pumps
35 Using the method learned previously, upgrade the fitting to a tee connector.
In the plan view, select the tee connector in the secondary base mounted pump, right-click
the bottom control on the tee, and click Draw Pipe.
Move the cursor down until the status bar indicates that the alignment is at the intersection
and vertical with the pipe shown, and click to create the pipe.
37 Click Modify.
You now have a closed loop system. Next, you validate the flow through the system.
39 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, notice that Flow is 125 GPM.
The flow is being propagated through the piping.
40 Click Cancel.
41 Using the same method, view the properties for the secondary pump.
In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, notice that the Flow Factor is a parameter
that is .50 or 50% of the Flow, which is rounded up to 63 GPM (1/2 of 125 GPM).
The Flow Factor for the primary pump is set to 50% also. When you create the pumps in parallel,
you can specify the Flow Factors for the 2 pumps as any combination that adds up to 100%.
42 Click OK.
43 Press Esc.
Connect the cooling tower
Next, you physically connect the cooling tower piping to propagate flow.
44 In the 3D view, select the cooling tower, right-click, and click Element Properties.
45 In the Instance Properties dialog, notice that under Mechanical, for Cooling Water Flow, the
value is 0 GPM, and click OK.
Flow is not currently passing through the cooling tower because it is not yet connected to the
hydronic piping system.
46 Press Esc.
47 Click Modify tab Edit panel Extend drop-down Trim/Extend Multiple Elements.
The cooling tower propagates flow through the inlet and outlet connectors.
48 In the plan view, select the following pipes:
Both pipes for the cooling tower are automatically connected to the piping system.
NOTE Piping colors update based on specified filters.
49 Press Esc.
50 In the 3D View, select the cooling tower, and open the Instance Properties dialog to validate
that the flow is propagating correctly through the cooling tower.
51 Verify that the value for Cooling Water Flow is 125 GPM, and close the dialog.
52 Close the file with or without saving it.
Adding Valves
In this exercise, you add valves to model the piping for 2 modes: cooling mode and heating mode. You add
a bypass valve to stop the flow and direct it to the cooling tower (cooling mode). When the valve is open,
the water bypasses the cooling tower, and is heated by the boiler. You also add shut-off valves to control
the flow to and from the cooling tower.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_05_i.rvt.
10 Press Esc.
14 Using the same method, place another Ball Valve - 2-6 Inch Bypass : 4'' valve on the return pipe
for the cooling tower, parallel to the previously placed valve.
18 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Mechanical, verify that Flow is 0 GPM, and click OK.
19 Using the same method, validate the following flow values:
For the pipe below the bypass valve, validate that the Flow value is 0 GPM.
For the top horizontal pipe (flow to the cooling tower), validate that the Flow is 125 GPM.
For the bottom horizontal pipe (flow from the cooling tower), validate that the Flow is 125
GPM.
The flow traveling through the bypass section of pipe is 125 GPM.
Sizing Pipe
In this exercise, you verify automatically calculated pipe size and flow parameters. Initially, you use the pipe
color scheme legend as a color-coded reference to view the flow within the pipes and the sizing. The
color-coded display allows you to quickly see differing sizes and flow of piping. You then use a combination
of friction and velocity to size the pipes appropriately.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_06_i.rvt.
4 In the Choose Color Scheme dialog, select Pipe Color Fill - Flow, and click OK.
This option displays the pipes in colors based on flow values.
5 Compare the legend to the color coding in the drawing to verify that the flow values are as
expected.
Under Constraints, for Branch Sizing, select Larger of Connector and Calculated.
Click OK.
The piping increases in diameter based on the friction and velocity values specified.
13 Press Esc.
IMPORTANT Errors may occur while you are attempting to create pipe geometry as a result of
converting a layout or during sizing. The most common cause of these errors is that there is insufficient
space to create the pipe, or offset elevations are incorrect. Either relocate the system components,
select a different layout solution, or manually modify the pipe. Remember to always check pipe
connectivity after modification.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_07_i.rvt.
Note that the Flow is 80 GPM, the Static Pressure is 7.67 psi, and the Pressure Loss is 1.89 psi.
7 Click System Inspector tab System Inspector panel Properties.
8 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Fluid Temperature, select 90 F, and click OK.
9 Using the same method, inspect Section 6 again, and notice that the Static Pressure is 7.65 psi
and the Pressure Loss is 1.88 psi.
10 Click Finish.
11 Close the file with or without saving it.
Click
Open.
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\02_Mechanical
Systems\RME_Mech_Piping_08_i.rvt.
TIP If you have multiple views open, you can click Show in the Show Element(s) In View dialog to
switch between views; otherwise, click Close.
10 Using the same methods, expand the Unassigned folder, and confirm unassigned system
components.
11 Click View tab Windows panel Switch Windows drop-down, and select Level 3 - HVAC
Plan - Design floor plan.
12 In the System Browser, right-click Hydronic Return, and click Expand All.
The return system that you created (CHWR) is listed along with the boiler and the water source
heat pumps (WSHPs) that you assigned to this system.
13 Right-click CHWR, and click Select to confirm this system and the assigned system components.
14 Using the methods that you learned, confirm the system and the system assignments for the
Hydronic Supply system.
You have confirmed and validated both unassigned and assigned system components and their
systems.
15 Close the file with or without saving it.
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Creating an Electrical
System
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to plan and design an electrical system.
155
156
Planning an Electrical
System
In this lesson, you complete the planning tasks associated with creating an electrical system. You learn to:
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(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\RME_Elec_Planning_01_i.rvt.
Click OK.
Click Split.
Click OK.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\RME_Elec_Planning_02_i.rvt.
Click OK twice.
The Required Lighting Level project parameter has been added and will appear as an instance
parameter for all spaces, under the Electrical - Lighting group in the space element properties.
6 Click Modify Spaces tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
7 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Electrical - Lighting, note the Required Lighting Level
parameter. Click OK.
Create a schedule for required lighting levels
8 Click View tab Create panel Schedules drop-down Schedule/Quantities.
9 In the New Schedule dialog:
Select Schedule Keys, and for Key Name, enter Lighting Levels.
Click OK.
10 On the Fields tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, under Available Fields, double-click Required
Lighting Level, and click OK.
The schedule displays and includes a title and column headings.
11 Double-click the column boundary to the right of each column to adjust the column to fit the
text.
16 Click Modify Schedule/Quantities tab Schedule panel New to add 13 more rows.
17 Complete the table by entering the following:
The fc value is automatically applied as the parameter is based upon illuminance parameter
type, which is mapped to project units.
Notice that as you enter the data, the rows are automatically sorted by Key Name. You can
change the sort/grouping to sort by Required Lighting Level.
21 Click OK twice.
The entries in the schedule are sorted by Required Lighting Level.
22 Using the same method, change the sort order back to the default setting.
The entries in the schedule are sorted by Key Name.
Apply a lighting level to spaces
23 In the Project Browser, expand Views (Discipline) Design Lighting - Design Floor Plans
and open Level 2 - Lighting Plan.
24 Zoom to Space 218 and select the space element.
25 Click Modify Spaces tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance Properties.
Note that under Electrical-Lighting, that Required Lighting Level is blank.
26 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Identity Data, for Lighting Levels, select
Instruction-Standard.
Notice that the Required Lighting Level now has a value of 50 fc and the field is dimmed, since
the Lighting Level is set to use the value assigned to the Instruction-Standard key value. The
only way to change the value is to either select a different Lighting Level key, select None for
Lighting Level and type a specific value, or edit the Required Lighting Level key schedule for
the selected key. Since Required Lighting Level is an instance parameter, the value input applies
only to the selected space.
27 Click OK.
You can apply a key schedule to multiple spaces at the same time by selecting the spaces and
specifying the lighting levels in the Electrical properties dialog.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\RME_Elec_Planning_03_i.rvt.
(Duplicate).
3 In the New Color Scheme dialog, for Name, enter Required Lighting and click OK.
4 In the Edit Color Scheme dialog:
For Color, select Required Lighting Level, and click OK to dismiss the alert message.
Select the scheme for 50.00 fc, enter 75.00, and press ENTER.
Select the scheme for 40.00 fc, enter 50.00, and press ENTER.
Click OK.
(Add Value).
(Add Value).
Click OK.
The color fill plan displays the required illuminance levels based on the key values previously
created.
12 In the Schedule Properties dialog, for Available Fields, double-click Number, Name, Level, Average
Estimated Illumination, and Required Lighting Level.
13 Click Calculated Value.
14 In the Calculated Value dialog:
Click OK.
In the Calculated Value dialog, for Formula, at the end of Average Estimated Illumination,
press the spacebar, type a hyphen, and click Browse.
Click OK twice.
On the Sorting/Grouping tab, for Sort by, select Level. Select Header. Select Blank Line.
In the Conditional Formatting dialog, under Condition, for Test, select Not Between.
The lighting delta values that are not within the conditional value of -5 fc and 5 fc are highlighted
in red.
16 Close the file with or without saving it.
Designing an Electrical
System
In this lesson, you create electrical systems (including lighting circuits, power circuits, and switch systems) by establishing
logical connections between electrical components. You learn to:
Add devices and fixtures using schedule to satisfy required lighting levels.
Create circuits (with and without wire) to create the logical connections between devices and fixtures.
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Training File
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_01_i.rvt.
3 Click Modify Color Fill Legends tab Scheme panel Edit Scheme.
4 In the Edit Color Scheme dialog:
Under Schemes, for the Spaces Category, select Average Estimated Illumination.
You can create additional color schemes, then modify the color scheme legend to use the
color fill plan as a design tool for many tasks.
Under Scheme Definition, select the color for Less Than 20.00 fc.
Click OK.
5 Click OK.
Notice that the Library has an average estimated illumination less than 20.00 fc. By using orange
as the color for this range, we can quickly identify those areas of the building that do not meet
the specified lighting requirements.
7 In the Project Browser, expand Schedule/Quantities and open the Space Lighting Analysis view.
8 In the Project Browser, expand Views (Discipline) Design Lighting - Design Ceiling Plans
and open the Level 2 - Lighting Ceiling plan.
9 Click View tab Windows panel Tile.
10 Click the Level 2 Color Fill_Lighting Plan view to make it active.
11 Click the Space Lighting Analysis view to make it active.
12 Click View tab Windows panel Tile.
The order of the tiled windows is determined by the order in which the windows were activated.
Windows are arranged in a counter-clockwise order, with the last activated window appearing
in the upper-left corner.
13 Click the Level 2 - Lighting Ceiling Plan view to make it active.
Add fixtures
14 In the drawing area, zoom to space Library 219.
As you add lighting fixtures to the Library, the illumination values in the color fill plan and schedule analysis
will automatically update. The schedule indicates the Average Estimated Illumination as yellow for values
of 0 fc (conditional format), and the Lighting Delta as red for values out of the +/- 5 fc range specified in
the conditional format of this field. The color fill plan also indicates in orange an illumination value below
20 fc, which is the lowest value in the specified range. As you add lighting fixtures to the Library, all three
of these colored fields will clear to white, indicating a value greater than 0 fc. The red field will clear once
the +/- 5 fc range is satisfied. The color fill will change colors as lighting fixtures are placed that raise the
illumination level above 20 fc. The colors will coincide with the values in the color fill legend. Note that
the lighting delta can be cleared, however the color fill plan can display within the range below the specified
value because of the +/- 5 fc range. All of this works as a visual aid for the designer to insure design
requirements are met.
15 Click Home tab Electrical panel Lighting Fixture.
16 Click Place Fixture tab Element panel Change Element Type drop-down and select Recessed
Parabolic Light: 2x2 (2 Lamp) - 277VM_Plain Recessed Lighting Fixture 600x600 - 277.
17 Click Place Fixture tab Placement panel Place on Face.
The Place on Face option allows the fixtures to be hosted by the ceiling plan, so that as the
ceiling plan moves vertically, the fixtures will move accordingly.
18 Click to place the fixture.
19 Press ESC to end the command.
In the Space Lighting Analysis view, the lighting delta and average estimated illumination for
space Library 219 are updated.
NOTE Object snaps are used for selecting intersections of the ceiling grid.
27 Press ESC to end the command.
28 In the drawing area, select the 3 fixtures.
29 Click Modify Lighting Fixtures tab Modify panel Copy.
30 On the Options Bar, select Multiple.
31 Click in the drawing area to place 6 additional groups of fixtures as shown.
32 Press ESC.
The values in the Space Lighting Analysis view are updated automatically.
33 Click to activate the Schedule window. Note the value in red for the space Library 219.
Modify multiple fixture instances
34 Select the vertical center group of light fixtures.
38 Click to activate the Color Fill_Lighting Plan view. Note the changes for the space Library 219.
39 Repeat the previous steps to change the same group of fixtures to Recessed Parabolic Light: 2x4
(3 Lamp) - 277V.
The lighting delta is satisfied.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_02_i.rvt.
3 In the Space Lighting Analysis schedule view, scroll to view space space Library 219.
Note the Average Estimated Illumination value of 46 fc.
4 In the Level 2 Lighting Plan view, zoom to space Library 219 and select the lighting fixture
shown.
5 Click Modify Lighting Fixtures tab Element panel Element Properties drop-down Instance
Properties.
6 In the Instance Properties dialog:
Click Duplicate.
In the Name dialog, for Name enter 2x4 (3 Lamp) T5_HO_54W - 277V and click OK.
In the Light Loss Factor dialog, for Ballast Loss Factor, enter .93.
Click OK.
Click Apply.
Note that in the Space Lighting Analysis Schedule, the Lighting Delta for the Library is
updated.
Under Photometrics, click the value for Photometric Web File and click Browse.
In the Initial Intensity dialog, select Luminous Flux, specify 15000.00 lm, and click OK.
In the Initial Color dialog, for Color Preset, select Xenon and click OK.
Click OK twice.
Press Delete.
Note the lighting delta updates again.
Apply the fixture type to other fixtures
14 Click Modify tab Clipboard panel Match Type.
15 In space Library 219, select the top center fixture.
16 Click the other fixtures in the center to apply the fixture type.
17 Click Match Fixtures tab Selection panel Modify to end the command.
Note that the lighting delta for the Library has been updated again.
Remove lighting fixtures
18 Select the 2 lighting fixtures as shown.
Press Delete.
The lighting delta has been updated and is now 0.
19 Close the file with or without saving it.
In the next exercise, you add switches, junction boxes, and receptacles to your design.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_03_i.rvt.
Because the switch requires a wall to serve as the host, it is only previewed when the cursor is
over a wall.
7 Click to place the switch.
8 Place a second switch of the same type on the other side of the wall as shown.
Click OK twice.
Expand General.
Expand Electrical.
Click OK.
26 In the System Browser, expand Unassigned and scroll space Library 219.
This list displays connectors and circuits that have not been assigned to a panel. Note that the
values for the space Library 219 are currently blank.
34 Drag the grip to move the witness line to the receptacle on the left as shown.
The receptacle on the right is repositioned according to the dimension you enter.
41 Click the midpoint of the receptacle, move the cursor along the wall, and enter 12 and press
ENTER.
42 Move the cursor down, enter 12 and press ENTER to place another receptacle.
equipment. You start at the low voltage panels (L-1 and L-2), and work toward the higher voltage, main
distribution panels (H-2 and MDP).
In this exercise you also become more familiar with the wiring settings, then create lighting circuitry and
add wiring as the circuits are created. Adding wiring to a project is optional.
Training File
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_04_i.rvt.
Add panelboards
1 Verify that the Level 2 Power Plan view is open.
2 In the drawing area, zoom to the space Electrical 220.
4 Click Place Equipment tab Element panel drop-down and select 208V MCB Lighting and
Appliance Panelboard - Surface: 100A.
5 Click Place Equipment tab Placement Panel Place on Vertical Face.
6 Click to place the panelboard as shown.
Click OK.
Click OK.
The red sketch graphics show the logical circuit with the home run pointing toward the selected
panel.
32 Press ESC.
33 Select the switch on the right.
34 Click Place Device tab Element panel and select Lighting Switches: Three Way from the Type
Selector drop-down.
35 Select the left three-way switch, right-click the connector and click Add to Circuit.
36 Click the top-left lighting fixture to add to the circuit.
Click OK.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_05_i.rvt.
10 Click Edit Circuit tab Edit Circuit panel Finish Editing Circuit.
Check circuits
11 Click Analyze tab System Browser panel System Browser.
12 Move the System Browser pane to the bottom of the screen for easier viewing.
13 In the System Browser, right-click on the Systems heading, and click View Systems and
Electrical.
14 Right-click on the Systems heading and click Column Settings.
15 In the Column Settings dialog:
Expand Electrical, and verify that Load, Distribution System, Voltage, Rating, and Voltage
Drop are selected.
Click OK.
Deselect Leader.
Click Tags.
Click OK.
Under Category Parameters, select Circuit Number and Switch ID and click Add parameter(s)
to label
Click Apply and note the label parameters are divided into 2 lines in the drawing area.
Deselect Break and for Suffix, enter a comma, and click Apply.
Click OK.
49 Click Place Label tab Selection panel Modify to end the command.
50 Drag the handle on the right side of the tag to resize it by dragging it to the left.
51 Click
Save As Family.
52 In the Save As dialog, for File Name, enter Lighting Fixture_Circuit_Switch ID Tag.rfa. Click Save.
53 Click Create tab Family Editor panel Load into Project.
Note the tag is updated in the drawing area.
Add tags to remaining fixtures
54 Select all the elements in space Computer Lab 222.
55 Click Multi-Select tab Filter panel Filter.
56 In the Filter dialog, click Check None, and for Category, select Lighting Fixture Tags. Click OK.
57 Click Modify Lighting Fixture tab Element panel and select Lighting_Fixture_Circuit_Switch
ID Tag: Standard.
Note the tags are updated in the drawing area.
58 Click Annotate tab Tag panel Tag All.
59 In the Tag All Not Tagged dialog, select Lighting_Fixture_Circuit_Switch ID Tag: Standard and
click Apply. Click OK.
60 Zoom out to see the tagged fixtures.
61 Close the file with or without saving it.
Next you create a switch system.
Training File
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_06_i.rvt.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_07_i.rvt.
Add a circuit
1 Verify that the Level 2 Power Plan view is open.
2 In the drawing area, zoom to space Instruction 221 and draw a pick box to select all the
components in the space.
3 Click Multi-Select tab Filter panel Filter.
4 In the Filter dialog, click Check None, and for Category, select Electrical Fixtures. Click OK.
5 Click Modify Electrical Fixtures tab Create Systems panel Power.
6 Click Modify Electrical Circuits System Tools panel Select Panel.
7 In space Electrical 220, select the PP-2B panel.
13 Select the wire again, and in the drawing area, click the minus symbol to delete a tick mark.
14 Click Insert tab Load from Library panel Load Family.
15 In the Load Family dialog, navigate to Imperial Library Electrical Components TickMarks,
select Hook Wire Tick Mark.rfa, and click Open.
16 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel MEP Settings drop-down Electrical Settings.
17 In the left pane of the Electrical Settings dialog, select Wiring, and in the right pane, for Ground
Wire Tick Mark, select Hook Wire Tick Mark.
18 For Neutral Wire Tick Mark, select Long Wire Tick Mark.
19 Click OK.
The tick mark for all ground conductors are changed to a hooked tick marks and neutral
conductors display as a long tick mark.
Combine multiple homeruns into a multi-circuit homerun
20 Highlight one of the receptacles in space Computer Lab 222, press Tab to display a preview of
the circuit wiring, and click to select the circuit.
26 Press Delete.
27 Click Home tab Electrical panel Wire drop-down Arc.
28 In the drawing area, in space Instruction 221, click the connector of the first receptacle, click a
point halfway between the first and second receptacle to create an arc, and then click the
connector of the second receptacle as shown.
29 In space Instruction 221, add another wire between the connector on the last receptacle in 221,
and the connector on the nearest receptacle in space Computer Lab 222, as shown.
Notice that there are now 4 tick marks on the homerun and the wiring for space Instruction
221 and a double arrowhead to indicate the multi-circuit homeruns. There are only 3 tick marks
on the wiring that extends to the space Computer Lab 222. An additional hot conductor is added
to the 221 wiring.
30 Add wiring to space Electrical 220, and connect its wiring to a receptacle in space Instruction
221.
Open.
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_08_i.rvt.
Circuit loads should be balanced to present as nearly as possible an equal load to each phase. This will reduce
neutral current as well as prevent an excess voltage drop due to one phase being overloaded. Balancing loads
begins with adjusting the loads at the panels farthest from the power source.
Balance circuit loads
1 Verify that the Level 2 Power Plan is open.
2 In the drawing area, zoom to space Electrical 220.
3 In the Electrical space, select panel LP-2B.
Scroll down and note the current value for the Wire Size parameter is 3-#12, 1-#12, 1-#12.
Scroll down, and note the value for the Wire Size parameter is now 3-#10, 1-#10, 1-#10.
Click OK.
(Open).
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_09_i.rvt.
Select PP-2B.
Click OK.
NOTE If a panel schedule has already been created for a panel, the panel will not appear in the Select
Panels dialog.
4 Close the report.
5 In the Project Browser, expand Sheets (all), and open E601 - Panel Schedules.
6 In the Project Browser, under Reports Panel Schedule, drag PP-2B onto the sheet.
7 Select the schedule.
8 Click Modify Schedule Graphics tab Element panel Element Properties.
9 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Other, for Appearance, click Edit.
The Panel Report Appearance dialog displays. This dialog allows you to control how the panel
schedule report displays when it is included on a sheet.
10 In the Panel Report Appearance dialog:
11 Click OK twice.
12 Close the file with or without saving it.
Next you use the System Browser to check your design.
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\03_Electrical
Systems\RME_Elec_Design_10_i.rvt.
(Open).
Right-click a column heading, and click AutoFit All Columns to resize the columns in the
System Browser.
Expand Unassigned.
Note the receptacle in space Lounge 212.
7 Move the cursor over the receptacle on the right side wall and press TAB once.
In the System Browser, note that the receptacle is not connected to any circuit.
8 Move the cursor over the receptacle on the bottom wall, press TAB once, and then click the
receptacle to select the circuit.
9 Click Modify Electrical Circuits tab System Tools panel Edit Circuit.
10 Click Edit Circuit tab Edit Circuit panel Add to Circuit.
11 Select the receptacle on the right side wall.
12 Click Edit Circuit tab Edit Circuit panel Finish Editing Circuit.
In the System Browser, notice that PP-2C for circuit 2 is updated.
Check circuits
13 Click Analyze tab Check Systems panel Check Circuits.
14 In the warning window that is displayed indicating an unconnected power connector, click
(Expand warning dialog) to view details of the warning.
15 In the dialog, under Warnings, expand the warning category for Circuit is not assigned to a
panel Warning 2.
Notice that panel LP-2C is not connected.
16 Close the details dialog.
17 In the drawing area, zoom to space Electrical 214.
18 Select panel LP-2C.
Creating a Plumbing
System
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to plan and design a plumbing system.
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Planning a Plumbing
System
Creating plumbing systems in Revit MEP is similar to any design project; planning is critical to a successful design. In this
lesson, you prepare to design the plumbing system by:
Specifying default sanitary piping settings for the main and branch piping.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open
Imperial\04_Plumbing\RME_Plumb_Planning_01_i.rvt.
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Cross, select Tee Reducing Double Vent - PVC - Sch 40 - DWV: Standard.
6 Click OK.
In the Project Browser, under Pipe Types, PVC - Vent is listed.
Load piping component families
7 Click Home tab Plumbing & Piping panel Pipe Fitting.
8 Click Place Pipe Fitting tab Model panel Load Family.
9 In the left pane of the Load Family dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\Families\Trap
P - PVC - Sch 40 - DWV.rfa.
DWV represents Domestic Waste Vent.
10 On the Selection panel, click Modify.
The new pipe type is listed in the Project Browser under Families Pipe Fittings.
Specify sanitary piping settings
11 Click Home tab Plumbing & Piping panel
12 In the left pane of the Mechanical Settings dialog, click Pipe Settings.
13 In the right panel, for Pipe Connector Tolerance, enter 10.
NOTE For additional information on the Mechanical Settings, refer to Revit MEP Online Help.
14 Expand Pipe Settings Conversion, and click Main.
15 For System Type, select Sanitary.
16 Specify settings for the Main sanitary piping:
Designing a Plumbing
System
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In this lesson, you design the plumbing system for the Level 1 mens room in a commercial building, including plumbing
fixtures, sanitary piping, vent, and hot and cold water piping.
You learn to:
Create the cold water system, and add piping to physically connect the fixtures to the system.
Create the hot water system, add a hot water heater, and create piping to physically connect the sinks to the hot water
system.
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Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_01_i.rvt.
The men's room is partitioned for 2 toilet stalls, 1 wall-mounted urinal, and 3 sinks. Reference
lines are included in the plan view to make it easier to place components.
7 Click to place another toilet, above the first in the standard toilet space. (Again, use the reference
line to center the fixture.)
8 Press Esc.
14 Click Modify.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_02_i.rvt.
10 Click Modify Piping Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System.
11 On the Options Bar, for System Name, enter Sanitary 107.
You include the bathroom space number in the name.
12 On the Edit System panel, click Finish Editing System.
13 In the Systems Browser, expand Sanitary, and notice that Sanitary 107 is listed.
The components that were listed under the default system are now included in the Sanitary 107
system, and the empty default sanitary folder is deleted.
19 On the Options Bar, for Diameter, select 4'', and for Offset, enter -4'-0.
The elevation of the base with relation to the other components in the system is critical. The
elevation is specified low enough to allow sloping of the sanitary piping in the system.
20 On the Generate Layout panel, click Solutions.
21 On Options Bar, for Solution Type, select Intersections, and click Settings.
You override the default pipe settings before applying the recommended pipe layout.
22 In the left pane of the Pipe Conversion Settings dialog, select Main.
23 For Offset, enter -1' 0''.
24 In the left pane, select Branch, for Offset, enter -1' 0'', and click OK.
The default settings are automatically modified. When laying out a number of different systems
with different offset requirements, it is helpful to be able to change the defaults as you work.
25 On the Options Bar, for Slope, enter 1/8'' / 12''.
The positive value slopes the pipe down toward the base point.
26 On the Options Bar, click
You accept this suggested solution, and modify it to meet project requirements.
27 Click Modify.
29 Click the move parallel control (4-way arrow), and move the cursor to the left to align all 4
segments to the base point.
31 Click Modify.
32 Select the vertical branch line for one of the toilets, and drag the line to the left to snap
perpendicular to the main, as shown.
33 Using the previous method, adjust the vertical branch line for the other toilet.
1=Branch in a network
36 Click to select the fitting to the drain, and examine the sanitary tee to verify proper orientation.
When a fitting is reversed, select the fitting and click
to reorient it.
37 Select the pipe segment to the right of the fitting, and check the slope control. The slope control
for every segment should indicate the slope is toward the sanitary outlet, as shown.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_03_i.rvt.
7 Click Modify.
8 Select the sink.
9 Make 2 copies of the sink:
Click the right endpoint of the placement reference line for the sink to establish a start point.
Move the cursor up above the top reference line, enter 2' 4'', and press Enter to create a second
sink.
TIP When entering dimensions, you can enter a space to separate the value for feet and inches,
without having to enter ' and '' symbols. For example, in this step you can enter 2 4 (two space
four) to specify 2' 4''.
Enter 2' 4'', and press Enter to create the third sink.
Press Esc.
In the System Browser, notice that the 3 sinks (lavatories) have been added to the Sanitary 107
system.
Create piping to connect the sinks
17 In the Project Browser, under Design Plumbing - Design 3D Views, double-click 3D Plumbing.
18 Click View tab Windows panel Tile.
19 In the 3D view, use the ViewCube to orient the view, as shown, and zoom in to the elbow fitting
for the urinal.
20 Select the fitting, and click the + control on the left to upgrade the fitting to a tee.
22 In the plan view, with the tee fitting selected, right-click the top connector (sanitary connector),
and click Draw Pipe.
23 Click Place Pipe tab Placement Tools panel Automatically Connect to switch off this option.
24 On the Options Bar, for Slope, enter 1/8'' / 12''.
25 Move the cursor up to the centerline of the middle sink, press Spacebar, and click to draw the
pipe.
When you press the Spacebar, the pipe being drawn automatically assumes the size and elevation
of the fitting.
26 On the Options Bar, for Offset, enter 2' - 6'', and click Apply.
27 Click Modify.
NOTE Piping is displayed according to color filters specified in the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog.
In this example, piping connected to the sanitary system displays in olive green.
31 Click Modify.
32 Select the double wye fitting, and click the lower rotate control to align the fitting parallel to
the sinks.
33 With the fitting selected, on the Options Bar, for Offset, enter 6'', and press Enter.
34 Press Esc.
Add pipe stubs to the double wye
35 In the plan view, double-click the section head to open the section view.
Draw at a 45 degree angle up and to the right, enter 1', and press Enter.
Entering a length dimension while drawing pipes activates Revit MEPs listening dimension
tool, which automatically sets the length of the pipe to the value entered.
Move the cursor horizontally to the right until the end of the pipe segment intersects with
the centerline of the right sink, and click to place the pipe.
40 Click Modify.
41 Using the same method, draw similar piping for the left sink (the first segment angled at 135),
as shown.
42 Click Modify.
43 Select the center vertical pipe in the double wye fitting.
44 Drag the upper control until the pipe aligns with the centerline of the horizontal piping, and
press Esc.
48 Click Modify.
49 Using the same method, draw a 6'' pipe for the other 2 sinks.
You can see in the 3D view that it is connected. You adjust the orientation after placing all 3
P-Traps.
53 Using the same method, place a P-Trap on the other 2 sinks.
54 Click Modify.
55 In the 3D view, select the P-Trap on the left, and click the rotate control 3 times to orient the
pipe toward the double wye piping.
56 Using the same method, rotate the P-Trap for the other 2 sinks.
58 Using the same method, connect the right sink to the double wye.
59 Connect the middle sink using a routing solution:
In the 3D view, click to select the P-Trap for the middle sink.
In the plan view, right-click the left connector on the P-Trap, and click Draw Pipe.
Move the cursor to the left, enter 6'', and press Enter.
Click Modify.
In the 3D view, while pressing Ctrl, select the section of pipe you just drew, and select the
vertical section of pipe from the wye.
On the Routing Solutions panel, click Finish to select the recommended solution.
Press Esc.
Specify a slope
60 In the 3D view, while pressing Ctrl, select the 3 horizontal pipes from the sinks, as shown.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_04_i.rvt.
2 Click View tab Windows panel Tile, and adjust the views as necessary to view the plumbing.
3 In the Section view, select the elbow fitting on the right, as shown.
11 Click Modify.
12 Select the fitting, and click the rotate control to change the orientation.
13 Click the rotate control once.
19 Click Modify.
The plug is added to the end to cap off the cleanout. A cleanout is required on all vertical stacks.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_05_i.rvt.
Specify mechanical settings for the hot and cold water systems
1 In the Project Browser, expand Views (Discipline) Design Plumbing - Design Floor Plans,
and verify that Level 1 - Plumbing Plan - Design is open.
3 In the left pane of the Mechanical settings dialog, expand Pipe Settings Conversion, and click
Main.
4 In the right pane, for System Type, select Domestic Hot Water.
5 Specify options for the Main hot water piping:
6 In the left pane, select Branch, for System Type, select Domestic Hot Water, and specify the
same settings for the Branch Domestic Hot Water system.
7 In the left pane, select Main, and for System Type, select Domestic Cold Water.
8 Specify options for the Main cold water piping:
9 In the left pane, select Branch, and specify the same settings for the Branch Domestic Cold
Water system. (Remember to specify Domestic Cold Water as the System Type.)
10 Click OK.
Create the cold water system
11 In the Project Browser, under Design Plumbing - Design 3D Views, double-click 3D Plumbing
- Overall.
12 Click View tab Windows panel Tile.
13 Click Analyze tab System Browser panel System Browser, and position the browser at the
bottom of the screen.
14 In the System Browser, minimize the Sanitary system, if necessary, expand Unassigned, and
notice that Default Domestic Hot Water and Default Domestic Cold Water systems are listed.
These categories include all of the components placed earlier that have relevant connectors.
15 In the plan view, draw a selection box to select the toilets, urinal, and sinks. (Do not select the
floor drain because it does not have a hot or cold water connector.)
16 Click Multi-Select tab Filter panel Filter.
17 In the Filter dialog, click Check None, select Plumbing Fixtures, and click OK.
18 Click Modify Plumbing Fixtures tab Create Systems panel Domestic Cold Water.
19 On the System Tools panel, click Edit System.
20 On the Options Bar:
For Flow Conversion Method, verify that Predominantly Flush Valves is selected.
30 In the plan view, click to the left of the urinal, at the intersection of the water main pipe, as
shown.
33 Click Modify.
34 In the plan view, select the sink above the urinal, right-click the top DCW connector, and click
Draw Pipe.
35 In the Type Selector, verify that Pipe Types: Water is selected.
36 Move the cursor to the left, press Spacebar so that the pipe assumes the size and elevation of the
existing pipe, enter 7'', and press Enter.
37 On the Options Bar, for Offset, enter 4'0, and press Enter.
38 Move the cursor up to the top of the third sink, and click to place the pipe.
39 Move the cursor to the left, and click to connect to the main cold water line. (Status Bar indicates
Horizontal and [Pipes : Pipe Types : Water]).
40 Click Modify.
41 Select the top sink, and click Modify Plumbing Fixtures tab Layout panel Connect Into.
42 In the Select Connector dialog, select Connector 1 : Domestic Cold Water : Round : 1'' : In, and
click OK.
43 Click the branch cold water pipe.
44 Using the same method, connect the middle sink to the branch pipe.
Training File
Open.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\04_Plumbing
Systems\RME_Plumb_Design_06_i.rvt.
7 Click Modify Plumbing Fixtures tab Create Systems panel Domestic Hot Water.
8 Click Modify Piping Systems tab System Tools panel System Properties.
9 In the Instance Properties dialog, for System Name, enter Domestic Hot Water 107, and click
OK.
In later steps, you edit the system to add equipment.
10 In the System Browser, the Domestic Hot Water 107 system is listed along with the 3 sinks
(lavatories).
When designing systems, a best practice to maximize operation is to assign all components to
the appropriate system and clear the default folders.
Add a water heater
11 Click Home tab Mechanical panel Mechanical Equipment.
12 In the Type Selector, under Water Heater - Tankless, select 0.6 Gallon.
13 In the plan view, click to position the water heater in the lower left corner of the utility room
above the bathroom, as shown.
14 Click Modify.
15 In the System Browser, in the Unassigned folder. Default Domestic Hot Water, Default Domestic
Cold Water, Default Other folders are created and the Water Heater is listed. (The folders are
created according to the connectors available on the hot water heater.)
Add the water heater to DCW 107
16 Select a sink in the mens room.
You add the water heater to the Domestic Cold Water system first.
17 Click Piping Systems tab System Tools panel, verify that DCW 107 is selected, and click Edit
System.
18 Click Edit Piping System tab Edit Piping System panel Add To System.
19 Select the water heater, and on the Edit System panel, click Finish Editing System.
Connect the water heater to the cold water supply
20 In the plan view, select the water heater, right-click the middle left connector, and select Draw
Pipe.
Diameter: 1''.
Slope: 0''/12''.
24 Move the cursor up, enter 1' 6'', and press Enter.
25 On the Options Bar, for Offset, enter 10.
26 Move the cursor to the right, and click the water main line, as shown.
27 Click Modify.
The tankless water heater is connected to the cold water supply.
42 Click Modify.
43 In the 3D view, select the left sink (the one closest to the urinal), and click Modify Plumbing
Fixtures tab Layout panel Connect Into.
44 Select the horizontal pipe that you just drew.
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In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to plan and design a fire protection system.
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The most common method of designing systems in Revit MEP is to work within a linked architectural building model. In
this tutorial, you will use a project file that has already been linked to an architectural model, with Space components
placed in the areas throughout the model. To learn more about linking and preparing an architectural model, see Planning
Mechanical Systems in the Mechanical Systems tutorial.
In this lesson, you will create a wet fire protection system for the second floor of an office building.
NOTE All exercises in this tutorial are designed to be completed sequentially; each exercise is dependent on the
completion of the previous exercise. After finishing each exercise, you can choose to save your work. However, it is
highly recommended that you always begin an exercise by opening the provided training file. This training file
includes the work from the previous exercise(s) and ensures a seamless training session. The training files that you
use to complete this tutorial are located in the Training Files Imperial directory. You can search this directory to
verify that the training files have been downloaded. If the tutorial training files are not present, go to
http://www.autodesk.com/revitmep-documentation and download them.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Planning_01_i.rvt.
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3 Right-click the copy (Standard 2), click Rename, and enter Fire Protection Wet.
4 Right-click Fire Protection Wet, and click Properties.
The new pipe type is created based on the Standard pipe type. Next, you modify the type
properties of the pipe.
5 In the Type Properties dialog, under Mechanical, for Material, select Carbon Steel, and then
click OK.
6 In the Project Browser, verify that Pipe Types : Fire Protection Wet is listed.
Configure pipe conversion settings
7 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel MEP Settings drop-down Mechanical Settings.
8 In the Mechanical Settings dialog:
NOTE The branch offset allows you to automatically create branches that run above or below the
main and other obstacles. This is useful for avoiding interference with pipes, duct, structural beams,
or architectural components.
9 Click OK.
NOTE Conversion settings are applied when you convert the pipe layout path to physical piping.
You can configure the Conversion settings at the beginning or during your project. However, you
should configure or verify the Conversion settings before you convert a layout path. Configuring the
Conversion settings is usually a one-time process unless you need to change them during your project.
10 Close the file with or without saving it.
In this exercise, you created a new pipe type for the wet fire protection system and modified its type properties.
You also configured the conversion settings for both wet and dry fire protection systems. In the next exercise,
you create project parameters and work with schedules.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Planning_02_i.rvt.
5 Click OK twice.
6 In the drawing area, select space Instruction 221 as shown, right-click, and click Element
Properties.
When you highlight a space using the cursor, the space crossing lines display, and the tooltip
and status bar display the space name.
7 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Fire Protection, for Sprinkler Zone, enter Zone 1, and
then click OK.
8 Using a crossing window, select the upper half of the building.
You draw a crossing window from the lower left to the upper right of the area you want to
enclose.
14 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Fire Protection, for Sprinkler Zone, enter Zone 2, and
then click OK.
15 Press Esc to clear the selection.
16 Close the file with or without saving it.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Planning_03_i.rvt.
Click OK.
Click OK.
6 Using the same method, create a parameter named Maximum Coverage Area that is an Area
type and is grouped under Fire Protection.
7 Click OK.
8 In the Schedule Properties dialog, click the Formatting tab.
9 On the Formatting tab, select Maximum Spacing, and click Field Format.
10 In the Format dialog, do the following:
11 Click OK twice.
The schedule displays.
In the Maximum Coverage Area column, enter 130, and press Enter.
NOTE The units of measure display automatically, based on the parameter settings you specified
previously.
Maximum Spacing
Maximum Coverage
Area
Light, Obstructed-Noncombustible
15'
200 SF
Light, Unobstructed
15'
200 SF
Extra, Obstructed-Combustible
12'
90 SF
Extra, Obstructed-Noncombustible
12'
90 SF
Extra, Unobstructed
12'
90 SF
Ordinary, Obstructed-Combustible
15'
130 SF
Ordinary, Obstructed-Noncombustible
15'
130 SF
Ordinary, Unobstructed
15'
130 SF
Click OK.
On the Fields tab, under Available fields, double-click in the order listed:
Number
Name
Sprinkler Zone
Level
Area
Maximum Spacing
Enter the formula operator / after Area, and then use the method learned previously
to select Maximum Coverage Area from the Fields dialog.
The resulting formula is Area/Maximum Coverage Area.
Click OK.
The Minimum Sprinklers calculated value is added to the scheduled fields (at the
bottom of the list). This calculated value parameter allows you to immediately
determine what spaces meet the sprinkler design requirements.
19 Click the Formatting tab.
20 On the Formatting tab, select Minimum Sprinklers, and click Field Format.
21 In the Format dialog:
22 Click OK twice.
The Sprinkler Schedule displays.
At the bottom of the dialog, select Grand totals, and select Totals only.
For Fields, select Minimum Sprinklers, and then click Field Format.
26 Click OK 3 times.
The schedule is arranged and sorted as specified.
27 In the drawing area, right-click the schedule, and click View Properties.
28 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Filter, click Edit.
29 In the Schedule Properties dialog, for Filter by, select Level equals Level 2.
30 Click OK twice.
For Category, select Sprinklers, and then click Embedded Schedule Properties.
On the Fields tab of the Schedule Properties dialog, for Available fields, double-click Type,
System Name, and Count.
On the Sorting/Grouping tab, select Grand totals, and select Totals only.
38 Click OK 3 times.
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In this tutorial, you create a wet fire protection system using a linked architectural model of a building project. As you
create the system, you follow a series of exercises that teach the recommended systems design workflow for Autodesk
Revit MEP 2010. By following the recommended workflow, you learn the best practices for designing systems with Revit
MEP.
The goal of this tutorial is to teach you to create a fire protection system using Autodesk Revit MEP 2010. At the end of
this tutorial, you will understand the process, methodology, and specific techniques for designing fire protection systems
in Revit MEP.
NOTE All exercises in this tutorial are designed to be completed sequentially; each exercise is dependent on the
completion of the previous exercise. After finishing each exercise, you can choose to save your work. However, it is
highly recommended that you always begin an exercise by opening the provided training file. This training file
includes the work from the previous exercise(s) and ensures a seamless training session. The training files that you
use to complete this tutorial are located in the Training Files Imperial directory. You can search this directory to
verify that the training files have been downloaded. If the tutorial training files are not present, go to
http://www.autodesk.com/revitmep-documentation and download them.
Adding Sprinklers
In this exercise, you place host-based sprinklers in a ceiling plan view, hosted to the linked architectural
ceiling family. You will use the sprinkler schedule that you created in a previous exercise as a design guide
for sprinkler placement. As you place the sprinklers, you will learn various methods to quickly and precisely
place sprinklers into the ceiling plan.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Design_01_i.rvt.
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After placing the initial sprinkler, you copy and array sprinklers referencing the intersection of
ceiling grids. This action aligns sprinklers so that the piping layout is more efficient.
IMPORTANT The alignment of sprinklers is critical and will affect the conversion of a layout path to
physical piping in later exercises. Sprinklers should either be aligned to each other or sufficiently
separated to allow space for fittings. When there is a small misalignment, the layout path feature will
attempt to create separate piping paths to the sprinklers. When this happens, there is insufficient
space between the 2 branches to place fittings and the conversion will fail.
3 In the Project Browser, open Schedules/Quantities Sprinkler Schedule.
4 Click View tab Windows panel Tile, and arrange the views so that they are tiled horizontally.
7 Click Place Sprinkler tab Element panel, and select Sprinkler - Pendent - Semi-Recessed Hosted : 1/2" Pendent from the Type Selector drop-down.
8 Click Place Sprinkler tab Placement panel Place on Face to place the sprinkler on the ceiling
tile face.
9 In space Instruction 202, place the cursor over the approximate center of the ceiling tiles, and
click to place 3 sprinklers, as shown.
15 Select points in the 2 spaces to the left, as shown, and then press Esc.
Copies of the sprinklers are placed after you specify the end point. Next, you place non-hosted
sprinklers.
Because the sprinkler is not hosted, its added to the space at an offset of 0' 0". Next, you adjust
the offset.
23 Right-click the sprinkler, and click Element Properties.
24 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Constraints, for Offset, enter 10' 6".
This specifies an elevation for the sprinkler that makes it visible in the Level 2 - FP_Ceiling view.
Because this is an upright sprinkler with its connector facing down, it must be positioned above
the piping to which it will be connected.
25 Click OK.
Array sprinklers
26 With the sprinkler still selected, click Modify Sprinklers tab Modify panel Array.
27 On the Options Bar:
28 Click the center of the existing sprinkler as the start point, move the cursor to the right, enter
14' 6", and press Enter.
29 Press Esc.
Notice that the schedule updates, indicating that the design requirements for the corridor spaces
have been met.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Design_02_i.rvt.
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Views (Discipline) Design FP - Design Floor
Plans Level 2 - Fire Protection Plan - Design is highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
8 Click Modify Sprinklers tab Create Systems panel Fire Protection Wet to create a fire
protection wet system, and assign the selected sprinklers to it.
The Fire Protection Wet system is created and listed in the System Browser. The wet system that
logically connects the sprinklers displays in red to indicate that the new system is selected. It
does not indicate a pipe layout path.
In the System Browser, all of the selected sprinklers have been moved from the Default Fire
Protection Wet folder to the new system folder, named Fire Protection Wet, within the Piping
Systems folder.
Now that the sprinklers are logically connected, you use the System Browser to confirm and
validate the system.
TIP If you click in the drawing area and the red system display clears, place the cursor over a sprinkler,
press Tab, and select the system.
Confirm and validate the system
9 In the System Browser, double-click the Fire Protection Wet 1 system listing to view the list of
sprinklers.
You can now view the fire protection system hierarchy: the Fire Protection Wet 1 system logically
connects the sprinklers.
10 Right-click Fire Protection Wet 1, and click Select.
The selected fire protection wet system highlights in red, indicating the logical connection.
Next, you create piping to physically connect the sprinklers.
Create the initial layout
The Layout Paths tools let you specify a source for the system, select an initial piping layout, and make
preliminary modifications to simplify the piping layout. You also verify the pipe conversion settings that
you configured earlier in this tutorial. Revit MEP uses these settings to convert the preview layout path to
physical piping.
11 With the system still selected, click Piping Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System.
The Edit Piping System panel displays, providing system editing tools. Notice that the Options
Bar allows you to verify or modify the system name, system equipment, and number of elements
in the system.
12 On the Options Bar, for System Name, enter FP Wet_Zone2.
13 In the System Browser, expand Fire Protection Wet FP Wet_Zone2 to see the included sprinklers.
14 Click Finish Editing System.
15 In the drawing area, select a sprinkler that belongs to FP Wet_Zone2.
16 Click Modify Sprinklers tab Layout panel Generate Layout.
The Generate Layout tools are activated, and a piping layout preview displays.
NOTE The Generate Layout feature is available whenever a system component is selected.
17 Click Generate Layout tab Generate Layout panel Solutions, and on the Options Bar, click
Settings.
18 In the Pipe Conversion Settings dialog:
For Pipe Type, verify that Pipe Types: Fire Protection - Wet is selected.
Verify that the above pipe type and offset settings are the same for Branch.
NOTE The branch offset allows you to automatically create branches that run above or below the
main and other obstacles.
19 Click OK.
The base component provides a source for the fire protection system.
22 On the Options Bar, for Diameter, select 2".
23 For Offset, enter -12' 0".
When the layout is finished, these settings will convert the base component to a 2" riser that
extends from the bottom of Level 1 up to the connection with the level 2 sprinklers (9' 0").
24 On the Generate Layout panel, click Solutions.
25 On the Options Bar:
Use the arrow keys to view all the solutions, and select solution 5.
The main piping preview connects to the base component in the stairwell. The layout path
solution displays (blue represents the main piping run, and green represents branch lines).
Use
(parallel movement control) to move the branch when an
displays at the junction.
(elbow control)
28 Drag the parallel movement control up to a point between the office/corridor walls and the
corridor sprinklers, as shown.
IMPORTANT Errors may occur when you attempt to create pipe geometry during layout path
conversion or pipe sizing. The most common causes of these errors are that there is insufficient space
to create a pipe or a fitting, or that offset elevations are incorrect. Either relocate the system
components, select a different layout solution, or manually modify the pipe.
View the system in 3D
30 Open FP - Design 3D Views 3D Fire Protection.
31 Zoom in to the area with the sprinkler system.
32 If necessary, click View tab Graphics panel Thin Lines.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Design_03_i.rvt.
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Views (Discipline) Design FP - Design Floor
Plans Level 2 - Fire Protection Plan - Design is highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Zoom in, and select the elbow fitting as shown.
The tee provides an open connector that will serve as a base when laying out the piping for the
sprinklers in the corridor.
5 In the drawing area, select any sprinkler that is part of the FP Wet_Zone2 system.
System tools display on the Piping Systems tab.
IMPORTANT After system components (sprinklers, air terminals, radiators, mechanical equipment,
and so on) are logically connected by a system, and pipe or duct is created, you can select the pipe
or duct, or a system component to display system tools. This allows you to modify the system (logical
connection).
6 Click Piping Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System so that you can add sprinklers to
the system.
7 On the Edit Piping System panel, click Add To System.
8 In the corridor, draw a selection box from lower left to upper right around the sprinklers as
shown (dont include the last 3 sprinklers).
Notice that the number of system elements updates on the Options Bar.
9 On the Edit System panel, click Finish Editing System.
The selected sprinklers are assigned to FP Wet_Zone2. You can confirm the sprinkler system
assignment in the floor plan view or in the System Browser.
10 Select a sprinkler in the corridor, and click Modify Sprinklers tab Layout panel Generate
Layout.
11 On the Generate Layout panel, verify that Solutions is selected.
12 On the Options Bar, for Solution Type, verify that Network is selected, and select solution 5.
13 Click Finish Layout.
The layout automatically creates a path connecting to the tee created earlier.
14 Close the System Browser.
Add remaining sprinklers to FP Wet_Zone2 system
15 In the drawing area, select a sprinkler that is part of the FP Wet_Zone2 system.
16 Click Piping Systems tab System Tools panel Edit System.
17 Use a selection box to select the remaining 3 sprinklers.
18 Click Finish Editing System.
Connect the sprinklers with pipe
19 Zoom to the 3 spaces at the right end of the corridor.
20 Open Design FP - Design 3D Views 3D Fire Protection, and then tile the views.
21 In the Piping Plan, zoom in to the corridor above the spaces that have piping, and select the
leftmost unconnected sprinkler.
22 Click Modify Sprinklers tab Layout panel Connect Into, and select the horizontal segment
of main piping as shown.
24 In the Piping Plan, pan and zoom to the next unconnected sprinkler.
25 Select the sprinkler, right-click, and click Draw Pipe.
26 Click Place Pipe tab Element panel, and select Pipe Types: Fire Protection - Wet from the Type
Selector drop-down.
27 On the Options Bar, for Offset, select 9'.
28 In the drawing area, click the intersection with the horizontal main pipe as the pipe endpoint,
and then press Esc.
29 Using the same method, draw pipe from the last unconnected sprinkler to the main pipe.
Layout in 2D
Layout in 3D
Verify connectivity
30 Close the 3D view.
31 In the plan view, zoom so that you can see the entire wing with the fire protection system.
32 Use the cursor to highlight a section of the pipe, and press Tab twice to highlight the entire
system.
Because the whole system highlights, its a visual indication that all components are connected
correctly.
33 Close the file with or without saving it.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Design_04_i.rvt.
In the drawing area, click outside the corridor wall at the stairs to specify the section line
start point.
6 Press Esc.
Specify section properties
7 In the drawing area, double-click on the section head to open the section view.
Click OK.
10 In the Project Browser, right-click Design FP - Design Sections FP Section_Stair, and click
Apply Default View Template.
11 Zoom to the top near the horizontal pipe.
12 If necessary, drag the top section boundary line up.
13 Select the elbow fitting, and then click the top + grip to upgrade the elbow fitting to a tee.
14 Select the tee fitting, and then right-click the top connector, and click Draw Pipe.
15 Press Spacebar.
16 Click Place Pipe tab Element panel, and select Pipe Types: Fire Protection - Wet from the Type
Selector drop-down.
17 Move the cursor up, enter 7', and press Enter.
25 Verify that Fire Protection - Wet is selected from the Type Selector drop-down.
26 On the Options Bar, for Diameter, select 2"50mm.
27 On the Placement Tools panel, verify that Automatically Connect is active.
28 Connect to the vertical pipe (using the Intersection and Horizontal snaps), and then click Modify.
35 Open 3D Fire Protection, and zoom in to the cabinet to see the valve in 3D.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\05_Fire Protection
Systems\RME_FP_Design_05_i.rvt.
NOTE It is important to recognize the distinction between sizing and manually changing the diameter,
height, or width. Changing the diameter, width, or height of pipe on the Options Bar is not considered
sizing in Revit MEP. Sizing is performed using the Sizing tool (Sizing dialog) to size the pipe based
on a series of parameters and calculations. The calculated size of a pipe is the result of the Sizing tool
and not the result of a manual change of diameter, width, or height.
Modify the diameter of the fire protection pipe run
The majority of the pipe segments service no more than 2 sprinklers, and because the design specifications
require a 1 inch diameter for pipes servicing 2 sprinklers, its more efficient to specify 1 inch diameter for
all pipe runs, and then adjust branches servicing more than 2 sprinklers separately.
4 In the floor plan view, starting at the lower left corner of the wing, draw a selection box around
the level 2 fire protection piping until just past the section line (dont include the supply pipe
or hose reel cabinet).
Clear Leader.
15 Place the cursor over the pipe segments shown, and after each segment highlights, click to place
the tag.
The tags accurately display the size of the selected pipe segments.
NOTE Tags are view specific. They display only in the view in which they were placed.
Press Esc.
19 Place the cursor over the section of main pipe feeding the last sprinkler, and when the section
highlights, press Tab.
This highlights the piping between the vertical pipe and the last segement.
20 Click to select the main piping between these points.
The main piping is selected and displays in red.
Documenting a Project
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 to create views, add annotations and dimensions, create
details, and create schedules for construction documentation for a project.
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Creating Documentation
Views
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In this lesson, you begin the construction documentation for the building project. You learn to create:
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Views_01_i.rvt.
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5 In the Instance Properties dialog, under Identity Data Default View Template, select HVAC
Duct Plan-Documentation, and click OK.
6 In the Project Browser, right-click Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan, and click Apply Default View
Template.
The view is automatically updated with the defined graphical style, and the floor plan is moved
to its new location in the Project Browser hierarchy.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Views_02_i.rvt.
12 Draw a second matchline that spans the floor plan above gridline H.
Click OK.
20 Select the upper view reference and, on the Options Bar, for Target view, select Floor Plan: Level
1 HVAC Duct Plan_A.
21 Using the same method, apply Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan_B to the other view reference.
22 Add a view reference below the lower matchline, and apply Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan_C to it.
23 Open Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan_A.
24 Use the grips on the crop lines to modify the view boundaries, as shown.
25 Using the same method, crop the dependent views for plans B and C.
Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan_B
26 Open Sheet M201, and drag Plan_A from the Project Browser onto the sheet.
27 Using the same method, drag Plan_B onto Sheet M202 and Plan_C onto Sheet M203.
28 Make Level 1 HVAC Duct Plan the active view, and zoom to each of the view references.
The view references in the primary view are automatically updated as the views are placed on
sheets, indicating the detail and sheet number of each view.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Views_03_i.rvt.
Under Identity Data, for View Name, enter Plumbing Isometric - Domestic Water.
Click OK.
6 In the Project Browser, right-click Plumbing Isometric - Domestic Water, and click Apply Default
View Template.
The section crop lines no longer display.
7 Zoom in to the plumbing system.
8 Highlight a segment of the top horizontal piping, press Tab twice to highlight the pipe run, and
click to select it.
11 Select the vertical segment of pipe coming off the tankless water heater, press Tab 3 times, and
click to select it.
12 Using the same method, change the line weight to 4 and the line pattern to Dash Dot 3/16".
13 Highlight a segment of horizontal pipe below the sinks, press Tab 3 times (until the entire pipe
network highlights, as shown), and click to select it.
15 Press Esc.
16 Click Annotate tab Text panel Text.
17 Label the fixtures as shown.
Click in the drawing area to start a text label, and then click in empty space in the drawing to
end the label.
Duplicate the Plumbing Isometric - Domestic Water view with detailing, and rename the
new view Plumbing Isometric - Sanitary Waste.
In the drawing area, highlight a segment of the sanitary piping, press Tab 3 times, and
click to select it.
21 Click OK twice.
22 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Spot Slope.
23 Click on the horizontal pipe below the sinks to select it.
24 Move the cursor above the pipe, and click to place the spot slope annotation, as shown.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Views_04_i.rvt.
Select the Drag Head control (the control on the leader line that is closest to the callout
head), and move it to the bottom right corner of the boundary.
8 Create an angled leader line by dragging the Drag control located at the center of the leader as
shown.
Expand the Callout Boundary category and, using the same method, change the line weight
for the Callout Leader Line to 5.
Click OK.
Under Identity Data, for View Name, enter Callout of Level 1 HVAC WSHP TYP.
Click OK.
17 In the Project Browser, right-click the callout view, and click Apply Default View Template.
The display of the ductwork changes from coarse detail to fine.
Ductwork in coarse detail
19 Zoom in to the area near the central stairs and section markers.
20 Double-click the section head at the left of the stairs to open Room 214 Section.
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add text notes, duct tags, and diffuser tags to an HVAC documentation plan.
create permanent dimensions in a lighting plan so that you can control the location of specific fixtures.
work with model-based components, linetypes, symbols, and annotation to create a legend.
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Creating Annotations
In this exercise, you work with tag and leader types to create an annotated HVAC documentation plan.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Annotations_01_i.rvt.
(Center).
6 Click to start the text note in between 2 of the branch ducts serving the perimeter supply air
grilles, and enter RUN DUCT THROUGH OPEN WEB JOISTS.
7 Click anywhere in the view to finish editing.
8 With the text still selected, use the drag grips to modify the text box width and position it so
that it doesnt cross the ductwork or wall.
25 In the drawing area, select the large horizontal segment of rectangular duct and the round duct,
as shown.
35 Click above and to the right of the leader start point to place the leader as shown.
Creating Dimensions
In this exercise, you use temporary dimensions to locate, lay out, and lock lighting fixtures.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Annotations_02_i.rvt.
5 Click
12 Press Esc.
13 Using the same method, add dimension strings for the remaining 2 rows of lighting fixtures in
the room.
on the line.
16 Press Esc.
Modify dimensions to offset fixtures
17 Select the right lighting fixture in the center line.
18 Select the dimension value (7' - 3 1/2"), enter 8', and press Enter.
Because the dimensions are locked, the fixtures shift to maintain constraints.
19 Using the same methods, lock the dimensions of the interior fixtures for the remaining 2 rows,
and offset them 8' from the wall.
20 Close the file with or without saving it.
Creating a Legend
In this exercise, you create an HVAC Sheet Metal legend using model-based legend components, annotation
symbols, linework, and notes.
Training File
Click
Open Project.
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Annotations_03_i.rvt.
Click OK.
For Family, select Air Terminals : Supply Diffuser - Rectangular Face Round Neck : 24x24 - 8
Neck.
9 In the drawing area, click below the title to place the diffuser.
11 Press Esc.
Add detail component text descriptions
12 Click Annotate tab Text panel Text.
13 Click Place Text tab Element panel, and select 1/8" Arial from the Type Selector drop-down
list.
14 In the drawing area, click next to the top diffuser, and enter SUPPLY DIFFUSER.
15 Using the same method and using the blue dashed reference lines for alignment, annotate the
remaining components:
RETURN DIFFUSER
EXHAUST GRILL
16 Click Modify.
21 Press Esc.
22 Zoom in to the copied component.
23 Delete the arrow and the left 3 lines at the center of the component.
24 Select the components break line, and click Modify Detail Items tab Modify panel Mirror.
25 Select the center reference line as the mirror line.
26 Press Esc.
27 While pressing Ctrl, select the top and bottom detail lines on the left side of the component.
28 Click Modify Lines tab Element panel, select Thin Lines from the Line Style drop-down, and
then press Esc.
The selected detail lines are now thin.
30 Select Spot Elevation - Target Filled from the Type Selector drop-down.
31 Click below the center of the bottom component to place the symbol, and then click Modify.
34 Using the method learned previously, mirror the text on the center reference line of the
component.
35 Change the text on the right to N, and then change the text note to CONNECT NEW DUCT
TO EXISTING DUCT.
36 Click anywhere in the view to finish editing.
39 With the viewport still selected, click Modify Viewports tab Element panel, and select No
Title from the Type Selector drop-down.
40 Press Esc.
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Detailing
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Detailing_01_i.rvt.
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Next, you place both the North and East elevation views on a sheet, and then modify and align
the views.
Place views on a sheet
6 In the Project Browser, double-click Sheets (all) E101 - Electrical Power Riser Diagram to make
it the active view.
7 Drag the Power Riser - 113 North elevation view from the Project Browser to the empty area at
the upper left of sheet E101, and click to place it.
Place the view close to the left edge of the sheet so that there is room in the same space for the
east elevation view.
8 Using the same method, place Power Riser - 113 East on the sheet.
Notice that the software displays a dashed line so that you can align the views as you place
them.
9 Press Esc.
10 Zoom to the power riser elevations on the sheet.
Modify level lines
11 In the drawing area, select the 113 North view, right-click, and click Activate View.
12 Select the Level 1 line, and use the filled circle drag control on the right to drag the end of the
level line to the right.
Doing this enables you to later drag the 113 East view to the left, giving the appearance of a
single view.
22 Press Esc.
23 Close the file with or without saving it.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Detailing_02_i.rvt.
Create a linetype
1 In the Project Browser, verify that Sheets (all) E101 - Electrical Power Riser Diagram is
highlighted, indicating that its the active view.
2 Close the Project Browser.
This maximizes the drawing window so that you can more easily add wiring to the riser diagram.
3 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Line Styles.
4 In the Line Styles dialog:
In the New Subcategory dialog, for Name, enter Electrical Power, and click OK.
In the Line Styles dialog, for Line Weight, select 6, and then click OK.
As you draw, notice that there are no snaps active. Zoom in as necessary and use the drag controls
to make sure the lines clean up properly.
10 Press Esc.
11 Using the same method, add lines to represent wiring between the switchboard and a panel on
level 3 (MDP_3).
(Start-End-Radius Arc).
24 Draw a cap (the break symbol) over the 3 vertical lines at the top of the panel, as shown.
The name of the detail arc (Start-End-Radius) indicates the order in which you select the defining
points of the arc.
31 While pressing Ctrl, select the text and the detail arc of the break symbol.
32 Click Multi-Select tab Modify panel Copy.
33 On the Options Bar, select Multiple.
34 Click the endpoint of the left vertical line under the break symbol as the copy start point.
35 Click the endpoint of each of the corresponding lines for the other 2 mechanical panels (MP-2B
and MP-3B) as the copy endpoints.
36 Press Esc.
Create a ground wire
You use 3 detail lines to create a ground wire symbol. You enter exact values for each line length.
37 Click Annotate tab Detail panel Detail Line.
38 Beginning below the level 1 switchboard, click to specify the start point of the first horizontal
line.
39 Move the cursor to the right, enter 0 0.5, and press Enter.
40 Press Esc.
Select the middle line, click on the length dimension value, enter 0 0.25, and press Enter.
Using the same method, change the length of the bottom line to 0 0.125.
Press Esc.
51 Using the method learned previously, draw a detail line that extends from the bottom right of
the switchboard.
52 Select the detail group, and click Modify Detail Groups tab Modify panel Move.
53 Click the origin of the detail group as the move start point, and then click the endpoint of the
detail line as the move end point.
54 Select the group, and click Modify Detail Groups tab Create panel Create Similar.
55 Click below each of the transformers (TP-1B, TP-2B, and TP-3B) to place the ground wire group
in those locations.
56 Draw a detail line to connect each ground wire group to its transformer.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Detailing_03_i.rvt.
6 Select the section box, and drag the top grip down so that the section includes only the first
floor.
7 On the ViewCube, click Home, and then click the corner where the Top, Back, and Left sides
converge, and then press Esc.
Click OK.
This isolates the mechanical components by turning off the architectural components.
Move the cursor down and to the left, and click to specify the second leader point.
Move the cursor to the left and click to specify the text insertion point.
15 Using the same method, label the connecting duct 8x8 Makeup Air to Return Plenum (Provide
Motorized Damper); Typical.
16 Select the text for the 8x8 duct, and drag the controls to resize the text box as shown.
(Right).
18 Press Esc.
To rotate and reposition a text label, select the label and use the Drag and Rotate controls that
display.
24 Access the instance properties for the view, and under Extents, select Crop View and clear Crop
Region Visible.
25 Click OK.
26 Zoom to the drawing extents.
Place the view on a sheet
27 In the Project Browser, open Sheets (all) M601-HVAC DUCT PLAN & SECTIONS.
28 Drag the new isometric view from the Project Browser onto the sheet.
29 In the drawing area, select the isometric view, and then select Viewport Square from the Type
Selector drop-down.
30 Close the file with or without saving it.
Training File
Open Project.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Detailing_04_i.rvt.
Click OK.
The new view is listed in the Project Browser under Views (Discipline) ??? ??? Drafting
Views (Detail). By defining a Sub-Discipline and a View Classification, you can more accurately
locate the view in the Project Browser hierarchy.
3 In the Project Browser, right-click the view name, and click Properties.
Click OK.
(Rectangle).
12 On the Element panel, select Medium Lines from the Line Style drop-down.
13 In the drawing area, click the point at the top of the drain, as shown, as the rectangle start point.
14 Drag the cursor down and to the left so that the rectangle is 1' 8" x 5 1/2".
15 Click Create Filled Region Boundary tab Element panel Region Properties.
16 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Type, select C.I.P. Concrete, and click OK.
17 Click Create Filled Region Boundary tab Region panel Finish Region.
18 With the filled region still selected, click Modify Detail Items tab Arrange Send to Back
drop-down Send to Back, and then press Esc.
(Line).
28 Click Modify.
29 Highlight one of the lines you just drew, press Tab to highlight the chain of lines, and then click
to select them.
30 Click Modify Detail Items > Edit Boundary tab Modify panel Copy.
31 On the Options Bar, select Multiple.
32 Click point 1 to specify it as the start point, and then click point 6 as the endpoint.
33 Click the endpoint of the copied chain as the start point for the next chain.
34 Press Esc.
35 Draw a line from the end of the last copied boundary line down to the base of the slab.
36 Click Modify Detail Items > Edit Boundary tab Edit panel Trim.
37 Select the small vertical line you just drew, and then select the base of the slab to the right of
the line.
(Rectangle).
45 Using the method learned previously, draw a rectangle on top of the filled region, as shown.
This represents the vinyl composition flooring.
49 Click Modify.
50 Highlight one of the wide lines, press Tab to highlight the chain, and then click to select them.
51 Click Modify Lines tab Create panel Create Group.
52 In the Create Group dialog, for Name, enter Flashing Membrane_F.D., and click OK.
Modify the group origin point
53 In the drawing area, select the Flashing Membrane group.
Notice that the origin point of the group is at the center.
54 Drag the origin point so that it snaps to the right endpoint of the detail lines, as shown.
55 Press Esc.
Add breaklines
56 Type ZO to zoom out.
57 Click Annotate tab Detail panel Component drop-down Detail Component.
58 Select Break Line from the Type Selector drop-down.
59 Press Spacebar 3 times to orient the component correctly.
60 Click the midpoint of the drain to specify the breakline location, as shown.
61 Using the same method, add a breakline at the midpoint of the slabs left edge.
(Right).
76 To select the leader start point, click in the area indicated by the left arrow in the following
image.
77 Move the cursor up and to the left, and click to specify the second leader point.
78 Move the cursor to the left, and click to specify the text insertion point.
79 Enter Adjustable Nickel Bronze Strainer with 4 Flange, and then click anywhere in the view
to finish editing.
80 Press Esc twice.
81 Select the text note, and use the drag controls to resize and move the text box as shown.
Add dimensions
You add a dimension with multiple references.
83 Click Annotate tab Dimension panel Aligned.
84 Using the following image as a guide, click to select the slab lines in the order indicated.
85 Click to the left of the slab to place the dimension line, and then press Esc twice.
Click
In the left pane of the Open dialog, click Training Files, and open Imperial\06_Construction
Documentation\RME_Docs_Detailing_05_i.rvt.
Click Open.
6 Click Manage tab Project Settings panel Settings drop-down Object Styles.
7 On the Imported Objects tab of the Object Styles dialog:
Click OK.
8 Type ZF.
Place the detail on a sheet
9 In the Project Browser, open P103 - Plumbing Part Plans & Details.
10 Drag Roof Drain Overflow Detail from the Project Browser to the upper right of the sheet.
11 Press Esc.
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