Note Autodesk Revit Mechanical - Essential PDF

REVIT MEP COURSE - 2015
1. CREATING NEW PROJECT
NO DESCRIPTION COMMANDS
1. To begin a new design in • Click > Open (Project).

Revit, create a project file. • Click New.
2. To create a project using a • Click Browse > Double-Click Templates File.

standard template.
• Select [ ]
• Click Open > Click OK.
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3. Import/Link Overview.  Click Insert > Click Link Revit.

Linking Revit Architecture to
Revit MEP.
 Find the Revit Architect file in your destination folder.

 Positioning: Origin to origin.
 Click Open button.
 The file will be linked into your project.

 Remember to Save As your project.
File Name : Sample Project MEP
Save @ Desktop.

 You can hide the link by unclick the box in

Visibility/Graphic Override.
4. Creating and Modifying Grids  On tab menu, click Collaborate > Click Copy/Monitor
icon > Click Select Link.
i. Copy/Monitor Grid  Click on the ‘link file’
 The Copy/Monitor ribbon will be showed.

 Click Option  appear Copy/Monitor Option box
 Click Grids tab > type ‘M’ at Add Prefix to Level Name
> Click OK.

 Click Copy > tick Multiple box.

 Select the ‘link file’ by dragging the cursor.
 Click Filter icon and un-tick all except grids.

 Click OK button.
 Click icon at option bar.

 Click Finish icon at Ribbon bar.
 The grid will be copied and monitored.
NOTES: Repeat the same

steps for copy/monitor
Levels.

2. STARTING NEW PROJECT
1. Working with Families/  Click Insert Tab > Click icon Load Family at Ribbon bar.
Component  Browse Folder named Families > Click Open > Browse any
Families type > Click Open.
i. Load Families

ii. Viewing Families in a  In the Project Browser, expand Families.

Project or Template.
 Expand the family category that contains the family types
that you want to view.
Family Types
iii. Modifying A Family  Select an element in the project. Click Edit Type in the
Type Properties palette.
 Change parameter values as desired in the Type Properties

dialog. Click OK.

2. Creating/Design Piping  On tab menu, click Collaborate > Copy/Monitor icon >
Systems Select Link
i. Add  Click on the ‘link file’
Equipment/Component/  Click Copy > tick Multiple box
Families  Select the ‘link file’ by dragging the cursor
 Click Filter icon and un-tick all except Plumbing
Fixtures > click OK button.
 Click icon at option bar.
 Click Finish icon at Ribbon bar.

ii. Create Piping Systems  Click on Plumbing Fixtures Component.

 Click Piping at Ribbon bar.
 Select System Type and System Name. Click OK button.
 Click Edit System at Ribbon bar. Select equipment in the

drawing area to add it to the system.

 Click on equipment/component in the drawing area.

 Click Generate Layout at Ribbon bar.
 Select Solution Type.
iii. Set Layout Paths  Click Settings at Option Bar.

 Select Pipe Type and set up offset value at Pipe
Conversion Settings window.
 Click Finish Layout at Ribbon bar.

iv. Specify Pipe Size  Select system component /pipe at drawing area.
 Click at Option bar.
v. System Settings  Click Manage > MEP Settings > Pipe Settings
 Set up Pipe Annotation Size.

1. Working with Families/

Component  Click Insert Tab > Click icon Load Family at Ribbon bar.
 Browse Folder named Families > Click Open > Browse any
i. Load Families Families type > Click Open.

ii. Viewing Families in a  In the Project Browser, expand Families.

Project or Template.
 Expand the family category that contains the family types
that you want to view.
Family Types
iii. Modifying A Family  Select an element in the project. Click Edit Type in the
Type Properties palette.
 Change parameter values as desired in the Type Properties

dialog. Click OK.

3. Creating Ducting Systems
i. Add air terminals and  On tab menu, click Systems > Air Terminal.
AHU.  Place component/family.
ii. Create the duct systems.  Click on Component at drawing area.

 Click Duct at Ribbon bar.
 Select System Type and System Name. Click OK button.

 Click on Component at drawing area.

 On tab menu, click Duct Systems > Edit System icon >
Add to System icon.
 Select equipment in the drawing area to add it to the
system > Click Finish Editing System.
iii. Layout ductwork.  Click on equipment/component in the drawing area.

 Click Generate Layout at Ribbon bar.
 Select Solution Type.

 Click Settings at Option Bar.

 Select Duct Type and set up offset value at Duct
Offset setting for Duct;
Conversion Settings window.
Supply Duct: 3900mm  Click OK button.
Return Duct: 4200mm  Click Finish Layout at Ribbon bar.

3.0 DETAILING
NO. DESCRIPTION COMMANDS
1. Callout Views  Click View tab > Click Callout drop-down > click
Rectangle.
i. Creating Callout Views
 Create the callout area by dragging the cursor from the
NOTES: The view in which a callout upper-left to the lower-right.
is drawn is the parent of the callout
view. If the parent view is deleted,  To see the callout view, double-click the callout head.
the callout is also deleted.
Callout head
ii. Visibility of Callouts  Click View tab > Click at Graphics panel.
(Visibility/Graphics) > (Visibility & Halftone Settings) >
Click OK.

2. Working with Detail Views

 Click View tab > Click icon Callout at Ribbon bar.
i. Creating a Detail View
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 Click View tab > Click on icon Section at Ribbon bar.
 Click on section at drawing area. Select Detail View:
Detail at Type Selector.
 Double-click the callout/section head to see the detail
view.
 On the View Control Bar, select an appropriate detail
scale.

3. Working with Drafting Views
NOTES: Drafting View is to create  Click View tab > Click on Drafting View icon at
details in a view that are not directly
associated with the model. DV is
Ribbon bar.
also used to create detail conditions  Enter a name and appropriate scale (if necessary) at New
where the model is not needed. Drafting View dialog > Click OK.
i. Creating a Drafting
View

ii. Importing a View From  Click Insert tab > Click icon Link CAD (Import CAD).
Another CAD Program  Select the detail and CAD format.
 Click Open to place the CAD detail.

4.0 ANNOTATION AND SCHEDULE
1. Working with Text and Tags

 Click Annotate tab > Click icon Text at Ribbon bar.
i. Adding Text Notes.  Enter text > Click anywhere in the view/drawing area
to finish it.
 Press Esc twice to end the command.
ii. Modifying Text Notes/  Click on Text Notes in the drawing area to modify
Text Notes Properties. leader and change text alignment.
 Double-click on Text Notes in the drawing area to edit
text.
OR
Rotate
Move
Resize
Text Box

 Click on Text Notes in the drawing area.

 Click Edit Type at Properties palette.
 Select/edit parameter value as desired.
 Click OK.

2. Applying a Tag by  Click Annotate tab > Click Tag All icon .
Category
 Specify the elements to tag in The Tag All Not

Tagged dialog displays.
 Click OK.

3. Legend Views Method 1

 Click View tab > Click icon Legends.
i. Creating Legends  Enter name for the legend view and select view scale
in the New Legend View dialog.
 Click OK.
 Drag model and annotation family types from the

Project Browser into the legend view. They display as
view-specific symbols in the view.
Drag into
drawing area

Method 2
 Click Annotate tab at Detail panel > Click Component
drop-down > Click Legend Component.
 On the Options Bar, select a model family symbol
type and specify the view direction for the symbol.
 Place the symbol in the view.
 Click Annotate tab > Click icon Text at Ribbon bar.

 Enter necessary text in the legend > Click anywhere in
the view/drawing area to finish it.

4. Working with Schedules  Click View tab > Click Schedules drop-down > Click
Schedule/Quantities.
 Select Component and Name. Specify Phase in the
New Schedule dialog.
 Click OK.
 Specify the Schedule Properties in the Schedule

Properties dialog.
 Click OK.

Eg: Schedules of Pipe Size
i. Creating Schedules
Specify the Schedule

Properties

ii. Export Schedules to Excel format.
Then Click Next > Next > Finish.

5.0 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

1. Working with Title Blocks
 Click Insert tab > Click Load Family icon .
i. Loading a Title Block Select Title Block Family File. Click Open.
into a Project
OR
 Right Click Sheet icon at Project Browser > Click
New Sheet.
 Select Title Block File. Click OK.

ii. Changing the Title  Select the Title Block in the drawing area.
Block Used on a Sheet  Select the desired title block from the Type Selector
on the Properties palette. (If the desired title block is
not included in the list, load it)
Type selector
2. Working with Sheets
i. Adding a Sheet  Click View tab > Click Sheet Composition icon .
 In the New Sheet dialog, select a title block from the
Note: To track the time each sheet was list.
printed, Revit displays a date and time
stamp on sheets. To format the display  Click OK.
of this stamp, modify the regional and
language settings on your computer.

ii. Adding Views to a  Locate the view in the Project Browser > Drag it onto
Sheet the sheet.
 As you move the cursor over the sheet in the drawing
area, a viewport for the selected view moves with it.
Click to place the viewport in the desired location.
Drag onto…
iii. Modifying a View on a  Change the scale of the view.

Sheet.  Add text notes to the view.

6.0 Visualize
1. Viewing default 3D View. Option to view 3D:
 Go to Quick access Toolbar > Click home icon / Scroll

down & Choose default 3D view OR
 Click View Tab > Click 3D View > Click Default 3D view
OR

 Go to Home Cube in drawing area > Click home icon.

2. Camera  Go to Quick access Toolbar > Click home icon / Scroll

down & Choose camera. OR
** Creates a 3D view from
the perspective of a camera
placed in the view
 Click View Tab > Click 3D View > Click Camera

 Click in the drawing area to place the camera.

 Drag the cursor to the desired target and click to place it.

3. Walkthrough
 Go to Quick access Toolbar > Click home icon / Scroll
** Creates an animated 3D down & Choose walkthrough.
walkthrough of a model
a. Viewing walkthrough
 Go to View Tab > Click 3D View > Click Walkthrough.

 Draw a path through the building model.

b. Export walkthrough  Click > Click Export > Scroll down & Choose
Images & Annotation > Click Walkthrough > Click OK
> Save.

 Click OK at video compression pop-up window.
 Rendering process will show at the bottom of drawing

area.

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REVIT MEP COURSE - 2015

1. CREATING NEW PROJECT

1. To begin a new design in • Click > Open (Project).

2. To create a project using a • Click Browse > Double-Click Templates File.

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3. Import/Link Overview.  Click Insert > Click Link Revit.

 Find the Revit Architect file in your destination folder.

 The file will be linked into your project.

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 You can hide the link by unclick the box in

 The Copy/Monitor ribbon will be showed.

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 Click Copy > tick Multiple box.

 Click Filter icon and un-tick all except grids.

 Click icon at option bar.

 The grid will be copied and monitored.

NOTES: Repeat the same

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2. STARTING NEW PROJECT

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ii. Viewing Families in a  In the Project Browser, expand Families.

 Change parameter values as desired in the Type Properties

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ii. Create Piping Systems  Click on Plumbing Fixtures Component.

 Click Edit System at Ribbon bar. Select equipment in the

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 Click on equipment/component in the drawing area.

iii. Set Layout Paths  Click Settings at Option Bar.

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1. Working with Families/

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ii. Viewing Families in a  In the Project Browser, expand Families.

 Change parameter values as desired in the Type Properties

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3. Creating Ducting Systems

ii. Create the duct systems.  Click on Component at drawing area.

 Select System Type and System Name. Click OK button.

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 Click on Component at drawing area.

iii. Layout ductwork.  Click on equipment/component in the drawing area.

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 Click Settings at Option Bar.

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NO. DESCRIPTION COMMANDS

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2. Working with Detail Views

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3. Working with Drafting Views

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4.0 ANNOTATION AND SCHEDULE

NO. DESCRIPTION COMMANDS

1. Working with Text and Tags

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 Click on Text Notes in the drawing area.

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 Specify the elements to tag in The Tag All Not

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3. Legend Views Method 1

 Drag model and annotation family types from the