Revit MEP 2014 Essential Training

Learn the basics of MEP design in Revit 2023. Discover how to create basic floor plans, design electric circuits and lighting systems, create plumbing plans, and more.

Introduction

• Introduction: Applying Revit to the world of mechanical, electrical, and piping

1. Starting a Revit Project

• Starting a project using Revit templates
• Touring the user interface
• Linking other models
• Adding spaces
• Copying levels and setting up monitoring
• Creating floor plans

2. Revit Electrical

• Adding receptacles
• Adding panels
• Creating a circuit
• Panel schedules
• Adding lighting fixtures
• Adding switches
• Creating a lighting circuit
• Creating a switching circuit
• Creating and labeling a wiring plan
• Adding conduit
• Creating conduit types
• Adding cable tray
• Large distribution

3. Revit Mechanical

• Adding mechanical equipment
• Adding air terminals
• Adding supply duct
• Adding return duct
• Adding duct accessories and fittings
• Sizing duct
• Tagging duct
• Adding insulation

4. Revit Plumbing

• Setting up a plumbing view
• Adding fixtures, components, and domestic supply piping
• Refining piping settings
• Creating routing preferences
• Adding sanitary sloped piping
• Adding vent piping
• Manipulating and creating filters
• Adding equipment
• Creating a system
• Adding pipe accessories
• Tagging items

5. Revit Workflow

• Creating drafting views
• Importing AutoCAD
• Importing details
• Creating sheets
• Exporting to PDF
• Creating schedules
• Using phasing
• Working with text
• Working with dimensions
• Looking at mechanical settings
• Simple modify techniques
• Making and controlling revisions

6. MEP Fabrication Parts

• Optimization of fabrication parts
• Adding fabrication parts manually
• Adding duct and pipe hangers
• Tagging fabrication parts
• Scheduling fabrication parts
• Multi-point routing for fabrication parts
• Adding a fully defined system to fabrication parts

7. System Browser

• Creating an analytical air system
• Creating an analytical system zone
• Setting up an energy model
• Analyzing an HVAC system
• Analyzing an annual load report
• Generating an Insight analytical model

Conclusion

• Next steps