Inside the System tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1435507 2012-05-21T14:16:11-04:00 The MEP BIM. Sustainability. New Technology. TypePad Autodesk University Las Vegas 2012 - Call for Proposals tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330168eba90ea5970c 2012-05-21T14:16:11-04:00 2012-05-21T14:18:31-04:00 Would you like to present on Autodesk Revit, Revit MEP or AutoCAD MEP to your peers a Autodesk University in Las Vegas this year? Submit your proposals by May 22nd. Learn more at the link below. http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=slv2012_call_for_proposals Armundo Darling

Would you like to present on Autodesk Revit, Revit MEP or AutoCAD MEP to your peers a Autodesk University in Las Vegas this year? Submit your proposals by May 22nd. Learn more at the link below.

http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=slv2012_call_for_proposals

 

 

 

 Integrating Building Energy Performance and BIM tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee92122883301676650534c970b 2012-05-08T13:50:11-04:00 2012-05-08T13:50:11-04:00 Want to see a demonstration of the integration of building energy performance and BIM software? Then sign up for the upcoming gbXML webcast. Armundo Darling

Want to see a demonstration of the integration of building energy performance and BIM software? Then sign up for the upcoming gbXML webcast.

 Autodesk Revit Model Review 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330168ea383eb1970c 2012-04-18T03:00:00-04:00 2012-04-18T03:00:00-04:00 If you subscribe to the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium edition, Ultimate edition, or AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite, you can download Autodesk Revit Model Review 2013 from the Subscription Center. Automate the process of reviewing and auditing building information... Armundo Darling

If you subscribe to the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium edition, Ultimate edition, or AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite, you can download Autodesk Revit Model Review 2013 from the Subscription Center.

Automate the process of reviewing and auditing building information modeling (BIM) projects in Autodesk® Revit® 2013, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2013, Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2013, or Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2013 software with the Autodesk® Revit® Model Review plug-in:

  • Check the accuracy and consistency of a Project or Family against standards set by your firm, your clients, or industry best practices.
  • Correct inconsistencies with a single click or
    with instructions provided when manual fixes are required.
 Globe Link for Autodesk Revit 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330168ea38344d970c 2012-04-17T03:00:00-04:00 2012-04-17T03:00:00-04:00 If you subscribe to the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium edition, Ultimate edition, or AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite, you can download Globe Link for Autodesk Revit 2013 from the Subscription Center. Globe Link for Revit 2013 platform products helps... Armundo Darling

If you subscribe to the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium edition, Ultimate edition, or AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite, you can download Globe Link for Autodesk Revit 2013 from the Subscription Center.

Globe Link for Revit 2013 platform products helps users streamline preliminary project planning by enabling them to present conceptual designs in the context of the project site.

With Globe Link, users can publish 3D building information models directly from Autodesk® Revit® 2013, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2013, Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2013, and Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2013 software into Google Earth™ mapping service. Users can also acquire site information from Google Earth mapping service and import it into Revit 2013 software applications for building and site layout purposes. Globe Link is optimized for Google Earth version 5 mapping service.

Globe Link is compatible with the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Revit 2013, Revit Architecture 2013, Revit Structure 2013, and Revit MEP 2013 software.

Content is currently available in English only.

 Space Naming Utility for Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee92122883301676534d559970b 2012-04-16T11:20:00-04:00 2012-04-16T11:20:00-04:00 The Space Naming Utility for Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2013 software is an intuitive tool that automatically assigns the names and numbers from architectural rooms to Revit MEP spaces. By downloading the Space Naming Utility for Revit MEP 2013 software, you... Armundo Darling

The Space Naming Utility for Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2013 software is an intuitive tool that automatically assigns the names and numbers from architectural rooms to Revit MEP spaces. By downloading the Space Naming Utility for Revit MEP 2013 software, you can eliminate the need to manually assign names to the spaces, helping save time and simplifying your workflow. If you subscribe to the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium edition, Ultimate edition, or AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite, you can download the Space Naming Utility for Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 software from the Subscription Center.

 Upgrade Your Project from 2012 and Get Loopy! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330168ea0b9c87970c 2012-04-13T07:43:41-04:00 2012-04-13T07:43:41-04:00 Revit 2013 introduces a new Arrow Style for Loops, though it may not be immediately obvious how to use it in an upgraded project. On the Manage tab > Settings panel > Additional Settings > select Arrowheads Select any of... Martin Schmid

Revit 2013 introduces a new Arrow Style for Loops, though it may not be immediately obvious how to use it in an upgraded project.

  1. On the Manage tab > Settings panel > Additional Settings > select Arrowheads
  2. Select any of the types, and click Duplicate...
  3. Name the duplicate Loop, or something suitable, and then click OK twice.
  4. Now, select a tag with a leader in a view (such as the Pipe Size Tag).
  5. On the Properties Palette, click Edit Type.
  6. Click Duplicate...
  7. Name the new type 'Pipe Size Tag with Loop', and click OK.
  8. Set the Leader Arrowhead to Loop (or whatever you named it in step 3.)
  9. Click OK.

Your pipe tag now has a loop leader.

Loop

 Solar Computer now supports Revit MEP tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330167648f781c970b 2012-04-02T14:25:32-04:00 2012-04-02T14:25:32-04:00 Solar Computer recently announced their ability to import and export information from Autodesk Revit MEP for building, radiators, heat piping, ventilation, drinking water, and waste water. It includes automatic resizing of pipes, ducts, and fittings, as well as automatic placement... Armundo Darling

Solar Computer recently announced their ability to import and export information from Autodesk Revit MEP for building, radiators, heat piping, ventilation, drinking water, and waste water. It includes automatic resizing of pipes, ducts, and fittings, as well as automatic placement of radiators underneath windows.

Solar Computer provides building HVAC and energy efficiency calculations for AutoCAD MEP and Autodesk Revit MEP software. You can find out more about Solar Computer and check them out at http://www.solar-computer.co.uk/.

 How to Identify Uncircuited Connections tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee9212288330168e8deec1a970c 2012-03-16T10:40:42-04:00 2012-03-16T10:44:45-04:00 You can quickly find uncircuited elements using System Browser. Under the Unassigned > Electrical section, you can find connections that are not circuited. Under the Electrical section, you can find connections that are circuited, but not connected to a panel...... Martin Schmid

You can quickly find uncircuited elements using System Browser.  Under the Unassigned > Electrical section, you can find connections that are not circuited.

Under the Electrical section, you can find connections that are circuited, but not connected to a panel... these will have the circuit indication of <unnamed>.

Connections that are circuited will show the circuit number.

You can select any connection in System Browser, right click, and select Show to 'zoom' to the associated object in the model.

SB

If you want to visually identify this in the model canvas as you are working more dynamically, you can use View Filters to color these conditions.

On the ribbon View tab, Graphics panel, click Filters.

I've defined three filters for three conditions as shown below.

Uncircuited

Uncircuited

Circuited

Circuited

No Panel

Nopanel

With these filters defined, you can now apply them to a view as shown below.

Vgoverride

The resulting view will look something like that shown below.

Example

The System Browser can reliably be used to find uncircuited connections, however, since only the primary electrical connector in the familly is tracked by the Panel / Circuit properties of the instance, the View Filter may not accurately show the circuited color state of all connectors for elements with more than one connector. 

Happy circuiting!

 Adjusting the Elevation reported by an element in AutoCAD MEP tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ee921228833016763c68aa6970b 2012-03-14T05:26:07-04:00 2012-03-14T05:26:07-04:00 "I have a question, if I draw pipe at 10’ elevation, but I want to tag it to sea level elevation of say 925’, is there a setting I can change that will allow my new 0 elevation to be... Martin Schmid

"I have a question, if I draw pipe at 10’ elevation, but I want to tag it to sea level elevation of say 925’, is there a setting I can change that will allow my new 0 elevation to be 915’ ?"

The 'built-in' way to do this is to use Project Browser, and associate your Construct drawing with the appropriate level.  Once you have done so, you can modify your elevation properties in the pipe property set to add the elevation from the level.