Autodesk Revit: Family Creation for MEP Training
With a focus on creating MEP system families in Autodesk Revit, this course will teach you familiy creation concepts and how to create and edit MEP system families such as plumbing, lighting, data device and pipe fitting flange.
Course Length: 1 Day
Prerequisites: Experience in Autodesk Revit MEP fundamentals.
Training Guide Contents
Introduction to Revit Families
Chapter 3: Custom System Families
- 4 Creating MEP System Families
Chapter 4: Component Family Concepts
- 1 Creating Component Families
- 2 Creating the Parametric Framework
- 3 Creating Family Elements
- 4 Creating Family Types
Chapter 5: Advanced Family Techniques
- 1 Additional Tools for Families
- 2 Visibility Display Settings
Chapter 6: Additional Family Types
- 1 Creating 2D Families
- 2 Creating Line-based Families
- 3 Creating In-Place Families
- 4 Working with Shared Parameters
Chapter 8: Creating MEP Specific Families
- Upgrade an Architectural Plumbing Fixture to MEP
- Upgrade an Architectural Lighting Fixture to MEP
- Create a Data Device with Annotation Parameters
- Create a Pipe Fitting Flange (Advanced)
Appendix B: Autodesk Revit Certification Exam Objectives
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Autodesk Revit: Family Creation for MEP Training
Suited for Civil Engineers and Surveyors, the Civil 3D Fundamentals training course will teach you how to organise your projects, create, edit, analyse and work with points, surfaces, corridors (roads), parcel layouts, grading, volume calculation and layout pipe networks.
Course Length: 4 Days
Training Guide Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Autodesk Fabrication CADmep
- Support Resources for Fabrication CADmep
- Overview of Fabrication Products
- BIM and Fabrication
- Overview of the MEP Fabrication Industry
- Definitions
Chapter 2: Deployment
- Installing Fabrication CADmep
- Check for and Install Latest Service Packs
- Setting up a Shared Database and File Structure
- Migrating an Older Database
- Configuring User Names and Permissions
Chapter 3: User Interface
- The Service Pallet
- Create a New Section
- The CADmep Toolbar
- Right-Click Shortcut Menus
Chapter 4: Sections
- Sections
- Create a New Section
- Make a Section Current
- Understanding How Sections Control Hanger Rod Lengths
Chapter 5: Drawing with the Attacher
- Setting the Systems and Service and setting the Section
- Placing Items from the Service Pallet
- Understanding the Attacher Arrow
- Modifying Placed Items
- Rotating Items about the Attacher Arrow
- Using Fix Relative
- Placing an Item using Fix Relative
- Placing an Item by Rotating the Attacher Arrow
- Using Takeoff as Cut-In
- Using Drop Into Fall
- Fill Between 2 Ends
- Fill with Flex
- Polyline 3D Fill
- Match Object Properties
- Configuring the Multiple Item Properties Command
- Using the Multiple Item Properties Command
- Carry Over Options Settings
- Filter Selection
Chapter 6: Drawing with Design Line
- Set the Design Line Entry Method for Services
- Fabrication CADmep Design Tools: The Design Line Toolbar
- The Design Line Takeoff Menu
- Using Design Line for an HVAC System
- Understanding How Design Line Works
- Stretching a Design Line
- Using Design Line for a Plumbing System
- Selecting and Activating Design Lines
- The RevDesign Command
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Chapter 7: Clash Detection
- RunTime Collision Detection
- Using the Collision Detection Viewer
- Design Line Collision Checks
- Using the DETECT Command
Chapter 8: Importing Revit Content into CADmep
- Exporting Revit Elements
- Import into CADmep
Chapter 9: Drawing Annotation
- Drawing Annotation Settings and Toolbar
- Understanding the Text Utilities Commands
- Item Number Tag Leaders
Chapter 10: Reporting
- The ADDREPORT Command
- Item Reports and Item Report Builder
- Printing Item Report With and Without Previews
- Worksheets and Item Worksheet Builder
- Printing Worksheets With and Without Previews
Chapter 11: Sectional Views
- Create a Sectional View
Chapter 12: Point Data
- Exporting Point Data
- Viewing Point Data
- Updating the Model with Modified Point Data
- Exporting Point Data to Excel
Chapter 13: Spooling
- Define a Pipe Spool
- Create a Spool Drawing
- Understand Spool Colors
Chapter 14: Exporting to ESTMEP AND CAMDUCT
- Re-numbering Fabrication CADmep Items
- Exporting to Fabrication CAMduct
Chapter 15: Fabrication CADmep Customization
- Edit a Configuration
- Service Setup
- The Hanger Command
- Sub Assembly
- Item Creation
- Convert 3D Model
