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Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012: What’s New Demo Script

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Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 – What’s New Demo Script

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Contents CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 3

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 6

SCOPE OF THESE MATERIALS ..................................................................................................................... 6 DEMONSTRATION GOALS & OBJECTIVES...................................................................................................... 6 EFFECTIVE CONTENT USE........................................................................................................................... 6 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 6

PRACTICAL INFORMATION...................................................................................................................... 7

SCRIPT FORMAT......................................................................................................................................... 7 Why are some things not spelled out click per click? ........................................................................... 7 Data Files.............................................................................................................................................. 7

COLLABORATE MORE EFFICIENTLY ..................................................................................................... 8

INTEROPERABILITY ENHANCEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 8 Point Clouds ......................................................................................................................................... 8 DWG Fidelity......................................................................................................................................... 9 Linked Models .................................................................................................................................... 11

WORKSHARING ENHANCEMENTS ............................................................................................................... 12 Workset Visibility in View Templates .................................................................................................. 12 Worksharing Visualization .................................................................................................................. 12 Disable Worksharing Command......................................................................................................... 13

REMOTE COLLABORATION......................................................................................................................... 13 Revit Server ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Project Bluestreak .............................................................................................................................. 14 Citrix® Ready™* Application ............................................................................................................... 14

CONCEPTUAL ENERGY ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................. 14 Enhancements to Creation of Surface Sub-Region on Non-Planar Surfaces .................................... 15

VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENTS................................................................................................................ 15 Graphic Display Options Dialog.......................................................................................................... 16 View Styles ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Selection Improvements ..................................................................................................................... 16 Ghosted Surfaces............................................................................................................................... 17 Enhanced Material Library.................................................................................................................. 17 Paint Tool Improvements.................................................................................................................... 17 Material Scheduling ............................................................................................................................ 17 Create Property Sets .......................................................................................................................... 18 Managing Materials Library ................................................................................................................ 18

AUTODESK® VAULT COLLABORATION AEC................................................................................................. 18

DESIGN MORE ACCURATELY................................................................................................................ 20

USER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENTS.......................................................................................................... 20 Locking and Tagging 3D Views .......................................................................................................... 20 Type Selector Improvements.............................................................................................................. 20 Keyboard Shortcut Improvements ...................................................................................................... 21


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Starting View ...................................................................................................................................... 22 3Dconnexion® device support............................................................................................................. 22 Family Import/Export Enhancements ................................................................................................. 22 Dimension Enhancements.................................................................................................................. 23

FAMILY EDITOR ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Formula Driven Component Types..................................................................................................... 24

SLOPED PIPING ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Pipe Slope Settings ............................................................................................................................ 25 Sloped Pipe Layouts........................................................................................................................... 25 Ignore Slope to Connect ..................................................................................................................... 26 Show Actual Elevation when Snapping to a Sloped Pipe................................................................... 26 Show Actual Elevation and Slope when Snapping to a Sloped Pipe ................................................. 26

SYSTEM BROWSER................................................................................................................................... 26 Context Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Pre-Highlight ....................................................................................................................................... 27 Select/Preselect Functionality ............................................................................................................ 27 Enable Multi-Selection........................................................................................................................ 27 Tree Structure Improvements............................................................................................................. 27

SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 28 Graphical Overrides for Duct and Piping Systems ............................................................................. 28 Create New Systems with Graphical Overrides for Duct and Piping Systems ................................... 28 Rendering Material for Duct and Pipe Systems.................................................................................. 29 Ability to Specify a System When Placing a Duct or Pipe .................................................................. 29 Create Duct and Pipe Systems from a Selection of Fixtures.............................................................. 29 Graphical Warnings for Analyzing and Validating Duct and Pipe Systems ........................................ 30 Graphical Warnings for Open Connections ........................................................................................ 31 Turning off System Calculations......................................................................................................... 31 System Connector Labels .................................................................................................................. 31

DOCUMENT AND DELIVER..................................................................................................................... 33

DUCT AND PIPE PLACEHOLDERS ............................................................................................................... 33 Create Duct or Pipe Placeholder Elements ........................................................................................ 33 Modify Duct or Pipe Placeholder Layout ............................................................................................ 34 Validation on Placeholders ................................................................................................................. 34 Change Graphic Settings of Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element ........................................................ 34 Convert Duct or Pipe Placeholder Layout to Duct or Pipe Layout ...................................................... 35 Schedule Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element...................................................................................... 35 Tag Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element .............................................................................................. 35 Interference Check for Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element ................................................................. 36

PARALLEL CONDUITS AND PARALLEL PIPE RUNS........................................................................................ 36 Parallel Conduits ................................................................................................................................ 36 Parallel Pipes...................................................................................................................................... 37

PANEL SCHEDULES................................................................................................................................... 37 Freeze Row/Column Size Grips ......................................................................................................... 37 Current vs. Load display ..................................................................................................................... 38


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Merge Multi-Poled Circuits into Single Cell ........................................................................................ 38 Default Text Labels for Spares and Spaces ....................................................................................... 38 Option to Show Number of Slots ........................................................................................................ 39 Capitalization Options for Circuit Load Names................................................................................... 39 Load Classification Columns in Circuit Tables ................................................................................... 39

PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENTS ................................................................................................................ 40 Change Type of Run .......................................................................................................................... 40 Inherit Elevation/Size.......................................................................................................................... 40 Justification Controls .......................................................................................................................... 41 Insulation and Lining........................................................................................................................... 41 Interference Check for Duct or Pipe Insulation................................................................................... 42

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS ................................................................................................................ 43 Purge Unused Improvements............................................................................................................. 43 Multi-threaded Element Loading......................................................................................................... 43 Parallel silhouette computation........................................................................................................... 43

CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................................... 44


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Introduction Scope of These Materials This script covers a series of vignettes that explore most of the new features in Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012. You should tailor the presentation to what matters most for your audience.

Demonstration Goals & Objectives This demonstration is intended to introduce existing customers to the benefits that the latest release offers. New prospects should be shown the Overview Demonstration.

Effective Content Use Here’s what’s included with these vignettes, and some notes on effective use. This kit includes the following components: • An instructional video (.avi) for each vignette. These videos are designed to assist you in learning the

content. • A video (.mov) for each vignette. These videos contain audio and may be used if you are unable to

perform the demonstration live. You may choose to mute the audio and voice over yourself. • Data sets for use with each vignette or set of vignettes. These are available so that you can perform

the demonstrations live. • Demo instructions with narration (this document).

Software Requirements You will need Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 with all recent updates installed.


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Practical Information Script Format This script is meant to be a framework of steps and verbiage to use during the demonstration. Feel free to use your own style, but take care to use the messaging and language that Autodesk has provided in this script during your version of the presentation. This script uses simple formatting making it easy for you to learn the demo quickly and present it effectively. Here is an example:

SUBSECTION HEADER Describes what happens next in the demo. MARKETING SCRIPT Provides a description of what will happen and why it matters to customers. DEMO INSTRUCTIONS Provides the steps you should follow to provide the demo. Refer to video for complete step by step where necessary.

Why are some things not spelled out click per click? This demonstration assumes that you have a good foundation of Autodesk Architecture skills- such as placing walls, doors, and windows, generating schedules, and creating various view types, such as plans, sections and elevations. If the instructions do not provide you enough information, be sure to watch the included instructional video files. Each video goes through every step necessary to perform the demonstration.

Data Files In the Data folder are several subfolders that contain models and supporting files that you will reference throughout the demonstration. Familiarize yourself with the contents of these folders and be aware that several of the demo files are already set up to reference information from this location.


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Collaborate More Efficiently Collaboration is a major area of focus on making the experience of working on small, medium or large projects and in large or extended teams a more integrated and smoother process.

Interoperability Enhancements The new and enhanced interoperability tools help you capture existing conditions directly into the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process with Revit Point Cloud tools. Improvements to DWG export functionality allow you to map Revit categories and subcategories to layers in DWG files, giving you more control over layer naming. In addition, you can also map Revit lines, patterns, and fonts to their DWG equivalents. The model linking enhancements provide more flexibility in working within large projects by allowing you to tag a variety of elements within linked files. New to this release of Revit MEP 2012 is the ability to tag rooms, areas, keynotes, and spaces. Managing linked Revit files is even easier than before. Collaboration with the architect is even easier with the additional Copy / Monitor categories and options.

Point Clouds 1. Start a New Revit Project (NOTE: You can also

start with Revit File: RME_Demo_Point_Cloud.rvt if you do not want demonstrate the linking Point Clouds portion, this file will include Trapelo Road Point Cloud. You can skip to Step 4)

2. Go to Insert tab, click on Point Cloud under Link panel

3. Navigate to the TRAPELO EXTERIOR.pcg file, and click Open

4. Go to the Elevation view 5. Set Level 2 height to 15’-0” 6. Select the Point Cloud image, go to Type Properties, and type 1.5 for value, click OK 7. Use the Move tool to move the Point Cloud to align with Level 1(NOTE: When using Move

tool, you should see snapping to implicit planar surface) Increasingly, laser scanners have been used to capture the existing condition, but it has been challenging to author a Revit BIM based upon this huge amount of data. Revit Architecture Point Cloud tools enable Building Information Modeling process in a more efficient way.

8. Open Visibility/Graphics dialog 9. Under Imported Categories tab, turn Off / On Point

Clouds - TRAPELO EXTERIOR visibility 10. Close the dialog

Visibility can be controlled using Imported Categories tab of Visibility/Graphics dialog

11. Go to Floor Plan: Level 1 12. Select a Wall type and find a planar surface that is

detected to start drawing a wall. 13. Once a plane is detected, demonstrate that it uses

‘global’ reference until the view is zoomed in or out


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Geometry creation or modification tools in Revit (such as walls, lines, grids, rotate, move, etc.) are now capable of snapping to implicit planar surfaces that are dynamically detected in the Point Cloud.

14. Turn on section box and crop through different part of the Point Clouds

15. Go to Level 1 16. Double Click on the Section to demonstrate you

can cut through a Point Cloud Plans, sections and section boxes enable you to easily isolate sections of the cloud like you would any other part of your Revit model.

17. Go to the Insert tab, under Link panel 18. Under the Manage Links dialog, go to the Point

Clouds tab 19. You can Reload/Reload From/Unload/Remove the

Point Cloud, similar to other kinds of links. 20. Close the dialog

Point Cloud provides standard Reload/Unload/Remove functionality similar to other kinds of links.

DWG Fidelity DWG export now gain better visual and data fidelity of exported 2D views to DWG. Redesign the DWG Export interface for a smoother user workflow, taking into account new options for export.

1. Open File:

Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Go to Application Menu, and select Export -> CAD

Formats -> DWG Files

3. In the DWG export dialog, click the 4. Under the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog,

the dialog displayed on a series of tabs. Click through the series of tab to demonstrate the new layout

The DWG and DXF export user interface has been updated to make it easier to export Revit files to DWG/DXF format using a predefined set of export settings.

Layers 5. In the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog, under

Layers tab 6. In the Projection column, Layer Modifiers 7. Click the Add/Edit... button for the Ducts category 8. In the Add/Edit Layer Modifiers dialog


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9. Select {System Classification} and {System Name} in the list of available modifiers, move them to the Modifiers added list

10. Click OK 11. On the Layers tab, browse down the Category column to the Modifiers section, expand the

System Classification node 12. Enter the layer name ‘EA’ for Exhaust Air 13. Click OK 14. Click next in the DWG Export dialog 15. Give the DWG file a name 16. The exported DWG file will display the ducts that have the system classification set to

Exhaust Air, with the layer modifier ‘EA’ in the layer name You can now map Revit categories and subcategories to layers in the DWG file. Layer modifiers based on the parameter values can be added to the category layer names as prefixes or suffixes during export.

Line Patterns/Linetypes 17. In the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog, under

Lines tab 18. Click the drop-down control in the Linetypes in DWG

column for the Revit ‘Center’ line 19. Select ‘ISO long-dash dot’ as the linetype to map to 20. Click OK 21. Click Next in the DWG Export dialog 22. Give the DWG file a name 23. The exported DWG file will use the linetypes you

specified in the ‘Linetypes in DWG’ column (NOTE: When ‘Linetypes in DWG’ is set to ‘Automatically generate linetype’, Revit will export the linetypes the same way as in previous release)

You can now map Line Patterns in Revit to export using a different Linetypes in DWG

Mapping Patterns 24. In the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog, under Patterns tab 25. Click the drop-down control in the ‘Hatch Patterns

in DWG’ column for the Revit ‘Concrete’ fill pattern, and select ‘AR-CONC’ as the hatch pattern to map to

26. Click OK 27. Click Next in the DWG Export dialog 28. Give the DWG file a name 29. The exported DWG file will use the hatch pattern you specified in the ‘Hatch Pattern in DWG’

column (NOTE: When ‘Hatch Patterns in DWG’ is set to ‘Automatically generate hatch pattern’, Revit will export the patterns the same way as in previous release)

You can now map Fill Patterns in Revit using a different Hatch Patterns in DWG

Text & Fonts 30. In the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog, under Text & Fonts tab


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31. Click the drop-down control in the ‘Text Fonts in Revit’ column for the Revit ‘@Arial Unicode MS’, and select ‘RomanS’ as the text font to map to

32. Click OK 33. Click Next in the DWG Export dialog 34. Give the DWG file a name 35. The exported DWG file will use the text font

you specified in the ‘Text Fonts in DWG’ column (NOTE: When ‘Text Fonts in DWG’ is set to ‘Automatically generate font’, Revit will export the fonts the same way as in previous release)

You can now map Text Font in Revit to be exported using a different text font

General 36. In the Modify DWG/DXF Export Setup dialog,

under General tab 37. You can check ‘Export rooms and areas as

polylines 38. You can ‘Make layers non-plottable’ 39. You can specifying the default export views on

sheets and links as external references You can now define Non-Plottable layers as well as other export options like exporting rooms and areas as polylines.

Linked Models Model linking enhancements provide more flexibility in working within large projects allowing you to tag a variety of elements within linked files. New to this release of Revit MEP 2012 is the ability to tag Rooms, Areas, Keynotes, and Spaces.

Tagging Elements in Linked Files 1. Open File:

Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > Floor

Plans > 1st Floor Plumbing Plan - WN 3. Go to Annotate tab, under Tag panel, click on

Room Tag tool 4. Tag rooms in linked architecture model

New to this release of Revit MEP 2012 is the ability to tag Rooms, Areas, Keynotes, and Spaces through linked files.

Manage Links Dialog Improvements 1. Go to Insert tab, under Link panel, click on Manage

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2. Revit Links tab is now first 3. Columns are now sortable by clicking the headers 4. Default column sizes are improved

The dialog has been improved to support common workflows and usability.

MEP Fixture Copy/Monitor Improvements 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination:

What’s New > Floor Plans > 1st Floor Lighting Plan - WN

3. Go to Collaborate tab, under Coordinate panel, click on Copy / Monitor tool -> Select Link

4. Pick on Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt link

5. Click on Coordination Settings on Tools panel

6. Point out the new categories Additional categories are available for copy/monitor in Revit MEP 2012. “Accept difference” is now an option for fixture phase and fixture type violations when differences occur. In addition, “Move fixture” is now an option for fixture position violations.

Worksharing Enhancements With the Revit MEP 2012 release, Revit Architecture helps to increase efficiency using worksharing. The new worksharing enhancements help you better understand and collaborate on shared models across the project team. Gain more visibility into element ownership and status to better manage team workflows.

Workset Visibility in View Templates 1. Open File: Audubon_MEP_Central_Worksets.rvt 2. Go to View tab, under Graphics panel, click on View

Templates -> View Templates Settings 3. You should be able to see V/G Overrides Worksets

category (NOTE: The new settings only appear when worksets are enabled in the project)

4. Close the dialog Workset visibility can now managed via view templates. It is available in the standard view templates dialog

Worksharing Visualization 5. Go to the View Control Bar 6. Click on Worksharing Display Icon 7. Go through the different types of Worksharing

Visualization Display settings There are now new display modes enabling you to visualize. The new commands are available on the View Control Bar


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(NOTE: The worksharing display icon will only appear when worksharing is enabled in the project).

8. In the View Control Bar, select Worksharing Display Settings

9. Go to the Worksets tab, and change the color of the worksets

10. Close the dialog to see changes in the model You can customize the Worksharing Display Settings

11. Go to Application Menu, and Select Options 12. Under General tab, under Worksharing Update

Frequency, you can change the update frequency 13. Close the dialog

You can control over the update frequency in the options dialog

Disable Worksharing Command 14. Open File:

Audubon_MEP_Central_Worksets.rvt (NOTE: If you have the file open from previous exercise, you will need to exit out the file first)

15. Select Detach from Central as you are opening the file

16. You will see a dialog giving you two options, Detach and preserve worksets OR Detach and discard worksets. (Note: If you select Detach and discard worksets, all worksets will be removed permanently from the project, including workset definitions and visibility settings)

17. Select Detach and Discard Worksets to demonstrate all worksets are removed permanently from the project.

Disable Worksharing command is now available upon opening a worksharing model.

Remote Collaboration With the Revit MEP 2012 release, Revit MEP helps to increase efficiency by allow users to collaborate more effectively. The new Revit Server, Project Bluestreak, and Citrix Ready enhancements help you better understand and collaborate on shared models across the project team.

Revit Server Revit Server helps project teams in different locations to more easily collaborate on shared Revit models across a wide-area network (WAN) with the speed of a local-area network (LAN). Maintain a seamlessly integrated collection of Revit central models on a single central server that can be accessed from


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local servers. Built-in redundancy helps ensure protection in case of WAN connectivity loss.

Project Bluestreak 1. Open Project Bluestreak desktop app 2. Show dialog box

Autodesk Project Bluestreak is a project team centric cloud-based collaboration solution that helps AEC project teams collaborate informally and coordinate their work efficiently. Bluestreak simplifies AEC project team communication by consolidating the information silos used alongside design, analysis, and information management applications. By combining team communication tools with Revit worksharing notices and one-click file access in a compact desktop app, Bluestreak consolidates multiple tools for BIM processes, making team modeling more efficient. With the new Revit Activity Stream add-on app for Bluestreak, teams who work on a single Revit model can see all actions on the model to ensure smooth handoffs and collaboration.

Citrix® Ready™* Application Revit MEP 2012 is a Citrix Ready™ Application** and provides support for Citrix® XenApp®6. *Disclaimer: The Citrix application is network-based, and performance of Autodesk Citrix Ready Applications may vary with network performance. The software does not include the Citrix application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the Citrix application. Users should contact Citrix directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the Citrix application.

Conceptual Energy Analysis 1. Open File: RME_Demo_CEA.rvt (Note: There is a few massing

options within the file already, and Mass category is turned on in Visibility Graphics dialog to start)

2. Within each option, add Mass Floor for Level 1. (There’s (3) 3D views set up for each design options)

3. With a 3D view of the model displayed, click Analyze tab 4. Under Energy Analysis panel, click Energy Settings 5. In the Energy Settings dialog

a. For Building Type, select Office b. For Location, select Boston, MA c. Select Create Energy Model. (NOTE: When

Create Energy Model is selected, Revit Architecture detects the mass floors in the model, and it uses them to create zones and assign mass subcategories)

d. Leave all the other parameters the same e. Click OK


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6. In the Energy Analysis panel, click Analyze Mass Model. (NOTE: If you have not already signed in to the Subscription Center, the Autodesk Subscription sign-in dialog displays. Enter your assigned user name and password, and click sign-in. When you sign-in successfully, the analysis service is authenticated and enabled, and the dialog closes.

7. In the Analyze Mass Model dialog, specify a name for the analysis, and click Continue. (NOTE: You do not need to run the analysis, you can go straight to the Results & Compare button under Energy Analysis panel to view results)

8. When the analysis is complete, an alert displays. Click the analysis name in the alert to view the analysis results. Or, in the Energy Analysis panel, click Results and Compare, and select the analysis from the project tree

9. In the content area of the Results & Compare dialog, view the analysis results of Option 1 – Flat Roof

10. Repeat Steps 4 – 8 to run analysis for Option 2 – Slope Roof and Option 3 – Curve Roof

11. Compare results in the Results & Compare dialog under Energy Analysis panel by selecting multiple analysis results and clicking Compare on the toolbar

Conceptual Energy Analysis tools support sustainable design decision-making during early design. Using cloud-based analysis tools, you can compare the energy consumption and lifecycle costs of design alternatives within Revit MEP software. Analysis results are presented in a highly-visual, graphical format for easy interpretation. Integrating building performance analysis workflow within Revit MEP helps engineers to understand building performance metrics early in the conceptual stage, and for more detailed engineering driven analysis.

Enhancements to Creation of Surface Sub-Region on Non-Planar Surfaces

1. Open File: RAC2012_Demo_NonPlanar.rfa 2. Click on Split Face tool 3. Start drawing on a non-planar surface to create a sub-region 4. Select Paint tool and paint one of the surface material - glass

Creation of surface sub-regions on non-planar surfaces in Conceptual Massing now enabled.

Visualization Enhancements Visualization enhancements present you with more flexible visual style combinations, helping to add value to visualization techniques and improve the interactive experience.


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Graphic Display Options Dialog 1. Open File: Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt 2. In the View Control Bar, go to the Graphic Display Options dialog 3. Model Surfaces can be adjusted through the dialog 4. Show Edges is on by Default 5. You can turn on Shadows, Lighting 6. You can Save as View Template from the Graphics Display Options dialog

Graphics Display Options dialog have been enhanced to a more componentized format that more closely resembles the Rendering Dialog’s structure.

View Styles 7. Open File: Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt 8. You can either create a 3D view or Open View: *3D_Visualization

to start 9. In the View Control Bar, change the view style to Realistic mode 10. Point out that Realistic view now have edges on by default

You now have more control and flexibility in defining how you want to view your views

11. In the View Control Bar, go to the Graphic Display Options dialog 12. Change the view style to ‘Hidden Line’ 13. Under Shadows, check ‘Show Ambient Shadows’ 14. Click Apply to see changes

Ambient Occlusion is now available with Hidden Line mode, giving the view a

soft shadow.

15. Change the view style to ‘Consistent Colors’ 16. Under Shadows, check ‘Show Ambient Shadows’ 17. Click Apply to see changes

Ambient Occlusion is now available with Consistent colors mode

Selection Improvements 1. Open File: Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt 2. Select a wall or roof in the model 3. Semi-Transparency is enabled during selection

Highlight and Selection Colors have been improved. Transparency and Solid Fill have been enabled on Selection.

4. Go to Application Menu, click Options 5. Go to Graphics tab, under Colors 6. You can disable Semi-transparent by unchecking the box

You can enable/disable use of semi-transparent effect during selection.

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8. Select walls, doors, etc to demonstrate the new visual style of the temporary dimensions. New visual for temporary dimensions have been enabled.

Ghosted Surfaces 1. Open File: Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt 2. Go to the Graphic Display Options Dialog in the View Control Bar 3. Check Ghost Surfaces 4. Click OK

‘Ghosted Surfaces’ displays all surfaces with a 30% transparency. Ghosted Surfaces can be applied to the entire view, per category, per element, or as a filter override, through element overrides and through visibility graphics overrides.

Enhanced Material Library

Paint Tool Improvements 1. Open File: Audubon_Arch_Central.rvt 2. Go to Modify tab, and select Paint Tool 3. Select a material and paint on to the model,

demonstrate how you can see your changes without closing the Materials dialog

4. Close the dialog When the Paint tool is selected, it opens the Materials dialog, you can now visually preview materials and access material properties in order to modify a material.

5. Go to Modify tab, select the Remove Paint Tool from the pull down where the Paint Tool is located

6. Select the material that you just Paint to remove the paint (NOTE: Remove Paint Tool will not highlight elements if no materials have been modified

There is a new Remove Paint tool instead of painting it <By Category> when you want to remove the ‘Paint’

Material Scheduling 1. Go to View tab, under Create panel 2. Select Schedules -> Material Takeoff 3. Select <Multi-Category>, Click OK 4. Under Fields tab, select ‘Material: Name’, ‘Material:

As Painted’, ‘Material: Area’ (or other fields) and Add to Scheduled fields (in order)

5. If you want to show only the Materials that has been Painted, you can go to the Filter tab in the schedule and isolate painted surfaces only

You can identify materials that are applied to faces by the paint tool. You can identify the quantities of materials used as Paint in Material Takeoff


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Create Property Sets 1. Go to Manage Tab, under Settings panel 2. Select Materials 3. In the Materials dialog, Scroll all the way to the

bottom 4. Select ‘Wood – Dimensional Lumber’ and

duplicate 5. Name: *Wood Stud 6. Click OK 7. Edit the appearance properties 8. Under Properties, select By Property Set 9. When Property Sets dialog is prompt asking if you

would like to ‘Create a new property set’ or ‘Select an existing property set’

10. Click ‘Select an existing property set’ (NOTE: Under Property Set, you should see ‘*Wood Stud’ is define as a property set

11. Close the dialog It is more efficient to use property sets that can be referenced by multiple materials rather than editing appearance properties for each individual material. When multiple Revit materials can reference the same property set, edits to the property set will propagate to all of the materials.

Managing Materials Library 5. Go to Manage tab, under Settings panel 6. Select Additional Settings -> Property Set Libraries 7. In the Materials dialog, click Manage -> Open Existing

Library 8. In the Select File dialog, browse to the desired library and

click Open (*.adsklib) You can browse for a library that has been previously created. User libraries allow you to share property sets.

9. Click Manage -> Remove Library (NOTE: You cannot recover a library after it has been removed. Removing a library does not place it in the recycle bin. It is immediately removed and cannot be restored.

You can remove a Material Library that you no longer need

Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC software helps securely manage content, current and historical models, design, and project data for architecture, engineering, and construction teams. Now you can access Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC* from within Autodesk Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP software to more easily manage design data and other project information across local or globally


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managed projects and to more accurately track the history of your project information. The integration enables users to centrally manage project-related data, including office documents, AutoCAD design documents, and email. A lot of work has gone into support from Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC software inside and outside of the firewall. *Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC is licensed separately.


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Design More Accurately Design building systems with greater accuracy using the coordinated and consistent information inherent in the intelligent 3D model. Better experience the design intent by simultaneously viewing 3D visualizations and 2D documentation. More efficiently design building systems to better meet both building envelope and local code specifications with access to industry engineering information.

User Experience Enhancements With the Revit MEP 2012 release, Revit MEP has made several refinements and added new features that will help to enhance the everyday workflow by adding new capabilities, as well as making simple tasks easier to accomplish.

Locking and Tagging 3D Views 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D

View > 3D_Demo_Tagging 3. In the View Control Bar, there is a new button

that controls locking of 3D views. 4. Select Save Orientation and Lock View

(NOTE: If orientation is not lock and trying to tags or keynotes view, you will get a warning dialog prompting ‘The orientation of the 3D view must be locked before you can add tags or keynotes)

5. Go to Annotate tab on the ribbon 6. Tag ducts and pipe using Tag by Category or

Tag All You can now lock a 3D view and tag elements in the view. Tags can only be placed in 3D views that have been locked. Save Orientation and Lock View locks the view at the current orientation. Orbiting is disabled.

7. In the View Control Bar 8. Click on ‘Unlock View’

Unlock the current orientation so that you can navigate and orbit the view. When the view is unlocked, any tags and keynotes placed in the view will disappear.

9. In the View Control Bar 10. Click on ‘Restore Orientation and Lock View’

An unlocked, re-oriented view can be restored to its previous locked orientation and tags and keynotes, placed at the original orientation, will return.

Type Selector Improvements 1. Open file: RAC2012_Demo_EnhanceProd.rvt 2. Select a floor from the model, and click on Edit

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3. Go to the Type Selector 4. Change Floor type to ‘Floor: Wood Deck’ 5. Click Finish Edit Mode

You now have the ability to change the type using the type selector while in sketch mode enabling you to change the family type.

6. Right-click on the Type Selector in the Properties Palette

7. Select Add to Ribbon Modify Tab 8. Go to Modify tab on the ribbon to see the Type

Selector You can add the Type Selector to the Modify tab on the ribbon.

9. Go to Modify tab on the ribbon 10. Right-click on the Type Selector and select

Remove from Ribbon Modify Tab You can also remove the Type Selector from the Modify tab.

Keyboard Shortcut Improvements 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog (either

via the View tab on the ribbon or via the Options button in the Application Menu)

3. Click on Command category to sort commands alphabetically

4. Scroll down to the Zoom commands and assign a single key (Z) for Zoom in Region

5. Close the dialog 6. Press ‘Z’ 7. The status bar shows ‘Shortcut: (Z) Zoom In

Region (Navigation Bar) 8. Press the right arrow key to cycle through

next options The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog provides a quick and easy way to assign or remove shortcuts to all of your tools. Improvements have been made where single key entry will be first in priority.

9. Assign one of the commands to have the same shortcut keys as another.

10. A duplication dialog appeared. 11. Click OK

Duplication dialog will be prompt when keyboard shortcut has been duplicated.

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13. Close the dialog Keyboard Shortcuts can export all commands, not just the ones with assignments.

Starting View 1. Open file: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Go to Manage Tab on the ribbon 3. Select Starting View under Manage

Project panel. 4. Select ‘Drafting View: Open and Close

View’ from the pull down menu 5. Click OK 6. Close the Revit file 7. Reopen

RAC2012_Demo_EnahnceProd.rvt to demonstrate Revit open the view that has been set by default

Starting View allows you to dictate which view Revit Architecture should open by default. By setting Starting View to a view that only contain some text, when the file is loaded, it helps reduce long opening times for really large files.

3Dconnexion® device support 3Dconnexion devices are supported in Revit MEP for 2D and 3D view navigation.

Family Import/Export Enhancements

Save All Loaded Families 1. Open file: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Go to Application Menu 3. Go to Save As -> Library -> Family 4. Choose location to save the families 5. Select <All Families> in the Family to Save

option 6. Click Save

Save All Loaded Families command enable you to export all families with a single command after a project is done so you can better organize and increase your company’s loaded family resources for you and your other colleagues to use on the next project.

Export Family Types 7. Go to Application Menu 8. Click on Export -> Family Types 9. Choose a location 10. Click Save

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Import Family Types 11. Go to Insert tab -> Import panel 12. Click on Import Family Types 13. Select the file 14. Click Open

You can import types into a family from a TXT file (Type Catalog).

Dimension Enhancements Enhancements have been made to the Dimension tool. You now can customize equality text. The “EQ” text can be overridden to achieve a customized result for individual dimension segments. New dimension leader and text is also available that allows for more customization.

Customizable Dimension Equality Text 1. Open File:

Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > Floor

Plans > Dimension Enhancements 3. Zoom into area around Room 121 – Women’s

Toilet (You should see a dimension string with EQ) 4. In the Equality Display parameter under instance

parameter, change ‘Equality Text’ to ‘Value’. Instead of text, it will display actual value

5. Select individual value text to override 6. In the Text Fields, Below field 7. Type ‘V.I.F.’ or other value (NOTE: The

Dimension Text override will always take precedent over the global type equality text setting or value)

8. Close the dialog When continuous dimensions are set with an equality constraint, an instance parameter is added to the dimension parameter, called Equality Display, and the dimension text is overridden with ‘EQ’.

9. Select an ‘EQ’ dimension string 10. Go to Type Properties and Duplicate 11. Under ‘Other’ parameter -> Equality Text 12. Change to ‘EQUAL’ or other value 13. Click OK

There is a new Type Parameter for dimension Types called ‘Equality Text’. If all of the dimensions are using the same type, you can easily set a text that will appear in the case of equal dimensions, and there will not be a need to edit the text for each chain.


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Enhancement to Dimension Leaders 1. Select a dimension (one with Dimension Leader

showing) 2. Go to Edit Type Properties and Duplicate 3. In the Name dialog, Name: Line Leader with

Shoulder, Inline 4. Under Graphics Parameter, for Leader Type,

select Line 5. Under Shoulder Length, put in 1/4” 6. Under Text Parameter, for Text Location, select

Inline 7. Close out the dialog 8. Test out the other different types of new Dimension Leaders combination including: Line

Leader, Inline; Line Leader, Above; Line Leader with Shoulder, Above The new dimension leaders are available to support customer requests called Line, and the method for when the leader appears is updated. A Line leader is available to complement the existing arc leader as you drag the dimension text off the dimension line and out beyond one of the witness lines.

Wiki Help 1. Open file: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Hit ‘F1” key to open Wiki Help

Autodesk has released the Autodesk Wiki Help site which contains a whole host of help topics, videos and tips. Rate and comment on Help content, and share articles, real-world examples, images, and videos with your peers. http://wikihelp.autodesk.com

Family Editor

Formula Driven Component Types 1. Start a New Conceptual Massing Family 2. Create a box-like form element 3. Select 3 surfaces and click on Divide Surfaces 4. Select one of the divided surface and create an instance

parameter (for example, ‘divSurface_1’) using the Label widget on the Options Bar

5. The type of this parameter is ‘Family Type: Divided Surface’

6. Create an instance parameter for the other two and name them ‘mySurface_1’ and ‘mySurface_2’

7. Assign value (Pattern or a Component) to this parameter from the drop-down in Family Types dialog

8. Make a permanent dimension for the length and the width of the box

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10. Create additional ‘Divided Surface’ parameters for the other divided surfaces, and apply a panel components to them

11. Add a formula to drive divSurface_1 parameter= If(Length>200, mySurface_1, mySurface_2) 12. Change the value of Length. The corresponding surface pattern will change

Creation of parameters can be driven by conditional formulas and applied to divided surface. The feature can be used in: pattern families, adaptive component templates, conceptual massing family, and all other Revit families

Sloped Piping Sloped piping tools in Revit MEP 2012 support enhanced productivity for piping design. You can easily create pipe slope values and transfer from project to project for design efficiency. Other improvements help to easily and seamlessly define the rise over run and lay out your plumbing design. Calculation is automatic and slope propagation is easy when you apply a slope to a run of multiple pipe selections through fittings.

Pipe Slope Settings 1. Open File:

Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D View >

3D Restroom Plumbing 3. Go to Mechanical Settings > Slope 4. Create a new slope and highlight it and then delete

it. 5. Close dialog box

You can easily create pipe slope values and transfer them from project to project for design efficiency. A user can now create the pipe slope values in the Mechanical Settings. Revit MEP 2012 makes it easy to add a new slope by clicking the New Slope button. If the slope value entered is greater than 45 degrees, a warning displays. Also be aware that the default 0 slope value cannot be deleted. To transfer slope settings from project to another project, open a new project and on the Manage tab and use the Transfer Project Standards tool.

Sloped Pipe Layouts 6. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views

> 3D Restroom Plumbing 7. Tile views and pick on view 1st Floor Plumbing

Plan – WN 8. Start Pipe tool and review Sloped Piping layout

options 9. In the Plan view, route 4” Sanitary pipe with a slope value of 1/8” / 12”, starting at an

elevation of 9 inches between men and women’s toilet in pipe chase 10. Connect to vertical sanitary pipe

With Revit MEP 2012, you now have more control when creating sloped piping layouts. The new icons allow you to easily slope pipe up, down or use no slope at all.


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Ignore Slope to Connect 11. Start 4” sloped pipe on furthest of the four toilets

from the vertical sanitary pipe and connect to new sloped sanitary pipe

12. First try to connect without Ignore Slope to Connect enabled to show how pipe does not connect correctly

13. Next connect toilet to slope pipe using the Ignore Slope to Connect tool prior to connecting to new sloped pipe for proper connection

When drawing a sloped pipe with Ignore Slope to Connect enabled and snapping to a sloped piping with different elevation. When connecting an existing pipe to another pipe with a different elevation, you are able to connect the pipe with the current slope value or connect directly regardless of the current slope value:

Show Actual Elevation when Snapping to a Sloped Pipe

14. Select Show Slope Tooltip 15. Connect next toilet to slope pipe using the

Ignore Slope to Connect tool 16. Review tooltip with actual elevation shown.

You can now see the actual elevation when snapping to sloped piping using Revit MEP 2012. When you snap a sloped pipe to a second sloped pipe, you can see the actual elevation at the snapping point. Keep in mind the elevation at the snapping point is calculated based on the central line. Previously in Revit MEP, the elevation shown was the start elevation of the sloped pipe.

Show Actual Elevation and Slope when Snapping to a Sloped Pipe

17. Repeat process and review both the actual elevation and the slope when snapping to sloped pipe

In Revit MEP 2012, you are now able to see the actual elevation and slope value when snapping to sloped piping. When drawing a sloped pipe with Ignore Slope to Connect enabled and snapping to a sloped piping with different elevation, the values for Current Offset and Slope shown in the slope tooltip are the actual elevation and slope. Also keep in mind the current offset and slope at snapping point are calculated based on the central line.

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Context Menu 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D

Views > System Browser Enhancements 3. Go to View tab, under Windows panel, click on

User Interface drop down -> select System Browser

4. Review new Context Menu header drop down Revit MEP 2012 enables you to select to view only the system you are working on. The old context menu was moved to the header of system browser, and “AutoFit” menu was removed.

Pre-Highlight 5. Hover cursor over pump in system

browser Another new behavior is Pre-highlight: If user places the mouse pointer on an item in the System Browser tree, the corresponding element will be highlight in drawing area. Note: If the user pre-highlights an element in the drawing area, the corresponding element will not be highlighted in the System Browser.

Select/Preselect Functionality 6. Select Pump in canvas view 7. Select Pump in system browser

Previously in Revit MEP, if the user selected a node in the System Browser, the drawing area did not change. Similarly, if the user selected a node in the drawing area, the System Browser did not change. The user can now select a node in the System Browser and it will be selected in the drawing area. The opposite is true as well.

Enable Multi-Selection 8. Select both pumps in canvas view 9. Select both pumps in system browser

Previously in Revit MEP, the System Browser only allowed single select selection (right click -> select). The user can now select an item by single clicking or pressing up or down arrows on the keyboard.

Tree Structure Improvements 10. Review tree structure in system browser

Previously in Revit MEP, in the Systems Browser, all systems were displayed one level deep. The System Browser now displays the hierarchy of systems in multiple levels.


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System Enhancements Engineers can create and name custom duct and piping system types, as well as access properties for graphical overrides such as color, line weight, and line patterns to objects within a specific system. You can also assign objects to systems without needing to connect to system equipment. Revit MEP also allows you to annotate system geometry with a system abbreviation, and limit or turn off system calculations when not required.

Graphical Overrides for Duct and Piping Systems 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s

New > Floor Plans > 1st Floor HVAC Plan – WN

3. Pick Add Duct tool, set the system to Supply and route duct

4. Pick Add Duct tool, set the system to Return and route duct

5. Repeat for Exhaust With Revit MEP 2012, you can now create and name duct and piping system types from a predefined set of “basic” system types. A duct or piping system type contains properties for graphical overrides. A user has the ability to control the color, line weight, and line pattern for the collection of objects assigned to a system using these. The graphic overrides applies to the project, they are not view specific like Filters are. Similar to other system families, the duct and piping system types are available in the Project Browser. The duct and piping system types are sorted under Families in the family category folder “Duct Systems” and “Piping Systems”.

Create New Systems with Graphical Overrides for Duct and Piping Systems 6. In Project Browser, scroll to Families > Duct Systems 7. Right click on Supply and select Duplicate 8. Rename new system to Outside Air 9. Right click on Outside Air and select Type Properties 10. In Graphical Override, change color to Cyan 11. Click OK 12. Pick Add Duct tool, set the system to Outside Air and

route duct You should use the “Other” system type when creating a custom pipe system of a type that is not native to Revit MEP. For example, if you wanted to create an Oxygen System, duplicate the “Other” system type and rename it to Oxygen. You can get to the system type properties for a particular duct or pipe by pre-selecting the element and pressing Tab until the system is highlighted. With the system selected, in the Property palette, click Edit Type to access the type properties of the system.


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In the Type Properties dialog for duct and piping systems, click Graphic Overrides to display a dialog where you can override the Line Weight, Color, and Line Pattern. The "system" overrides for the graphic attributes are prioritized between Phasing and Filters. This means the color, line pattern, material, etc. per system type, will override the settings per category. However, a view filter takes precedence over the system type settings.

Rendering Material for Duct and Pipe Systems 13. In Project Browser, scroll to Families

> Duct Systems 14. Right click on Supply and select

Type Properties 15. In Materials and Finishes, click in

Materials box 16. Select a material and change the

color on the Appearance tab You now have the ability to apply a user specific rendering material that is separate from the physical material in Revit MEP 2012. For example, the physical material might be carbon steel, but the material should render blue. There is a Material property in the System Type (defaults to <By Category>) where you can override the Material and its graphic attributes.

Ability to Specify a System When Placing a Duct or Pipe 17. Select the Add Duct tool 18. In the Properties palette, select the drop down

list of System Types to specify a system 19. Model a segment of duct 20. Select the new duct segment and change the

System Type You also now have the ability to specify a system on a duct or pipe without attaching to equipment. While inserting a duct or pipe, the System Type parameter is available in the Properties palette for edit. Known Issues:

• System highlighting does not work correctly after changing the name of the system.

Create Duct and Pipe Systems from a Selection of Fixtures 21. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt


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22. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views > Create Pipe Systems

23. Highlight a toilet 24. On the Create Systems panel,

select Piping 25. Keep system name or create unique

name 26. In the Properties palette, pick the

drop down for System Name 27. Show that you can either create a

new system name or assign fixture to an existing system

In Revit MEP 2012, when you create a duct or pipe system from a selection of fixtures, it is possible to select a system type, specify a name for the system, and start in the System Editor. Previously in Revit MEP 2011, when a radiator was selected, the ribbon would have options for each of the systems that were valid for that type of equipment. In Revit MEP 2012, when you make a valid selection of fixtures or devices, you can click Create to create a duct or pipe system. In the Create Piping System dialog, you can select a system type from the System type list. The list should contain all the names for the available duct piping System Types in the project. You can also specify the System name. If Open in System Editor is checked, the application will switch to the Edit System mode and the Edit Piping Systems commands are available.

Graphical Warnings for Analyzing and Validating Duct and Pipe Systems 28. Open View: View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D

Views > Create Pipe Systems 29. Go to Analyze tab, under Check Systems panel,

click on Check Pipe Systems 30. View the "graphical" warnings symbol

The Check Duct Systems and Check Pipe Systems commands on the Analyze tab now act as toggles. If you click one of the buttons, "graphical" warnings will show for invalid duct or piping systems in the current view. The warnings will show if the following conditions are found:

• The system is not well connected. • There is a Flow/Demand configuration mismatch. • There is a Flow direction mismatch.

Warning Markers If Check Duct Systems or Check Pipe Systems is enabled, a "graphical" warning marker and web lines display for invalid duct and piping systems.


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Warning Message When you click the warning marker, a mini-warning will show with the related warning message and the preview system graphics will be highlighted.

Graphical Warnings for Open Connections 31. The Show Disconnects tool launches the Show

Disconnects Options dialog 32. Select any of the connector types to show

disconnects 33. Click on a warning marker to see the associated mini-

warning Disconnect markers have been added to Revit MEP 2012 to show pipe, duct, conduit, cable tray, and electrical connectors that are not currently connected. Known Issues:

• Disconnect markers are appearing for elements that are not displaying in the current view.

• The setting to show disconnects should be saved on the machine, but instead is being saved with the project.

• The disconnect markers should not be selectable. • The ability to snap to a connector should not be

removed when disconnect markers are displaying. • Disconnect markers should not display on the end of homeruns.

Turning off System Calculations 34. In Project Browser, scroll to Families > Duct

Systems 35. Right click on Supply and select Type

Properties 36. In Materials and Finishes, click in Materials box

A new parameter is available on the system type properties to limit or turn off system calculations. Depending on the system type, the options are All, Flow Only and None. Depending on the option, the affected parameters may not be calculated. Their values are displayed as “Not Computed” on the property palette, the schedule, and other places. Known Issues:

• The system browser is not yet updated to reflect the parameter status as of the current system calculation level.

System Connector Labels 1. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > Floor Plans > 1st Floor HVAC Plan - WN 2. Highlight an existing Heat Pump and Create Similar 3. Place new heat pump in Plan view and select it


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4. Review the System Connector labels

In Revit MEP 2012, you can now identify the properties of a system connector prior to connecting it. It is also now possible to clearly identify what type of connections there are, see which is which, and identify and possibly edit related system data from the connectors. A system connector now has a leader and a label showing system type and connector data (typically size, flow direction, and flow/fixture units. Select a system defining device (equipment or fixture) in any view to show the connector labels. A leader line displays from each connector to a system type symbol outside of the bounding box of the fixture, preferably in the direction of the connector. If the direction of the connector points toward or away from the user on the screen, the leader aims to the nearest way out of the outline bounding box of the fixture. NOTE: Click the system type icon to start the associative draw command and pick up the elevation and size properties from the connector.


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Document and Deliver Keep documentation coordinated and consistent no matter how many times the design changes. Help reduce costly design conflicts during construction by conducting interference detection during design development. Use intelligent 3D models and more accurate documentation to support building systems design throughout the building lifecycle.

Duct and Pipe Placeholders The Placeholder objects in Revit MEP 2012 are ducts and pipes that can be used early in the design stage to indicate the approximate location of a duct or pipe run, or to show a layout that hasn’t been fully sized and you do not want to show the ducts or pipes as double line geometry.

Create Duct or Pipe Placeholder Elements 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > Floor Plans > 1st Floor HVAC Plan – WN 3. Click Duct Placeholder or Pipe Placeholder. 4. The graphic display of the duct/pipe placeholder is single line without fittings. However you

are also able to specify the size from option bar or type from the property palette 5. Select duct type and size. 6. Layout duct and/or pipe Placeholder to show how they are created

In Revit MEP 2012, you are able to create a duct or pipe placeholder layout path. The placeholder layout path is a simplified duct or pipe without fittings. These objects allow for easy creation, modification, and future conversion to the more detailed ducts or pipe layouts currently available. The workflow is that the user creates placeholder layout path, modifies layout path, and then converts to the real two-line duct or pipe layout when the design calls for it. Note: Optionally for pipe, the user can choose the slope options for pipe placeholder. To create placeholder elements from a system element

1. Navigate to Rooms 143 & 144

2. Highlight a sidewall diffuser and hit the Tab button to view logical duct system

3. Select Generate Placeholder 4. Note: Be sure the elevation is set to 11’ - 6” in the Mechanical Settings 5. Do one of the following:

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b. To create standard elements, click Generate Layout.

6. Specify solutions and settings like any standard layout.

7. Click Finish Layout to have placeholder layout elements created.

To create placeholder elements using Create Similar:

8. Select the placeholder element. 9. Click Create Similar.

Modify Duct or Pipe Placeholder Layout You can modify duct or pipe placeholder layout in several ways.

10. Highlight duct placeholder of second diffuser

11. Disconnect diffuser branch placeholder from main branch placeholder

You can move a selected placeholder element as well as disconnect or connect the end of a placeholder element.

Validation on Placeholders 12. Highlight duct placeholder

of last diffuser 13. Drag end of placeholder

nearer to reducer 14. View the warning

In Revit MEP 2012, you will be able to see the warning when there is invalid placeholder layout. When you modify – drag, move- the placeholder layout, the validation will automatically be conducted. If there is invalid layout, for example, there is not enough space to place fittings when convert the placeholders back to the actual ducts or pipes, the warning pops up. If you modify the duct placeholder layout by moving one of the segment close to another one, a warning pops up and the element is highlighted. You can also select the placeholder elements and click “Show Related Warnings” to see warning info, if there is invalid layout for selected placeholders.

Change Graphic Settings of Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element 15. On the Property palette, click Visibility/Graphic Override 16. Then change any of the visibility settings for duct or pipe

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You are also able to change the default duct or pipe placeholder graphic display and style settings by view. Note: System level display controls will override a view level display control.

Convert Duct or Pipe Placeholder Layout to Duct or Pipe Layout You can select one piece of the placeholder element, a partial segment, or the entire placeholder layout to convert.

17. Select an air supply system with a placeholder layout.

18. Click Convert Placeholder. You are able to convert the duct or pipe placeholder element or layout to a duct or pipe layout with fittings. The type properties of the placeholder elements will be used to determine what to create. For example, if a duct placeholder was created with a type of Rectangular Duct with Taps, then the placeholder elements will be Rectangular Duct with Taps instead of with Tees. Known Issues:

• The conversion could fail in some instances, for example, when there is not enough room to make a connection or place a fitting.

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Schedule Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element 19. Go to View tab, under Create panel, click on

Schedules > Schedule/Quantities 20. Change name to Placeholder Schedule 21. Add Fields to schedule like typical duct or pipe

schedule With Revit MEP 2012, you are able to schedule duct or pipe placeholder elements.

Tag Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element 22. Start Duct Placeholder or Pipe

Placeholder command from Home tab or Ribbon UI.

23. Make sure “Tag on Placement” is pressed.

24. If the tag is not loaded yet, click the Tags… button to load duct/pipe tags

You are also able to tag duct/pipe placeholder element. Since duct placeholder share the tag category with duct, duct placeholder uses duct tag category for tagging. And pipe placeholders share the tag category with pipe, so pipe placeholders use the pipe tag category for tagging. You can tag while modeling placeholders as well, by selecting the Placeholder and electing to tag while laying out the placeholder element.


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25. Tag duct/pipe placeholder using the Tag by Category command 26. Tag duct/pipe placeholder using the Tag All command.

If the placeholders already exist, you can tag still tag them by using the Tag by Category or Tag All command.

Interference Check for Duct or Pipe Placeholder Element 27. Go to Collaborate tab, under

Coordinate panel, click on Interference Check drop down

28. Click Run Interference Check. 29. Select duct/pipe placeholder

along with other elements to run interference check.

You are also able to perform the interference check for duct or pipe placeholder elements. Note: The Interference Check for duct or pipe placeholder element takes the shape of duct or pipe placeholder element into account, instead of just the central line.

Parallel Conduits and Parallel Pipe Runs You can easily create new conduit runs or pipe runs parallel with the existing conduit or pipe runs as needed. You can even create parallel conduit runs from conduits that are connected to equipment surface connectors or cable tray.

Parallel Conduits 1. Open File:

Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: View:

Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views > Parallel Conduits

3. Click parallel conduits button and set the quantity of horizontal and vertical runs as well as the desired spacing in between the runs.

4. Hover the mouse cursor over the existing conduit. You can press the Tab key to select the entire conduit run.


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5. The position of the mouse on either side of the run will be used to determine the location of the new conduit runs. Be sure to choose the side that has space on the panel.

6. Click the pick button on the mouse to create the parallel conduits. You can more easily model parallel conduit or pipe runs to help show design intent including connecting to equipment or cable tray using Revit MEP 2012. Note: The Same Bend Radius button will result in each run having the same bend radius as the original run. The Concentric Bend Radius button will attempt to use varying bend radiuses to product a rainbow effect on the bends. This option should only be used with conduit types that do not use fittings.

Parallel Pipes 7. Open View: Coordination:

Plumbing > 3D Restroom Plumbing

8. Draw some pipe. 9. Click the parallel pipe button. 10. Configure the parallel pipe, such

as Horizontal Number = 3. 11. Highlight the pipe and click the mouse button.

You can more easily model parallel conduit or pipe runs to help show design intent including connecting to equipment or cable tray using Revit MEP 2012.

Panel Schedules With Revit MEP 2012 you can display panel schedule totals in current or load values, merge multi-poled slots into a single cell and display load classification totals for individual circuits. You can also add a default string that will be applied to any Spare or Space’s Load Name parameter in a Panel Schedule.

Freeze Row/Column Size Grips A user can now disable the resize grips for rows and columns in the Panel Schedule template editor.

1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > Floor Plans > 1st Floor Power Plan - WN 3. Go to Manage tab, under Settings panel,

click on Panel Schedule Templates > Edit a Template

4. Edit ‘What’s New Branch Panel template 5. Move columns and rows, then Undo 6. On Columns and Rows panel, select Freeze

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You can continue to resize heights and widths directly through the ribbon dialog, but will not accidentally resize cells through the grips while they are locked. This command applies to all rows and columns in the panel scheduled template.

Current vs. Load display 8. Edit ‘What’s New Branch Panel template 9. Click on Set Template Options 10. Select Circuit Table 11. Explain difference between Current vs.

Load 12. Cancel Template

In Revit MEP 2012, you can now select to display their Panel Schedules totals in either Current or Load values (previously it was only Load values). This setting is found in the Panel Schedule Template’s Set Template Options dialog, under the Circuit Table section.

Merge Multi-Poled Circuits into Single Cell A user can now merge multi-poled slots into a single cell for panel schedules.

13. Go to Electrical Settings 14. Click on Panel Schedules 15. Check ‘Merge multi-poled circuits into

single cell’ box 16. Highlight panel 1P6 and select Edit

Panel Schedule 17. View panel schedule 1P6 to see

merged circuits You can change the way that multi-poled circuits are displayed in your panel schedule. Turning on the option will merge 2 or 3 pole circuits into a single thicker cell. The setting is found under Manage > MEP Settings > Electrical Settings > Panel Schedules > Merge multi-poled circuits into a single cell.

Default Text Labels for Spares and Spaces Now you can label Spares and Spaces the way your standards dictate. For example, you can ensure that each word is capitalized.

18. Go to Electrical Settings 19. Click on Panel Schedules 20. Change Spare and Space text to

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21. Highlight panel 1P6 and select Edit Panel Schedule 22. View panel schedule 1P6 and view circuits with BLANK 23. Assign Spare to circuit 27 and view circuit description update to EXTRA

You can now add a default string that will be applied to any Spare or Space’s Load Name parameter in a Panel Schedule. The setting is found under Manage > MEP Settings > Electrical Settings > Panel Schedules > Spare Label / Space Label.

Option to Show Number of Slots 24. Go to Manage tab, under

Settings panel, click on Panel Schedule Templates > Edit a Template

25. Edit ‘What’s New Branch Panel template

26. Click on Set Template Options 27. Select General Table 28. Toggle between Fixed slots and

Variable In Revit MEP 2012, you can now allow the number of slots in a Panel Schedule to be determined from the maximum number of one-pole breakers parameter in the electrical equipment rather than explicitly setting it in the Panel Schedule Template settings. This setting is found in the Panel Schedule Template’s Set Template Options dialog, under the General Settings section.

Capitalization Options for Circuit Load Names 29. Go to Electrical Settings 30. Click on General 31. Select option from

‘Capitalization for Load Names’

You can also now control various capitalization options for a Circuit’s Load Name parameter. The setting is found under Manage > MEP Settings > Electrical Settings > General > Capitalization for Load Names.

Load Classification Columns in Circuit Tables Now you can display connected load per load classification in the circuit table section of a panel schedule.

32. Go to Manage tab, under Settings panel, click on Panel Schedule Templates > Edit a Template

33. Edit ‘What’s New Branch Panel template 34. Add a new column in panel schedule or edit an

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35. Click into column to activate Load Classification Column 36. Select ‘Power Connected’ from drop down 37. Edit cell to match other cell line and text format

In the Panel Schedule Template editor, you can select a load classification parameter for a column in the circuit table. In the panel schedule, the connected apparent load per phase and per load classification will appear. For any load classification used by a load connected to the circuit, the connected load per load classification will dynamically show in the Properties palette for an electrical circuit. You now have the ability to display columns for connected load per load classification in an Electrical Circuit Schedule as well.

Productivity Enhancements Revit MEP 2012 helps to increase your productivity by easily accessing dynamic and interactive 3D BIM modeling tools to support building system design. It allows you to more easily model and layout your building systems, in an enhanced tool-based user interface that complements your workflow.

Change Type of Run 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination:

What’s New > 3D Views > 3D Productivity Enhancements

3. Select the duct run including duct and fittings.

4. Click the “Change Type” button from the ribbon to get in change type mode.

5. Change the duct run type from the Properties dialog.

6. The selected duct run is now changed to the selected type.

In Revit MEP 2012, you can now change type for multi-selection of duct, pipe, cable tray, or conduit run. Note: You should only select duct/pipe/cable tray/conduit and fittings, shouldn’t include equipment or flex duct/pipe/conduit.

Inherit Elevation/Size When creating Duct, Pipe, Cable Tray, or Conduit layouts you are able to decide whether or not to use the elevation or size of the object element being snapped to. In previous Revit MEP versions, this same functionality is available by pressing the Space bar. These options are now toggle buttons that can be left on or turned on/off as necessary making it easier to discover this functionality and provide greater control over what properties are being matched.


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Inherit Elevation 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views > 3D

Productivity Enhancements 3. Create a sloped pipe at offset 9’ 4. Start Pipe command and change the offset to 6’.

Snapping the first point on pipe A with “Inherit Elevation” disabled and create pipe B 5. Start Pipe command and change the offset to 6’. Snapping the fist point at pipe A with “Inherit

Elevation” enabled and create pipe C Notice how pipe B and pipe C connect to pipe A differently based on the use of the Inherit Elevation tool.

Inherit Size 6. Create a Duct with size 12” x 12” 7. Start Duct command and change the width to 20”.

Snapping the first point at duct A with “Inherit Size” disabled and create duct B

8. Start Duct command change the width to 20”. Snapping the fist point at duct A with “Inherit Size” enabled and create duct C

Similar to the Inherit Elevation tool, the Inherit Size tool ensures that the new duct segment will be the exact same size as the connected duct. Pressing the spacebar after selecting an existing duct or pipe will still automatically match both the elevation and the size of the selected duct or pipe as it did in previous releases.

Justification Controls 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views >

3D Productivity Enhancements 3. Highlight duct branch 4. Click the “Justify” button from the ribbon to get to

Justify Editor 5. In the justify editor, the alignment methods are grouped by radio button. The “Control Point”

button will toggle the alignment reference point on the view. The “Align Line” button has the same functionality as previous RME version.

6. Toggle the control point 7. Pick alignment line

In Revit MEP 2012, all commands for the Justification Editor have been removed from the options bar and are now located on the ribbon. All justification commands work the same as in previous releases of Revit MEP. You can now use the new Ribbon controls to modify the justification for duct, pipe, cable tray and conduit runs.

Insulation and Lining 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination: What’s New > 3D Views > 3D Productivity Enhancements 3. Select the ducts which you want to add insulation or lining.


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4. Click Add Insulation to add the insulation element to all the selected ducts, duct fittings or flexible duct. Use the same method for adding lining. The insulation and lining elements are separately created objects, but have a relationship to the duct or pipe. For example, if a duct is moved or deleted, the insulation or lining would also be moved or deleted.

5. In the Add Duct Insulation dialog, specify the insulation type and thickness, and click OK. To create a new insulation type, click Edit Type and duplicate an existing type.

6. Draw the insulation/lining element. Insulation can be added to entire duct or pipe runs with a single command in Revit MEP 2012. Lining can be added to entire duct runs with a single command. The lining tools are available only for duct. To add insulation or lining to a selection of elements, you begin by selecting the elements. You will need to filter out anything that is not duct/pipe segments, fittings or flex duct or pipe in order to add insulation or lining to the selected elements.

Remove Insulation or Lining 9. Select the duct or pipe elements and click

Remove Insulation or Remove Lining to remove the insulation/lining.

10. Select the duct or pipe element and click the Edit Insulation or Edit Lining to select the insulation or lining element.

11. When you modify the duct or pipe element, the insulation or lining is modified along with the duct or pipe elements.

When a duct or pipe with insulation or lining is selected, only the duct or pipe is selected by default. The insulation or lining elements can only be selected by selecting the ducts or pipes first and then clicking the Edit Insulation or Edit Lining commands on the ribbon. Known Issues:

• Insulation and lining will not display properly in hidden line views unless hardware acceleration is enabled.

• If your video card does not support hardware acceleration, then you must view insulation and lining in a wireframe mode to see each section.

Note: Hardware acceleration is enabled on the Graphics tab of the Revit Options dialog.

Interference Check for Duct or Pipe Insulation 1. Open File: Audubon_RME_Whats_New_Demo.rvt 2. Open View: Coordination:

What’s New > 3D Views > 3D Interference Detection

3. Select Interference Check from the Ribbon UI

4. Click Run Interference Check. 5. Select Duct Insulation and Pipe

Insulation in the dialog box.


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6. Click OK to run interference check. In Revit MEP 2012, you are now able to perform an interference check for duct or pipe insulation against other MEP, structural, or architectural objects.

Performance Improvements Revit MEP 2012 continues to improve on performance. Regenerate more granularly to avoid updating of elements unaffected by editing changes, which helps reduce the time significantly. You also now have the ability to purge unused Import Categories and Object Styles.

Purge Unused Improvements The Purge Unused tool now includes unused Import Categories and Object Styles.

Multi-threaded Element Loading Loading elements into memory is now multi-threaded, thereby reducing view open times when elements are displayed for the first time in the session.

Parallel silhouette computation Multi-threading can be enabled for the following via the Revit.ini.

• Computation of silhouette edge graphics, which is the outline of a curved surface, in perspective 3D views: engaged when opening views, changing view properties, and navigating the view and will be more noticeable as the number and complexity of curved surfaces increases.

• Computing the graphical representation of model elements: engaged when opening views, changing view properties and will be more noticeable as the number and complexity of model elements increases.


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Conclusion Autodesk® Revit® MEP software for Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers with integrated design, analysis, and documentation tools for building systems. With this release, Revit MEP captures existing conditions directly into the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process with Revit Point Cloud tools. Design building systems with enhanced sloped piping, and duct/pipe placeholders. Increase productivity with system browser enhancements for viewing flexibility and improved panel schedules for increased circuit tracking. Conceptual energy analysis tools support sustainable design. Revit MEP continues to help increase efficiency by making performance improvements. New features including Revit Server, compatibility with Citrix® XenApp® 6, giving you more flexibility and options for working from remote locations using a central server. Revit MEP 2012 for BIM provides powerful features to design, analyze, document and deliver efficient building systems.

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