From the course: Revit 2020: Essential Training for MEP (Imperial)
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Optimization - Revit MEP Tutorial
From the course: Revit 2020: Essential Training for MEP (Imperial)
Optimization
- [Instructor] There are a few different ways to get fabrication parts into our models. One way, the way I do it, is simply model as we normally would. Then we physically will convert what you modeled into parts. The objective here is to model some duct and pipe the old fashion way. Then we'll optimize this into construction parts. In Revit, under Products, let's go to Mechanical Template. We need to load our fabrication parts into our model. You may or may not have this dialog open. Go to your Systems tab. Then under Fabrication, let's click the Fabrication Settings button. For the configuration, let's click the dropdown here. Now I want to grab Imperial Content V305. I'm going to grab the HVAC stuff, then I'm going to click Add. Now I'm going to click OK. It takes a second. Now under Fabrication, let's click Fabrication Part, and here it is. Perfect. Now under Systems, let's go Duct. I'm just going to model it in any old way that I want. Maybe change my offset to four feet. Change…
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