Revit® MEP software features.
Mechanical Design Criteria
Create color-fill plans by using design parameters and display legends to communicate design intent visually, rather than deciphering spreadsheets and schedules. Use color-fill plans to quickly facilitate design reviews and present your design criteria to clients for review and validation. Color fills are linked to parameter values in the model so the plans are automatically coordinated as design changes are made. Create any number of schemes and easily maintain them for the life of the project.
Mechanical Duct and Pipe System Modeling
Mechanical functionality offers 3D modeling for ductwork and piping to create HVAC systems. Intuitive layout tools make 3D modeling fast and easy for even the first-time user to master. Built-in calculators are available for sizing mains, branches, and even whole systems at a time. Easily modify the model by dragging design elements to move or change them on the screen, in almost any view. All model views and sheets are automatically coordinated whenever a change is made in any view for accurate and coordinated designs and documents at all times.
Electrical Lighting and Power Circuitry
Minimize errors in your electrical design by using circuits to track loads, number of attached devices, and circuit lengths. Define wire types, voltage ranges, distribution systems, and demand factors to help ensure the compatibility of electrical connections in your design, and prevent overloads and mismatched voltages. Identify voltage drops, apply derating factors, and even calculate the estimated demand loads on feeders and panels to
size equipment as you design. Plus, take advantage of circuit analysis tools to quickly total loads and generate reports for accurate documentation.
Electrical Lighting Calculations
Revit MEP uses the zonal cavity method to automatically estimate lighting levels in rooms based on the lights placed in the space. Set the reflectivity values of the room surfaces, attach industry-standard IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) data files to lighting, and define the calculation workplane height. Then let Revit MEP automatically calculate the estimated average illumination value for the room.
Plumbing System Modeling
Gain full 3D parametric modeling of plumbing system layouts with Revit MEP. Intuitive layout tools make 3D modeling fast and easy. Just drag design elements to move or change them on the screen, in almost any view. Model sloped piping according to industry code. Simply define the rise over run and lay out your plumbing design, while the software automatically places all risers and drops and calculates inverts elevations as you design. All model views and sheets are automatically coordinated whenever a change is made in any view for accurate and up-to-date designs and documents at all times. Revit Parametric Components
Parametric components are the basis for all building elements designed in Revit MEP. They offer an open, graphical system for design thinking as well as an opportunity to express design intent at increasingly detailed levels. Parametric components can be used for the most elaborate assemblies for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering systems. Best of all, no programming language or coding is required.
Bidirectional Associativity
A change anywhere is a change everywhere. All Revit MEP model information is stored in one place. As a result, any information that gets changed is effectively changed throughout the entire model simultaneously. Parametric technology automatically manages all change propagation.
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