Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 Tutorial

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Getting Started
Starting Revit
Opening a Project File
Identifying the User Interface Components
Introduction to the Ribbon
Understanding the Quick Access Toolbar
Understanding the Options Bar
Understanding the Application Menu
Understanding the InfoCenter Toolbar
Understanding the Project Browser
Understanding the Type Selector
Understanding the Properties Palette
Understanding the Drawing Area
Understanding the View Controls
Understanding the Navigation Bar
Understanding the Options Dialog
Understanding Units and Snaps
Starting a New Project from Recent Files
Starting a New Project from the Application Menu
Using the Keyboard: Fundamentals
Saving and Closing Files
Managing Windows
Closing the Application

RMEP Setup and Workflow
Understanding Revit MEP Project Setup
Understanding Revit MEP Design Intent Workflow - All Disciplines
Understanding Spaces
Placing Spaces
Placing Space Separators
Understanding HVAC Zones
Placing HVAC Zones
Coordinating Between Mechanical and Electrical Disciplines
Mechanical Duct Settings
Mechanical Pipe Settings
Electrical Settings

RMEP General Modeling
Introduction to Modeling with Revit
Creating Simple Equipment Families
Modeling Using Sizing Tools - Mechanical
Modeling - Best Practice Distribution Layout - Mechanical
3D Views: Risers, Equipment Rooms and Isometrics
Best Practice: Hosting, Non-Hosting, Hosting Reconciliation
Modeling: Placing Mechanical Equipment
Mechanical: Understanding Ducts, Duct Fittings and Duct Types
Mechanical: Understanding Pipes, Pipe Fittings and Pipe Types

Virtual Systems
Why Do We Have Virtual Systems?
Mechanical - Checking Systems
Electrical - Checking Systems

HVAC Airside
Understanding Revit HVAC Airside Workflow
Systems: Focus on Airside Named Systems
Creating Named Systems
Modeling: Understanding Duct Modeling
Modeling: Placing Air Terminals
Modeling: Duct CFM Placeholders
Modeling: Placing Main Ductwork
Modeling: Placing and Connecting Branches
Modeling: Adding Duct Accessories
Modeling: Modifying Ductwork and Fittings
Modeling: Troubleshooting HVAC Airside Systems
Understanding Airside Scheduling
Understanding HVAC Tags

HVAC Piping
Understanding Revit HVAC Piping Workflow
Systems: Focus on HVAC Piping Named Systems
Creating HVAC Piping Named Systems
Understanding HVAC Piping Scheduling
Understanding HVAC Piping Tagging

Plumbing
Understanding Revit Plumbing Supply Workflow
Understanding Revit Waste and Vent Workflow
Understanding Revit Storm Workflow
Systems: Focus on Plumbing Named Systems
Creating Plumbing Named Systems: Domestic Supply
An Approach: Hot Water Recirculation Systems
An Approach: Plumbing Venting Transition Parts
Creating Plumbing Named Systems: Waste and Vent
Methods of Layout of Plumbing in Restroom Groups: Supply
Methods of Layout of Plumbing in Restroom Groups: Waste and Vent
Formatting of Plumbing Views: Risers and Underfloor
An Approach: Fixture Placeholders
An Approach: Cleanouts
Understanding Plumbing Scheduling
Understanding Plumbing Tags

General Piping
Modeling: Understanding General Methods of Pipe Modeling
Modeling: Placing Main Piping
Modeling: Connecting to Equipment, Placing Endcaps and Activating Systems
Modeling: Piping Placeholders
Modeling: Single Line vs. Double Line Piping
An Approach to Pipe Accessories
Modeling: Pipe Accessories
Modeling: Modifying Piping and Fittings
Modeling: Troubleshooting Piping Systems
Modeling: Pitching Pipe

General Electrical
Understanding Revit Electrical Workflow
Demand Factors and Load Categories
Circuiting: Placing Panelboards
Circuiting: Creating a Circuit
Circuiting: Showing Wiring on a Circuit
An Approach: Wiring Sizing and Voltage Drop
Circuiting: Creating Panelboard Schedules
Understanding Circuiting Tags
Modeling: Conduit

Power
Focus on Systems: Power Systems Parent-Child Relationships
Focus on Systems: Head End Power Parent-Child Relationships
Modeling: Placing, Circuiting and Wiring Power Outlets
Modeling: Connecting to Mechanical or Other Power Loads
Modeling: Placing and Circuiting Electrical Head End Equipment
Understanding Power Scheduling

Lighting
Understanding Revit Lighting Workflow
Spaces and Lighting Design Parameters
Lighting Fixtures and Photometric Data
Modeling: Placing Lighting Devices
Focus on Systems: Lighting Parent-Child Relationships
Modeling: Configuring, Placing and Naming Lighting Switching
Understanding Lighting Scheduling
Understanding Lighting Tags
Using Lighting in Design Rendering

Low Voltage
Focus on Systems: Low-Voltage Parent-Child Relationships
Modeling: Placing, Circuiting and Wiring Low-Voltage Systems
Modeling: Cable Tray

Components and Families
Introduction to Components and Families
Understanding Content - Mechanical
Placing Components from the Project Browser
Loading Families and Using Type Catalogs
Finding Components and Using Autodesk Seek
Editing Component Families within a Project

Basic Modify and Reporting Tools
Selecting Objects
Copying and Moving Objects
Rotating Objects
Arraying Objects
Scaling Objects
Mirroring Objects
Flipping Objects
Using the Clipboard for Copy and Paste
Splitting Objects
Creating Elements Consistently with Match Type and Create Similar
Aligning Objects
Trimming and Extending Objects
Offsetting Objects
Pinning Objects in Place
Deleting Objects
Measuring Versus Dimensioning Objects

Views and Sheets
Creating Plan Views
Creating Reflecting Ceiling Plan Views
Creating a Plan Region
Creating a Section View
Segmenting a Section View
Creating Callout Views
Modifying a Callout
Tag Visibility Behaviour
Creating Drafting Views
Creating Reference Views
Duplicating Views
Duplicating as Dependent Views
Creating Match Lines and View References
Creating Sheets
Placing Views on a Sheet
Aligning Views on Sheets with a Guide Grid

View Graphics
Introduction to View Properties
Working with Visual Styles
Understanding Scale and Level of Detail
Understanding View Discipline Graphics Settings
Understanding Plan View Range
Managing and Applying View Templates
Understanding Object Styles
Understanding Visibility Graphics Overrides
Creating Element and Category Graphic Overrides in Views
Creating Filter Overrides
Understanding Crop Regions
Understanding Annotation Crop Regions

Schedules and Tags
Parameters for Schedules and Tags
Tag Concepts
Schedule Concepts
Tags: Placing Tags
Tags: Managing Loaded and Default Tags
Tags: Creating Simple Element Tags
Tags: Creating Advanced Element Tags
Tags: Special Formatting for Tags
Tags: Space and Room Tags
Schedules: Creating a Schedule and Specifying Fields
Schedules: Filtering
Schedules: Sort/Group
Schedules: Formatting
Schedules: Appearance
Schedules: Placing on Sheets
Schedules: Creating a Quantity
Schedules: Spaces
Schedules: Adding Calculated Values
Sheet Schedules: Creating and Managing
View Schedules: Creating and Managing

Annotation
Creating Text Annotation
Modifying Text and Adding Leaders
Checking Spelling in a View
Using Find and Replace in Text Annotation
Modifying Text Type Properties
Understanding Keyed Notes and Legends
Creating and Editing the Keynote File
Managing the Keynote Settings
User Keynotes
Element Keynotes
Modifying Keynote Graphics
"By Sheet" Keynote Legends
"By Keynote" Keynote Legends

Printing and Publishing
Introduction to Printing
Managing Print Settings
Selecting Print Range and Options
Printing to PDF
Printing to DWF and Buzzsaw
Printing to DWG and Buzzsaw
Publishing Files to Share with Autodesk Seek
Publishing to DWF
Creating Revision Clouds and Tags
Managing Sheet Issues and Revisions
Modifying Titleblocks into Revision Titleblocks
Creating Revised Schedules
Creating Supplemental Drawings

Worksets and Worksharing
Concepts of Revit Worksharing
Revit Worksharing Terminology
Enabling Worksharing in a Project File
Creating the Central File
Creating the First Local File
Creating Worksets
Understanding Workset Visibility
Understanding How Central and Local Files Communicate
Closing a Workshared Project
Understanding Editing Requests
Understanding the Current Workset
Specifying Worksets to Open
Working Offline and Recovering Project Data with Worksets
Viewing History and Project Comments
Restoration and Rollback of a Workshared Project
Detaching a File from Central

Leveraging Other Files
Introduction to Working with External Files
Linking Revit Building Models and Managing Datum
Managing Linked Files
Mining Views from Linked Revit Files
Using Shared Coordinates from Linked Files
Importing/Linking CAD Files
Managing Visibility in Imported CAD Files
Importing, Placing and Managing Image Files

Managing Your Projects
Managing Project Information
Specifying Energy Settings: Common Elements
Specifying the Location, Weather and Site
Specifying Energy Settings: Ser-vice, Infiltration and Construction
Specifying Energy Settings: Phase, Sliver Spaces, Complexity, Defaults and Reporting
Setting Project Units
Creating and Using Project Parameters
Managing Project Browser View Organization
Managing Project Browser Sheet Organization
Displaying and Working with Coordinate Systems
Understanding Relocating a Project
Understanding Rotate True North and Project North
Orienting View to True North or Project North
Understanding Project Template Files
Managing Project Standards
Inserting Views from File
Understanding Purge Unused

Managing Project Settings
Managing Object Styles
Managing Line Styles
Managing Line Weights
Managing Line Pattern Properties
Managing Halftone/Underlay Settings

Managing Application Settings
Managing the User Interface Components
Managing File and Template Locations
Managing the Places Bar
Customizing the User Interface
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Temporary Display Settings

Collaboration
Introduction to Collaboration Tools
Introduction to Copy/Monitor
Linking Models and Copy/Monitoring Levels and Grids
MEP Copy/Monitor with Linked Models
Performing and Coordination Reviews
Checking for Interferences
Exporting Revit Views to 2D CAD Files
Autodesk RMEP 2011 Tutorial End and Tutor Bio