tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36196923.post1570311552427767045..comments2023-11-30T02:41:54.252-06:00Comments on Revit MEP: Revit MEP 2009 64bit ReleaseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12292724196566535818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36196923.post-78870350586084575112010-04-17T01:07:11.619-05:002010-04-17T01:07:11.619-05:00You can also insert detail components, but there a...You can also insert detail components, but there aren't very many for either HVAC, Plumbing or Electrical. But all details in drafting views are generally 2D linework. So if you are truely talking about "details", you can link in your AutoCAD 2D details into various drafting views to print on sheets. But if you are talking about modeling electrical components in Revit MEP, that is something different than detailing. <br /> <a href="http://www.erwinelectric.net/" rel="nofollow">Electrical Contractor Seattle</a>Electrical Contractor Seattlehttp://www.erwinelectric.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36196923.post-51243588458153049902008-11-17T10:29:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:29:00.000-06:00I don't work for Autodesk, so I don't know much of...I don't work for Autodesk, so I don't know much of what goes on behind the scenes. I do know that there are some tools for creating detailing under the Drafting Design Bar. You can also insert detail components, but there aren't very many for either HVAC, Plumbing or Electrical. But all details in drafting views are generally 2D linework. So if you are truely talking about "details", you can link in your AutoCAD 2D details into various drafting views to print on sheets. But if you are talking about modeling electrical components in Revit MEP, that is something different than detailing. There are electrical panels and other electrical components to model, but you are correct. There is not cabletray or conduit in the program. Some people have used duct to model cabletray, and some people have used pipe to model conduit. Under the Mechanical settings, there is a setting for pipe sizes, where you can specify the material, the connection type, the nominal size, the ID, and OD. So Autodesk may not give you all the content you need to create your model, but they do give you the tools to create the exact size conduit that you need. With this tool, you could create either rigid or EMT where the OD could be what ever size you specify.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292724196566535818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36196923.post-21452609086704120112008-11-15T14:31:00.000-06:002008-11-15T14:31:00.000-06:00Scott,I have some questions/comments regarding the...Scott,<BR/>I have some questions/comments regarding the Autodesk MEP suite that includes Autocad MEP and Revit. I'm hoping that you can comment back on this. I have been using Autocad since 1997 and more recently MEP 2008. I am now in a situation where the general contractor for an upcoming project insists that all detailing be done in Revit. What I am hearing from a co-worker through Autodesk is that Revit will not do what we are trying to do. Our electrical detailing consists of modeling panels, conduit, cabletray and other entities associated with our work. Even the literature that I have read is more for the electrical design engineer drawing in 2D. Why has Autodesk not made the same tools available for the electrical detailers that it has for say plumbing and mechanical piping? Another issue that I have in drawing with MEP is that conduit is exact sized as in, a 4" conduit is 4". True OD for 4" conduit, whether rigid or EMT is 4-1/2" OD. The people at Autodesk may not feel that this is an issue but we work under some very tight tolerances sometimes. It is also a little disconcerting to tell the other trade detailers, "Oh you have to allow additional space because this is not drawn to a correct size. Can you please comment on these items and pass these concerns on to the higher-ups?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, <BR/>Ken Roscoe<BR/>Electical Detailer<BR/>Cochran Inc.<BR/>Seattle, WA<BR/><BR/>kseroscoe@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com