Autodesk Revit MEP - 2013

Autodesk Revit MEP - 2013
S.no	Date	Revit Topic	Sub Category	Time - Practical	Time - Theory
1		Introduction to BIM	Building Information Modeling	1 hour	1 hour
			Overview of the Interface
2		Intoduction to REVIT MEP	Starting Projects	1 hour	1 hour
			Viewing Commands
			Starting Family
			Starting Massing Model
3		Basic Tools In Project	General Drawing Tools	2 hours	1 hour
			Editing Tools
			Modifying Tool
			Modelling Tool
4		Basic Tools In Family	General Drawing Tools	2 hours	1 hour
			Editing Tools
			Modifying Tool
			Modelling Tool
5		Starting Revit Project	System	2 hours	1 hour
			Insert
			Massing
			Manage
			Modify
6		Starting Revit MEP Project	HVAC &Mechanical Tools	2 hours	1 hour
			Electrical Tools
			Piping & Plumping Tools
7		Basic Drawing Tool	General Drawing Tools	3 hours	2 hours
			Editing Tools
			Modifying Tool
			Modelling Tool
8		Basic Editing Tool	Properties	3 hours	2 hours
			Geometry
			Modifying Tool
			Type Properties
9		Annotatate Tool	Dimensions	3 hours	2 hours
			Tags & Key Note
			Lables
			Text
10		MEP Systems	About MEP	4 hours	2 hours
			MEP Components
			System Visibility’s
			Connecting Components
			Work Plane
11		Collaborate	Workset	4 hours	2 hours
			Coordinate
			MEP Systems
			Synchronize
12		HVAC Sytems	About HVAC	3 hours	1 hour
			Air Terminals & Mechanical Equipment
			Duct
			Duct Systems
			Properties & Connections
13		Piping Sytems	About Piping	4 hours	1 hour
			Fire fighting
			Plumping Fixtures
			Pipe Routing & drawing layout
			Fire Production Components
			Drainage & Sanitary connections
			Different types of pipes
			Properties & Connections
14		Electrical Sytems	About Electrical Systems	2 hours	1 hour
			Electrical circuit
			Duct Routing
			Panels
			Wiring
			Cable Tray
			Properties & Connections
15		Sheets	Sheet Set	2 hours	1 hour
			Mutible views
			Title Block
16		Scheduling and documents	Scheduling	2 hours	1 hour
			Material Takoff
			Quantity Takoff
			Sheet List
			View List
				40 Hours	21 Hours

HOW TO PIN / LOCK CIRCLES IN REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2012

Pining/Locking objects in Revit seems to be an easy task, but Autodesk Revit Team loves to hide some settings that all Revit Users get excited about their product, which I personally find it not a good idea, but because of that Revit Clinic exists to show you an easy way to use Revit products. Pinning/Locking objects really should be something you should not look for it, especially when it is a simple circle. In this tutorial, I like to show you how to lock/pin a circular object drawn with linework or extrusion in Revit Architecture.

There is only one important reason why Revit Users like to pin/lock objects in their drawings and this reason is obviously known to all people who uses Revit. You pin/lock an object to reference planes to prevent accidental movement of drawn objects in Revit.

In this Revit tutorial, you will be learning how to pin/lock a circle “linework/extrusion” to a horizontal and/or vertical reference plane. This is how you pin/lock a circle line/extrusion to another object such as reference place in the family editor:

Click on Annotation Tab / Detail Panel
Click on Circle option on the menu
Draw the desire circle by placing the center of the circle on a horizontal or vertical reference plane and typing the desire radius of the circle.
Click on Modify button on the menu panel
Select the circle that you just drew by clicking on its circumference.
The property palette for your drawn circle gets activated. Just scroll down to Graphic and check “Center Mark Visible”.
You will see that a little cross sign gets activated inside the circle.
Now, it is time to pin/lock circle to the existing reference planes.
Simply click on Modify Tab and select Align tool (or just type AL for Align Toll’s Keyboard Shortcut)
Click the horizontal or vertical reference plane with align toll and then on the center of the circle to align the center of the circle to one or the other reference planes.
Repeat step 10 to align the circle to the second reference plane (horizontal or vertical) which was not selected in step 10.
You are done pinning/locking circle to horizontal and/or vertical reference planes. Don’t forget that you can do the same thing to pin a circle to a dimension.
Pinning or locking a circle linework or extrusion is an easy task, but the only thing is to know, where to activate the “Center Mark” from a circle. I hope I could show you something to make your process for success little easier.

I hope you learned something from our Revit Tutorial Center at Revit Clinic. Feel free to leave comments.

Family Category and visibility

Here is a little tip to keep in mind when using or building families.  If the entire family always shows in a floor plan view (even if the elements that are visible are above your cut plane) you might want to check out the families category. 

A perfect example is the default Autodesk "Ladder" family in the specialty equipment category.  When you place the family you will always see the railings at the top of the ladder even though they are far above your cut plane:

This has to do with the category of the family... Specific family categories do not allow you to adjust their visibility based on a cut plane. Notice the "(If category permits)" below.

Who has the almighty power to decide which categories "permit" this action?  I have no idea... In the example above, the "Specialty Equipment" category does not permit it!  But if you are having trouble with your families visibility you may have to change it's category... Which can be kind of lame!