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Autodesk Industry Academy 2009

What’s New in Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010
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 Copyright 2009 Autodesk, Inc.

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What’s New in Autodesk Revit MEP 2010
Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 – What’s New
Session Overview
Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 contains new features that are designed to enhance and extend
Usability, Building Performance Analysis and Interoperability. Learn
earn how this release continues
to expand the BIM solution for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineers and
designers.
Session Objectives
At the end of this session
session, you will be able to describe and demonstrate:
demonstrate
Enhancements to Usability
Building Performance Analysis
Improvements to Interoperability
Session Contents
Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 – What’s New ................................................................
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1.1. Enhanced Usability ................................
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1.1.1. User Interface Enhancements ................................................................
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1.1.2. The Ribbon ................................
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1.1.3. Application Menu ................................
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1.1.4. Quick Access Toolbar ...............................................................................................
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1.1.5. Improved Tooltips ................................
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1.1.6. Options Bar................................
1.1.7. Navigation Bar ................................
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1.1.8. Better Performance................................
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1.1.9. New Additional Content ...........................................................................................
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1.2. Building Performance Analysis ................................................................
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1.2.1. Automatic Space Creation .......................................................................................
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1.2.2. Space Properties Enhancements................................................................
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1.2.3. More Weather Data ................................
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1.2.4. Native Heating and Cooling Load Analysis ..............................................................
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1.2.5. Multiple Heating & Cooling Report Types ................................................................
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1.3. Improved Interoperability ..............................................................................................
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1.3.1. Import Design Information from Autodesk® Inventor® 2010 ......................................23
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1.3.2. Support for Sustainable Design and Analysis ..........................................................
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1.3.3. Autodesk® Seek Integration ................................................................
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1.3.4. Expanded API Support ............................................................................................
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1.1. Enhanced Usability

Most design firms incorporate a variety of Autodesk products, with designers switching between
them. Varying user interfaces and workflows present roadblocks to producti
productivity.
vity.
Autodesk’s current product offerings address this issue with the implementation of shared
technologies and standards. This initiative constitutes a key differentiator in the marketplace,
and helps position Autodesk as an innovator with respect to overall user experience—not
experience only in
comparison to domain-specific
specific competitors, but in the software industry overall.
1.1.1. User Interface Enhancements

Autodesk Revit MEP’s user interface has been streamlined to make it more intuitive, saving our
customers’
omers’ valuable time when they use, cross
cross-grade,
grade, and upgrade across multiple Autodesk
products.
In this release, the User Interface has been modified in four key areas: The Autodesk Ribbons,
Ribbons
the Application Menu, the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), the Tooltips,, the Options Bar, and the
Navigation Bar.
The enhancements to the User interface are part of a company-wide initiative to develop a
unified set of UI components to be integrated across product lines with the following goals:
• Product line unification

o Common on user experience
o Shared learning experience
o Improved user interface, interaction, and navigation paradigms.
• Improve system supported workflow
• Enable transferability (ACAD to Verticals)
• Improve usability & learnability
1.1.2. The Ribbon

Purpose:
In Autodesk Revit MEP 2010, the user interface has been completely redesigned to be more
intuitive. The 2009 toolbar, menu bar, and Design Bar have been replaced with a single point of
access for all tools: the ribbon. The ribbon is organized into task
task-based
based tabs and panels that
align with typical workflows and reduce the learning curve. When you select an element in the
drawing area, the ribbon displays a contextual tab of tools that apply to that element.
The ribbon displays automatically when you create or open a ffile.

ile. It provides a palette of all the
tools necessary to create your file. These tools are located that are found through tabs and
panels. The ribbon can be customized by changing its view state and by re re-arranging
arranging the panels
that contain the tools.
ibbon is the central location for commands you use in the currently active drawing and
The ribbon
projects. Commands are easily accessed through a collection of tabs and panels. Each tab
contains at least 2 panels, and each panel contains multiple commands. Some panels
pane can be
expanded to access additional commands.

When you select objects in the drawing area, the ribbon displays a contextual tab that contains
only those commands relative to your selection. For example, selecting a duct segment will
display specific duct commands such as Modify Duct, Duct Sizing, etc.
Process: Exercise: Viewing the Ribbons
Step Action
1. Open Revit MEP 2010 Metric – Comprehensive.rvt
2. Click on Home, Insert, Annotate, Modify, Analyze, etc. to show Static tabs
Discuss how the tools are organized and easy to access.
3. Click on arrow in lower left corner of the HVAC section of the Home tab.
You can quickly access the mechanical settings. If you click on the arrow in the
electrical or plumbing section of the tab, you will access the respective settings.
4. To show the Contextual tabs, highlight an element in the current view.
The
he appropriate tools for that element are shown on the Contextual tab. This is similar
to right-clicking
clicking on an element.
5. To minimize the ribbons click on the drop-down

down arrow to the right of the static tabs.
You can minimize the ribbon to show the tabs names along with the discipline section
names or click it again to completely minimize the ribbons and show just the tab name.
Whenever you click on a tab name the thumbnail view of the tools appear. This gives
the user more room for the model views.

There may be times when you may want to customize the ribbons to show the tools in a
sequence that helps you to be more productive
productive.
Customizing
mizing the Static Ribbon
Step Action
6. Click on a tool and drag it left or right and release the button when in the desired
position.
7. Select another tab and move another tool.
Payoff:
It gives the users a common look and feel when working with other Autodesk products. It is also
a better
etter interface to support the way users work.. The organization of the Ribbons is intuitive
and helps to increase the user’s productivity.
1.1.3. Application Menu

Purpose:
The application menu provides access to many common file actions and also allows you to
manage your files using more advanced tools, such as Export and Publish.
In addition to file management commands such as New, Open, Save, Export, and Close, the
application menu includes a keyword search for find
finding
ing other commands in the application.
The application menu also tracks recent documents and open documents. Recent documents
include all file types that can be opened with AutoCAD Architecture, such as DWG, DWT, APJ,
and DST. Selecting a project in the recent documents list makes it the current project.
Push pins keep a file in the list of recently opened items in the application menu. On the ribbon,
push pins are used to keep a ribbon panel expanded.
Note: Revit MEP settings can be updated in Options on the application menu.

Process: Viewing the Application Menu
Step Action
1.
Click on the arrow next to the big purple ““R” .
This gives you access to all of the tools in the Application Menu.
2. Click on the each of the tools, New, Open, Save, Save As, Export,, etc.
These are tools that you previously found on the File drop-down
down menu.
Viewing the Recent Documents
Step Action
3. Click on the Recent Documents button in the Application Menu
This gives you access to the most recently opened files.

4. Click into the Ordered List to sort files.
5. Click on a file and pin it.
6. Click on the Open Documents button in the Application Menu
Payoff:
This enhancement gives the user easier aaccess to many common file actions and related tasks,
tasks
helping to increase their productivity.
1.1.4. Quick Access Toolbar

Purpose:
Put your most used commands on the Quick Access toolbar. To add or remove commands,
click the down arrow, and select Customize Quick Access Toolbar, or copy commands from the
ribbon.

Process: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Step Action
1. Right-click on any tool in the Ribbon to access Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
Toolbar
2. The new icon will appear on the Quick Access Toolbar.
3. Hover the cursor over the new tool will also display a tooltip
In addition to adding commands to the Quick Access Toolbar, there may be times when tools
may need to be removed. The following section describes how this is done.
Removing Commands from the QAT
Step Action
4. Right-click
click on the new tool that was just recently added to the Quick Access Toolbar.
5. Select Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.
The tool will no longer be present on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Payoff:
Quickly access the most commonly used tools to increase the user
user’s productivity
ity and improve
the user’s experience with Revit Platform enhancements.
1.1.5. Improved Tooltips

Purpose:
While Tool tips have been in prior releases, they’ve been reworked to provide even more
information. If you don’t know what a tool does, hover your cursor on the tool for a moment to
see a brief description. If more information is needed, continuing to ho
hover
ver the cursor over a tool
will display an additional level of information.

Process: Viewing the Improved Tooltips
Step Action
1. Hover cursor over a tool button to show tool tip.
Hover over the Component tool button on the Home tab to show tooltip with an image.
Payoff:
This gives the user the ability to learn about the tools without having to go to the Help menu.
This decreases the learning curve and helps the users to locate tools quickly
quickly,, thus helping to
increase productivity.
1.1.6. Contextual Tabs

Purpose:
The Contextual Tabs give you quick access to the tools that are specifically relevant to the
element you have selected.

Process: Viewing the Contextual Tabs
Step Action
1. Highlight an element in the model
Users can specify the size, offset and connection parameters for ductwork and piping in
your plan or add circuits and lighting information in the plan.
Payoff:
The Contextual Tabs allow users to focus more on the design because all of the relevant tools
are readily available at the right time while modeling.
1.1.7. Navigation Bar

Purpose:
Options on the navigation bar
ar customize menu allow you to select tools and reposition the
navigation bar in the view.
Process: Viewing the Navigation Bar
Step Action
1. Click on arrow for drop down menu for use of ViewCube and the SteeringWheels
Payoff:
The Navigation Bar makes it easier for the users to get around the model and enhance their
workflow. It provides quick access to all of the zoom, panning and walk though navigation tools
at their fingertips.

1.1.8. Better Performance

Purpose:
In Revit MEP 2010 plenty of efforts are put in to improve the overall performance of the
applications significantly while handling and working on large files. Users should be pleasantly
surprised to discover that Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 delivers a measurable performance
boost in “Network Flow Updates” than prior releases. “Add Element and Connect to Network” is
one morere area which is being improved to help your overall productivity. “Manipulate Network
(Move Duct)”is also improved to boost the overall ease of use while design manipulation.
Payoff:
The better performance of Revit MEP 2010 helps to iincreased productivity
y with notable
n
performance enhancements when modeling more complex building system designs.
1.1.9. New Additional Content

Purpose:
Another key focus of Revit MEP 2010 is to provide additional content “out
“out-of-box”.
box”. New 300+
ASHRAE duct fittings and ASME pipe fittings are added in the application, apart from the new
DW/144 rectangular and round fittings.
With new additional content, you can produce your designs and drawings faster than earlier
releases. This new content includes:
ASHRAE Duct Fittings
Caps, Elbow,
lbow, Offsets, Taps, Tees,
Transitions, Wyes, Crosses
ASME Pipe Fittings
Gray Iron (Class 25, 125, 250 Flanged)
Malleable (Class 150, 300 Threaded)
DW/144 Rectangular Duct Fittings
Elbows, Offsets, Taps
Pants Vees, and Transitions
DW/144 Round Duct Fittings
Pants and Vees
Taps. Tees, Wyes

Payoff:
Users can create their design model faster with addi
additional content “out-of-the-box”.
box”. With all of
the new content, more complex duct systems and piping designs can be created more easily.
Note: Although the new content is focused around the US & UK standards,, countries in EMIA
should be able to use the content. The content can be modified to meet local standards for
each country.
1.2. Building Performance Analysis

By using the rich building information model, with realistic, real-time
time design scenarios,
mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers can make better design decisions and minimize
errors to fit a project’s sustainability strategy. Autodesk Revit MEP software provides native
integrated heating and cooling loads analysis tools to help you perform energy analysis,
evaluate system loads, and produce heating and cooling ing load reports for a project.
1.2.1. Automatic Space Creation

Purpose:
One of the most powerful features to enhance your productivity with Revit MEP 2010 is the
ability to generate spaces automatically. This tool simply lets you to generate multiple spaces
from all “Room Bounding” elements present in the floor plan. The Space components added to
the model are named numerically. You can also to gen generate
erate the spaces from the linked Revit
Architecture files without physically selecting each enclosure. You can use space separation
lines to separate one area where a wall between areas is not desired or not possible. In this
way, user can separately controlol the special environment of multiple areas within a larger area.
Because space separation lines are roomroom-bounding,
bounding, space boundaries are determined by the
space separation lines along with other room
room-bounding components.
User can also use the Highlight Bo
Boundaries tool to show the outline of the rooms that will be
used as the basis for the spaces created. The spaces are cr
created
eated and tagged automatically.
You can use the Create Automatically tool to automatically create spaces in an architectural
model that iss opened in Revit MEP. Spaces are automatically created for enclosed areas
greater than 0.25 sq. ft. If the area where the space is created contained a room component,
then the space is set to Occupiable
Occupiable.. Spaces are created on the current level according to
t the
parameters on the Options Bar. The Space components added to the model are named
numerically.

Process: Creating Automatic Spaces
Step Action
1. Open Revit MEP 2010 Metric – H_C Calculation.rvt
2. Click View tab ► Windows panel ► Tile
3. Activate _Level 1 Automatic Spaces view
4. Click Analyze tab ► Spaces & Zones panel ► Space Separator
Add a space separator line in one of the rooms to show that automatic spaces also
work with the space separator line.
5. Click Analyze tab ► Spaces & Zones panel ► Space
Click Highlight Boundaries to show the outline of the bounding components that will
enclose the spaces created.
6. On the Options Bar,, specify the Upper Limit <1> and Offset <3550> that will be
applied to all of the spaces created.
7. Click Place Space tab ► Spaces panel ► Place Spaces Automatically
Payoff:
This effortless and powerful tool can help users to quickly & easily generate spaces and refrain
from the tedious steps of selecting each enclosure individually.
1.2.2. Space Properties Enhancements

Purpose:
Revit MEP 2010 provides default schedules and settings for the building and space parameters
used to calculate heating and cooling loads. You can adjust these settings to change the default
values used for heating and cooling loads an
analysis.
alysis. This allows you to establish parameters for
the overall building model and then modify individual spaces to create an accurate analysis for
heating and cooling loads.
The new enhanced “Space Type Settings” dialog provides the options to control many
ma
parameters like “Plenum Lighting Contribution”. Occupancy schedules are factored according to
the Building and Space Types. You can choose any of the existing schedules or create a new
one as per the design requirements. You can even modify the factor ffor
or occupancy schedule.
The new “Internal Shading Factor” setting provides the ability to specify how shaded exterior
windows are with “0 meaning completely unshaded and 100 meaning completely shaded”.
Finally, there is a little but very useful enhancemen
enhancementt in the “People and Electrical load” setting
dialog box. People and Electrical load setting dialog box has been improved to let user know

what values are being used even if the value is set to default. These settings can be transferred
to other projects using
sing transfer project standards command. Previously users couldn’t see the
default value and therefore was unsure of the calculation results. Now, users can see the
default values and change them easily to match their design requirements.
Process: Viewing the Enhanced Space Properties
Step Action
1. Select a space in the _Level 1 Automatic Spaces view
2. Click on the Element Properties tool
3. Scroll down to the Energy Analysis section at the bottom
In addition users can edit the properties to the default space settings.

Editing the Default Space Properties
Step Action
4. Click into the Space Type box to access the Space Type Settings
5. Change Plenum Lighting Contribution to 15%
This is a key settings that is important when performing energy analysis
6. Click into the Occupancy Schedule box to access the Schedule Settings
Review the different schedules out of the box

box.. This was in Revit MEP previously, but it
has been enhanced to allow users to modify them easily
easily.. Also show them that they can
ca
now add a new schedule for th
the project.
7. Click OK
8. Click into the Lighting Schedule box to access the Schedule Settings
Similar to the occupancy schedule. The lighting and power schedules can also be
modified and add new schedules easily.
9. Click OK, then OK again
10. Click into the Construction Type box to access the Construction Type Settings
11. Click Construction 1 ► Internal Shading Factor
Change the Internal Shading Factor to 25%
The new “Internal Shading Factor” setting provides the ability to specify how shaded
exterior windows are with “0 meaning completely unshaded and 100 meaning
completely shaded”.
Note: This can also be set for the Building default Construction Type as by clicking
c
Manage tab ► Project Settings panel ► Project Information ► Energy Data ►
Building Construction ► Internal Shading Factor
12. Click OK
13. Click on the Edit button in People
People and Electrical load setting dialog box has been improved to let user know what
values are being used even if the value is set to default. These settings can be
transferred to other projects using transfer project standards command.
You can use the People Loads dialog to specify the loads imposed by people
occupying a space. These loads affect the heating and cooling loads analysis. You can
access this dialog by clicking Edit for People Loads in the Instance Properties dialog, or
from the Details Tab in the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog for the selected space.

14. Set Values to Specified
Change Number of People to 4

15. Set Values back to Default
Notice that the values revert back to the default values and if you toggled back to
Specified, it would show 4 as the value that you manually set.
16. Click OK
17. Click on the Edit button in Electrical Loads
Note: Same as People Loads
18. Click OK
Payoff:
The gives the users better control
ontrol over space type settings. In turn, users receive more
accurate results from the energy analysis. Users can see the default calculations and not have
to assume what they are.
1.2.3. More Weather Data

Purpose:
When you create a project, specify the project location on the globe using the nearest major city
or the latitude and longitude. The location provides a basis for weather information, which
directly affects heating and cooling requirements for a project.
You can control weather from the “Project Information” dialog under the “Manage” panel. As
soon
on as user specifies the location; the software automatically chooses the closest weather
station listed in the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook. However, in some remote locations the nearest
AHRAE weather station could be hundreds of miles away. The default weather settings
s may not
be appropriate for these remote locations. For thesee situations, clear “Use closest weather
station” to override the default Cooling Design Temperatures. Revit MEP 2010 allows you to
override the default Cooling Design Temperatures. Adjust the Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb, and Mean
Daily Range as needed to better describe the weather conditions for your project. You can also
update the temperature info for each month of the year.
The new “Clearness Number” input parameter can be updated for different clearness conditions;
by default it is set value “1”. The clearness number ranges from 0 to 2, with 1 indicating an
average clearness. 0 and 2 are extremes with 0 indicating very high haziness and 2 indicating
crystal clear conditions. Clearness is specif
specified
ied according to the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook -
HVAC
VAC Applications, Section 33.4:

Process: Viewing the Weather Data
Step Action
1. Click Manage tab ► Project Location panel ► Location ► Weather tab
Notice that the Use closet weather station is selected and currently set for (MUNICH).
Have users look at the Dry and Wet Bulb settings.
2. Click Place tab
Change location to Moscow, Russia
3. Click Weather tab
Notice that the Dry and Wet Bulb settings have change to match the closet weather
station.
In addition to viewing the weather data, users can also modify the Dry/Wet Bulb data as well as
the Mean Daily Range to meet local standards.
Editing the Weather data
Step Action
4. Uncheck Use closet weather station
5. Click in Jan and change Dry Bulb to 27°C.

Adjust the Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb, and Mean Daily Range as needed to better describe the
weather conditions for your project.
6. Click in Apr and change Wet Bulb to 17°C.
7. Click in Feb and change Mean Daily Range to 14°C.
8. Click in Clearness Number box
pecify the Cl
Users can specify Clearness Number for the project.
The clearness number ranges from 0 to 2, with 1 indicating an average clearness. 0

and 2 are extremes with 0 indicating very high haziness and 2 indicating crystal clear
conditions.
ons. These conditions would rarely if ever occur in the US (probably a range of
0.6 to 1.4 is more realistic in the US
US.. It will vary for the different countries in EMIA.)
EMIA
Clearness is specified according to the 2007 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Applications,

Section 33.4:
• Clear and Dry - greater than 1.2

• Average - 1.0
• Hazy, humid - less than 0.8
Payoff:
Controlling the weather data used for heati
heating
ng and cooling load calculation us easier than ever.
Not only does Revit MEP use the weather data from the closed weather station, but users have
even more control by being able to edit the weather data. Allowing users to input the relative
clearness of the day only adds to the accuracy of the analysis results.
Note: Although the weather data is based on ASHRAE,

E, the weather data applies for all
countries in EMIA.
1.2.4. Native Heating and Cooling Load Analysis

Purpose:
The new Native Heating and Cooling Load Calculation engine comes from the acquisition of
Carmelsoft. The new engine has been enhanced and brings more flexibility and control to the
users. In addition the calculation is faster than before allowing users to spend even less time
determining the peak cooling and heating loads. (Note: IES is no longer integrated with RME.
However users can still work with IES via gbXML)
In Revit MEP 2010 you can now perform heating and cooling loads analysis to determine the
energy demands of the building, and to determine space and zone requirements

Once the Heating and cooling loads dialog is displayed, you can use this to verify and or modify
the general project information that affects a heating and cooling loads analysis first. You can
modify information like the “Building Infiltration Class” and “Silver Space Tolerance” before a
loads analysis or after to make it comp
comply with your specifications.
“Building Infiltration Class” which specifies an estimate of outdoor air that enters the building
through leaks in the building envelope and “Silver Space Tolerance” which is the tolerance for
areas that will be considered sliver
ver spaces.
An effective heating and cooling loads analysis can only be done if the entire volume of the
building model is included in load calculations. Gaps in the shading are areas in which spaces
have not been placed. You can examine the volume in the analytical model. You can even
examine analytical surfaces to assure that interior and exterior surfaces are correctly identified.
Process: Viewing the Native Heating and Cooling Loads Analysis
Step Action
1. Select the _Level 1 Automatic Spaces view
2. Click Analyze tab ► Reports & Schedules panel ► Heating and Cooling Loads
3. Click OK to the warning that pops up
This is just telling the users that the file contains Links and to verify that they have the
latest linked files prior to continuing.

4. Review the Parameters in the dialogue box.
Show the Value for the Building Type

Type, Location, Building Service,, and Building
Construction. (Note: Remember that you can modify the Internal Shading Factor here
as well.)
5. Click in Building Infiltration Class
This is a new feature in the H/C Load dialogue box. The Building Infiltration Class
specifies an estimate of outdoor air that enters the building through leaks in the building
envelope.
Infiltration can be specified as:
• Loose - 0. 002 152 cmm/m² for tightly constructed walls.

• Medium - 0. 001 076 cmm/m² for tightly constructed walls.
• Tight - 0. 000 538 cmm/m² for tightly constructed walls
• None - infiltration is excluded from the calculation of loads.
6. Click in Sliver Space
It is critical to the heating and cooling loads analysis to account for the entire building
volume. This includes areas that exist as cavities, shafts, and chases.
• Sliver Spaces are narrow areas bounded by parallel interior room-bounding

room
components. Under the following circumstances, Revit MEP automatically
includes the volume of sliver spaces in the volume of a tangent space:
o Identical parallel room bounding components enclose the sliver space,

and
o The width of a sliver space is equal to or less than the Sliver Tolerance
parameter specified in the Energy Analysis dialog, and
o A space component has been placed in the tangent spaces on both
sides of the sliver space.
Although there
ere are several undefined spaces (cavities, shafts, and chases) in
the following illustration, only the slivers circled in the image can be
automatically included in volume calculations for a heating and cooling loads
analysis.

Now with Revit MEP 2010 you can also view the Analytical Surfaces. You examine analytical
surfaces to assure that interior and exterior surfaces are correctly identified. The classification of
surfaces maps to the construction of the wall. For example, an exterior wall surface will use an
exterior wall construction.
Examining
mining the Analytical Surfaces
Step Action
7. In the preview of the Heating and Cooling loads dialog, on the Details tab, click
Analytical Surfaces,, and expand the zones.
Spaces display according to the following categories:
8. Expand the spaces in the Bu

Building Model.
The hierarchy expands to display color

color-coded
coded surfaces: Roofs, Interior and Exterior
Walls, Floors, Windows, Doors, Slabs, Underground Surfaces, Skylights, Ceilings, and
Air (Openings). These can be further expanded to display the individual surfaces and
openings for each space.
Tip: You can right-click

click a zone to expand all or select all spaces in the zone.

9.
In one of the spaces, select a surface type (for example, Interior Walls), and click
Isolate
You can also select individ

individual
ual surfaces from within the surface type folder for a space.
10. Zoom in, pan and spin the analytical model as needed to examine all the surfaces in
the model, checking to be sure that the ssurface is correctly identified.
For example, interior walls should display for the walls that are actually interior. A wall
is considered to be interior if spaces are placed on both sides of the wall, or if its
Function type parameter is specified as Interior or Core/Shaft. If you detect surfaces
that are incorrectly
ly identified, you must cancel the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog,
and fix the problem in the building model.
11. If warnings display for a space, click Show Related Warnings to learn the cause,
then cancel the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog and correct the problem in the
building model. Review and correct warnings until all of the warnings have been
resolved throughout the model.
Payoff:
With the new native heating and co cooling
oling load calculations engine, users now have the ability
a to
achieve more accurate Load Calculations for building’s design more quickly. It gives users more
flexibility and control over the data that is used for the calculations. With the ability to view the
analytical surfaces, users can be assured that the interior and exterior surfaces are correctly
identified. With the addition of the Building Infiltration Class, users can further ensure accurate
of the analysis.
1.2.5. Multiple Heating & Cooling Report Types

Purpose:
You can select from 3 levels of heating and cooling loads reports (simple, standard and
detailed), to view the results of a heating and cooling analysis performed on your building
model. The different reports specify the level of information provided in the heating
ating and cooling
loads report.
The reports range from the simple report that contains only summary information for the zones
and spaces to a detailed loads analysis for the project. Revit MEP automatically creates a time-
time
stamped loads report
eport after each loads analysis is performed. Loads reports are located in the
Project Browser, under Reports, allowing you to view the loads impact of any design changes
that you have made.

Process: Creating a Heating and Cooling Load Report
Step Action
1. Click Analyze tab ► Reports & Schedules panel ► Heating and Cooling Loads
2. Click into the parameter Report Type
You can select either the Simple, Standard, or Detail depending on how detailed you
need the report.
Payoff:
Users can select
elect the style of report based on their design needs. The can create Simple
standard for the basic load report or get more detailed results to help determine the buildings
energy consumption.
1.3. Improved Interoperability

In these times of more complex desig
designs,
ns, Autodesk continues to provide generalized
interoperability to the user’s workflow. We’ve spoken about the UI changes that help to improve
interoperability between Autodesk products, but they have also made strides in other areas as
well as support for green building extensible markup language (gbXML). Export the gbXML file
for use with Autodesk Sustainable Design and Analysis Solutions as well as third-party
third analysis
applications.
1.3.1. Import Design Information from Autodesk® Inventor® 2010

Revit MEP, AutoCAD MEP, Revit Architecture, AutoCAD Architecture and Revit Structure, can
import Autodesk Design Exchange Files (.ADSK) that are published from Inventor.
Purpose:
The Autodesk 2010 products take significant steps towards increasing interoperability between
the major Autodesk platform products. Inventor’s pre
pre-existing
existing AEC Exchange tools have been
extended to produce Autodesk Exchange Files. The ADSK format is a con container
tainer of important
design information about a part or assembly such as (but not limited to) geometry, connector
definitions, or other metadata.
The 2010 release of this functionality is a one

one-directional
directional workflow targeted at transferring
connection data and automating the production of MEP Manufacturer products to content
libraries, such as Autodesk SEEK, or imported directly into the Autodesk MEP design tools for
use. As such, both Revit MEP and AutoCAD MEP can leverage the design data.
Inventor Process

Inventor Autodesk Exchange File Revit

.IPT, .IAM, etc .ADSK .RFA, RVT, etc
Simplification
The Inventor digital prototype contains a finite level of detail (bolts, flanges, welds, etc). In
contrast, the MEP design tools that will consume the Inventor produced content will only need a
fraction of the complex design information for placement and contextualization. As a result,
when exporting a component from Inventor
Inventor,, it is good practice to keep the ADSK file size as
small as possible by simplifying the assembly.
The process of reducing the complexity of a model by eliminating and removing unnecessary
simplification. Use Shrinkwrap, Substitute,
components or features is known as simplification Substitute Level of
Detail Representations, Derived PartsParts,, and other techniques to simplify a part or assembly
before authoring or publishing. Since building engineers need only th the
e details that are relevant
to their design, often only the basic 3D shape and connection features are important.
Before Simplification (1797 faces) After Simplification (498 faces)
Authoring
During this process, define connector objects that indicate how and where things connect.
Connector objects are used in MEP to define associations between equipment, such as a heat
exchanger, and building systems, such as HVAC. Each of the five types of connectors: cable
tray, conduit,
it, duct, electrical, and pipe ha
have an Autodesk Inventor command to create, edit, and
arrows. The green arrows do
delete them. By default, all connectors are displayed with green arrows
NOT indicate the direction of flow flow. They should point outward to allow duct,, pipe, etc. to
connect to them.
Note:: Keep in mind that Revit MEP does not have conduit and cable tray. The conduit and
cable tray connectors will work in AutoCAD MEP only.

Publishing
The ADSK file contains geometry, 2D views, connectors, properties and nd a translation report.
report
The translation report contains information regarding the success of the export to ADSK such
as, identity data, geometry, and model or connector properties. Export the model by choosing
Export Building Components in the AEC ExchExchange Environment.
Revit Process
Creating a Revit Family

There are two methods to create a RFA from the ADSK file: 1) through the Application Menu or
2) via the Insert tab. If you intend to open the resultant family for editing, use Application
Menu ► New ► Building Component to open the ADSK file in the Family Editor. If you prefer
to automatically convert the ADSK file into a RFA for immediate placement within your project,
use Insert tab ► Load Family.
Detail Level
Just like Detail Level controls how a door displays in Coarse, Medium, and Fine views, it will
have a similar control over the visibility of geometry from the ADSK file. Coarse Detail Level will
only display the components bounding box and connections. Medium and Fine Levels of Detail
will display geometry in addition to the bounding box and connections.

Coarse Detail (Bounding Box & Medium/Fine

Fine Detail (Bounding Box, Connections, &
Connections) Geometry)
Working with Families

Families that are built from ADSK files act and react just like other families. Although most
family information is derived from the ADSK file (and consequently from the Inventor Digital
Prototype), parameters can be added; additional geometry created; detail lines drawn; and
alternative connectors placed.
Process: Opening a Building Component from Autodesk Inventor
Step Action
1.
Click tab ► Open ► Building Component
2. Select Mechanical Component Assembly.adsk and place in model.
Another way to open a building component is to use step 2.
3. Click Home tab ► Build panel ► Component drop-down ► Place a Component ►

Model panel ► Load Family
Family,, then select the ADSK file and place it in the project.
•
4. Place the Mechanical Equipment in the model.. Select the Equipment and investigate
its Element Properties to note the metadata that is transferred from Inventor.
5. Change the view scale from Coarse to Medium and note the effect on the equipment.
6. Add duct to the mechanical equipment.
Consider the following when working with building components:
• To optimize model performance in Revit MEP, whenever possible, work with the
building component as a bounding box at coarse scale.
• Because building components can have large quantities of detailed geometry,

they might take a few minutes to open. If opening the component takes too long,
or if zooming and panning performance is slow, ask its creator to further simplify
simplif
the model prior to exporting.
• If the component opens in Revit MEP with a different orientation than expected,
either rotate the compon
component
ent in the Family Editor or ask its creator to create a
custom Universal Coordinate System (UCS) and re re-export
export the ADSK file using
the new UCS.
• Use the Autodesk Inventor Translation report to review the export results. The
report lists the contents of th
the
e ADSK file. Verify the model elements were
exported as you expected. Double
Double-click
click the ADSK file to open the report in your
Web browser.
Payoff:
Manufacturers are increasingly able to make their products available to the designers who need
them. As a result, building content comes straight from the manufacturer. In so doing, Revit
users can avoid unnecessary modeling rework and spec gathering. User can Leverage real- real
world manufacturer specific parts created in Autodesk Inventor and can import the equipment or
component designed in Autodesk Inventor along with the connections and Meta data in a
neutral file format (.ADSK) directly into Revit MEP
MEP. The
he tool ensures the geometry is simplified
for the building design use, not manufacturing. Since the connections information was also
exported apart from the geometry from Autodesk Inventor
Inventor, Revit MEP recognizes these
connections and allows users to connec
connect to the duct, pipe or electrical circuits.
1.3.2. Support for Sustainable Design and Analysis

Purpose:
In Revit MEP 2010 you can export your design as a gbXML (Green Building XML) file and use a
third-party
party load analysis software application to perform a loads analysis. The gbXML file
contains all of the heating and cooling information for a project according to the gbXML file
structure which is based on a gbXML schema. Revit MEP 2010 now supports gbXML version
0.37
This method opens the Export gbXML dialog, whi which
ch provides the same tools as those found in
the Heating and Cooling Loads dialog, except that instead of calculating loads and producing a
report, it allows exporting the heating and cooling information to a gbXML file.
The gbXML file contains all of the heating and cooling information including spaces and
an zones
for a project. You can then import the gbXML file to a third
third-party
party load analysis software
application that will perform a heating and cooling loads analysis.
The gbXML open schema was created to help building designers get information about the
energy consumption characteristics of their building projects. For more information about the
gbXML schema, see gbXML at http://www.gbxml.org
http://www.gbxml.org.

You can also verify and/or

or modify the general project information like “Building Infiltration Class”
and “Silver Space Tolerance” that affects a heating and cooling loads analysis first. In addition,
you
ou can leverage the new “Export Complexity” setting in Revit MEP 2010 tto o control how curtain
wall or its panels and mullions are exported during the gbXML export.
Once, user is through will all the settings can hit the “Export” button and navigate to a folder
where I want to save the gbXML file.
Additional information about the complexity of the export is listed below:
Simple means that one “huge” opening with the total opening area equal to the 50 panels is
exported. This is more appropriate for most energy analysis.
Complex means that Curtain Walls and Curtain Systems are exported as several openings,
panel by panel; a curtain wall with 50 panels gets exported as 50 openings.
Mullions mean that Mullions in Curtain Walls and Systems are exported as shading surfaces. A
"simplified" analytical shading surface is produced from a mullion based on its centerline,
thickness and offset.
Shading surfaces are the parts of the building elements that do not really belong to any
room/space, a freestanding wall or a roof overhang. These shade surfaces are produced from
roofs, vertical walls
lls and floors according to the principle described above:
a) Take all surfaces from the spaces
b) Subtract them from the surfaces from all building elements
c) The “rest” is “shading” surfaces
Tip: You can exclude building elements as shading surfaces by clearing the Room Bounding
parameter on these elements.

Process: Exporting to gbXML
Step Action
1.
Click tab ► Export ► gbXML
2. Click General tab ► Export Complexity ► select Simple
3. Click Details tab ► Analytical Surfaces ► select Zone 38
4.
Click the Highlight button
5.
Click the Isolate button
6. In the Analytical Model viewport, click on the upper NE corner of the ViewCube
7. Right-click and Zoom To Fit
You should be viewing the exterior wall of zone 38. Notice that the window is one
single panel. This is because the Export Complexity is set to Simple.
Now let’s look at the same zone with the Export Complexity set to Complex with
Mullions and Shading Surfaces.

8. Click General tab ► Export Complexity ► select Complex with Mullions and
Shading Surfaces
9. Click Details tab ► select Zone 38
10.
Click the Highlight button
11.
Click the Isolate button
12. In the Analytical Model viewport, click on the upper NE corner of the ViewCube
13. Right-click and Zoom To Fit
You should be viewing the exterior wall of zone 38 again. Now notice that the window
has 4 panels with the mullions showing. This is because the Export Complexity is now
set to Complex with Mullions and Shading Surfaces.
14. Click Cancel
Payoff:
With the improved
mproved export capabilities in Revit MEP, users can support Autodesk and 3rd party
sustainable design and analysis is tools with better accuracy. The improved capabilities will help
users meet design standards like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2002/91/EC adopted by EU in December
2002 and to create an awareness of and responsibility for sustainability
sustainability. Users can also
determine the amount of detail that they want to export to a gbXML. In addition, this enhanced
feature helps to increase the user’s productivity by leveraging the BIM to extract the necessary
data to help building designers get information about the energy consumption characteristics
characteri of
their building projects rather having to input it manually.
1.3.3. Autodesk® Seek Integration

Purpose:
Use Autodesk Seek to search for and share product design content from Revit® products.
With Autodesk Seek you can find and share product design information with the online design
community to enhance designs and to meet specific customer needs. It allows designers to
search for, download, and integrate generic or manufacturer
manufacturer-specific building
ng products or
components and associated design information.
Autodesk Seek can help you locate such information and products, and get them into your
design quickly and easily.

Process: Inserting Autodesk Seek content
Step Action
1. Activate Level 1 Piping Plan view
2. Click Insert tab ► Autodesk Seek panel
3. Type in Chillers in the text box and press Enter
4. Click Search and select RFA
5. In Filters section, click Revit MEP (43) ► Centrifugal Chiller
6. Drag and drop chiller into the model.
Payoff:
With BIM-ready
ready product information available in Autodesk Seek, designers know more about
building products as they begin the design process
process. Users can download content from
manufacturer’s or from the community.
*Note:: The Autodesk Seek site in available only in English language,, but contains content in
imperial and metric units. This content can also be downloaded and modified to meet local
EMIA requirements.
1.3.4. Expanded API Support

Purpose:
Revit MEP 2010 API has been modified to support customi
customization
zation of the Ribbon user-interface
user in
a similar manner to what was supported in previous releases for toolbars and menus. External
commands registered directly to Revit® via the Revit.ini file are now located on the “Add-ins”
“Add tab
under the “External commands”
nds” pulldown. No code changes are required to move the buttons
to this location. The Add-ins
ins tab will be automatically displayed if any external command is
registered with Revit®. External applications can register and layout panels on the Add-ins
Add tab of
the Ribbon. Custom panels may be given an application
application-specified
specified name, and may contain:
The new API provides read & write access to HVAC and Piping data in a Revit® model
including:

• Traversing ducts, pipes, fittings, and connectors in a system

• Adding, removing,
oving, and changing ducts, pipes, and other equipment
• Getting and setting system properties
• Determining if the system is well
well-connected
Revit MEP now uses Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5. Applications compiled using .NET
2.0 should continue to work unless they are affected by other changes in the Revit 2010 API.
Revit MEP's macro functionality is now based on VSTA 2.0. More information about VSTA and
version 2.0 are available on Microsoft's MSDN Developer Center at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vsx2008/products/bb933739.aspx
us/vsx2008/products/bb933739.aspx
Payoff:
User can customize
ustomize the Revit Platform like never before! They can also leverage the new API to
read and write custom applications specifically for Revit MEP or other Revit products.


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Autodesk Industry Academy 2009

 Copyright 2009 Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 – What’s New

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1.1. Enhanced Usability

1.1.1. User Interface Enhancements

• Product line unification

1.1.2. The Ribbon

The ribbon displays automatically when you create or open a ffile.

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Process: Exercise: Viewing the Ribbons

Discuss how the tools are organized and easy to access.

4. To show the Contextual tabs, highlight an element in the current view.

5. To minimize the ribbons click on the drop-down

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7. Select another tab and move another tool.

1.1.3. Application Menu

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Process: Viewing the Application Menu

Viewing the Recent Documents

This gives you access to the most recently opened files.

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4. Click into the Ordered List to sort files.

5. Click on a file and pin it.

6. Click on the Open Documents button in the Application Menu

1.1.4. Quick Access Toolbar

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Process: Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

2. The new icon will appear on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Removing Commands from the QAT

5. Select Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.

The tool will no longer be present on the Quick Access Toolbar.

1.1.5. Improved Tooltips

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Process: Viewing the Improved Tooltips

1.1.6. Contextual Tabs

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Process: Viewing the Contextual Tabs

1.1.7. Navigation Bar

Process: Viewing the Navigation Bar

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1.1.8. Better Performance

1.1.9. New Additional Content

ASHRAE Duct Fittings

Transitions, Wyes, Crosses

ASME Pipe Fittings

Gray Iron (Class 25, 125, 250 Flanged)

Malleable (Class 150, 300 Threaded)

DW/144 Rectangular Duct Fittings

Elbows, Offsets, Taps

Pants Vees, and Transitions

DW/144 Round Duct Fittings

Pants and Vees

Taps. Tees, Wyes

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1.2. Building Performance Analysis

1.2.1. Automatic Space Creation

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Process: Creating Automatic Spaces

2. Click View tab ► Windows panel ► Tile

3. Activate _Level 1 Automatic Spaces view