Advanced Training 3 Day Course

Objective of Course This course covers advanced tools of Revit MEP, including services co-ordination,
Working within a team, phasing, design options and advanced content creation. Delegates are taught the
advanced concepts of Building Information Modelling and the advanced tools for parametric MEP design
and documentation.
Who Should Attend? This course is designed for intermediate users of Revit MEP.
Prerequisites An intermediate knowledge of Revit MEP is required, preferably the Revit MEP Essentials
Training Course. An architectural design, drafting or engineering experience is highly recommended. It is
recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 7/Vista or Microsoft
Windows XP.
Revit MEP Advanced Course Outline
Session 1
Creating a Template
Changing a Template.
Setting Default template used.
Setting Options File Locations for file Favourites
Batch upgrade utility.
Titleblocks
Using Labels Using Shared Parameters ie : Submission dates
Adding new linetypes Settings > Object Styles.
Revisions
Views
Creating Levels View -> New -> Floor Plan = to create floor plan from view.
Annotation Crop Region
Annotating a 3D View
View Templates Creating & Applying - Settings ->
View Templates to change existing ones.
View Range & Cut Plane
Plan Region -> for Split levels.
Duplicating View as Dependent use matchline to cut large Blg onto 2 Sheets. Section Lines Split +
Angle, Hide
Section Lines / scale.
Drafting Views -> Importing 2d Views
Group
Save/import + bind group
Attached Detail Group
Array
Solar Study Day Month etc. - Exporting
Walkthrough Exporting
Session 2
Filters
Advanced Scheduling
Key Schedules Fast way to change text on multiple Tags.
Multi Category Room Schedule.
View List as Drawing Index

Material Takeoff
Detailing
Show/Obscure Hidden Lines tool
Change Level Lines & Section Tags
Change View Title.
Keynotes
Settings -> Keynote.txt file
View -> New -> Keynote Legend. ( filter by sheet )
Legends creating component views.
Session 3
Worksets
Basic Stages of Project Sharing
Worksets
Creating a Central File
Creating a Local File
Selective Open
Saving Your Work
Tips and Common Scenarios - Leave Workset1 as Holding Place
Moving a Central File
Project Rollback
Backup Versions
Working Off-site and Off-line
Multiple Users Logging-in Remotely
Using Links in a Shared Project
Removing an Absent Users
Project Phasing
Process: 1. Create Phases, 2. Create View per Phase, 3. Draw
Phases and Phase Filters
View Properties and Phases
Applying a Phase to a Schedule
Phase Properties for Modelling
Phase Conditions and Settings
Creating and Combining Phases
Creating Overrides to highlight the phase.
Design Options
Use with Interior Scenarios rather that Exterior scenarios.
Visibility Graphics for Design Options
Session 4
Project Linking
Tip : Link Site to Base Drawing.
Linking RVTs
VG Visiblity Graphic Settings for Linked RVTs
V/Graphics of Design Options within Linked RVTs
Query Linked Drawings
File - Manage Links
Can also Bind Linked RVTs Imports as Group
Can explode/edit.

Working with Architects and Engineers

Monitoring Changes in Linked Files Overview
Copy and Monitor Tools
Coordinating and Monitoring
Changes in a Current
Project
Coordination Review Tool
Guidelines for Monitoring Changes in Linked Files
Checking and Fixing Interference Conditions
Overview
Guidelines for Checking and Fixing Interference Conditions
Check and Fix Interference Conditions
Large Files
File Size is not Linear throughout project.
Geometry is large not Detailing
Import/Export Settings
DWG Export Settings
Import DWG lineweight Settings gmXML
DWF Publish - Import/Link Markup Set ( for Sheets )
Session 5
Conceptual Massing / Building Maker Principles, Cutting Levels, Floor Mass Schedule, Massing dont print
if on sheets
Modelling with Massing - Adding floors, walls, roof, curtain system
In-place Family - Extrusion, Blend, Revolve, Sweep, swept blend
- Interact with normal elements, Ie. Stepped Foundations, Baluster, Plaster band Adding Inserts to an InPlace Family Joining In-Place Families to Other Geometry Use Cut Geometry with In-place Void and
Standard Wall Editing the In-Place Family Tag in-place family
Family Basics creating using templates. ie. 2d tags, 2d profile, 3d Column, Using 2d Symbolic Lines,
Setting Object Visibility
Family Editor Use Table Example
Family Editor Command Basics, Famiily Types and Templates
Guidelines for Creating Families - Maintain Relationships with Ref planes - Then Map solids to Ref planes
Adding Parameters for Variables ie. Length Width Height.
Creating Formulas use Family Types
Examples: 2D - Space Tag,
- Detail Components can add parameters to 2D & nest them into 3D Objects
- Line based Detail Components ( use nested Symbol )
2D/3D - Sweep Profiles
3D - Light Fixture White light by Default IES files
Table and Chairs - Array
Nested Array Louvers in Window Family
Material Parameter for solid objects
Session 6
Use of 2D Symbolic Lines ie light fitting. Lines

Categories and sub-categories Object Styles

Setting Detail Line Visibility
isibility control of Solids/Lines
Use of Ref Lines instead of Ref Planes ( Angles)
Applying Formulas to Arrays and Dimensions
Use of Visibility toggle Setting up a Yes/No parameter for component Visibility.
Complex Family Creation Shared Parameters
Go File Shared Parameters.
Create .txt with Parameters.
Add these parameters into a family
When using this family containing the Shared Par. In your .RVT file - Goto Settings Project Parameters
and select/link this
Shared Parameter to the current drawing.
Type Catalogues
Create .txt file with same name.
1st Line : ,parameter name##type##unit etc.
2nd Line : Name, value, value
3rd Line : Another name, value, value