Mastering Autodesk

Revit MEP 2016

CHAPTER 2: Creating an Effective Project Template

CHAPTER 25: Creating a Project Template

Project Browser Organization
• View Organization
– Grouping by discipline or sub-
discipline
– Customizable per your standards

• Schedules
– Direct access to preset schedules
– System-related tools

• Preloaded Content
– Component and System families
– Can be edited directly from Browser

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View Display Settings
• Default View Properties
– Scale
– Detail Level
– Visual Style, etc.

• View Range
– Set to ensure visibility of elements
from floor to floor

• Overrides and Filters

– Established up front for minimal
editing
– Display of specific elements as
expected

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Project Settings
• Object Styles
– Default visual display of elements

• Lines
– Weights, Patterns, Styles

• Annotation
– Text and Dimension Settings

• Units
– Discipline Specific

• Additional Settings
– Patterns, Tags, Revisions, etc.

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Preloaded Content
• Component Families
– Annotation Components
• Tags
• Symbols

– Model Components
• Commonly used elements
• Elements for use in system families

• System Families
– Predefined settings for duct, pipe,
conduit, and cable tray

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MEP Settings
• Mechanical
– Duct Settings
• Display and Auto-Routing options
• Sizes

– Pipe Settings
• Display and Auto-Routing options
• Sizes

• Electrical
– Wire, Conduit, and Cable Tray
– Distribution Systems and Load
Calculation settings

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MEP Settings
• Building/Space Types
– Settings for energy analysis
• Building types established for
construction options
• Space types established for analysis

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Sheet Organization
• Project Browser
– Sheets can be sorted and grouped in
the same manner as views
• Per discipline
• Per sheet type

– Sheet list schedule for easy

management

• Titleblocks
– Preloaded titleblocks allow for easy
sheet creation

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Placeholder Sheets
• Non-Revit sheet inclusion
– Consultant sheets can be included in
your sheet list regardless of their
native format

• Mock-up Set
– Preset sheets useful for determining
drafting effort and sheet count

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Template Tips
• Transfer Project Standards
– Take caution to avoid overwriting settings
or standards that you want to keep

• Purge Unused
– Do not use this feature when working in
your project template

• Keep It Simple
– A template file does not need everything
you use

• Keep It Safe
– Keep template access to a minimum

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