There is so much introductory material, this is a one hour presentation! This is in addition to all the short, bite-sized videos, I mentioned last week by CTC's Shawn Zirbes; MEPPP Intro Videos.
Just a few highlights highlights:
- An aggressive push for standardized industry shared parameters with proper data types, with the ability to use around the world (e.g. parameter naming does not contain units).
- Articulated Cartesian Arm to control connector locations - not just on one face, but anywhere on the unit.
- Message Center - a common parameter providing user feedback on design decisions and warnings (see images below).
- Sophisticated auto-sizing content with 'engineering judgement' overrides
- Air Terminals
- VAVs
- And more...
- Hundreds of well organized schedules
- A super family to start any new mechanical families
- Plumbing groups to develop accurate models and maintain fixture units, flows, including vents - plus tags as shown in the image top-right
The next two images show an example of the Message Center (MC) functionality. When the floor drain matches a size in the associated performance table, the MC reports "Selection Valid". But, if set to an invalid value, the MC reports "Selection Not Valid" and changes the graphic to a frowning face!
There are several "design check" schedules placed in the Revit project Starting View to ensure important project-wide settings.
Check of the intro video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI31CLIbQLE&feature=em-subs_digest
This package, along with the extensive user's guide and sample project, will allow many to go from using Revit as a drafting tool, to using it as a design tool. Not every firm has the time or resources to develop an in-house equivalent; this package was developed by three companies, and you don't want to know how much time went into it:)
Too much fun!