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Bryan has a combined six years’ experience with Autodesk software, two of those with Revit MEP. Common project types include structural concrete lift drawings, precast detailing, Navisworks coordination, and of course, MEP modeling.  \nMB BIM Solutions  \nA Quick Overview of What We Do:  \n• Fabrication Level Models (and Shop Drawings from these models):  \no Rebar, Precast, Structural Steel and Miscellaneous Metals  \nMB BIM Solutions  \nA Quick Overview of What We Do:  \n• Navisworks / 3D Coordination  \n• Custom Modeling  \n• Virtual Reality  \n• Virtual Mock-Ups, Constructability Studies  \nMB BIM Solutions  \nA Quick Overview of What We Do:  \n• Concrete Lift Drawings  \n• Construction Sequence Modeling/Animations  \n• Model-Based Estimating  \nLearning Objectives  \n• Utilize Revit MEP Fabrication parts and assemblies to create various shop drawings to be utilized in the field.  \n• Understand workflow strategies to use Revit throughout the entire MEP subcontractor process.  \n• Demonstrate the use of Fabrication CADmep to develop custom Revit Fabrication Parts for each project.  \n• Learn about 3rd Party Revit Add-Ins that can facilitate faster workflow in creating accurate 3D models.  \nGoals for the Project  \nThe overall goal of our projects has been to produce drawings that can be used in the field to install fully coordinated MEP systems.  \n• Piping Layout Plans: The Workhorse  \no Show the routing for that system  \no Calls out service, elevation, and location w.r.t. grid  \no Pro: Closely mimics design drawings  \no Con: Can get quickly cluttered  \n• Hanger Plans, Slab Penetration Plans  \no Locate hangers and sleeves  \no Tags and elevations  \no Can produce points, Point Layout Plan  \nDrawings, Cont.  \n• 3D Isometric Views  \no Show all systems in 3D  \no Most helpful for the field  \no Pro: Simple to Produce  \no Con: Does not show annotation  \n• Spool Drawings  \no Allow for prefabrication  \no Assemblies and material takeoffs  \no Pro: Shows all elements of an assembly, fully constructed  \no Con: Only shows a small portion of the model  \nRevit Implementation  \n• LOD 300, 400, and 350 (on the right, BIM Forum’s definition and graphic for domestic water piping LOD)  \n• Revit as the natural choice  \no We started in Structural BIM  \no Receive design drawings in Revit for most projects  \n• Design Parts  \no Can produce just about anything you could need  \no Does not quite meet LOD 350  \n• Fabrication Parts  \no Contains just about everything you need for LOD 350  \no Modify with Fabrication CADmep  \no Snap together like Legos  \no Add in hangers  \nDesign vs Fabrication Parts  \nDesign families are built for MEP engineers, whereas fabrication parts are built more for MEP contractors.  \n• Fabrication Parts  \no Con: Cannot perform calculations  \no Con: Must rely on Fabrication CADmep to add new items  \no Pro: Achieves LOD350 with minimal effort  \no Con: Lack of useful parameters  \n• Design Parts  \no Con: Does not represent real-world components  \no Con: Must have a mapped corresponding part to use the“Convert to Fab Parts” tool.","cbCaicZ0ro8nRvFQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicZ0ro8nRvFQ","pdf",8848785,29,"English","# Learning Objectives\n# Project Goals and Deliverables\n# Drawing Types and Use Cases\n## Piping Layout Plans\n## Hanger Plans and Slab Penetration Plans\n## 3D Isometric Views\n## Spool Drawings\n# Revit Implementation and LOD Concepts\n# Design Parts vs Fabrication Parts\n## Fabrication Parts: strengths and limits\n## Design Parts: mapping and conversion","[{\"question\":\"What are the main learning objectives for this Revit MEP fabrication workflow?\",\"answer\":\"The session focuses on using Revit MEP fabrication parts and assemblies to produce shop drawings, understanding workflow strategies across the full MEP subcontractor process, and building custom Revit fabrication parts using Fabrication CADmep. 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