Cert Prep: Revit for Mechanical & Plumbing Design Professional
3h 48mIntermediate2023-01-20
Authors
Eric Wing
Director of BIM Services at C&S Companies
Course details
BIM certification is important for engineers, especially those designing plumbing and HVAC systems. Earning the Professional in Revit for Mechanical Design certification proves you know the program inside and out, and it's a signal to employers and clients that you are a trustworthy professional. Study to become a Professional in Revit for Mechanical Design with this prep course from Revit expert Eric Wing. He reviews the specific skills covered by the exam, including the key areas covered in the certification objectives: collaboration, modeling, documentation, and views. Brush up on topics such as importing and linking existing models and files; creating floor plans; tagging elements; creating new families and family types; modeling mechanical equipment such as air terminals and ducts, fixtures, piping, and plumbing; working with heating and cooling zones; and performing an HVAC system analysis.
Skills covered
MEPRevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingCert PrepAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Introduction
- 02 - Finding Revit content
1. Collaboration
- 03 - Import AutoCAD files into Revit
- 04 - Link Revit models
- 05 - Copy levels and set up monitoring
- 06 - Create floor plans
- 07 - Resolve coordination review errors
- 08 - Use worksets
2. Documentation
- 09 - Mechanical - Tag ducts and piping
- 10 - Plumbing - Tag items
- 11 - Create an annotation symbol
- 12 - Create a note block
3. Elements
- 13 - Differentiate system and component families
- 14 - Create a new family type
- 15 - Create simple mechanical equipment
- 16 - Edit family connectors
4. Modeling
- 17 - Mechanical - Add and use mechanical equipment
- 18 - Mechanical - Add and modify air terminals
- 19 - Mechanical - Add and modify ducts
- 20 - Mechanical - Add and modify return ducts
- 21 - Mechanical - Add and modify duct accessories and fittings
- 22 - Mechanical - Work with spaces
- 23 - Plumbing - Add and modify fixtures
- 24 - Plumbing - Add and modify piping
- 25 - Plumbing - Routing preferences
- 26 - Plumbing - Create a piping system
- 27 - Plumbing - Add and modify pipe accessories
- 28 - Mechanical - Define a duct system
- 29 - Perform interference check
- 30 - Plumbing - Add and modify placeholder pipe
- 31 - Size duct and pipe systems
- 32 - Check duct and pipe systems and disconnects
5. Views
- 33 - Apply view templates
- 34 - Creating schedules
- 35 - Setting up phasing
6. Annotations
- 36 - Configuring text styles
- 37 - Configuring dimension styles
- 38 - Adding and configuring annotation symbols
- 39 - Creating line styles
- 40 - Setting up global Object Styles
7. Analysis
- 41 - Creating an air system
- 42 - Creating a system zone
- 43 - Creating an energy model
- 44 - Performing an HVAC system analysis
- 45 - Performing an annual building analysis
- 46 - Generating a model for use with insight
Conclusion
- 47 - Next steps