Revit MEP Fittings Family Creation
Creating MEP fittings for Revit is a challenge for many. This course will teach you the details behind the process, and help you to make and customize fitting families. Software required: Revit.
What you'll learn
Have you ever had problems with duct, pipe, cable tray, or conduit fittings in Revit MEP? If so, this is the perfect course for you. In this course, Revit MEP Fittings Family Creation, you'll learn how to create MEP fitting families. First, you'll discover the basic concepts about Revit families. Next, you'll master the necessary steps to create the fitting geometry and connector settings. Finally, you'll understand how to set up the use of the fittings to get the best from them. When you're finished with this Revit family creation course, you'll not only be able to understand how the existing families work, but also how to create your own set of fittings. Software required: Revit.
Table of contents
- Concepts Before Preparing the Frame 3m
- Understanding Reference Planes and Lines 4m
- How to Use Dimensions to Create the Frame 2m
- Understanding the Parameters 10m
- Start to Create a Fitting Frame 3m
- Creating a Elbow Fitting Frame 9m
- Creating a Tee Fitting Frame 8m
- Creating a Cross Fitting Frame 5m
- Creating a Transition Fitting Frame 7m
- Creating Fitting Geometry 3m
- Geometry Creation - Extrusion 3m
- Geometry Creation - Blend 4m
- Geometry Creation - Revolve 3m
- Geometry Creation - Sweep 6m
- Geometry Creation - Swept Blend 6m
- Geometry Creation - Profile 5m
- Creating Single Line Representation 1m
- Visibility Control 2m
- Graphics Control 3m
- Pipe Elbow 8m
- Pipe Tee 7m
- Pipe Cross 6m
- Pipe Transition 10m
About the author
This electrical engineer graduated at Univerisdade de Sao Paulo in 1987. Fabio has been working in the AEC industry since 2010, at Filippon Engenharia. In 2013, he turned into a BIM manager, responsible for content creation, staff training, and workflow development. Fabio has been a speaker at Autodesk University Brazil in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, Fabio wrote a book about how to create a electrical template file for Revit and joined the Autodesk Expert Elite program.