Plumbing in Revit MEP Beginner Tutorial

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In this tutorial I show you how to do a basic, simple MEP plumbing system in revit, I add the connectors, the plumbing fixtures, piping and all else.
Revit Shortcuts:
GR - Grid
RE - Scale
EL - Elevation
VR - View Range
CL - Structural Column
MM - Mirror (pick axis)
DM - Mirror (draw axis)
UN - Project Units
WA - Wall
CS - Create Similar
RP - Reference Plane
Al - Align
SL - Split Element
OF - Offset
TR - Trim/Extend
AR - Array
CO - Copy
TX - Text
LI - Model Lines
DL - Detail LInes
RR - Render
RY - Ray Trace
GD - Graphic Display Options
TL - Thin Lines
GP - Group
LG - Project form Group
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Timestamps
00 - Introduction
00:45 - Starting Project with MEP Template
01:11 - Linking Revit Projects
01:42 - Create and set up Views
04:28 - Load MEP Plumbing Families
05:15 - Adding Plumbing System Elements
07:50 - Loading Pipe Families
08:27 - Adding Sewage System Elements

[@joseluisperezmarquez5653]

When you place a connector like that you're missing the fixture units, this parameter is necessary to make the calculations for cold domestic water and hot water, and each fixture type has its own fixture units. Is better to put a water closet MEP family or a lavatory MEP family, for example. On the sanitary system you should avoid 90 degrees angles in the horizontal plane and the sanitary connection for that WC is usually on the bottom. Without looking the technical aspects is a great example of how to model plumbing in Revit. Thanks for the video. Huge fan.

[@RubbinRobbin]

Good point, however he did give the second toilet a sweep.

[@jamieloeffler2504]

Tell me how we calculate flush valve water closets. When the first on a bank is 40 wsfu, 2nd is 3 wsfu and so on. But when we size mains we only need to calc it once for the overall building.

[@gonzalonavarro6444]

I dont know why I bother watching other tutorials, Balkan u are the best

[@MsVARUN24]

Exactly

[@christopherbare4153]

Hey, just wanted to say the production value on this video is great. Thanks for posting, it really helped me out.

[@anonymoose2210]

I totally agree, Mr. Christopher Bare

[@htnarchitecturaldesignlab3314]

You are awesome. We learn alot from your channel. Thank you. You are highly appreciated from South Africa

[@siastevenn]

Keep up the good work dude 👌 u help me a lot im first at revit, my friends all use autocad and sketchup and i just think revit is more fast and next level so i decided to learn it alone

[@marija_revit]

if you learn revit by yourself - it's wasting your time - because revit is not intuitive program. Revit has his own rules, his own language which you must learn. Courses are not so expensive anymore, so it's better to pay someone, or some online tutorial to teach you. It will be much more effective and you will get in practice much sooner.

[@siastevenn]

@@marija_revit it's been 2 years.. lol

[@akilzuckerberg1453]

@@siastevenn so how is it? I mean with the Revit?

[@siastevenn]

@@akilzuckerberg1453 its OK, sometimes i give courses to people too haha

[@aalimhussain8038]

Wow! Wow! Wow! brilliant Sir, I joined Revit course from 23/12/20 and your videos are more and more helpful. Thank you Very much.

[@sheilaanderson5570]

Thank you so much that is the most comprehensive tutorials of all the rest only add one pipe to each appliance

[@blakkpain]

you are a blessing. my revit skills will be even better

[@davewalker9608]

Hi there, great tutorials, have been following for a while and they have been great giving me an insight on various aspects of Revit. After forty years as a services draughtsman, the last five specifically in hydraulics (Plumbing), with the last three swearing at Revit and Architects, I feel I should toss in a comment or two. Unlike the Electrical, HVAC or Civil drainage disciplines, Hydraulics is directly impacted by the Architectural model. With pipework attaching to fixtures that are placed within the central model by the Architect and most of the time not having direct access to that model, once that pipework has been drawn, if a fixture is moved as little as 50mm(2") this can cause hours of frustration or redrawing to get the pipes to fit again due to grades and the inflexibility of Revit. Having said that I would like to reference your video and make a couple of observations. 1 Do not use the Mechanical Project Model. Open browse and use the Plumbing Project model. 2 Would suggest, if I may, that you do a video on how to use copy/monitor to align grids and levels with an inserted model. 3 The WC you have shown appears to be an S-Pan rather than a P-Pan. The purpose of the design aspect of Revit is to obtain accurate detailed modeling with clash detection. This starts with the Architect using the correct fixtures. Note that a P-Pan will have a connection on the centreline at least 150mm above FFL which allows a pipe to run above the floor not in it as yours will do if you start at zero offset. (Sorry but my biggest bugbear is accuracy or lack thereof and I tend to ramble) What I say above will have minimal effect on a simple single level dwelling but if you are working on a multistory building, or a facility with large ablution areas, accuracy becomes paramount. The ability to negotiate steel structures and other service disciplines can be a pain in the butt however successfully doing so, even though you can not see the result under the floor slab, is rewarding. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video

[@cdp_tv]

useful shortcuts for isolation/hiding: HH (hide element) HC (hide category) IC (isolate category) I see you didnt add any of these to your description, they are very useful...probably the commands I use the most...

[@masolophillip8456]

good job i think i have found a best channel to help me in building my skill

[@aaronschofield6882]

Thanks for the video! There are a few code items not presented in the video, but this gives a good idea of how to use the program. Keep it up, your videos are wonderful!

[@mep_guy]

I thought the same thing when I initially watched this video. But he's doing his best! I love his videos. I just started making some revit plumbing videos on my channel. I'd love some feedback and video ideas. Feel free to check them out!

[@hdremus]

Excellent work! Keep these coming!

[@yayitsjepoy]

I learned a little bit about plumbing, thank you!

[@stoffel1330]

you make great video's Balkan, I really appreciate it!!

[@bardhim1890]

Thank you very much for your great videos. They help me a lot in my assignments projects

[@davidhamilton2708]

For some reason people want to show videos without dealing with ANY problems that exist when doing ANYTHING! This video is no different , show challenges and difficulties and how to fix them you'll SURELY be at 1million subscribers if you can do that. I was looking for a video about changing the height (elevation ) when trying to place a floor drain. For some reason the drain is only setting at the bottom of an upper floor and i don't know how to fix this!

[@jamieloeffler2504]

Just offset from host.

[@damon123jones]

awesome instruction, quick simple and fun.

[@parniyankarimi9952]

amazing tutorial! simple and easy to learn...thanks!

[@ARomashchenko]

Amazing content. Thank you so much for making concise informative tutorials

[@gracianojoseechavezjr.1728]

thanks a lot for your basic tutorial, I am learning Revit Autodesk.

[@fah2009ful]

Great explanation.. Great Guide

[@EudokiaBathelChikishev]

best like always

[@_geniusloci]

omg i love revit

[@adamshowers8420]

ME TOO! WE HAVE IT AT SCHOOL

[@hdremus]

Some people still use SketchUp & AutoCAD; this beats me all the time :)

[@zeeshansaid3545]

thanks Balkan am really happy to see this video

[@forditroj]

Can we get the template to follow your steps. This is the way I learn faster these steps and would be nice to work with you parallel as you are showing things. Thanks...

[@zenrogiltamiat9199]

Love your Vids Man!

[@sayedmoharam8640]

Thank you for this, It is great and keep it up.

[@sergemo4607]

BA your videos are really cool, very helpful wow. some electrical will also help a lot. Thank you so very much.

[@riyazudeenmohamedrabeek8181]

Hii man U r doing great Pls do videos for hvac and electrical also... Thank you 😄

[@emeraldbeagle4905]

AMAZING!

[@kulwantsinghsonu84]

You made it very easy for me thanks.

[@architects2379]

Thank u balkan

[@Amir-H2]

How long will it take for a mechanical engineer to learn Revit MEP from the beginning level to advance (not very advanced) level?

[@slimsage]

Thank you so much.

[@arkimuzik3189]

hello sir.,may i ask why you need to use "mechanical "template and not sanitary or plumbing template?can you explain so we know the reason..?thank you so much.

[@panchananapatro3592]

great info..to start up for beginners

[@bamf6603]

This is a nice tutorial but could u upload somewhere that auto_repair_shop plan somewhere to download? So i can follow everything step by step.

[@s_achille9786]

thank you,we need more :)

[@mohamedaminemamounialaoui7837]

Thank you ❤👍👍

[@lucnebra10]

Thanks Balkan.

[@glenndodge1940]

Thanks for another great video. Under the routing preferences why did you change most of them to PVC but left 2 of the items unchanged.

[@auto-fav8969]

Thanks great videos

[@arojaaspmf]

Thank you.

[@BaleetaArthur]

Hey Balkan Architect. I love your tutorials and am a great fan of the work your doing. I have learnt a lot in the last couple of weeks and I look forward to watching your tutorials every single day. I have one request though. Do you mind doing a nested Revit door family tutorial with 2 frames, 2 door panels, 2 door handles. Please, I would really appreciate your help since it seems only your tutorials are the most relevant.

[@rustyphilip7826]

great work as usual.... 👌👌 if you could please do a video with explanation of pipe routing and duct routing preferences ( preferred junction type tee or tap , flange ) ..... nobody seems to know it.... even in internet. will be a great help man

[@jakdee4732]

Thank you 😊

[@mohammadshahhassilly8811]

THANK YOU SIR keep going

[@MJ-nl9jo]

thanks very much

[@von9794]

hello i'm a beginner, how do you usualy put angle valve for cold water to the water closet? because here in qatar cold water is in the bottom of closet with angle valve, same goes to wash basin, and does it also have handspray? thank you

[@glenndodge1940]

A Couple more questions if you don't mind. why did you want to use the Mechanical template to start with but did not want to use it in the view. What happens when you change the discipline from plumbing to mechanical and then change the subdiscipline to plumbing. Cheers

[@sabrinafleites5969]

How do you get all these systems when you load a family. How do I get the imperial and metric library?

[@alikarim7027]

I have a problem .when I drew the sewer line with 45 degree it cannot intersect with main sewer line . ?? I need help

[@HawkGTboy]

"Just draw the pipes with lines, who cares? Why can't we just do this in AutoCAD?" - 99% of all MEP "CAD Drafters" everywhere. At my last firm (this was about 10 years ago) we did an entire 5 story building with 2D CAD Links, layered onto each level of the Revit model. The HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Protection, all of it. No modelled objects at all. When the architect complained the PM replied "The contract called for Revit, there's your Revit. It didn't say anything about not using CAD imports." Thankfully I had nothing to do with that project...

[@Kizcastrofx]

Please do you have a complete revit Mep course for beginners

[@deivid2525]

This could’ve saved me hours on my thesis...

[@mohammadsadeghjalali3079]

hello dear I use the 2018 version but I didn't have any file of the connection should I delete and reinstall again or not? I am completely confused... what should I do?

[@berberkerkhof7448]

thanks so muchhh

[@Eusgdow8dgwvy8xbwj8dwvbz]

very good video .....👌

[@regianecunha5160]

Great job!!! More job about MEP....PLEASE

[@archosaurs]

When trying to insert/load family, I can't find the "connector" under Libraries -> English -> Plumbing -> MEP. I followed your steps but I can't see the folder for pipes.

[@areaplus447]

me too, i cannot find them

[@BurRun-kt3tf]

Thanks អរគុណ❤

[@toherful]

terimaksih sangat membantu

[@sagardhote8411]

Sir I Have a Problem, in my project have 7 story so, I will Change the basic to level name and then after that from 2nd level discipline is not abel to change how i can fixed this

[@PartyMakerFTN]

Is it possible to put pipes directly into the wall? Not to make some "sanitary space" behind the elements. I tryed to make project like IRL, like we do it here in Serbia, to put pipe 5cm from conector, inside of wall, and it said to me "distance to short". -.-

[@ndeshipandaamupolo8023]

how do you create a water supply terminal in revit and how do i create a water sewage terminal in revit?

[@tigistgualu692]

THANK YOU IT WAS VERY HELPFUL

[@chriscadman5715]

What about the toilet flange at floor level? Don't you do it that way? That's how you do it in real life. Also, every fresh water supply to the tank that I've seen goes to the RH side of the tank, not the LH like you show. Also, the elevations of the waste water need to go below the toilet, and the fresh water needs to drop down to about 6" above floor level. Does this pass for 'OK' in the industry?.

[@sergemossongo3100]

Thanks

[@beenay18]

can we do hydraulic analysis and design in revit? For example, determining the size of pipes is water supply pipe network in a building.

[@ARQ202211]

GOOD JOB BALKAN ARCHITECT. I JUST what to ask to put a conector on a flat surface like a floor will it work?

[@pmtsadara]

I cant find the auto repair shop file on patreon

[@chrismilanz1625]

I want to know if family (like plumbing fixture) is pre loaded in revit or need to download separately..

[@MuthuKumar-hy7wj]

Superb explanation expecting more Mep

[@Toshirokendo]

I unable to put pipelines :( revit says it couldn't find a matching pipe segment. What should I do? Thanks

[@antonioflops]

same, have u found the answer?

[@kevinvin3170]

hiii..i use rvt 2021 but i can't find mechanical template.. just arch, struc, and system tmplate

[@bamf6603]

Does this tutorial work with Revit 2024?

[@eng.ayhamjeha3668]

Good luck

[@troydyall6624]

the drainage isnt connected though, you can see when you go to a better detail view

[@tanphathuynh1748]

More vids about Plumbing pls . Tks

[@angelogabrielarcega4081]

how did you change the line color and weight of your pipes based on its system type?

[@RubbinRobbin]

Can you take this a step further and diagram this in elevation on a sheet. Good video.

[@TheSageocool]

Hey brother nice video but can you tell me any way through which we can incorporate both architectural and MEP in one single project in Revit?

[@brett5526]

I am working with Revit 2022 and there is an issue with the connections between the two PVC pipes. The second one wont connect to the first (I am guessing due to the slope of the PVC coming from the first water closet is now too low for the connection of the second water closet?). Is there a easy fix or standard fix for this?

[@mep_guy]

Yes, if the pipes are both sloped and not at exactly the same elevation, then they will not connect. It's best to draw the pipes from the sloped main to your fixtures. You have to draw the pipe just like you would install the pipe in the field. I'm doing a video on sloped piping soon on my channel. Hopefully you'll check it out.

[@wisamrabeea4026]

Hi, this is great. Do you have plumbing and HVAC courses?

[@entertainmententer-wc6vv]

How to avoid color over piping in Rivet?

[@farhanmuizz9684]

is that totally finish your tutorial design plumbing show? how to use the component put on in either the copying plumbing the sizing and more..

[@mdmujeeb7009]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial.please do one live mep project in Revit

[@RahulRai-yj7zk]

Mep me Kya hota hai Bhai exactly

[@darwinnolasco1012]

Do I have to change the discipline to plumbing, always? Can't I make it from the architectural template?

[@dot.scribblez196]

These videos are great and very informative but I am not able to find the exact files used in this tutorial. I have signed up and subscribed to the patreon account but no files date back to May 2018. Could someone please help with the location of the project files?

[@mohammadinamurrehman908]

How to see my slope in which direction

[@erikhartwig6366]

This is a good video on how to use Revit. But viewers be aware, any designs in North America are subject to codes/local ordinances and standards which is outside the scope of this video

[@engmohamedsaadshaaban4319]

good very good

[@dabanbakhtyar2747]

Hello Sir, could I please have the exercise file

[@soritv9091]

good jobs

[@tianweitan1630]

Hi, where can I find the tool? Thank you

[@AMAZINGARCHITECT]

GOOD

[@audw6815]

How do you add plumbing to the second floor in the mechanical template?

[@thegildednook]

how do you change color and line thicknes for the pipes?

[@thakurdeepakaddy6318]

Nice vedio