Ductwork for Architects ( Revit MEP for Beginners )

[@valeriepierre7297]

Thanks for the video. I watch BIM after dark instead of Netflix on Saturday nights :) P.S. you can also draw your ducts in plan view and when two ducts/pipes at different elevations meet, the vertical connection will happen automatically.

[@TheRevitKid]

Haha I love that you’re binging BIM After Dark!! ❤️❤️

[@conordally1284]

Cool stuff! If anyone's interested, I believe the default material for a duct or pipe segment can only be set in the Manage>MEP Settings>Mechanical Settings menu when creating a new duct type or pipe type. The materials for fittings are just associated with the geometry created in each fitting family, which will need to be set (or parameterised), and then loaded and configured for your new segment type's routing preferences. It's a pretty average workflow but it does make sense. I think system graphical overrides was created as a workaround to speed things up. But they suck. If you draft mechanical for a living its well worth spending the time to create & set up 'default' materially accurate fittings and segments, then create systems with no overrides, and then just use filters to colour by system when drafting using some working views/sections with view templates.

[@TheRevitKid]

Great tip! Yes! The only way to OVERRIDE that default is with systems material.

[@pyxis55]

Thank you!!! The hours I have wasted on MEP stuff... Yikes. This is hugely helpful.

[@willb650]

Thank you for this content. I am a MEP drafter and designer. I'd love to see more content like this. Great work.

[@TheRevitKid]

Cheers! So glad you enjoyed!

[@nathanmarshall7523]

Hi Will, just learning Revit. I am a injured mechanical contractor/master plumber. I am hoping to use my knowledge. You have any recommendations to fast track learning revit?

[@matthewpickup4677]

Ducts are sized on air flow and the required velocity. Air flow can be calculated on air changes for the room or number of occupants. Brilliant channel Jeff. Enjoyed watching. We use the Autodesk fabrication addin but that presents a whole set of new problems to get your head around.

[@joetruitt9054]

Awesome! I am a HVAC guy, just getting in to Revit. Size of ductwork is based on heat loss and gain, with some other flow factors. I know Revit has way to do this heat load calc now, sorry don’t ask me, just getting in. Fabrication objects are the most realistic, because the generic families are not being more developed because of the level of detail. The above applies for piping also.

[@tonyjones5454]

Born and raised in Stretford, Manchester. so full on United fan, although with the current form, I whisper that these days :)

[@TheRevitKid]

I suffer with you brother.

[@gregbenson-shettle6199]

Thanks for apologising for wearing that ManU shirt! But great that you like what you guys call Soccer, what the rest of the world calls Football, the beautiful game. Keep up the great work. lol

[@TheRevitKid]

Just to be clear... I was apologizing for offending anyone by the shirt... I was not apologizing for being a Man United fan.!! ;)

[@postholewoody208]

That's great, but how do we know what size ducts to use, and when to drop down in size? Does that all come from the engineer in sketch form?

[@arkplato2186]

Freaking awesome, thanks a lot.

[@TheRevitKid]

Glad you liked it!

[@rodrigueyao3643]

I’m also Manchester united fan !

[@Bubaksoo]

Couldn’t care less about the jersey, but the red port with ice!? I think i have to try it..

[@TheRevitKid]

haha! Glory glory Man united! :) - Yes, if you like port, you have to also try it on ice.

[@alesanvil]

enlighten!!!

[@dnikandjam]

red devils, YAYYYYYYY

[@RobertJuchnevic]

Haha, funny video Thumbnail :D

[@olliemullins75]

How do we apply materials to the fabricated parts? Mine always turn up white in the visualisation, and I cant edit the properties!

[@ricardogallegosrdz4280]

There are a way to fill the pattern of a duct in a section?

[@Theo6805]

As a Liverpool fan, you being a fan of Man U does not offend me in the least....I apologize....for what Liverpool has done to your team over the past 2 seasons....but also I don't....

[@TheRevitKid]

Haha! I've been a fan long enough to have enjoyed the good times (pre-2013)... It has been a very long 9 years, though. 😑

[@Theo6805]

@@TheRevitKid congrats on the win last night, I'm big enough to admit that Man U were the hungrier, and therefore; the better team.

[@Seychelllian]

Dear Mr Revit Kid, It would be super nice if you could share your MEP template with us 😇

[@Seychelllian]

I don't see it in the chat Replay :(

[@TheRevitKid]

@@Seychelllian - I've added it to the video description....

[@Seychelllian]

TheRevitKid Merci mon ami

[@Seychelllian]

@@TheRevitKid Any chance you can get America to convert to the metric system while youre at it?

[@TheRevitKid]

@@Seychelllian I would love it! Imperial is a pain in the butt!!!!

[@monkeymind3]

is anyone else having trouble downloading the sample file?

[@TheRevitKid]

Shoot me an email with your email details... Sometimes the automated system doesn't work for various reasons.

[@KeZaRo0o]

Liverpool already won the league