@grounder836
@mep_guy Thank you very much for today's presentation. Wish I could have joined the live session. I would like to get your take on creating pipe accessories families, in particular, valves. As you may have experienced yourself, most Senior Engineers are still adamant about having a 2D representation of the valve types on plans, but the 3D geometry does not satisfy that requirement, as the TOP view representation will not look anything like the symbols any given company may already have in place. So, it is always necessary to create custom content, what will be the basis of design on most projects for any given valve type (e.g. ball, butterfly, gate), and embed some 2D representation within the family. I've seen 2D generic annotations families embedded and I have seen symbolic model lines used too. The problem with 2D generic annotations is that if the family needs to be rotated so the handle of the valve is accessible from a certain direction, the 2D representation will NOT be visible any longer. If using symbolic model lines, their behavior is too unpredictable. Any suggestions, tips, tricks you can offer are greatly appreciated.
@HotRodScaleAuto
Thanks fellas, Ryan you've helped me a lot within this Revit Plumbing, much appreciated Keep it coming. Hmmm Families, argh Different types of Floor Drains, Floor sinks, Funnel Drains, Drain pans for heat pump auxiliary pans, Cold Water Heaters, Maybe heat pump auxiliary drain pans with condensate trap/vent, condensate backwater valve for storm tie-in, Auto-Flow Valve, water filter, Wall combination service boxes, Leak Detection tape, Leak detection pucks Custom Annotative slope arrow Regards,
@ElectricRob
Thanks for this video, Nicolas and Ryan! Nice to see the MEP Revit subjects get some publicity on the Architectural channels. Like you pointed out Ryan, we in the MEP disciplines have different needs in our models than our architect friends - very much highlighted by your example of simple "boxes" for the geometry, with the "important" parts being the connectors and the data that they utilize. I did find it interesting that a lot of the comments in chat (while Ryan was showing data/calculation examples) were more about hosted vs non-hosted MEP families - a common large debate like you mentioned Ryan. And I liked your explanation of who has "control" of the building elements that our MEP families are actually attached to - great perspective. Again guys, thanks for covering this topic! Cheers!
@asiab2335
Really nice video, I wan an architect and not aware back then about making life of MEP guys easier with simple tricks.
@joecincoify
Great Video, Thank you!
@saeedbabaei3559
Thanks Ryan! Good content!
@kjstrum3268
Thanks for all the info!
@MattCalzon
Thank you, Nicolas and Ryan! great topic and valuable insight...very much appreciated. I am looking forward to connecting with you at some point.
@melloborn753
Thanks for the great video. I would love to see a buffer tank family just like the AHU families where you could quickly add and move flanges, maybe even differentiate between reserve flanges and actual flanges and also adjust the height, diameter and maybe even insulation diameter easily.
@s3tfree
Thanks for this video
@kossiafannou8
Thanks Nicolas
@williamknox94
Great stuff, Ryan. Nice to put a face to a name. You and Jon inspire me to create my own content. I am curious to know how y’all balance work / content creation and get any sleep!
@BIMINDIA
MAU Family, great tips @ryan
@revitmdp
Tks guys a lot
@6one8bimdesigntechnologies39
Very good video
@mikemccall169
Thanks for the input. I've sent Ryan some terrible versions that I would like to see improved without overloading the model.
@joaocosta1091
Great Content. Can you build a terminal air with multiple connections and the flow working for each connection? 😅 TY
@aungwai1348
Great presentation. Can you build VAV box family for mechanical? Thanks.
@revitdviser4769
Like and comment to keep the algorithm going.
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