Revit MEPElectrical Design in 3D: Make Your Clients Happy-part(1/2)
Description
This class will illustrate how MEP electrical designers and engineers can utilize Revit to provide clients with more-accurate 3D representations of electrical elements without dramatically increasing design time. In an industry still heavily reliant on 2D deliverables for construction, it may be easy for electrical designers or engineers to produce traditional construction documents without exact 3D element placement. Revit electrical design is a drag-and-drop process in which exact 3D element placement may be missed (or ignored)—leading to coordination issues and client frustration, since some elements can’t be used for client elevations, sections, renderings, or virtual reality (VR) walk-throughs. This session will demonstrate content manipulation of Revit electrical fixtures and lighting families using parameters, filters, schedules, and tags for improved 3D representation.
Key Learnings
- Discover an Elevation parameter for use in Schedules, Tags and Filters
- Learn how to use an Elevation parameter on Views for 2D visualization clarity via Tags, Filters, and Colors
- Learn how flexible lighting families are created
- Learn how to use a flexible lighting family efficiently
Speakers
Tomas Gallegos is an Electrical Designer with 16 years of experience in the MEP industry. He has designed a variety of Electrical systems for Universities, K-12 education facilities, offices, government, laboratories and commercial buildings. In addition to electrical design, Tomas has developed rendering and animation abilities through many courses including Animation Mentor. In his last four years with Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers, he has had the opportunity to further enhance his electrical design skills with a focus on Lighting Analysis and Rendering Simulations. He is a member of the B&P BIM Committee and a key contributor in the development of electrical content & processes as well as MEP renderings and videos. In addition to his work in the MEP industry, he has also performed professional rendering and animation work for companies like Unirac and the New Mexico Lottery.
Ron Balmer has twenty six years of combined experience in MEP, Education, Architecture, Facilities Management and Industrial Engineering. He has been an AutoCAD user since version 11, and a Revit user since 2009. His career began in drafting and design and progressed through engineering and project management to BIM Management. He is an Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD, Revit Architecture and Revit MEP Mechanical and combines his software expertise with his training in Industrial Engineering and Lean Manufacturing to develop content and processes that are efficient and practical. As a BIM Manager for Bridgers & Paxton, he manages a team of BIM Coordinators in project setup, model management and Revit support while leading and directing all corporate BIM activities. Being a long time AU attendee, he felt it was time to get in front of the audience and provide some insight into lessons he has learned as an AEC BIM professional.