AUGIWorld Magazine September/October 2007

Options In the design toolbar, click on the Options button. This will allow us to copy an item from the linked model and specify what we want that item to be. I like to look as it as a translation tool. For example: If the architect has a 12" foundation wall, and it is deemed too small, you can select a wider foundation wall as its replacement, but still keep the monitoring active. tab, you will see the Revit link with a check next to it. Uncheck it if you wish to hide it from view. You can also right click on the link in plan and select Hide in view. Coordination review Figure 4: Copy-Monitor Options I will be selecting all of the foundation walls that the architect included in the model. They want 12", I calculated 18" bearing. So it shall be done. • Switch to Revit Architecture and move a grid line or an elevation. Save the project. • Switch back to Revit Structure. • In the project browser, drill into the Re- Figure 8: MEP ducting Actions vit Links view. You left category, you can choose the current will see the linked Revit model. project. In the right category, you can • Right click on the Revit model choose the Revit link—the Structure and select Reload. file, if you’re checking against fram• You will get a warning that an ing. In MEP you would choose ducts instance of a Revit link needs and duct fittings in the left panel and coordinating. structural framing in the right panel. • In the view area, select the Click OK. link. • If there are collisions, you will get a • In the options toolbar, you will report. Hopefully there will only be a see a little button. few—the earlier you set up links and start checking interferences, the easier it will be to deal with issues down the line. Revit will show you graphically which Figure 6: Update Link Warning elements are colliding by highlighting the • Click the button. items red. One thing to note is that the interference checking is simply a method to point out collisions. You still have to physically move the items to a different location to clear the incident in the report. As more design teams move to this process, this type of thing is going to be second nature. I see much skepticism. I saw the same skepticism back when Figure 7: Coordination Review Messages and Actions people were putting down their pencils for AutoCAD. And 10 years from You can now see exactly what happened. now I’ll be skeptical when people are tryFor the action, you can accept the differ- ing to plug my brain into an iPod. ence, postpone, or modify your model to reflect the change. Eric Wing lives in Syracuse, New York where he is an Interference check Application Engineer for Another huge advantage of linking Revit IMAGINiT Technologies models is the interference check. Predom(A Rand Worldwide Cominantly used for MEP systems, this can be pany). He has been teacha lifesaver. ing AutoCAD and AuMy example will be using Revit MEP. The hypothetical model has a Revit Ar- todesk products for nine years. He has been chitecture and a Revit Structural link. The in the construction and engineering field for project is fully coordinated from the archi- 17 years. Eric is the AUGI Survey Manager and is president and founder of SLUG (Syratect as well as the consulting team. • In Revit MEP, Go to Tools > Interfer- cuse Local User Group). He has written articles for AUGIWorld magazine and writes a ence Check > Run Check… • Here you will have two categories. In the monthly column in AUGI HotNews. w w w. A U G I . c o m Figure 5: Mr. Eyeball on the job Creating plans Just because we copied the levels in elevation, that does not mean we automatically have plans now. If you go to View > New > Floor Plan… you can now select the levels you wish to turn into a plan. You can now invoke the Copy/Monitor command again. This time I will be copying the grids from one of my newly created floor plans. Be sure to check on Multiple. When you are done selecting grids, select Finish from the options toolbar. At this point you are free to design the structure. We have a strong link with the architectural design. To start modeling, I usually turn off the Revit link. In the Visibility Graphics dialog, there will be a new tab. Revit Links. Within the 30 http://www.AUGI.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of AUGIWorld Magazine September/October 2007

Contents The CAD Manager Feature: A Good First Impression ADT and SketchUp Team for Presentations Accessing Values: Now or Later Finding the 3D in Map 3D: Surface Visualization Rocks & Rock Walls Autodesk University 2007 Preview The Missing Link On the Back Page

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