Revit MEP is an intelligent design tool that adapts to your workflow, optimizing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering through data-driven system modeling and design. Based on Revit® technology, it helps reduce coordination errors between equipment design teams, architects, and structural engineers. This software offers a Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution tailored specifically for MEP systems.
Summary
“SEi has extensive experience designing complex and challenging building equipment and piping projects. Using Revit MEP, which is specifically designed for equipment professionals, we can fully coordinate with architects throughout the design process and provide consistent support for such projects.”
— Robert Gracilieri, CEO of SEi Corporation
Revit® MEP is an intelligent design and drafting tool that aligns with an engineer’s thought process. Leveraging Revit technology and BIM, it minimizes coordination errors between specialized design teams, including between architects and structural engineers. It also offers improved decision-making references and building performance analysis to promote sustainable design. By integrating models created with Revit® Architecture or Revit® Structure, it enables seamless collaboration. Moreover, any design changes automatically update all relevant documentation across the entire project.
Design Intelligently, Following the Engineer’s Workflow
Revit MEP uses accurate real-world modeling to create an intuitive and intelligent design process. It adopts a holistic approach by integrating plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems within the building model. This allows engineers to optimize system design, perform comprehensive building performance analysis, and capitalize on BIM’s competitive advantages. Collaborating with architects and other engineers using Revit provides real-time feedback based on building information models. The data-driven design also simplifies tracking project scope, schedule, and budget.
Enhance Coordination with Parametric Change Management
Revit MEP facilitates building information modeling to maximize efficiency in architectural engineering design and drafting. It reduces coordination issues among equipment design teams and between architects and structural engineers. Real-time visualization improves client communication and decision-making. Models developed in Revit® Architecture or Revit® Structure enable smooth teamwork across disciplines.
Improve Communication and Performance
Create realistic schematic diagrams of building equipment and piping systems to clearly convey design intent to clients. Utilizing BIM to exchange engineering data automatically helps identify errors early, avoiding costly on-site rework. Comprehensive MEP solutions simplify software management throughout the project lifecycle.
Main Features of Revit® MEP Software
HVAC Design Criteria
Generate shaded floor plans using design parameters and legends to visually communicate design intent without relying on complex spreadsheets or schedules. Color-coded floor plans speed up design reviews and help clients understand and confirm design criteria. Since color fills are linked to parameter values, any design changes automatically update the floor plans. You can create and maintain unlimited diagrams throughout the project.
Modeling HVAC Ducts and Piping Systems
Revit MEP offers 3D modeling tools for pipe networks and layouts, enabling the creation of heating and ventilation systems. Even beginners can efficiently build 3D models with intuitive layout tools. A built-in calculator determines pipe sizes for mains, branches, or entire systems. Models can be easily modified by dragging and dropping elements in almost any view. Changes made in one view automatically update all model views and drawings, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Electrical Lighting and Circuits
Tracking loads, connected devices, and circuit lengths minimizes electrical design errors. Defining wire types, voltage ranges, distribution systems, and demand factors ensures correct circuit connections and prevents overloads or voltage mismatches. Voltage drops, derating factors, and expected demand loads for feeders and panels can be calculated and adjusted. Circuit analysis tools quickly calculate total loads and generate accurate documentation.
Electrical Lighting Calculations
Revit MEP uses a distribution panel method to automatically estimate lighting levels based on room fixtures. By setting indoor surface reflectance, attaching industry-standard IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) data, and defining the work plane height, it calculates the average lighting value for the space.
Modeling Water Supply and Drainage Systems
Revit MEP enables comprehensive 3D parametric modeling of piping layouts. Intelligent layout tools allow quick creation of 3D models. Design elements can be moved or adjusted by dragging in multiple views simultaneously. Piping slopes can be designed to industry standards by simply defining the slope; the software automatically arranges rises and falls and calculates pipe elevations. Changes in any view synchronize automatically across all model views and documentation.
Parametric Components
Parametric components form the foundation of all building elements in Revit MEP. They provide an open graphical system for creative design, allowing you to express design intent progressively. These components support assembling even the most complex building equipment and piping systems—all without needing programming skills.
Bidirectional Coordination
Any change automatically updates all related content. Since all model information is stored centrally, modifications propagate throughout the entire model instantly using parametric technology to manage updates.
Support for Revit Architecture
Built on Revit technology (not CAD), Revit MEP simplifies navigation through complex architectural designs for equipment teams. It supports collaboration with architects using Revit® Architecture software. Revit Architecture models provide excellent support for engineering design standards, including load calculations, indoor airflow tracking, and distribution panel scheduling based on building spaces.
Support for Revit Structure
Revit MEP enables comprehensive collaboration with structural engineers using Revit® Structure software. Early detection of conflicts between equipment and structural designs through BIM helps reduce costs.
Building Performance Analysis
Building performance analysis tools maximize the value of BIM by supporting better decision-making and sustainable design. Integration with IES Virtual Environment enables analyses such as heating and cooling load calculations, LEED daylight simulations, and thermal energy modeling.
Import/Export Data (gbXML) for Third-Party Analysis
Revit MEP supports importing building models in gbXML (Green Building Extensible Markup Language) format for energy and load analysis. After analysis, results can be imported back and stored within the model. Additionally, data can be exported to spreadsheets for sharing with team members who do not use Revit MEP.
Publish to DWF
With a single click, publish your design as a DWF file, easily viewable with Autodesk® Design Review. Create 3D DWF files containing complete engineering data to better communicate design intent. Team members can review and add redline annotations, making DWF an efficient, fast, and effective way to distribute and share project data.
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