AU 2023 The "Unofficial" MEP Track
The recorded sessions for Autodesk University (AU) 2023 are now available, providing an invaluable resource for MEP designers and VDC Contractors. The technical instruction sessions below form the unofficial MEP track at AU 2023. As someone who had the pleasure of collaborating with these experts while developing these classes, I can personally attest to the richness and depth of content that these sessions offer. If you work in the MEP field, I highly recommend checking them out.
The classes cover all stages of MEP projects, from early conceptual workflows to detailed modeling for fabrication. They provide seasoned and proven workflows, as well as the most cutting-edge cloud solutions. All classes involve key tips and tricks for integrating BIM tools and workflows into the MEP design and construction process, helping design teams to work more effectively, design more sustainably, and raise the bar for industry excellence to keep their teams and firms one step ahead.
In these classes, the main focus is on comprehending and effectively utilizing the available tools for optimizing the design processes. Each class provides a unique perspective and aims to enhance the understanding and application of MEP design. Here is a summary of each class, including links to their pages, and how they work together to reach the objective.
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Revit software’s MEP Analysis has seen significant advancements in recent releases. However, given the multitude of options available for model generation, it remains a challenge to ensure consistency and efficiency when producing a model that can be used for analysis. This presentation will present a data-driven workflow to efficiently generate a building while providing sufficient detail for room-by-room load calculations and accommodating the ever-present possibility of changes during the design phase of a project. Using powerful Revit tools like schedules, views, and families greatly improves the likelihood of generating a clean model. Potential workflows include starting from a 3D model or a 2D plotted or scanned PDF.
??This class focuses on data-driven conceptual workflows for early-stage energy modeling and highlights detailed room-by-room thermal load calculations using the Revit System Analysis framework. It emphasizes the significance of utilizing Revit's advanced MEP analysis tools and sets the foundation for more data-centric workflows in the following classes.
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In this session, product team members will present an overview of how the new electrical analytical workflow provides an on-ramp to electrical design based on building information modeling (BIM). Capturing engineering requirements using minimal model creation overhead provides capabilities that are historically disconnected and spread across multiple applications. We’ll discuss what's next for these workflows and explain our vision for connecting to downstream design. We’ll also share some insights into how this functionality ties to the Advanced Electrical Design for Revit offering from Schneider Electric.
??Building on the foundational early-stage analytical analysis for mechanical engineers this class coves its electrical counterpart. The session introduces Revit's new electrical analytical workflow. It's a pivotal link in the MEP chain, connecting design initiation to comprehensive BIM-based solutions, and aligns with the idea of doing more with less in the schematic phase of projects.
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This session will cover importing Revit systems, zones, and spaces from Revit System Analysis into HVAC Solution Pro software and creating intelligent HVAC system schematics. HVAC loads can also be imported from industry-leading load providers. This data automatically builds systems, calculates projects, and selects HVAC equipment from equipment manufacturers. "What if" scenarios can be modeled using various equipment parameters and weather data. Various coordination files can be automatically created, including equipment schedules, schematics, electrical schedules, detailed reports, etc. With our Revit add-in, the schematics and schedules can easily be placed in a Revit drafting view. We use the Revit API to create custom schedules. Various systems can be created, including air, hydronic, steam, plumbing, refrigerant, VRF, fuel gas, and controls. See how what used to take days and weeks now takes minutes and hours.
??This presentation builds on the work done with the Revit System Analysis in the area of HVAC systems. Joe demonstrates how his third-party software HVAC Solution Pro can create intelligent schematics and efficient system designs using data from a Revit project. This highlights the interoperability between different software applications within the MEP domain.
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In 2019, this course received the Top Hands-On Lab for the event—and the last few years have dramatically changed how we all work and learn. The good news is that Autodesk products continue to evolve, and it’s time to revisit this technical instruction course to ensure you’re getting the most with your Revit MEP tools. We’ll begin with an overview of energy modeling improvements and how electrical and HVAC analytical tools improve this workflow. Next, we’ll examine HVAC and electrical system tips and new features to improve your engineering modeling results. You’ll learn ways to manage your MEP connectors for consistent system results, and we’ll close with updates on creating your schematic designs efficiently in Revit. The handouts will also include relevant data and samples beyond the class. Make sure you sign up early for this course, as it fills up quickly every time—and have a blast with us!
??David's guide on Revit MEP covers all aspects of MEP systems engineering in Revit and emphasizes the importance of data management throughout the project lifecycle. The session starts with an overview of the improvements in energy modeling and the integration of analytical tools for electrical and HVAC systems. David then demonstrates how to set up MEP systems to maximize the benefits of Revit, including automated duct layouts, quick annotations, and proper flow for pressure drop calculation. This session is essential for anyone interested in understanding the evolving landscape of MEP system modeling and leveraging the available tools for engineering design in Revit.
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We’ve added the capability to calculate flow in Fabrication in Revit 2024 software. But how did we do this? Revit has introduced a new way to calculate flow and pressure drop. This session will show you how to achieve real-world scenarios in Revit. See how the new solver provides more opportunities to use flow within Revit (fabrication elements, parallel flow, bypass, and loops).
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??Autodesk's commitment to innovation and improvement is reflected in the latest version of Revit MEP. The new flow calculations in Revit are designed to better match real-world scenarios, which were previously difficult to model accurately. In Dave Butts's class, attendees will learn the proper modeling techniques required to leverage Revit 2024's new capabilities. This class builds off that knowledge to calculate flow and pressure drop in complex hydronic systems provideing an overview of these new features and their applications.
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Fabrication Data Manager is the new cloud-based offering that enables database management in the cloud. Built on the Autodesk Platform Services platform (formerly Forge), the new UI facilitates intuitive visual management for collaboration and consumption in Revit software and Fabrication authoring products.
??Autodesk is shifting towards cloud-based solutions to enhance their tools. The course delves into the Fabrication Data Manager, which utilizes the cloud to facilitate collaboration and database management, ensuring seamless project initiation and consistency. This is essential for MEP design effectiveness in Revit and Fabrication authoring products.
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Do you need an expanded database of fabrication parts? In this session, we’ll show you how to build a custom part from scratch in Fabrication CADmep software and add it to your database to be used in your configuration within Revit Fabrication. This technical instruction will also give you an idea of a new workflow for furthering the Revit design-intent model to detail fabrication intent. This workflow has the potential to improve project quality as well as save time and money.
??If you plan to create a standard fabrication database in the cloud, chances are you will need to tailor your components to meet your specific requirements. This session will enable users to expand their fabrication databases by designing custom parts in Fabrication CADmep, emphasizing the increasing demand for personalized and accurate components in MEP design. This will ensure that designers have access to the appropriate content they require to make the most of their tools.
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The MEP industry has experienced a swift adoption of various digital tools, resulting in a growing demand for data exchange between diverse software applications. However, the fragmented nature of the ecosystem often leads to inconsistencies and errors in data transfer, making it difficult to maintain a seamless MEP workflow. This course explores how you can maximize Revit software’s Data Exchange feature to overcome the data curation and sharing challenge. We’ll delve into various use cases, including exchanging grids and levels, identifying and selecting elements from specific data exchanges incorporated into your model, transferring central plant models from Inventor software to Revit, and working with room data using Microsoft Power Automate. You’ll learn how to create and share data exchanges and consume data exchanges created and shared by Autodesk users and non-Autodesk software users.
??My class addresses the critical aspect of linking all these classes together and a new approach to doing so. The class examines a few of the common data challenges we still face in our workflows and how Autodesk's new Data Exchange framework could address these challenges. It focuses on maximizing Revit’s Data Exchange feature for seamless integration across various digital tools, a cornerstone for efficient and error-free MEP project execution, and ends with a data-centric and highly automated workflow that uses the cloud to go from Revit model directly to automated fabrication.
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In this session, you’ll (re)join Autodesk Product Development and Impact team members, plus customers and partners, to learn about recent and future developments in total carbon data, analysis, and insights. This is a follow-up to our Autodesk University 2022 class of the same title (link below). It will provide an in-depth look at new capabilities across the Autodesk ecosystem.
??Although it was not an official technical demonstration or part of the unofficial MEP track, I would like to mention Ian Molly's class which covered the new Total Carbon Analysis tools that the Autodesk Product Development team has been working on. One of the things that excited and inspired me the most at AU this year was the user experience when defining your dashboard. It's often the small details that can be the most impactful! On top of Ian's class, he helps organize the collaboration between all these wonderful MEP classes.
Over the last couple of years, we have seen a significant evolution in MEP design and analysis through Revit. Autodesk University has played a vital role in showcasing the possibilities of what we can achieve now and what the future holds for MEP design. This year's event was particularly exciting, as it demonstrated how we can use the latest tools to streamline the entire MEP design process from conceptual design to detailed fabrication. The conference brought together technology and industry expertise, providing attendees with valuable insights and a roadmap to navigate and master the complexities of modern MEP workflows. Overall, it has been a fun and informative journey so far, and I look forward to what the future holds for MEP design with Autodesk.
I hope these classes help raise awareness of what is possible, inspire the adoption of innovative processes, help you better connect your workflows, and reflect on your real-world experiences.
Founder & CEO at Synectic | Pioneering BIM Solutions | Expert in VDC, BIM Modeling, MEP, Tekla | Public Speaker
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Award winning collection of software solutions for the AEC industry, mainly based on Autodesk APIs, such as that of Revit, Forge (now known as APS, or Autodesk Platform Services), Navisworks and AutoCAD.
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