Revit Adaptive Components for MEP

          

          The initial release of Autodesk® Revit® (Architectural Design) and its early adoption by the  architecture industry has afforded architects the ability to effectively utilize specialized features and functions over the platform’s continued evolution. Over the years, Revit has released additional versions that focus on specific disciplines and workflows (i.e., MEP Engineering and Structural Engineering). As these disciplines have adopted the platform and its features into their workflow, the opportunity to utilize the features offered in other versions of Revit were not easily accessible or even thought to be beneficial—until now.

Autodesk Revit is now an application that combines the capabilities and features of all its Revit releases (Architecture, MEP, and Structure). As designers and technologists, we found an opportunity to research and experiment with features that yield useful results in efficiently managing MEP workflows.

A feature architects are utilizing is the Conceptual Massing Environment as well as the use of Adaptive Components within this environment. Adaptive Components offer a high level of flexibility that allows the application to accommodate certain circumstances that the normal modeling tools would typically make difficult. With the introduction of Revit “One Box,” the flexibility of these tools can be applied to the MEP side to tackle difficult design constraints as well as advanced uses of parametric control.

BIM Concept

 A shift in process and expectation is happening in the Indian construction

market  following  the economic bloom and gloom, and architects are stepping up to the challenge. The  focus is shifting from traditional 2D based to a practical reality with respect to functional, economic, energy, etc. All disciplines involved with a project can share a single database.  Architecture, structure, mechanical,electrical, infrastructure, and construction are tied together and challenge to coordinate them is unprecedentedly possible. Energy analysis can be done at early stage of design, and construction costs are becoming more predictable.

                BIM allows use of a parametric 3D model to auto generate traditional building documents such as plans, sections, elevations, details, and schedules. Drawings produced using BIM supported software’s are not of manually coordinated lines, but interactive representations of a model. The changes made in this Model are automatically coordinated throughout the project, which eliminate the coordination mistakes, improve overall quality of the work.

                There are many modeling software packages in the fields  which have excellent application for conceptual level models, but these models don’t have the ability to document a building design for construction.

BIM: Structures Architectural Documentation

With BIM, Architectural Documentation process has reached

maturity. Systematic documentation can be traced back

duringRenaissance, when Filippo Brunelleschi represented the plans for

Santa Maria del Fiore in Italy in the drawings’ format to make the

patrons understand how the building would look like. Through

ages, Architectural Documentation has evolved. Availability of

computers opened scopes for creating a data model for a complete

design process starting from conceptual phase to the operational

phase. In the following section a brief sketch of the evolution has

been depicted.

 I phase – Till early 1980s: Before 80’s design documents are

made traditionally by drawing lines to represent a building. These

documents like plan, section and elevation are the main source to

describe the building to be built. In these traditional drawings each

line meant to convey design so that a building can eventually be

constructed.

II phase – 1980s to Late 1990s: With the introduction of computers,

the major switch over started from manual drafting towards

the computer aided drafting, which helped in producing drawings

faster. As buildings became more complex, specialization in the

design and construction process emerged, which in turn lead to

more elaborate forms of information. Use of computers, especially

for 2D drawings and reports are revolutionary changes into

Architectural Documentation

 III phase – Beginning of the 2K: In the present day, buildings

are much more complex than ever before. The numbers of people

involved in producing drawings are too large. With the growth

of technology, the building systems are also many. Today, buildings

have more security, electrical, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation,

and Air Conditioning), and energy requirement. Computer based

technology has been updated in order reduce errors, but in the

end, they are still collections of manually created, non-intelligent

lines and text.

BIM @ Prompt

OBJECTIVES
This is a 3-month part-time
programme. The objectives of this
programme are:
• To equip participants with fundamental
knowledge for the adoption of BIM including
the skill-sets required for the desired change
to processes in the building lifecycle;
• To familiarize participants with BIM standards,
guidelines and strategies for BIM project
planning and implementation; and
• To equip participants with relevant skill-sets
to use BIM for design analysis and project
coordination among different parties and
disciplines

BIM - Introduction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the documentation process
consisting of information about different phases of any project
like design, construction planning, construction, facility management
and operation. It is one holistic documentation process beneficial
for operational visualization, and construction application
such as estimating, scheduling and design coordination. Main
advantage of implementing BIM application is the visual coordination
of the building systems such as MEP (Mechanical, Electrical,
and Plumbing) systems and it also identifies the possible
conflicts between the building systems. By detecting the conflicts,
problems can be resolved before actual construction which in turn
saves money and time invested, (Damian, Han Yan and Peter (1)).
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), reported
(NIST, 2004 (2)) that the lack of adequate interoperability
cost the U.S facilities industry about $15.8 billion per year. In India,
the BIM application is not widely practiced till now has scope
to use this technology in a much wider scale.

BIM and CAD

The main differences between BIM and Computer Aided Design
(CAD) are that CAD system is usually 2D document, which are
created separately and have no intelligent connection between
separately created documents. In CAD, two lines represent a wall.

 Get What You Want—with Autodesk Certification

                           The Autodesk Certification program was developed to objectively validate the skills and knowledge of anyone—student or professional—who uses Autodesk® software. Autodesk Certification can enhance the competitive edge and reputation of organizations that adopt its use, while providing an industry-accepted credential that students and professionals can use to achieve academic success and advance their careers.

Competition for talent is fierce in today’s marketplace. Universities want to enroll the smartest, most committed students and equip them for professional success after they graduate. Employers want to attract and retain well-qualified, ambitious professionals who not only work hard, but also help them win new projects and gain industry recognition. Students and professionals just want to get ahead—and stay there. 

Revit MEP Scheduling for Design

There comes a time when users of Autodesk® Revit® MEP move beyond merely 3D drafting a project and start leveraging the Revit database to increase confidence in the design and increase design efficiency. There are a lot of entry points to penetrating the Revit database. Leveraging Revit’s scheduling function makes a lot of sense for this task because it should already be a familiar tool and it has the ability to directly query the database. While it is not the most intuitive tool, most everything in the database can be directly scheduled. This article will focus on tips and tools for mining that data to help validate design information and increase design accuracy.

Scheduling in Revit MEP requires MEP families in the model. These families need to contain required data for design. This is typically in the form of parameters inside the family. It takes considerable thought to get just the right data in the right place when it comes to making the process of design work for individual firms, but some things are right in the base product. The data is a common thread through the design. Crafty BIM managers will have to thread quite a few needles to optimize the perfect Revit setup.

BIM in India

India doesn’t have a formal framework to bring India’s BIM users together. Most of the BIM implementation that is happening in India is happening without a formal setup. There is no training in place to demonstrate the proper use of the various tools. At the client end a lot of the benefits are not being realized. This is due to improper implementation of BIM. Currently BIM usage and implementation in India is very fragmented and this is leading to more instances of failure in BIM implementation.

The BIM process

The Building Information Modelling (BIM) process and technologies have been developed specifically with these problems in mind and have been very successful in resolving them. BIM is a business process supported by technology, which itself is optimised by deploying the process. While traditional methods use technology in isolation, the BIM process uses technology in collaboration.

With the take up of BIM growing daily, the construction industry is going through change which many construction professionals believe will revolutionise the industry. Whilst adoption is increasing the actual level of BIM, the use is mostly limited to quantity take off and coordination of multi-discipline activities at the office. However, the use of the different ‘BIM uses’ is slowly but surely growing including project management and construction sequencing. The full impact of BIM in the construction industry sector is yet to be realised.

The BIM Hub

Thousands of companies have started to promote their businesses in line with the BIM adoption in a quest to be more competitive, and are aiming to get a bigger stake of the AEC market. These companies have initiated changes within their organisations by setting up BIM departments and teams, or outsourcing to BIM service providers/ consultants to help with the change process. This has led to an exponential increase in BIM related articles including presentations, papers, case studies, reviews, research material etc. which can be found through a quick search for ‘BIM’ on the internet. Whilst this enormous amount of BIM information is valuable, it is quite unstructured and takes a considerable amount of time to filter down to what the reader is looking for, and quite often the reader ends up spending hours upon hours searching the internet with little or no benefit in return.

AUTODESK REVIT

AUTODESK REVIT

Millions of people worldwide use Autodesk tools to imagine, design and create  a better world. Advance your career by mastering the tools and workflows professionals use , and demonstrate your skill with Autodesk Revit Certification and Expert recognisation.                 Autodesk Certifications validate skills and knowledge to help advance careers in  Engineering,Digital arts,architecture and more.

To become an expert , share your passion for autodesk Revit technology as you earn recognisation and rewards in the Education expert.

Autodesk Revit opportunities in Kerala

Autodesk is booming in Kerala now with its software named Revit.
It enhances the opportunity of an engineering student to get into the limelight of construction activities.
The design engineering aspect of it makes it an interesting tool for the BIM.

To become a BIM manager, Revit is an essential tool. After having qualified in revit one can easily get a salary more than 1 Lakh per month. This factor makes it attractive than any other softwares, and the Middle east norms for buildings making BIM as a minimum standard gives the Revit experts a glorious opportunity.

So don't miss the opportunity provided by Prompt. Just call us and register now!

AUTODESK REVIT TRAINING FOR STUDENTS

The Autodesk website offers a wealth of resources for getting started with any of the Autodesk product suites. A range of training courses and materials are available from video tutorials to official training guides and Autodesk certification exam preparation. So what exactly do students learn in Autodesk training? Autodesk training not only teaches students how to use 3D design software, but it helps students learn how to use Autodesk tools and best practices to improve their designs.

There are hundreds of different Autodesk course offerings. Here are a few examples found on the website:

• 3D Design from Concept to Completion in AutoCAD
• Secrets to Passing the AutoCAD Certification Exams--Revealed!
• Introduction to Autodesk Revit Structure
• Making Amazing Concepts and Illustrations with Autodesk Alias Design, Sketch, and Showcase
• AutoCAD MEP Piping/Plumbing: The Power of the Basics

Depending on the Autodesk product, different topics are covered in class. Here is a sampling of what an AutoCAD class might cover:

• Creating and manipulating objects and their properties
• Creating basic drawings and drawing objects
• Various Draw commands within the software
• Creating dimensions and working with dimension styles

Who is best suited for Autodesk training?

Autodesk training requires a knowledge of computers and design principles. Therefore, professionals who work in the design field are best suited for this type of training. Because the training is quite technical in nature, students who are technically saavy will be most successful. Additionally, students interested in engineering and the sciences are likely to benefit from Autodesk courses.

Autodesk's suites of products are used in just about any industry you can name, but especially in those responsible for design, construction, manufacturing or architecture. Some engineering or design firms may require their employees to know and use Autodesk tools. For students interested in these job fields, Autodesk training could give them a competitive advantage against other candidates who have no knowledge of Autodesk software.

Autodesk certification

After completing Autodesk training courses, certification exams are a way to prove what knowledge was gained. Autodesk offers two levels of certification--associate and professional. The upcoming 2012 certification options include:

• AutoCAD 2012
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
• Autodesk 3ds Max 2012
• Autodesk Inventor 2012
• Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012
• Autodesk Maya 2012

Whether you're seeking to advance a career in drafting, architecture or civil engineering, Autodesk certification conveys your expertise with power tools as important as Word and Excel are for office professionals or HTML and Flash for Web developers.

- See more at: http://www.computertrainingschools.com/autodesk-training/#sthash.7NRtr2bd.dpuf