During our What's New in Revit 2017 we'll be diving into new features and enhancements. During this presentation we will see improvements to navigation, sheet views, revisions, as well as performance improvements. Please join Ian Donovan, Autodesk Software Account Manager, and Curt Egli, Sr. Software Application Specialist as they walk us through the 2017 changes.
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Revit 2017 Whats New Webcast 5-26-2016
1. What’s new in Autodesk®
Revit®
2017
Ian Donovan | Software Account Manager
Curt Egli | Sr. Application Specialist
Autodesk®
Building Design Suite 2017 Premium and Ultimate editions
4. What’s new in Autodesk®
Revit®
2017
Ian Donovan | Software Account Manager
Curt Egli | Sr. Application Specialist
Autodesk®
Building Design Suite 2017 Premium and Ultimate editions
6. What’s next…
Autodesk Announces CollectionsAutodesk Announces Collections
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COLLECTION
COLLECTION INCLUDES
Revit | AutoCAD | AutoCAD Civil 3D
OTHER SOFTWARE INLCUDED
Navisworks Manage
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD Map 3D
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD P&ID
AutoCAD Plant
AutoCAD Raster Design
AutoCAD Utility Design
Vehicle Tracking
3ds Max
CLOUD SERVICES INLCUDED
Rendering in A360
AutoCAD 360 Pro
Formit 360 Pro
Infraworks 360
Insight 360
Recap 360 Pro
Structural Analysis for Revit
Storage (25GB)
7. New features and enhancements
Architecture/platform enhancements
Depth cueing
Improved railing hosts
Autodesk®
FormIt®
360 Converter
Autodesk®
Insight 360*
Global parameter enhancements
Improved software performance
Autodesk®
Raytracer rendering engine
Text Editor and layout engine
Calculate in annotation tags
Dynamo graphical programming interface
Tangency locks
Schedule improvements
Autodesk Revit 2017
Structural engineering enhancements
Reinforcement connectors
Variable rebar distribution
Graphical rebar constraints management
Bent fabric sheets reinforcement
Structural connectivity
Autodesk®
Steel Connections for Revit®
Column split
New Steel profiles catalogues
Improved structural foundations
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)
design & fabrication enhancements
Design to Fabrication
Optimize lengths
Short segment optimization
Route and Fill
Trim and Extend
Quick Connect
Change type
Slope control
Fabrication model documentation
Hanger improvements
Electrical apparent load calculation options
Design computation improvements
Scalability improvements
Creating an MEP model within Revit from
Fabrication components
Autodesk®
Revit ®
2017 software includes all Autodesk Revit 2016 R2 new features
and enhancements
*Cloud-based energy analysis is available to Autodesk®
Maintenance Subscription and Desktop Subscription customers of Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, Autodesk Revit
MEP, or editions of suites that contain Autodesk Revit software during the term of their subscription.
8. New features and enhancements
Architecture/platform enhancements
Depth cueingDepth cueing
Improved railing hosts
Autodesk®
FormIt®
360 Converter
Autodesk®
Insight 360*
Global parameter enhancementsGlobal parameter enhancements
Improved software performance
Autodesk®
Raytracer rendering engine
Text Editor and layout engineText Editor and layout engine
Calculate in annotation tags
Dynamo graphical programming interface
Tangency locks
Schedule improvements
Autodesk Revit 2017
Structural engineering enhancements
Reinforcement connectorsReinforcement connectors
Variable rebar distribution
Graphical rebar constraints management
Bent fabric sheets reinforcement
Structural connectivityStructural connectivity
AutodeskAutodesk®®
Steel Connections for RevitSteel Connections for Revit®®
Column split
New Steel profiles catalogues
Improved structural foundations
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)
design & fabrication enhancements
Design to FabricationDesign to Fabrication
Optimize lengths
Short segment optimization
Route and Fill
Trim and Extend
Quick Connect
Change type
Slope control
Fabrication model documentation
Hanger improvementsHanger improvements
Electrical apparent load calculation options
Design computation improvements
Scalability improvements
Creating an MEP model within Revit fromCreating an MEP model within Revit from
Fabrication componentsFabrication components
Autodesk®
Revit ®
2017 software includes all Autodesk Revit 2016 R2 new features
and enhancements
*Cloud-based energy analysis is available to Autodesk®
Maintenance Subscription and Desktop Subscription customers of Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, Autodesk Revit
MEP, or editions of suites that contain Autodesk Revit software during the term of their subscription.
9. What’s new in Autodesk®
Revit®
2017
Curt worked 17 years at Autodesk, Inc. as a Technical Account Manager, working
with large customers in the AEC and Utilities industries before coming to work at
PPI Group. His former experience also includes BIM lead at Critigen, LLC - a
consulting services company and as CAD Production Manager at a full service
AEC firm. Curt earned a Master of Architecture degree, Bachelor of Architecture
degree, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design and Planning from the
University of Idaho. Currently Curt is our newest application engineer with a
strong focus in the Revit softwares.
11. Depth cueing
Add depth to elevations and
sections
Compatible with hidden lines,
sketchy lines, ambient shadows,
anti-aliasing, and more
Control the depth
Architecture enhancements
Add depth to elevations and sections for stunning visuals.
Autodesk Revit 2017
13. Improved railing hosts
Model rails that follow the
slope, curvature, or elevation of
elements
Top of walls
Floors
Roofs
Architecture enhancements
Model a rail as it is intended to be built.
Autodesk Revit 2017
14. FormIt 360 Converter
Convert SketchUp®
, RFA, and
FormIt files
Launch FormIt 360 from within
Revit
Architecture enhancements
Share data between FormIt 360 and Revit.
Autodesk Revit 2017
15. Autodesk Insight 360*
Included with Revit 2017
subscription
Fast, intuitive, outcome-driven
guide
Integrates many workflows
Access to EnergyPlus heating
and cooling load data
Architecture enhancements
Optimize building performance outcomes
*Cloud-based energy analysis is available to Autodesk®
Maintenance
Subscription and Desktop Subscription customers of Autodesk Revit Architecture,
Autodesk Revit Structure, Autodesk Revit MEP, or editions of suites that contain
Autodesk Revit software during the term of their subscription.
Autodesk Revit 2017
16. Global parameters
Drive dimension and element
instance parameters with project-
wide parameters
Capture formulaic relationships
directly in model
Automate positioning of one
element based on size of another
element
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Better capture design intent with project-wide parameters.
Autodesk Revit 2017
17. Improved software
performance
Displays only the visible
elements of a view and does not
draw elements that are hidden
Processes color fills in the
background
Navigate models more
smoothly and continuously
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Work more efficiently with faster software.
Autodesk Revit 2017
18. Autodesk Raytracer
rendering engine
Default visualization engine
Notable increase in speed
Based on physically more
accurate lights, materials, and
reflected lights
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Render faster and more
accurately.
Autodesk Revit 2017
19. Text Editor and layout
engine
Edit in-canvas
Set all text to upper or
lowercase
Add spaces between bullets
Create lists with multiple levels,
indents, and numbers
Easily import and export to
AutoCAD
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Improve documentation with more control over text.
Autodesk Revit 2017
20. Schedule improvements
Create a Schedule View
template
View templates include
parameters for fields, and more
Display minimum and
maximum values for calculations
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Help streamline documentation
and maximize efficiency.
Autodesk Revit 2017
21. Calculate in annotation
tags
Allow calculated values
Obey pin restrictions
Used with any tag type
Pinned tag does not relocate
Pinned tag does not change its
shape
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Create a tag with a calculation.
Autodesk Revit 2017
22. Dynamo graphical
programming interface
Fully integrated
Accessible to non-programmers
and programmers
Visually script behavior
Define custom pieces of logic
Multidisciplinary enhancements
Use a fully integrated visual programming interface.
Autodesk Revit 2017
23. Multidisciplinary enhancements
Gain greater control when sketching in the Family Editor.
Tangency locks
Place locks to sketch lines
while working in the Sketch or
Family Editor (floor, ceilings, etc.)
Does not work for model lines
or reference lines
Autodesk Revit 2017
25. Reinforcement connectors
Define rebar connections requirements
Comprehensive and detailed model
Symbolic representations for rebar
accessories
Coupler numbering
Structural engineering enhancements
Improve level of details for reinforcement
modeling and documentation.
Autodesk Revit 2017
26. Variable rebar distribution
Nonstandard concrete element
shapes
Use multi-rebar annotations
More accurate schedules that
display varying lengths
Structural engineering enhancements
Increase 3D rebar modeling
versatility.
Autodesk Revit 2017
27. Graphical rebar constraints
management
In-canvas tools
Place rebar more precisely
Structural engineering enhancements
Provide faster model definition completeness.
Autodesk Revit 2017
28. Bent fabric sheets reinforcement
Accommodate different shapes of concrete
hosts
Sketch bent sheets
Structural engineering enhancements
Get more accurate and completed detailing and
documentation of structural elements.
Autodesk Revit 2017
29. Structural connectivity
Generic connection
Relations for members
Requirements
Approval status information
Structural engineering enhancements
Improve workflow between design and
detailing within the BIM environment.
Autodesk Revit 2017
30. Autodesk Steel Connections for
Revit
More accurate models
Helps capture design intent with
standard connections
Connections code check
Structural engineering enhancements
Create better-coordinated designs
and documentation that extend to
fabrication.
Autodesk Revit 2017
31. Column split
More accurate models
Steel connections placement
More accurate bill of materials
Structural engineering enhancements
Get greater model accuracy and precise design
intent definition that includes connections.
Autodesk Revit 2017
32. More accurate and consistent steel content
New Steel profiles catalogues
Precise quantities for steel BOM
Structural engineering enhancements
Improve integration of structural solutions
within BIM workflows.
Autodesk Revit 2017
35. Design to fabrication optimization
Design to Fabrication
Service conversion
Optimize lengths
Review for standard straight lengths
Short segment optimization
Reposition part and adjust extension
MEP fabrication
More quickly iterate from a design level of detail model
to a fabrication level of detail model.
Autodesk Revit 2017
36. Part modeling improvements
Route and Fill
Automate layout with detailed
options
Connect two open endpoints
of a run
Specify which fittings are
required
MEP fabrication
Move beyond part-by-part modeling to
simplify and automate the process.
Autodesk Revit 2017
37. Part modeling improvements
Trim and Extend tool
Conditions and connectivity
rules
Quick Connect
Stretch fittings
MEP fabrication
Modify fabrication duct and pipe runs with tools that make it
easier.
Autodesk Revit 2017
38. Fabrication layout improvements
Change type
Swap fittings
Slope control
Pitch elements
Fabrication model documentation
Elevations, abbreviations, rise/drop,
hidden lines
MEP fabrication
Better document the fabrication model.
Autodesk Revit 2017
39. Hanger improvements
Trapeze
Tiered layouts
Adjust bearer and rod
Extend bearer and modify rod
position
Fitting support
MEP fabrication
Facilitate detailed support planning
with more flexible hanger capabilities.
Autodesk Revit 2017
40. Electrical apparent load
calculation options
Sum true load and reactive load
Sum apparent load
MEP design
True and Reactive ApparentDesign more efficiently and choose
the calculation options for your needs.
Autodesk Revit 2017
41. Design computation improvements
Temperature Difference Parameter Type
Compute the Delta T
Pressure drop
Associate a pressure drop table
MEP design
Better communicate the engineering data captured in the model.
Autodesk Revit 2017
42. Scalability improvements
Mark values
Helps avoid duplicate mark
warnings
Pipe system volume calculations
Compute in background
Smart views
Display of duct
MEP design
Improve scalability and performance when working with large models.
Autodesk Revit 2017
43. TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS FOR
THE A/E/C INDUSTRY
Thank You
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Sr. Application Specialist
The PPI Group
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Editor's Notes
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I will start with the new features, functionality, and enhancements for architects, as well as Revit platform tools for architects, MEP, and structural engineers alike.
Depth Cueing lets you add depth to your elevations and sections to create stunning visuals to better communicate your design.
This functionality works with shadows on, realistic, hidden lines, sketchy lines, ambient shadows, anti-aliasing and more. It works in any view effect. When you turn it on, you can control where the depth starts, stops, and the limits.
You have control over the effect in order to meet your needs. Designed for Architects, depth cueing adds pop to your elevations and sections in either architecture or coordination views.
Bottom Line: Add depth to your elevations and sections to create stunning visuals to better communicate your design
Depth Cueing lets you add depth to your elevations and sections to create stunning visuals to better communicate your design.
This functionality works with shadows on, realistic, hidden lines, sketchy lines, ambient shadows, anti-aliasing and more. It works in any view effect. When you turn it on, you can control where the depth starts, stops, and the limits.
You have control over the effect in order to meet your needs. Designed for Architects, depth cueing adds pop to your elevations and sections in either architecture or coordination views.
Bottom Line: Add depth to your elevations and sections to create stunning visuals to better communicate your design
Now you can host railings on shaped edited floors, roofs, and on the top of walls with a single sketch line.
This provides architects with the ability to do a single sketch and host the rail as it is intended to be built on site.
Bottom Line: This continues on improving the railing functionality so you can model the way you want.
FormIt 360 Converter is now provided with the Revit installation, which gives you the ability to continue to work easily with your FormIt designs in Revit.
You convert FormIt 360 files into an open Revit file from within Revit 2015 or Revit 2016. You can also convert SketchUp SKP files for use within FormIt, Revit RFA files for use within FormIt, and RFAs used in FormIt, back into the original RFA in Revit for a fully integrated BIM workflow.
You can launch FormIt 360 from within the application.
Bottom Line: Sharing data between Autodesk FormIt 360 and Revit is made easier
Autodesk Revit 2017 includes access to Autodesk Insight 360 as part of your Revit subscription. Insight 360 provides Revit users with a fast, intuitive, outcomes-driven guide to better building energy and environmental performance throughout the building lifecycle.
By simply applying a geographical location and utilizing Revit’s automatic Energy Analytical Model, Insight 360 empowers architects and integrated teams with clear guidance and recommendations powered by widely used simulation engines that lead to better building performance outcomes. Instantly reveal a range of potential design outcomes through the Energy Cost Range factors to help you quickly identify key energy performance drivers and compare design scenarios.
Insight 360 integrates many exiting workflows such as Revit Energy Analysis and Lighting Analysis, as well as expanding on these tools to provide a holistic approach to building performance. Access to EnergyPlus heating and cooling load data and in-context solar analysis results are also included in Insight 360.
Bottom Line: Whether you’re an architect, engineer, owner, or any stakeholder of building energy and environmental performance, Autodesk Revit 2017 plus Insight 360 is the powerful and impactful guide to better building energy and environmental performance.
Global parameters have been enhanced. Now you can associate global parameters with a type property for an element and with instance or type project parameters.
You can also assign a global parameter to a group for better organization as well as move and sort global parameters within their assigned groups. Select the "Show Label in View" option to display the global parameter name with the dimension value and better understand how and where global parameters are used in a model.
You can filter a schedule by global parameter association to help find elements that have a global parameter association or are missing an association. And last but not least, you can transfer global parameters between projects.
Bottom Line: Design more efficiently with the ability to better capture design intent in the model
Bottom Line: Overall, Revit 2017 is the fastest and best performing Revit yet.
Autodesk Raytracer is now the only visualization engine in Revit. It is based on physically more accurate lights, materials, and reflected light and enables great visualization with better performance.
Raytracer greatly improves performance, as there is a notable increase in speed when using Raytracer. You get more physically based rendering results that are more accurate.
Bottom Line: Enjoy great visualization with much better performance
The new Text Editor and layout engine gives you “What You See Is What You Get” editing and new features to help communicate your design.
You can edit in canvas and have text set to uppercase, subscript, superscript. You can add spaces between bulleted points, multi-level lists, indenting, undenting, and incrementing numbers.
The way text in AutoCAD is measured is now the same for Revit text, enabling better import and export to AutoCAD. When upgrading, Text notes will change for certain fonts due to text sizing, line spacing, or wrapping.
Bottom Line: The new Text Editor and layout engine now gives you editing the way you want for better design communication.
Schedules have been enhanced in a few areas. In order to simplify the reuse of schedules, you can create a schedule view template. Schedule view templates include parameters for Fields, Filter, Sorting/Grouping, Formatting, Appearance, and Phase Filter.
The Schedule Properties dialog has been improved to facilitate schedule creation and modification. You can also now display minimum values, maximum values, or both minimum and maximum values for calculations in columns.
Bottom Line: This enhancement helps improve productivity with more streamlined documentation to help maximize efficiency.
Annotation tags now allow calculated values and obey pin restrictions. You can create a tag with a calculation in it and used with any tag type. When you reposition an element, a pinned tag remains in place while its leader adjusts to accommodate the new position of the element.
A pinned tag does not relocate when the leader is turned on and off and when set to Free end. Additionally, the leader of a pinned tag does not change its shape when you switch from Free end to Attached end.
Bottom Line: You can now create a tag with a calculation for greater consistency and accuracy of project documentation.
Dynamo visual programming platform is now fully integrated with Revit and no longer requires an additional download. It provides you with powerful scripting capability without any additional installation. It’s also accessible to non-programmers and programmers.
Bottom Line: Get complex geometric and data problems solved faster with a fully integrated visual programming interface.
Tangency Locks allows you to place tangency locks to sketch lines, and works when in the sketch editor and family editor. It works anytime you are sketching a shape (like a floor, ceiling, etc.) It works when creating geometry in the family editor. However, it does not work for model lines or reference lines.
You can lock the various lines when sketching to avoid accidentally moving them.
Bottom Line: This give you greater control and accuracy when sketching in the Family Editor.
Now let’s take a look at the new and enhanced features for structural engineers.
Reinforcement connectors are family-based and fully customizable, and each team member can use them according to their needs. Rebar connectors interact with the rebar that they connect to, facilitating change management. Structural engineers can use schematic connectors to define requirements. Detailers can use them to produce shop drawings. Manufacturers can go into full detail, precisely modeling and representing reinforcement connectors to create installation instructions. You can add the connectors to groups, assemblies, and partitions with unique coupler numbering, and you can export them to various formats.
Bottom Line: This feature improves level of details for reinforcement modeling and documentation.
Now you can define more accurate reinforcement for non-standard concrete element shapes by fitting rebar for non-standard geometry with rebar sets that vary along inclined faces.
You can use multi-rebar annotations, customizable numbering settings, and more accurate schedules that display varying lengths.
Bottom Line: This increases 3D rebar modeling versatility and helps you to define the accurate reinforcement for non-standard shapes of concrete elements.
Now you can experience an improved reinforcement workflow with new in-canvas tools that replace the Rebar Constraints dialog box. You can place rebar more precisely with the graphical constraints manager. You can place standard rebar shapes that snap to adjacent standard rebar or constrain them to host faces.
The user interface highlights each rebar segment that can be constrained, along with available targets. The snap constraint maintains its relationship when you place, move, drag, or copy rebar.
Bottom Line: This functionality helps increase productivity and provides faster model definition completeness, helping to keep designs coordinated and accurate.
When placing fabric reinforcement sheets, you can now sketch bent sheets to accommodate different shapes of concrete hosts. You can later edit them to adjust to any change.
Bottom Line: This gives you more accurate and completed detailing and documentation of structural elements.
During the project process from design to detailing, there are many discussions between engineer, detailer, and fabricator about how to connect the multi-material framing elements like beams, columns, and bracings. For cases like that, you can place a structural connection to supply information about the desired connection and define the relations between the elements.
Beneath several parameters for schedules and tags, it also enables you to store pictures and link to further documentation about the connection, like: connection requirements or design report. The symbolic connectors can be shown in drawings and use colors based on approval and/or code checking status parameter for an easier review and/or approval workflow. If required, the connection between framing steel elements can be extended with detailed steel connections.
Bottom Line: This feature improves workflow between design and detailing within the BIM environment.
Autodesk Steel Connections for Revit provides access to a variety of parametric steel connections in Revit software, enabling connections to be modeled with a higher level of detail. The application also includes a built-in steel connection design engine based on U.S. and European codes.
This functionality helps to bridge the gap between design and fabrication as both members and connections can be synchronized between Revit and Advance Steel for detailing.
Bottom Line: With Steel Connections for Revit, users can take advantage of model-based collaboration to create better coordinated designs and documentation that extend to fabrication.
In order to improve workflows and extend usability for fabrication models the Split tool can now split vertical columns at the desired point.
Bottom Line: This gives you greater model accuracy and precise design intent definition to include connections.
The new Steel profiles catalogues for Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Poland, US, India and based on Eurocode are available.
Bottom Line: This extends the previous content offering, reducing the need for users to seek alternative sources of content.
Eurocode(EN 10219, EN 10210, 1993-1-1) (Subs)
ANZ (AS 1163:1991, AS/NZS 3679.1:2010, AS/NZS 3679.2:1996) (Subs)
Germany(EURONORM; DIN 1025, DIN EN 10056, DIN EN 10210) (Subs)
France(EN 10219, NF EN 10210, NF EN 10219, NF A45-255) (Subs)
Poland(EC, N-H-93452:2005) (Subs)
US (AISC Arcelor Mittal L And W-Shape profiles) (Subs)
India(IS: 808-1989, IS: 4923: 1997 , IS: 1173 - 1957, IS: 1161- 1998) (Subs) (+ AS update)
Now you can attach structural columns to isolated foundations and footing. Thanks to this, the column length adjusts in response to changes to the foundation level.
Bottom Line: This feature improves users’ productivity.
Now let’s take a look at the new and enhanced features for MEP Design and Fabrication.
To prepare a model for detailed coordination modeling and construction, you can now convert design level of detail model elements to construction level of detail elements using the Design to Fabrication tool.
The Design to Fabrication tool will present a list of potential related services for selected design level of detail duct and pipe elements. The converted elements are generated according to the rules defined in the fabrication services.
Reviewable Warnings help you to identify straight segments that are longer then their specified standard lengths. After you optimize to standard lengths, you can adjust the location of short segments, and extend fittings such as elbows and tees to consume the remaining short pieces.
Bottom Line: Then new tools and enhancements enable you to more quickly iterate from a design level of detail model to a fabrication level of detail model.
To help automate the fabrication model layout, the new Route and Fill tool enables you to select two open endpoints of a run, and Revit will give you options to connect them.
You can preview which fittings will be inserted in each option. Additionally, you can specify which fittings are required and force only solutions that incorporate those fittings, providing a lot of control over automating the layout between the two open ends, including sloped runs. Additionally, the Cut Into option of route and fill enables you to connect tee and tap scenarios.
Bottom Line: Now you can help increase modeling productivity and accuracy by automating layout with detailed options.
The Trim and Extend tool works the way you expect in Revit, and will also take into consideration conditions and connectivity rules when inserting fittings.
When you know you want a specific fitting in a particular scenario, but do not know the dimensions of the fitting, you can place the fitting and stretch it into place using Quick Connect.
Bottom Line: Modify fabrication duct and pipe runs with tools that make it easier.
You can use the slope control on straight fabrication segments to change their slope.
The type selector can be utilized to swap fabrication elements for similar parts.
The new fabrication documentation capabilities in Revit enables you to document the model layout more effectively. A variety of parameters have been added for scheduling and tagging, and graphical representations have been improved.
Visibility control for insulation and lining have been provided as fabrication element subcategories, and fabrication parts will now respect MEP hidden line settings. Rise-fall symbols assigned to Services in the fabrication database are automatically mapped to Revit Rise/Drop symbols.
Bottom Line: Improve your efficiency when modeling fabrication elements, as well as better document the fabrication model.
More flexible hanger capabilities have been add to facilitate detailed support planning.
Now you can have multi-tiered Trapeze hangers enabling you to support one hanger with another. You also have the ability to adjust the rod position on the bearer to coordinate with structure locations or avoid other services. Support for cantilevered elements enables you to extend the bearer on a hanger to support additional services. The improvements to hangers also enable you to place a hanger in free space.
Bottom Line: Help ensure constructability and facilitate detailed support planning with more flexible hanger capabilities.
New design improvements help better communicate the engineering data with Apparent Load Calculation Options, Temperature Difference Parameter Type, and accounting for the Pressure Drop at tap fittings functionality.
You now have control over which method you prefer to use to calculate the electrical loads with Apparent Load Calculation Options. There are two options to choose from to meet load tabulation preferences. You can choose to either sum the true load and reactive load, which is the default method, or sum the apparent load, a more simplified approach.
Bottom Line: Then new electrical calculation options enable you to design more efficiently and choose the calculation options for your needs.
The new Temperature Difference Parameter Type simplifies design computations in family definitions. You can now easily compute the Delta T using the new unit type parameter, and use this computed value for other computations.
In order to provide more accurate pressure drop calculations on duct networks, it is now possible to associate a pressure drop table with duct fitting taps. After doing so, Revit computes the pressure drop along the main and at the branch at tap fittings
Bottom Line: New design improvements help better communicate the model engineering data
To improve performance, Mark Values are no longer assigned automatically to MEP model elements, minimizing the number of duplicate mark warnings generated and maintained when multiple users are working on the central model.
Pipe System Volumes are now computed on the secondary processors to help improve performance on design models. By utilizing secondary processors, the volume property of systems update without impeding the user’s model editing interactions.
Display of Duct is now optimized in two new ways. Revit now only computes and generates the geometry of duct elements that are in the view, eliminating computation related to elements outside the view. Additionally, when zoomed out, any duct elements that are a single pixel wide will be simplified in order to reduce drawing time, yet maintain visual fidelity.
Bottom Line: Improve scalability and performance when working with large models