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April 24-25, 2014 CENTRAL STATES SCOTT CONFERENCE CENTER OMAHA, NE Kelli Lubeley A GOOD START CREATING AN EFFECTIVE REVIT MEP TEMPLATE

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April 24-25, 2014

CENTRAL STATES

SCOTT CONFERENCE CENTER OMAHA, NE

Kelli Lubeley

A GOOD START CREATING AN EFFECTIVE

REVIT MEP TEMPLATE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the role a template plays in the success of each project• Organize the project browser and sheet index and create cartoon

views and sheets• Create view templates and filters based on typical construction

document graphics• Create and modify coordination schedules and panel schedules for

organized documents

STANDARDS

Title block Line Weights/Patterns MEP Settings

Category Tags Text Object Styles

Dimensions View Title View Tags

Cover Sheet Sheet Order Views on Sheets

Families/Types Naming Conventions

ORGANIZATION

Naming Conventions Families/Types Sheet OrderProject Browser

Organization Cartoon Set Sheet Index

View Types Schedules for Sheet Schedules for Coordination

Panel Schedules Shared Parameters Coordination Views

STREAMLINING

Filters View Templates Coordination Views

Families/Types Standard Details White Papers/Documentation

Do Your Homework!

Gather:• Sets of Current Documents• Graphics for all disciplines• List of systems on typical projects• Typical details• Standards Documents

Decide:• Line Weights & Patterns• Annotation Styles• Naming Conventions

• Families/Types• Views• Sheets• System Types

Let’s Get Started…

Graphic Standards

Line Styles

Somewhere in betweenThis: And this:

Legends

Browser Organization

• How do your users work?• What do most of your projects

consist of?• What makes sense to you?

MEP Settings

View Templates

Coordination Schedules

Panel Schedules

1. Select a cell in the panel schedule template. 2. In the Choose Category drop-down, select a category.3. In the Add Parameter drop-down, select a parameter.

Thank You!Kelli Lubeley

Virtual Design CoordinatorDewberry

[email protected]