From the course: Revit 2018: Essential Training for MEP (Imperial)
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Multipoint - Revit MEP Tutorial
From the course: Revit 2018: Essential Training for MEP (Imperial)
Multipoint
- [Instructor] New in 2018, we can now use what's called Multi-Point Routing. It's as if we're drawing the ducts in actual Revit. Wait, we are, aren't we? So let's do it. I'd also to optimize the lengths as well. Under Projects, let's go to our Mechanical Template. Let's go to Systems. We'll go to Fabrication Settings. For the configurations, I'll grab Imperial Content v3.05. And I'll grab my HVAC stuff. Click Add. Let's click OK. For my Service, I'll grab Supply Air. Now, under Fabrication, notice that we have Multi-Point Routing. So go ahead and click that. And we're off. And even if you offset it, it'll put the part in. Somehow it knows. So if we just draw quite a few pieces, if we offset it, I don't know, five feet, it'll even model in our rise. I'm going to go a 3D view. What I'd like to do is optimize these lengths. 'Cause, again, if we select one of these, we're going to get a warning, and it's just too long. So I'm going to hover over one of my pieces of duct, hit Tab, select…
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