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Optimization

Optimization - Revit MEP Tutorial

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Optimization

- [Narrator] There are a few different ways to get fabrication parts into our models. One way, the way I do it, is simply model as you normally would, then we physically will convert what you modeled into parts. The objective here is to model some duct and pipe the old-fashioned way, then we'll optimize this into construction parts. In Revit, under Projects, let's go to Mechanical Template. We need to load our fabrication parts into our model, you may or may not have this dialog open. Go to your Systems tab, now under Fabrication, let's click the Fabrication Settings button. For the configuration, let's click the dropdown here. Now I'm going to grab Imperial Content V305. I'm going to grab the HVAC stuff, I'm going to click Add, now I'm going to click OK. It takes a second, now under Fabrication let's click Fabrication Part, and here it is. Perfect. Now under Systems, let's go Duct. I'm just going to model it in, any old way that I want, maybe change my offset to four feet, change…

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