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    System Pipes - What Category for each?

    I need a bit of advice from a MEP Revit user.

    I am looking at setting up my first project and I am unsure as to what pipes go on what system etc.

    Let me explain...

    I have a floor plan I want to add domestic hot & cold water pipes to. So do I set the discipline to Mechanical or Plumbing?
    Then under sub-discipline I would set it to plumbing right?

    Next is Heating Pipework, so I have a blank floor plan and click my pipe symbol. I go to system type to change it from a domestic pipe and I have 7 or 8 options from fire protection to sanitary. So what System Type do I add my heating pipes to? I notice there is a Hydronic Flow & Hydronic Return are these the answer for heating pipes?


    I'm just a little confused on what goes where so can anyone tell me what Disciplines and Sub-disciplines they are using for their drawings for Domestics, Heating, Vent, Sanitary, etc

    Thank You
    Domsib

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    Are you in Revit MEP 2012 or 2013? 2013 added a Plumbing discipline (really Autodesk? it took you until 2013 to add a Plumbing discipline). If you're in 2012, yes Plumbing is a sub-discipline of Mechanical.

    Those 7 or 8 system options are just the ones built into Revit; you can create as many as you like. Just right-click on the system you'd like to copy, and duplicate it in the type properties. Make sure you duplicate a similar system to the one you want to create (don't duplicate a Domestic Water system and use it for a drain system).

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      #3
      I'm in Revit 2013. I can have plumbing as a Discipline or a Sub Discipline to Mechanical. I'm looking at guidance on what people do for this situation?

      And with the other services? e.g. heating pipework under HVAC or Mechanical etc
      Domsib

      Revit MEP - 1 Day at a time...

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        Originally posted by domsib View Post
        I'm in Revit 2013. I can have plumbing as a Discipline or a Sub Discipline to Mechanical. I'm looking at guidance on what people do for this situation?

        And with the other services? e.g. heating pipework under HVAC or Mechanical etc
        Here's a rough breakdown of our system organization:

        Mechanical -
        - HVAC (supply, return, exhaust, etc.)
        - HVAC Piping - condensate/refrigerant piping

        Electrical -
        - Power
        - Lighting
        - Mechanical Power (if needed)
        - Special Systems

        Plumbing -
        - Sanitary/Vent
        - Domestic Water (CW, HW, HWR)/ Natural Gas

        These can obviously vary project to project, we just finished a job that had many different process systems that we categorized under mechanical (2012 job).

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          Originally posted by Aaronb View Post
          Here's a rough breakdown of our system organization:

          Mechanical -
          - HVAC (supply, return, exhaust, etc.)
          - HVAC Piping - condensate/refrigerant piping

          Electrical -
          - Power
          - Lighting
          - Mechanical Power (if needed)
          - Special Systems

          Plumbing -
          - Sanitary/Vent
          - Domestic Water (CW, HW, HWR)/ Natural Gas

          These can obviously vary project to project, we just finished a job that had many different process systems that we categorized under mechanical (2012 job).
          Thanks Aaron this is exactly sort of thing I was looking for. Just one more thing what do you have your heating pipes under HVAC or Mechanical?
          Domsib

          Revit MEP - 1 Day at a time...

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            Originally posted by domsib View Post
            Thanks Aaron this is exactly sort of thing I was looking for. Just one more thing what do you have your heating pipes under HVAC or Mechanical?
            If we had any projects with heating pipes (not much use in Texas ), I woud probably put them under Mechanical.

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              One more thing to look out for on this is the connector type on any family has to match the pipe system type. i.e. if you are creating a floor gulley, the connector would be sanitary (2012) so all pipe styles that would connect into that would have to be created from Sanitary and so on.

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