I used to be a mechanical services design draftsman.

[Michael.c]

I used to be a mechanical services design draftsman.
An then, when Autodesk made the decision that the building industry needed BIM, Revit was forced upon me.
Now I am a struggling computer programmer who spends 95% of his time trying to develop Revit Families, and 5% doing what I am supposed to be doing....designing duct layouts / piping layouts / plantrooms etc.
I would much rather be designing duct layouts / piping layouts / plantrooms etc.

[Kingsley]

Hahahaha. I have to agree. I think Revit MEP has slowed work down without clients giving you time extensions. I am on a project now that I would have knocked out in a week and I have been on it for two weeks and only half done.

[Jrobker]

This is a reason why every firm NEEDS a model manager.
There are SO MANY factors in revit that go well beyond design.

Update Links.
Upload/download model.
Redo ALL room names on every update (find the new ones or delete the redundant).
Is everything on the right workset (doubt it). I'm working with 3 noobs on this current project. Model management and continuous training from me is a full time job.
Family modeler...Finding the "right" family is still a PITA. Chances are it doesn't exist, if it does there is a 99.9999999% it's unusable. Model on, modeler.
Do the views look correct and show the correct families/worksets/filters (doubt it)?
Does the linked view look correct (doubt it)?
All the questions from staff asking, Why doesn't this work or look correct.
Need a new workset suggested by the architect? (either on/off on all views) ugh.
OHH now design options..ok
There is a fine line in finding that view range sweet spot, per view.

I spend more time in revit getting sheets/views to look correct than I do modeling.
A revit project is going to require more staff and MOST DEFINATELY someone who can take the time to make it all "look" right.

[moliva]

jrobker, what's happened to your positive outlook and cheery disposition when talking about RMEP?

The continuous training and not just model management but Revit management is a huge time suck....it is so easy for people to go off on their own direction unless every little item (out of 10,000,000 different ways of doing things) has been defined. Not that it needs to be but go too far in the wrong direction and it can be painful to walk it back.