Summary: Designing plumbing systems requires some calculations based on location specific data. If there were functionality to connect room or space data into more MEP systems it would make designing/documenting more robust in the software.

Description: The example that comes to my mind is designing storm drain systems. The size of pipe is based solely on the surface area that the drain it is connected to, services, and this surface area adds up through the system. Adding some connectivity between the fixture families in the system and the components around it would align this tool more closely with design practices. I will be using the storm drain system as an example, however the usefulness of these additions are much more broad.

The first step would be to add more flexibility with system calculations. Currently surface area for storm drain systems all need to be translated into Fixture Units. Allowing for different system calculations based on the needs of that system would eliminate some confusion and avoid workarounds.

Second, would be to add connectivity between plumbing fixtures and the space/room/floor they are in or hosted to. This would allow the surface area from the building component to be pulled into the system and transferred down stream.

Third, includes the ability to set up sizing based on the different system calculations that are provided. Sizing parameters for most systems is fairly standardized with simple formulas to determine sizing.

Automatic sizing for large scale piping systems with flexibility for custom sizing parameters would be a huge product enhancement, give MEP firms more of a reason to transition to Revit, and provide a significant boost in productivity.

Product and Feature: Revit MEP - MEP Pipe (Rigid

Submitted By: NICHOLAS VOELL-WHITE on 06/23/2015