Go Beyond Design: Using Autodesk® Fabrication
Software to Extend Design Intent
Peter Jackson
Premium Support Specialist AEC/ENI
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Presenter Introduction
 Worked within Engineering & CAD industry for the last 14 years.
 The last 4 years have been spent working at MAP Software,
which was acquired by Autodesk in Oct 2011.
 Now focused on Premium Support for Autodesk Fabrication
Portfolio.
Peter Jackson
Premium Support Specialist AEC/ENI
© 2012 Autodesk
Agenda
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Class Summary / Learning Objectives Overview
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Key Learning
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1.
Set up Autodesk Fabrication products for effective use
2.
Extend design-intent models from Autodesk Revit
3.
Use Autodesk Fabrication design line functionality
4.
Extend design-intent models from AutoCAD MEP
Q&A
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Class Summary Overview
In this lab, you will get hands-on experience with Autodesk® Fabrication
FABmep™ and Autodesk® Fabrication CADmep™. We will explain the
best practice setup process to use design line technology within Autodesk
Fabrication software to efficiently convert engineering design intent
models from Autodesk® Revit® and AutoCAD® MEP software. We will
also cover how to use Autodesk Fabrication software to support detailing,
prefabrication, fabrication, and installation.
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Learning Objectives Overview
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
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Best practices to set up Autodesk Fabrication to optimize Design line
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Extend Autodesk Revit models to Autodesk Fabrication FABmep
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Explain How Autodesk Fabrication design line functionality for modeling
works
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Extend AutoCAD MEP models to Autodesk Fabrication CADmep
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Learning Objective
Extend design-intent models from Autodesk® Revit®
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Autodesk Fabrication products for effective use to
convert engineering design intent models
Pre-requisites Autodesk® Revit®
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Systems configured with required Families
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System Classification / System Type configured
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Visibility / Graphic Overrides configured
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Elevations for the building environment configured
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Revit®
 System configured with required Families
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Revit®
 System Classification / System Type
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Revit®
 Visibility / Graphic Overrides configured
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Revit®
 Elevations for the building environment configured
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Autodesk Fabrication products for effective use to
convert engineering design intent models
Pre-requisites Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
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Services / Service Templates configured
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Specifications configured
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Button Codes / Mappings
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Sections for the building environment configured
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Services / Service templates configured
Layer created for Supply Ductwork
Rectangular and Round
Layer created for Equipment items
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Services / Service templates configured
Item Folders
Item Folder of content
Service using
Service Template of the Content
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Services / Service templates configured
Service Name
Service Template in use
Service Tabs
Service Buttons
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Services - Layering
Service Types and Layer Tags screen
Service
Layering
setup
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Specifications
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Service – Button Codes
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Service – Button Mappings
REDILTEE = Straight Shoe and RedInline
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Pre-requisites Prior to Conversion
Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® / CADmep®
 Sections
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Learning Objective
Extend design-intent models from Autodesk® Revit®
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Hands on Exercise #1
Extend design intent-models from Autodesk® Revit®
Work Flow Part 1
Investigate : ADSK MEP Building Layout.rvt
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System with Families Pre configured
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System Classification / System Types Pre configured
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Visibility / Graphic Overrides Pre configured
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Elevations for the building environment Pre configured
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Hands on Exercise #1
Extend design intent-models from Autodesk® Revit®
Work Flow Part 2
Exporting system : ADSK MEP Building Layout.rvt
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Selection Methods of a System
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Determine Design Line Elements
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Determine Graphical Elements
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Exporting Revit system data into a “Revit Interchange File” (*.RIF)
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Hands on Exercise #1
Extend design intent-models from Autodesk® Revit®
Work Flow Part 3
Importing : Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep®
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Enabling “Data Exchange” tool bar
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Utilising “Data Exchange” to Import Revit Interchange file (*.RIF)
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Configuration of RME Mappings
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Exporting Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® into Fabrication CADmep®
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Use Autodesk® Fabrication CADmep® design line
Work Flow Part 4
Investigate : ADSK MEP Building Layout.dwg
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Activating a Design Line within the model
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Erase & Fill items on a Active Design Line
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Observation of Button codes / Button mappings
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Design Line fill priorities Exclusion of items within a Service Template
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Learning Objective
Extend design-intent models from Autodesk® AutoCAD MEP®
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Extend design-intent models from AutoCAD MEP®
Work Flow Part 1
Investigate : ADSK Pipe Model.dwg
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Utilising the AutoCAD MEP to Fabrication CADmep ABSconvert.dll
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Selection Method of a System
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Exporting system data into a AME import file
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Extend design-intent models from AutoCAD MEP®
Work Flow Part 2
Importing : Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep®
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Enabling “Data Exchange” tool bar
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Utilising “Data Exchange” to Import AME file
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Exporting Autodesk® Fabrication FABmep® into Fabrication CADmep®
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Summary
Go Beyond Design Extend Design Intent from Autodesk Revit and
AutoCAD MEP to Fabrication®
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Q&A
Go Beyond Design Extend Design Intent from Autodesk Revit and
AutoCAD MEP to Fabrication®
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