passage from revit architecture to revit mep

[ale.pavone]

hello to all, I write to you because the subject of my specialist thesis is the bim with its potential especially from the plantistic point of view. I downloaded revit 2014 which has all the integrated sections and started designing a simple terraced house with an architectural model. At this point I would like to design the plants though from the architectural model if I try to draw a pipe is not displayed. then I tried to open a new design with a mechanical model and import the revit file however the graphics is bad and does not detect all the levels. then my questions are:
- is there a way to design the plants in an architectural model?
- opening the architectural file in a design with a mechanical model the graphics is slow and poor and in addition I can not see for example the layers of the loft that are important is normal?
- should I download revit mep apart and import the revit file made with architectural model?

I hope I've been clear and you can help me. . :biggrin:

 

[Alfredo Medina]

• if you have "revit 2014" (not "revit architecture" or "revit mep") means that you have all the necessary software to do everything. You don't need to have "revit mep" or "revit structure".
• I say that the "graphic and bad" this was for two reasons: You're not using the correct vision discipline, or you're not using the high detachment level, or... you have a hardware problem. But before you say that the problem and the hardware, review the view settings.
• can you make the impiantes in the archittetonic file? Yes, however, generally this and the responsibility of another professional, and therefore, generally the impiantes are made in another file.

 

[ale.pavone]

I installed revit 2014 on a mac with desktop parallels maybe this could be the problem of graphics?? regarding drawing plants if I try to draw them in an architectural file do not appear as I should do?? Perhaps it would be better to draw them in a file with a mechanical model? ?

 

[Alfredo Medina]

I don't know if the cause of the graphic problem is the mac. I didn't use it.
to design the plants and better start with a mechanical model.

 

[Tristan]

ale, when you say "bad chart" what do you mean? if the architectural part is represented in meanstons is absolutely normal. Maybe post an image.. .

 

[ale.pavone]

the architectural part looks great. when I switch to the planting part even if I change view type realistic we see very bad that is not defined. I'll take a picture this afternoon. However as I am trying to learn revit for an engineer who deals with renewable plants and energy sources and certifications to us would be used to design the plants also taking into account for example the stratigraphy of the loft to understand where to stay and how the plants. That's why I was wondering if I could draw them into an architectural model. I just don't see them and tell me there's a problem of view but I don't understand what you mean.

 

[Alfredo Medina]

each discipline needs its own set of graphical settings.(visibility graphics, project template, view templates, families, etc...)

 

[ale.pavone]

These two images were taken with a high level of view and realistic mode. However, I had another problem when I amounted to an architectural model in the mechanical one, i.e. if I go to the floor plan I can't import all levels. I don't understand why. maybe I set them wrong in the architectural model?

 

[Alfredo Medina]

I think it's the video card. I had the same problem on another computer. :