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  • Piping Systems & Plumbing

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    Piping Systems & Plumbing Course

    (Video Run Time: 125 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to add piping systems to the building model in Revit. You will learn best practices to coordinate with the architect’s model for fixture location, how to place pipes, add pipe fittings and accessories, and schedule the system.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teach you how to:

    · Review the piping system model settings

    · Create working floor plan views

    · Copy/Monitor Plumbing Fixtures from linked model

    · Place Plumbing fixtures

    · Add Pipe Layouts

    · Add Pipe Fittings and Accessories

    · Schedule the plumbing system

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

    · Understanding of MEP terminology.

    · Completed the Getting Started and Project Setup learning paths. It is also recommended to have completed the Spaces and Zones course.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Spaces and Zones

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    Spaces and Zones Course

    (Video Run Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 45 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to add spaces to the model that will store the values used to perform heating and cooling load analysis on the building model. You will also learn to add zones that will allow you to define the spaces that will be controlled by the environmental controls systems to perform load balance and analysis.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:

    · Add and Modify Spaces

    · Add and Modify Zones

    · Create Space and Zone View Color Schemes

    · Create Space and Zone Schedules

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

    · Understanding of architectural and MEP terminology.

    · Completed the Getting Started and Project Setup learning paths.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

  • Duct Systems

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    Duct Systems Course

    (Video Run Time: 100 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to add duct systems to the building model in Revit. You will learn best practices to coordinate air terminals from the architectural model, to place ducts, to add duct fittings and accessories, and schedule the system.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teaches you how to:

    • Understand mechanical settings and their impact on the model
    • Create working floor plan views
    • Copy/Monitor air terminals like diffusers and returns from a linked model
    • Place additional air terminals in the host model
    • Place mechanical equipment like air handlers, fan coils, and VAV boxes
    • Create duct systems
    • Model ductwork
    • Add duct fittings and accessories
    • Size the duct system
    • Schedule the duct system

     

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

    · Understanding of MEP terminology.

    · Completed the Getting Started and Project Setup learning paths. It is also recommended to have completed the Spaces and Zones course.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Piping Systems & Plumbing

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    Piping Systems & Plumbing Course

    (Video Run Time: 125 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to add piping systems to the building model in Revit. You will learn best practices to coordinate with the architect’s model for fixture location, how to place pipes, add pipe fittings and accessories, and schedule the system.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teach you how to:

    · Review the piping system model settings

    · Create working floor plan views

    · Copy/Monitor Plumbing Fixtures from linked model

    · Place Plumbing fixtures

    · Add Pipe Layouts

    · Add Pipe Fittings and Accessories

    · Schedule the plumbing system

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

    · Understanding of MEP terminology.

    · Completed the Getting Started and Project Setup learning paths. It is also recommended to have completed the Spaces and Zones course.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Hydronic Systems

    Hydronic Systems Course Introduction

    This course presents material that helps users create hydronic systems in Revit.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    • Connecting Waterside Components Using Connect Into
    • Adding a Water Loop
    • Creating Analytical Pipe Connections
    • Adding Hydraulic Separators in Hydronic Networks
    • Creating a Pipe Header
    • Creating Mechanical Equipment Sets
    • Creating Pipe Pressure Loss Reports
    • Understanding HVAC Piping Tags

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed the following course:

    • Piping Systems & Plumbing


    Approximate Duration: 40 Minutes


    Tips:

    • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

    • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

  • General Piping

    General Piping Course Introduction

    This course presents material that helps users model pipes manually and create pipe networks automatically with Revit’s tools. It will also cover pipe placeholders, pipe sizing, pipe fittings, pipe insulation, and sloped piping.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    • Pipe settings
    • Pipe types and Routing Preferences
    • Modeling piping and Pipe tool options
    • Generating pipe layouts
    • Pipe sizing
    • Pipe settings
    • Pipe placeholders
    • Pipe accessories like valves and gauges
    • Pipe fittings
    • Pipe insulation
    • Parallel piping
    • Sloped piping
    • Controlling pressure drop and flow calculation methods


    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed the following course:

    • Getting Started in Revit for Mechanical Modeling


    Approximate Duration: 1 Hour 25 Minutes


    Tips:

    • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

    • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

  • Model Groups

    Model Groups Course Introduction

    This course presents material that helps users create model groups in Revit.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    • Group concepts
    • Creating, placing, modifying, and saving model groups
    • Excluding elements from groups
    • Managing parameters in groups
    • Converting groups to links and vice-versa
    • Creating and attaching detail groups to model groups


    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following learning paths:

    • Architectural Modeling
    • Electrical Modeling
    • Mechanical Modeling
    • Structural Modeling


    Approximate Duration: 55 Minutes


    Tips:

    • Turn off your phone, and close your email, text, and social media apps.

    • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    • Go Full Screen when watching videos.


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