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Revit MEP Fundamentals (2021)

With Revit online training from Pinnacle Series, design professionals in the architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing industries can learn about its advanced features, such as 3D modeling, automation, worksharing, and additional intelligent tools that bring improved coordination and consistency.

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Learning Path Courses:

Introduction to Revit

Introduction to Revit
(Video Run Time: 25 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 5 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 30 minutes)

Course Description
This course is intended to give you a high-level overview of the concepts behind Building Information Modeling and Revit as a BIM tool. It is also a primer to understand Revit’s user interface such that you can navigate through a project.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Introduction to BIM
Introduction to Revit

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of Architectural or MEP or Structural terminology.
Revit installed in the machine.

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Essential Skills Course

Essential Skills Course Introduction
(Video Run Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 20 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 40 minutes)

Course Description
This course is intended to give you an overview of placing and editing objects in a Revit project.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Placing elements in Revit
Basic and helpful modifying tools

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Revit installed in the machine.

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Views Course

Views Course
(Video Run Time: 65 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 80 minutes)

Course Description
This course is intended to give you a high-level overview of the concepts behind model views, view properties and the visibility of the elements in those views.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
View Types
Plan, Elevation, Section and Schedule View Creation and Properties

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of Architectural or MEP or Structural terminology.
Revit installed in the machine.

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MEP Project Setup Course

MEP Project Setup Course
(Video Run Time: 70 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 95 minutes)

Course Description
This course will step you through the process of starting an MEP project. You will learn about template selection, project settings, linking files, and using the copy/monitor tool to obtain datum elements.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Template Selection
Project Settings
Understand Revit Coordinate System
Linking Revit Models
Using Copy/Monitoring Levels and Grids
Add Levels
Add Reference Planes to a Project

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
An understanding of MEP terminology.
Revit installed in the machine.

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Spaces and Zones Course

Spaces and Zones Course
(Video Run Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 40 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 essential skills and project setup courses.

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Duct Systems Course

Duct Systems Course
(Video Run Time: 30 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 65 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
Schedule the duct system

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of MEP terminology.
Completed the essential skills and MEP project setup. It is also recommended to have completed the spaces and zones course.

Tips:
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Electrical Systems Course

Electrical Systems Course
(Video Run Time: 45 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 75 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to add electrical 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 electrical fixtures with MEP connectors, create circuits, add panelboards and schedule the system.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Review the electrical system model settings
Create working floor plan views
Copy/Monitor Electrical Fixtures from linked model
Place electrical fixtures
Create a circuit
Add panelboards
Schedule the electrical system

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of MEP terminology.
Completed the essential skills and MEP project setup. It is also recommended to have completed the spaces and zones course.

Tips:
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Lighting Systems Course

Lighting Systems Course
(Video Run Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 25 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 50 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to add lighting 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 additional electrical fixtures and equipment with MEP connectors, create circuits and switch systems, and schedule the system.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Create working floor plan views
Review the electrical system model settings
Copy/Monitor Lighting Fixtures from linked model
Place lighting fixtures
Create circuits and switches
Schedule the system

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of MEP terminology.
Completed the essential skills and MEP project setup.
It is also recommended to have completed the spaces and zones and electrical systems courses.

Tips:
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Piping Systems Course

Piping Systems Course
(Video Run Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 50 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 essential skills and MEP project setup. It is also recommended to have completed the spaces and zones course.

Tips:
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Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.
Go Full Screen when watching videos.
Detailing Course

Detailing Course
(Video Run Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 40 minutes)

Course Description
This course will help you understand how to work with the detailing tools in Revit.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Common usage and best practices for working with detail lines, components, and groups
Placing and modifying filled and masking regions
Detailing in model views and drafting views

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should complete the following courses:
Introduction to Revit
Introduction to Views
Architectural Project Setup

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Annotation Course

Annotation Course
(Video Run Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 25 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 60 minutes)

Course Description
This course will help you understand how to add dimensions and text to views.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Common usage and best practices for placing dimensions and text
Placing, modifying and leveraging dimensions
Placing and modifying text
Working with note blocks

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should complete the following courses:
Introduction to Revit
Introduction to Views
Essential Skills

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Schedules Course

Revit Schedules Course
(Video Run Time: 50 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 60 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 25 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 135 minutes)

Course Description
The material presented in this course helps users understand how to create a variety of schedule types and manage schedule formatting and appearance.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course includes:
Creating category and multi-category schedules
Adding schedule fields
Adding schedule filters
Sorting and grouping in schedules
Working with schedule formatting and appearance
Creating material takeoffs
How to create and use key schedules
Creating view lists
Creating sheet lists
Creating graphical column schedules
Working with note blocks

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following courses:
None

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Deliverables Course

Deliverables Course
(Video Run Time: 50 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 35 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 100 minutes)

Course Description
This course will help you understand how to print and export content from Revit.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Working with sheets
Placing views on sheets
Working with sheet lists
Using matchlines
Printing views and sheets to hard copies and electronic formats
Managing print setups
Working with revisions
Exporting to DWG/DXF formats
Exporting to IFC
Exporting schedules and reports
Exporting Images and Animations

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should complete the following courses:
Introduction to Revit
Introduction to Views
Architectural Project Setup

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Worksharing Course

Worksharing Course
(Video Run Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 35 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 60 minutes)

Course Description
This course will give you an understanding of team collaboration in Revit through Worksharing. It will teach you how Worksharing works in Revit, how to create and setup a Central Model, create a Local copy, work with the elements in the local copy and synchronize work with the central file as progress is made.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course help you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Worksharing concepts
Creating a Central Model file and setting up Worksets
Creating and working on a Local Copy
Synchronizing with the Central Model

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of Architectural or MEP or Structural terminology.
Revit installed in the machine.

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Phasing Course

Phasing Course
(Video Run Time: 20 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 45 minutes)

Course Description
This course will help you understand and work with phasing in Revit.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course help you gain an understanding of the following topics:
Phase states
Phase filters
Phasing graphic overrides
Phasing workflow
Other considerations when working with phasing

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Understanding of Architectural or MEP or Structural terminology.
Revit installed in the machine.

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Model Coordination

Model Coordination Course
(Video Run Time: 45 minutes)
(Estimated Exercise Time: 90 minutes)
(Estimated Quiz Time: 25 minutes)
(Minimum Course Duration: 160 minutes)

Course Description
The material presented in this course helps understand how to use the Model Coordination tools in Revit.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course provides instruction on:
Copy/monitoring datum elements between discipline models
Copy/monitoring geometry between MEP and Architectural models
Performing coordination reviews
Interference checking

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following learning paths:
None

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