Space Naming Utility for Revit MEP 2009

Release Date: 2009-01-21

The Space Naming Utility for Revit® MEP 2009 software is an intuitive tool that automatically assigns the names and numbers from architectural rooms to Revit MEP spaces. By downloading the Space Naming Utility for Revit MEP 2009 software, you can eliminate the need to manually assign names to the spaces, helping save time and simplifying your workflow.
Content is currently available in English only.

The Space naming Utility for Revit MEP 2009 is available to subscription customers.

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Revit MEP Web Update 3

Web Update #3 Service Pack – November 2008

Important Note:
Web Update #3 is not a full install; rather it is using Service Pack technology similar to AutoCAD^® based products. Prior to installing the Web Update #3 Service pack, please verify that you have already installed the First Customer Ship build or Web Update #1 build of Revit MEP 2009. The Web Update #1 full install is available below.

Before You Download
Please read before downloading and installing:
Service Pack Readme (pdf).

Get Started
Read all instructions above, then click one of the following links to download.

Revit MEP 2009 Web Update #3 Service Pack (32-bit)(exe – 431 MB)

Revit MEP 2009 Web Update #3 Service Pack (64-bit)(exe - 54 MB)

Notes:

• The service pack contains changes from all previous service packs.
• The service pack can be applied to both the standalone and suite versions of Revit MEP 2009.

AU 2008 Class Highlights

For those attending AU 2008, I thought I would post some classes that I think are interesting. Horrible Hacks is going to be a very interesting classes with Steve Mintz, Sean Burke and Bob DeFeo. I have promised not to release any advanced information or tips from the class, but I will throw this out (sorry Steve). If you are working on projects that routinely require you to create multi-segmented grids, you want to attend this class. Steve is going to demonstrate a very elegant solution to a problem that Autodesk should have fixed many releases ago.

“Horrible Hacks™” 

(and Other Tips & Tricks for Revit® Power Users) 

Steve Mintz, P.E.  – Revit Structure Technical Consultant 

Sean Burke, Assoc. AIA  – Revit Architecture Technical Consultant 

Bob DeFeo  – Revit MEP Technical Consultant 

 

SE404-1P Have you ever seen a stunt demonstration with the tagline:  "Warning! Do not 

attempt at home!”? This class presents the latest tips, tricks, and hacks developed by the Revit 

Experts of the Autodesk Consulting Team. Years on the front lines of the most complicated 

projects have fostered out-of-the-box thinking to create solutions in ways you would never 

imagine. Advanced problems require advanced solutions; we present to you our latest and most 

innovative solutions for Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP. 

 

Revit® Platform 

Looped and Offset Grids 

Dimensionless Dimensions 

Quickly Rename Levels 

Layered and Graded Site 

Phased and Packaged Submittals 

Oops, I Forgot to Uncheck “Visible by Default” for my Workset 

 

Revit® Architecture 

Curved and Complex Ceilings 

When is a Floor not a Floor? 

Museum Board Renderings for Revit® 2009 

 

Revit® Structure 

Scheduling Wide Flange Area and Weight 

Steel Take-offs in PSF using Global Parameters 

Parking Garage Floors 

 

 

Revit® MEP 

Create Conduit 

Cable Trays

Save to Central

Because of my post on Large Project Management, I received some emails about creating a Central file, what is the difference between the Save to Central options and how to determine if you are in the Central file. Rather than recreating the wheel, I thought I would point you to some good blogs on the subject.

Save to Central:

In Steve Stafford's RevitOpEd he has a brief but easy to follow explanation of what need to be done to create a Central File. The article is called Central File in "Four Easy Steps".

Save to Central options:

Nicholas lyadurai has a blog called Revitize - Another Revit Blog and one of his posts entitled "Save to Central differences" 

Working in the Central file:

As we have all come to expect, Steve Stafford's RevitOpEd has an excellent article on when it is ok to work in the Central file. It's called, Working in the Central File - Breaking the Rule.

Central or Local File:

The last topic that I want to cover is a very good article again by Steve Stafford on determining whether a file is either a Central file or Local file. The article is called "Stand Alone? Central File? How can I tell?"

Steve has been blogging for awhile. He does a very good job and has numerous articles on the subject of the Central file.

Revit Flavor Comparisons - from MasterGraphics

From MasterGraphics

I’ve been asked many times about the differences are between Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP? Are they the same with different tool sets? Is Structure the same as Arch with expanded tool set? Is MEP Arch with an expanded tool set? Can I get all 3 in one?

Well, you can’t get all 3 in one (man, I sure hope Autodesk can do something about this!!). As for the other questions about the differences between the 3 apps, there are a few things that are different. One of those is being the families that come with each product. I hope to soon look at the main differences and will post and update when I do.

Another is the External Tools that are available to each product. For example, Arch and MEP will not allow you to tie your model to a Structural Analysis program like Structure can. MEP, will allow you to tie into Trane Trace, but Arch and Structural cannot. Just take a look at the Extensions provided by Autodesk…there is a separate set for each program.

The next and maybe the most asked is the actual tools that are in each program. Well, there are many commands that are available in all 3, some in 2, some in just one. I’ve put together a document that lists out the command tools between the 3 products. I did not list every single command tool, just the ones that are not available in all 3 via the pull-down menus. You can download the document HERE.