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Showing posts with label MEP design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MEP design. Show all posts

Thursday, December 21, 2017

How BIM provides great benefits to MEP engineers through 3d building system design

Building Information Modelling (BIM) facilitates MEP engineers to visualize building systems precisely before the commencement of actual construction which result in taking more informed decisions in advance in the design phase. So building system design becomes more perfect as well as organized from concept through construction.

A BIM model includes coordinated and reliable information which help in communicating designs as well design alterations evidently with MEP engineers and their project team members. Thus project team members can fulfill their goals.

BIM facilitates project team members to take sustainability initiatives by carrying out energy analysis, assessing system loads, generating heating and cooling load reports.

A BIM model aids in maintaining coordinated design data, reducing errors & omissions, and increases collaboration amid engineering and architecture teams. All model information is preserved inside a solo, coordinated database. Any modification and revision to information is updated automatically all through the model.

On the basis of workflow and project requisites, MEP engineers get the ability to collaborate and interact successfully. BIM allows project team members to lessen design clashes through real-time clash and interference detection.

BIM reproduce real-world MEP system performance for having superior overview of cost, scheduling, and environmental impact.

BIM offers more authentic and coordinated construction documents for whole MEP design team. BIM automatically produce plan, section, elevation, detail, and schedule views which reveal design information in a perfect way. All model views are synchronized from a universal database facilitating more reliable, coordinated change management.

Engineers will be able to make HVAC systems with mechanical functionality and offer 3D modeling for ductwork, plumbing and piping system and revise the model by dragging design constituents onto the screen in more or less any view. Modeling can also be performed together in section and elevation views. If some alterations are taken place to the MEP model, all model views and sheets are updated automatically. This results in preserving more perfect, coordinated designs and documents.

How BIM provides great benefits to MEP engineers through 3d building system design


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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

MagiCAD V2016.11 For Revit, AutoCAD

The most updated version of MagiCAD for Revit and AutoCAD alias version 2016.11 is just launched to make the MEP Design Process more superior. The productivity workflows are significantly improved with this new version. MagiCAD provides a wide-ranging and innovative solution toward all ventilation, piping and electrical Building Information Modelling, design and calculations requirements. MagiCAD 2016.11 is compatible with Revit 2017-2016 and AutoCAD 2017-2013.

With MagiCAD 2016.11 for Revit, the users can get a complete calculation solution on MEP work through Revit platform. The users will be able to execute all the calculations through MagiCAD on native Revit families. The new version comprehensively combines with native Revit units of measurement, improves drawing legends for quantity take-off documents and bills of materials, and offers easy functions for tracing probable errors and failed objects in the model once IFC export is completed.

Besides, MagiCAD2016.11 for Revit presents various intelligent new tools and enhancements for ventilation, piping and electrical design, together with substations and wall boxes as new product types. Significant enhancements like system performance, capabilities for DXF export and support for assembled supports and hangers are included in MagiCAD 2016.11 for Revit toward the design of support and hanger systems for ducts, pipes and cable trays.

Various complicated data processing tasks and project export methods become automatic in MagiCAD 2016.11 for AutoCAD. There are some exciting and new features like a Quick-Start Project Setup Wizard for simple and rapid setup of projects with localized settings, constant update of all model drawings all together, Find & Replace functions for all textual parameters, along with exporting projects to IFC format in batches via automated functions. Besides, MagiCAD 2016.11 for AutoCAD provides new tools, measurements and enhancements for ventilation, piping, electrical and systems design.

MagiCAD optimizes MEP design with the use of Europe’s biggest product model database that includes more than one million actual products and product variants from 220 leading manufacturers all over the globe. Each model inside the database contains precise dimensions and wide-ranging technical data.

For more information, visit www.magicad.com

MagiCAD v2016.11 for Revit, AutoCAD

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Access over 1+ million MEP products for Building Information Modeling (BIM) through MagicCloud

Progman recently introduced new MagicCloud online BIM library that contains more than 1 million MEP products for Building Information Modeling. In this BIM library, there will be over 200 products from prime manufacturers with complete, perfectly dimensioned and extensive technical data and 3D models.

MagiCloud refers to a free online browsing library specifically designed for MEP designers and engineers to avail a wide range of high-quality BIM products for their projects. MEP professionals will be able to acquire technical data and intelligent BIM objects for more than 1 million products which can be utilized directly in their projects.

Designers can instantly choose from the components as per their needs as well as download them into their Revit, Revit MEP and AutoCAD projects. One can download over 50,000 products at free of cost.

With the amalgamation of the complete database online, MagiCloud facilitates the designers to cooperate efficiently with teams throughout the entire build and reap the advantages of Building Information Modelling toward any comprehensive building project.

MagicCloud contains the following exclusive features :-

Europe’s biggest collection of high-quality MEP products having dimensions and complete technical information, in an easily explorable format.

Free downloads over 50,000 products from prime manufacturers like FlowCon, Frico, Giacomini and Systemair.

MagiCloud Windows Manager facilitates the user to arrange the downloaded product directly to their Revit or AutoCAD project.

Download various manufacturer Plugins to be utilized in Revit. Plugins unite manufacturers’ product selection and calculation software directly with Revit or MagiCAD so that product selection becomes speedy, simpler and perfect.

For more information, visit https://www.magicloud.com/

Access over 1+ million MEP products for Building Information Modeling
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

How to efficiently apply BIM Revit to create the models of Multi-Family Projects

XREFerencing in AutoCAD is used to develop sound workflows for creating design as well as generating construction documents for multi-family projects. X-ref denotes an 'external reference' to another AutoCAD drawing file. XREFerencing is a complicated process and vast knowledge is required to keep it in planned way.


Instead of XREFerencing, one can apply BIM Revit for creating models of multi-family projects. In this regard, LiveLabLearning presents an exclusive video that focuses on the following learning goals :-

  • How to optimize the functionality of Revit to model multi-family projects
  • How to efficiently arrange multi-family projects with Revit
  • Benefits of using groups and links
  • How nested families are used to characterize units
  • Concerns for your next multi-family project
  • MEP design for Multi-family

Go through the following video presentation to know the functionalities of the app.




BIM Revit to create the models of Multi-Family Projects
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Importance of 3D Constructible Models for creating & setting up MEP design

Importance of 3D Constructible Models for creating & setting up MEP design
Recently several new working systems like BIM 3D modeling, 4D BIM for construction scheduling, implementation of constructible models for cost estimation, sustainably, lean construction as well as 7D BIM for facility management, have emerged out for AEC industries which boost up the digital progressions.


BIM mainly focuses on three sectors like Architectural, structural and MEP and the professionals associated with these segments can get unlimited advantages with BIM application.

As compared to architectural and structural field, MEP is considered more complicated and is vital for successful completion of any project. MEP field comprises several professionals which range from MEP consultants, fabricators, MEP installation and maintenance experts and mechanical – electrical-plumbing- fire safety - trade specific sub-contractors.

MEP design and installation experts always look for technologically developed processes to shift from decade old 2D MEP drafting & drawing to superiorly coordinated constructible models.

With constructible models for MEP, information based models can be applied in noteworthy and large scale projects over the globe to synchronize, design and set up mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in a well organized way.

In order to successfully complete a construction project, there should not be any conflict with the MEP design delivered to MEP contractors. 3D BIM constructible models are vital here. MEP BIM can be demonstrated in the identical way it will be shown in post construction in a 3D virtual environment. With the powerful visualization capability, all types of conflicts can be detected & resolved efficiently.

The MEP designer and the contractor can mutually work together successfully to evaluate the MEP systems in better detail and make use of both designer and contractor level modifications like rerouting pipe work, resizing ducts, finalizing bolt locations, and executing design modifications for smooth fabrication and fitting efficiency in the initial design phase prior to completion of project in reality.

This MEP BIM coordination will certainly resolve all the issues and build up a well-synchronized MEP design. It will minimize the necessities for project based improvisation & reconstruction and also liabilities, as well as effectuate significant cost and time efficiency to the project.

Besides, encrypting 3D model with perfect dimensional data and for conflict resolution and mitigation, the objects are also encrypted with diversified aspects which range from energy performance data, component materials and finishes and cost information.

So, the constructible 3D models become essential in design and setting up sustainable MEP system. It also facilitates precise cost estimation that leads to minimizing the possibilities for budget failure and accomplishment of incomplete projects.

Importance of 3D Constructible Models for creating & setting up MEP design

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Monday, October 20, 2014

How to turn off cable tray annotations in AutoCAD MEP

The cable tray: In the electrical wiring of buildings, a cable tray system is used to support insulated electric cables used for power distribution and communication.


Cable trays are used as an alternative to open wiring or electrical conduit systems, and are commonly used for cable management in commercial and industrial construction. They are especially useful in situations where changes to a wiring system are anticipated, since new cables can be installed by laying them in the tray, instead of pulling them through a pipe.

AUTOCAD MEP: AUTOCAD MEP Design and Construction documentation software is built for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers, Designers, and drafter. Seamlessly collaborate with architect using AUTOCAD ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE in an intuitive design environment. Minimize coordination errors between mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design teams and with architect and structural engineers.

Edit the Cable Tray display representation to turn off the Annotations.

  • Select the Manage tab -> Display Manager.
  • Expand the Sets tree and select the current display set - For example MEP Design - Plan.
  • Select the Dispaly Representation Control tab in the Display Manager dialog.
  • Find Cable Tray in the list of object and right click on the check box for the Plan display and select Edit.
  • Turn OFF the Annotation display and select OK. It has to be done in the template drawing if the annotation displays to show by default.


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