tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post6188489685779454363..comments2022-04-03T05:48:15.425-07:00Comments on Who's afraid of the Big Bad BIM?: Revit MEP (Plumbing) Piping Flow: another second class citizenErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-51795988142476432812011-06-13T07:50:41.042-07:002011-06-13T07:50:41.042-07:00What you said is true. However REVIT does not take...What you said is true. However REVIT does not take into consideration many things when it "sizes" a pipe. The fixture unit method is fine when it comes to small, average building types but does not take into consideration such things as building type (an office building demand curve is much different than a sports stadium demand curve), pressure drop (elevation and friction loss), etc.<Duckmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-74194211153309282172010-07-10T00:05:21.226-07:002010-07-10T00:05:21.226-07:00A good plumber realizes and values his time as wel...A good plumber realizes and values his time as well as your time. He would try very hard to complete the work he set out to finish within the timescale, without surrendering his high standards.<a href="http://www.stsplumbing.com.au/ABOUT/tabid/56/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Plumber Artarmon</a>paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460153092544079665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-59486459726329863112009-04-16T11:49:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:49:00.000-07:00I think that the Terminus (air terminal,plumbing f...I think that the Terminus (air terminal,plumbing fixture, power receptacle) to Source (RTU,Water heater, Panel) flow that Revit MEP "likes" (and is recommended by Autodesk) doesn't work that great for engineers either.<br /><br />At a schematic level they want to do some rule of thumb design and get place holders in the model to allocate space and convey intent.<br /><br />Revit MEP starts to bogErikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-89095109526207464152009-04-15T22:48:00.000-07:002009-04-15T22:48:00.000-07:00Great post Erik. I've heard that plumbing didn't w...Great post Erik. I've heard that plumbing didn't work as engineers want it and now I understand why better.Dave Baldacchinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431940617680243953noreply@blogger.com