Initial setup

Any referenced datasets can be downloaded from "Module downloads" in the module overview.

Initial setup - Exercise

Task 1: Insert architecture link and acquire coordinates

  1. Start a new project using the Structural Analysis-Medical Center.rte template.
  2. From the Insert ribbon, select Link Revit.

  3. Select ARCHITECTURAL.rvt and Positioning of Auto – Project Base Point to Project Base Point.

  4. Select the link and pin it into place.

  5. From the Manage ribbon, select Coordinates, then Acquire Coordinates, and then select the link.

  6. In the View Properties, select the Visibility/Graphics Overrides Edit button (or type VG or VV).

  7. This will open the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog. Then in the Model Categories list, scroll down to Site, and expand the sub-categories.

  8. Enable the Site, Project Base Point, and Survey Point check boxes and OK the dialog.

  9. Locate and select the Project Base Point at the A1 grid intersection and confirm these coordinates.

Task 2: Insert MEP link

  1. From the Insert ribbon, select Link Revit.

  2. Select MEP.rvt and in this case, select the Positioning of Auto – By Shared Coordinates (this is because the current project and the MEP project have both been set up with the coordinate system acquired from the architectural file).

  3. Select the link and pin it into place.

  4. Switch to a Default 3D View to confirm that the MEP systems align with the building shell.

  5. Save the project.