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scettus
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Wishes

Hello all:

After completing the first large scale Revit job in our office, (250K sf hospital), these are my humble suggestions:

Provide Enable/Disable toggle for Calculation engine: The duct sizing and pipe sizing engine constantly recalculates all of the flow parameters throughout after every action. This is too time consuming. I have been told that Revit Structure has a toggle function such as this.

Provide Copy/Monitor MEP Items: Because of model size and borrowing issues, we have split the models and would like to be able to still coordinate through links

Provide more forgiving borrowing: We have issues in borrowing entire supply air systems (not just what we are editing), this occurs even when we use the system assignments, and it gets hosed up too easily.

Do these and I would be quite content. I look forward to using the product more.
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Jarom05
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Revit MEP bugs and Problems.
1.You cannot draw lines in Revit MEP that can be used for diagramming. Lines drawn in electrical automatically grayscale out because the program assumes that the object is part of the architectural profile. For example, when diagramming conduit runs in buildings. Lines need to be drawn, even though there are no junction boxes, and no connections to power or security, data etc. When diagramming site plans underground conduit runs need to be diagramed.

2.Cannot create a simple homerun out of a junction box that is unconnected to power, data and security systems. For diagramming purposed it would be handy to not have to link everything to a system, especially if there is not a system provide.

3.Cannot insert fills, patterns or hatches on families. For example our particular company differentiates power panels and non-power panel with solid patterns. You cannot create a panel family with a solid pattern, you could insert a symbol with a pattern, but the symbol will scale.

4.Exporting drawing files from Revit to AutoCAD, it would seem that families that have symbolic lines create block when exported to AutoCAD, great. Families that have symbol inserted create multi-line object when exported to AutoCAD, not good. Seems to be a flaw.

5.When exporting text into AutoCAD from Revit, the multiline text within the editor dialogue box has its own properties within the mtext block. This means that editing text must be done one multi-line text block at a time, you must open the editor select all the text and change it all to bylayer, bystyle.

6.Why so ceiling plans in the electrical view templates not show the correct ceiling plan. Does not show all the walls and windows.

7.The temporary dimensioning when selecting an object is not always visible. Temporary dimensions do not snap to wall faces. Would be helpful when moving things from wall or to wall, particularly when the thickness of wall is not known.

8.Program updates are extremely inconvenient. To have to completely reinstall the program for an update is extremely time consuming.

9.Updating families within a project. I have had some troubles updating families within project and the only way to get them to update was to completely purge out the existing family and reload it. Not just update or overwrite.

10.There needs to be some Boolean commands for modeling objects. The tools for creating families with voids are very limited.

11.Importing 3D models from AutoCAD there is no way to modify the model once it is inserted into Revit. No way to apply materials, apply parameters and constraints. With Revit's limited modeling capabilities the ability to modify inserted blocks is a necessity.

12.Tagging. When tagging categories in Revit the selection are either with leader or without. Both features are unacceptable. The leaders are very limited. The no leader places the tag directly on the object being tagged or a location that is not always optimal. And to move the tag you have two options. Stop the tagging on every object, then move the tag and resume tagging, or tag everything then go back and hope you move all the tag that were placed. It would be helpful to be able to select the object and then drag the tag to the required location without having to cancel the tagging feature.

13.There needs to a snap override for circuiting. A way to turn off the endpoint, midpoint, center, etc. and to select the electrical connector.

14.There seems to be a flaw with switching. When adding two lighting fixture from two different circuits Revit automatically adds one circuit to the other. In reality this would be a localized situation and would not require running a new hot-leg to the circuit.

15.The ability for Revit to circuit is an awesome feature. However, it would be nice to group the circuiting to the switching system. If you have a room and a corridor, currently Revit circuits them randomly or by the nearest fixture. Why can’t Revit circuit the fixture that go to the switch in the room, circuit the corridor fixtures to the motion sensor system, and then circuit the corridor and room together, so that circuiting is grouped?

16.I noticed that when I tried to purge unused from Revit it purged out the wire ticks that were being used. Who knows what other things were in use that Revit may have purged.

17.The whole printing process needs to be simplified. Since there are so many ignorant architects, engineers and designers wanting pdf drawings, couldn’t Autodesk do something to make pdfs more integrated and the creation there of more smooth?

18.Revit need a converter program for importing AutoCAD drawings, rather than having to completely redo all diagram drawing that we have in our library, would it not be possible to have Revit import line weights from AutoCAD based on the applied ctb? This would simplify the process incredibly.

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