topic Re: puddle flange in Revit MEP Forum

puddle flange

Karol_Piroska — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:04:16 GMT

Hi guys,

I'm sure this is probably a silly question but I'm not very familiar with piping (and the terminology itself) in Revit.

I need to show puddle flanges on a pipe run and honestly cannot figure this out. I added some OTB pipe fittings but non of them seem to have a puddle flange or have some intermediate piece. Basically I would need to model two pipes connected on a straight line with end as indicated on attached picture.

Can anyone please point me in the right direction?

Thank you

Re: puddle flange

L.Maas — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 12:42:13 GMT

In some (all?) of the Revit libraries under pipe>fittings there is normally a sub folder with flanges which you can use.

Depending on your needs you might need to modify these flange families.

Re: puddle flange

Karol_Piroska — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:05:33 GMT

Thank you Louis for your reply.

I tried the steel flanges (my UK OTB folders are different) and they do not have bolt holes. Do you know if this is to be added/edited by user or am I missing something?

Re: puddle flange

L.Maas — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:40:57 GMT

No they usually do not have bolt holes. With Revit you try to keep the model/families not too complicated. If your Revit families get too complex it will start to have a negative impact on Revit performance. So often what will happen is that in your model you place a simple version and you use detail drawings to show additional information (like bolt holes).

If really needed you could modify/create a family to include the bolt holes. See also THIS thread related to flange holes

Re: puddle flange

Karol_Piroska — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 08:53:45 GMT

Thanks Louis.

In relation to the performance, thats why we have course, medium and fine detail level and I'd say in comparison with other complex structures and details few bolt holes would be just fine ;)).

I actually found just now what I was looking for! (It is strange how google can give you different results if you are searching same phrase from different location). If it would help to anyone here is a link for puddle flange with holes inlcuded:

https://bimobject.com/en-us/abnpipesystems/product/instal_double-joint-flange-adapter