Hello everyone,
I wanted to bring to your attention an important matter regarding our clients' increasing BIM maturity and their rising expectations for our model deliverables.
One of the most frequently requested BIM requirements is the Uniformat Classification in our Revit families.
Currently, this parameter is set as a “type” parameter, which has led to several issues.
Changing this to an “instance” based parameter would effectively resolve many of these concerns.
Issues for the mechanical discipline
Case of Pipes, pipe fittings, pipe accessories, pipe insulation, flex pipes + equivalent Duct:
- In mechanical design, we use a Pipe type (and Duct type) that represents a material (for example, black steel with threaded fittings), which is then used across different Uniformat categories (heating, cooling, plumbing, etc.).
- Since the same material is used in different Uniformat categories and because the Assembly Code parameter is set at the Type level, we are forced to duplicate pipe types, pipe fittings, pipe accessories (and their Duct equivalents) solely to differentiate Uniformat codes.
- Duplicating these elements creates challenges for model quality management.
- With the Assembly Code parameter set at the Instance level, we would not need to duplicate families for Uniformat purposes.
These concerns occur in other disciplines as well.
