Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
into the project in order for you to select them in the Type Properties
dialog box.
Pipe Segments and Sizes
These are set by choosing Mechanical
Settings Segments And Sizes. You can select or duplicate a pipe
segment, rename it, and apply the piping specifications for material,
schedule/type, common sizes, and roughness of pipe walls.
FluidsTable
You access the fluids table by choosing Mechanical
Settings Fluids. You can duplicate, rename, and adjust the fluid type
as well as its viscosity, temperature, and density.
Slopes Table
From the slopes table, you can preset the pipe slopes
that will be used for the project. You access the slopes table by choosing
Mechanical Settings Slopes. The list of slopes will be available when
you are a drawing pipe with a slope.
Angles
From Mechanical Settings Pipe Settings Angles, you can
choose whether the project can use any angles for pipe fittings or
specific angles that are an industry standard.
Creating Piping Systems
Piping systems are an essential part of designing piping layouts in Revit
MEP 2015. They allow you to separate pipes from one another based on the
functiontheyareserving,thecolorandlinepatterntheyshouldbedisplayed
with, the fluid type they carry, and so on. The Piping Systems properties can
be accessed and customized from Families Browser Piping Systems (see
Figure 11.1
).
