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Planning Ahead for Change
Whether they are copy/monitored or just manually adjusted in the
MEP model, moving plumbing fixtures that are connected to piping
systems can often cause these systems to break. This then requires
remodeling by the plumbing consultant to reconnect the piping system
to the plumbing fixture.
When Revit tries to maintain the connection—particularly with sloped
pipework—the results can be unpredictable. Avoid the extra work by
disconnecting the pipework yourself before moving the fixture.
Each remodeled pipe adds cost to the MEP project, and over the entire
project this added cost can be substantial. It is recommended,
therefore, to avoid making the final connection to the plumbing fixture
until you are more certain that any future architectural changes will be
minimal.
Another option is to use flexible pipework so the system can stay
connected for all of your engineering calculations. You can wait until
the end of the design phase and replace these flexible pieces with your
final connections then.
A less traditional way of using the Copy/Monitor tool, especially when the
insertion point and orientation between the architectural fixtures and yours
don't match, is to batch-copy all of the architectural plumbing fixtures and
place a little dot or a cylinder. The idea is to create a relationship between
your model and the architectural model that will provide you with alerts
whenever the architect moves or deletes plumbing fixtures. Remember, you
will not be notified when the architect places new fixtures, but the
workaround for that is to batch-copy/monitor all fixtures with every update
ofthearchitecturalbackground.Thisway,youwillbeabletoseethenumber
of newly copied/monitored elements (that is, new plumbing fixtures) in
the architectural model. You will still need to manually place your own
plumbing fixtures or pipe assemblies, but knowing what changes the
architect made to the plumbing fixtures will be a huge time-saver.
