After you optimize to standard lengths, you can adjust the location of short segments and extend fittings, such as elbows and tees, to consume the remaining short pieces.ġ0) Part modeling improvements – MEP Engineering enhancement Reviewable Warnings help you to identify straight segments that are longer then their specified standard lengths. The Design to Fabrication tool will present a list of potential related services for selected design level of detail duct and pipe elements. To prepare a model for detailed coordination modeling and construction, you can now convert design level of detail model elements to construction level of detail elements using the Design to Fabrication tool. The new tools and enhancements enable you to quickly iterate from a design level of detail model to a fabrication level of detail model.
The improvements to hangers also enable you to place a hanger in free space.ĩ) Design to fabrication optimization – MEP Engineering enhancement Support for cantilevered elements enables you to extend the bearer on a hanger to support additional services. You also have the ability to adjust the rod position on the bearer to coordinate with structure locations or avoid other services. Now you can have multi-tiered Trapeze hangers, enabling you to support one hanger with another. More flexible hanger capabilities have been added to facilitate detailed support planning. Attach structural columns to foundationsĨ) Hanger improvements – MEP Engineering enhancement.Thanks to this feature, the column length adjusts in response to changes to the foundation level. Now you can attach structural columns to isolated foundations and footing. This gives you greater model accuracy, which allows you to create a precise design intent definition that includes connections.ħ) Improved structural foundations – Structural Engineering enhancement In order to improve workflows and extend usability for fabrication models, the Split tool can now split vertical columns at the desired point. Model rails that follow the slope, curvature, or elevation of elements.This provides architects with the ability to do a single sketch and host the rail as it is intended to be built on site. Now you can host railings on shaped edited floors, roofs, and on the top of walls with a single sketch line. Compatible with hidden lines, sketchy lines, ambient shadows, anti-aliasing, and moreĥ) Improved railing hosts - Multidiscipline enhancement.Designed for architects, depth cueing adds pop to your elevations and sections in both architecture or coordination views. You have this level of control over the effect in order to meet your design needs. When you turn it on, you can control where the depth starts and stops, placing the limits according to your design. This functionality works with shadows on, realistic, hidden lines, sketchy lines, ambient shadows, anti-aliasing and more. Display minimum and maximum values for calculationsĭepth Cueing lets you add depth to your elevations and sections to create stunning visuals in order to better communicate your design.View templates include parameters for fields, and more.Schedule view templates include parameters for Fields, Filter, Sorting/Grouping, Formatting, Appearance, and Phase Filter. In order to simplify the reuse of schedules, you can create a schedule view template. When you reposition an element, a pinned tag remains in place while its leader adjusts to accommodate the new position of the element.ģ) Schedule Improvements - Multidiscipline enhancement Schedules have been enhanced in a few areas. You can create a tag with a calculation in it to use with any tag type. Easily import and export to Autodesk ® AutoCAD ® softwareĢ) Create a Tag with a Calculation - Multidiscipline enhancementĪnnotation tags now allow calculated values and obey pin restrictions.Create lists with multiple levels, indents, and numbers.Revit text is now measured in the same way as AutoCAD, enabling better import and export to AutoCAD. You can add spaces between bulleted points, multi-level lists, indenting, undenting, and incrementing numbers. You can edit in canvas and have text set to uppercase, subscript, or superscript. The new Text Editor and layout engine gives you “what you see is what you get” editing and new features to help communicate your design to clients. (At the end of this article I will provide a list of the additional improvements and enhancements for all disciplines associated with Autodesk Revit 2017.) 1) Text Editor and layout engine - Multidiscipline enhancement I’m excited to share my Top 10 new and enhanced features for Revit 2017, including improvements to navigation, sheet views, revisions, and overall performance.