Exercise 4.4.1: Placing Plumbing Fixtures in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.4.1 - Placing a lavatory plumbing fixture component

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Autodesk^® Revit^® Architecture software.
Place toilet and urinal fixtures in the restrooms on level 1 of the building as shown in Figure 4.4.2.
Copy the plumbing fixtures to similar locations on levels 2, 3, and 4.

Figure 4.4.2 - Plumbing fixtures placed in the restrooms

Exercise 4.4.2: Copying Shared Elements into a Plumbing Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.4.3 - Copying plumbing fixtures to the Revit MEP host project

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Revit MEP software.
Copy the plumbing fixtures from the architectural model into the Revit MEP plumbing model using the Batch Copy option to copy all of them.
Open the 3D Plumbing view to verify that the fixtures are copied into the Revit MEP plumbing model.

Figure 4.4.4 - Plumbing fixtures copied into the Revit MEP host project

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.4.5 - Creating a branch pipe to a vertical riser

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Revit MEP software.
Copy the horizontal branch pipe on level 2 to similar locations on levels 3 and 4.
Connect the toilet fixtures on level 2 to the horizontal branch pipe with the Connect Into tool.
Connect the sanitary connector of the sink and urinal fixtures to the horizontal branch pipe using similar steps.

Figure 4.4.6 - Plan and 3D views showing plumbing fixtures connected to horizontal branch pipe