Using Archicad’s MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) Modeler tool can help you and your project team significantly reduce risk and waste.
The MEP Modeler can improve design quality, point out clashes, and detect problem areas well before they become actual problems.
In this session, you’ll learn how to turn your 2D MEP drawings into 3D with ease. What’s more, you’ll learn how the entire team will benefit from improved collaboration and communication, as well as streamlined project delivery across building system design, fabrication, and installation. We will show you how an accurate understanding of how MEP systems work within a space speeds the entire design process.
Topics
Installing / Setup – 10 minutes
- Library Management
- Work Environment Management
Attribute Setup – 15 minutes
- Creating custom surfaces / build materials
- Pen Management
- Layer Management
- Creating the MEP systems
Drawing – 60 minutes
- Placing mechanical systems
- Routing mechanical systems
- Placing plumbing systems
- Routing plumbing systems
- Placing equipment and in-line components
- Using hotlinks for repetitive systems
Documentation – 60 minutes
- Creating properties for detailed information
- Creating consistency between drawings
- Creating 3D riser diagrams
- Using labels to automatically pull information
- Creating schedules
- Graphic override management
External sources – 35 minutes
- Creating custom MEP elements
- Hotlinking in external models
- Bringing reviews markups from Bluebeam straight into Archicad
- Viewing the model outside of Archicad in Solibri Model Checker
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, attendees will understand:
- Get the program up and running, including setting up the needed systems.
- Set up favorites to quickly work on different systems.
- Start laying out the systems using the smart routing utility.
- Create your 3D isometrics straight from the model.
- Use external sources to review, check and coordinate projects.
Other Information
- You must enter your AIA Membership number here in order to have the LUs correctly assigned to your AIA account
- You will have 6 months’ access to course content and materials
- You will have 6 months’ access to course content and materials
- SSA Membership Discount: SSA Members use Coupon Code SSAPROMO to receive 20% off at Checkout
- Refunds: Please see our FAQs page.
Before you begin, please download your files to access your Course Materials. What's included in the download:
- Exhaust Fan Delta Breeze.RFA
- MEP_Modeler_Course.PLN
Download Files
Simply double click on the downloaded ZIP folder to open the contents.
