[Equest-users] Do you have Revit MEP & associated energy modeling software experience?

[eric wang]

Hi Ryan,
 
I used Revit MEP 2008 about a year. Per my experience, the mechanical part of Revit MEP is ok to use. The major difference between Revit MEP and AutoCAD is that everything is based on 3D. The big challenge for me is that I can’t find the similar commands I used to have in AutoCAD. And Revit makes my pc very slow because it recommends having 4GB memory. You can download the most of families (similar to the "block" in AutoCAD) from Autodesk website.  However, you still need to spend lots of time customizing the "family" per your equipment selection. The fast way to learn it is to setup in-house training and work on real projects instead of going through the tutorials. In the first couple of weeks, you maybe want to throw your pc on the street because you are so angry with Revit. In short, AutoCAD is a good drafting tool but Revit MEP makes your 3D drawings look so cool. 
Good Luck!
Shaojie 

--- On Mon, 8/18/08, Ryan Lacey <ryan at petersenengineering.com> wrote:

From: Ryan Lacey <ryan at petersenengineering.com>
Subject: [Equest-users] Do you have Revit MEP & associated energy modeling software experience?
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 3:20 PM








 
Hi everyone,
 
Sorry for the cross posting…
 
Our office is thinking about buying a license Revit MEP.  Does anybody out there have any experience using it?  Any comments about it?  I heard that it still has a lot of bugs to be worked out and may be a bit of a headache until the “issues” are resolved.
 
Also, does anybody have experience working with the supplemental energy modeling programs that work with the Revit MEP models such as IES or any other softwares?  How do they compared to eQuest or HAP?  Do the supplemental energy modeling programs available today simulate the actual systems drawn in Revit MEP or do they just share building envelope geometry?
 
Thanks for the input,
 
Ryan
 
 
Ryan Lacey
Petersen Engineering, Inc.
PO Box 4774
6 Market Square
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone 603.436.4233
Fax 603.436.4294
www.petersenengineering.com
ryan at petersenengineering.com
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