User manual AUTODESK AUTOCAD MEP BROCHURE

[. . . ] MEP designers and drafters are spending too much time on repetitive tasks. Autodesk offers a broad suite of solutions to help MEP professionals stay ahead of the competition and remain competitive. With AutoCAD MEP, production of construction documents is automated, helping to save time and allowing for the creation of single-line and doubleline systems in addition to schematics. Whether you are working on a building project led by an architect or partnering with professionals from other disciplines such as structural and civil engineering for the design of water/wastewater facilities, AutoCAD MEP allows you to work in the familiar AutoCAD environment while implementing new systems and documentation tools at your own pace. [. . . ] Lay out mechanical systems in single line with unsized parts early in the design process, and then use duct-sizing tools and convert the layout to double line. Enhanced sizing tools help to increase drafting productivity when moving from design development to construction documentation. Single-line duct design Double-line duct design Fabrication for MEP Contractors With smoother integration of fabrication partner tools into AutoCAD MEP software, MEP designers, drafters and contractors can leverage their AutoCAD MEP design for the fabrication of sheet metal, plumbing, and piping making it easier to create shop drawings. Smart Annotation of Objects Annotate once for all scales. Annotative text and symbols automatically change for each view based on the scale. You can annotate objects with labels that consist of text or block definitions. The information in the label comes from object properties, such as connection size. Design, decide and draw the system Assess your vision and enhance your efficiency with purpose-built software for MEP designers and drafters. Engineering Display Themes Typically, manual properties of an object--such as a duct's friction loss or velocity--are not visible in a drawing. Display themes let you incorporate such nongraphical data by using colors, fills, or hatches to highlight objects that meet criteria you establish in a display theme style. For example, check your HVAC design calculations based on friction loss or velocity to assess performance for a particular area or room. Also use the display theme By Pressure Class to visually show the high, medium, and low pressure per piping class to more easily identify potential design flaws. Synchronized Schedules Designers and drafters can schedule engineering system data, calculate values, and use new table styles to lay out room and analysis schedules. Schedules are automatically updated as the design changes, assisting in the reduction of errors. Create schedules as you lay out your design, and see the schedule populate automatically, helping to save time. You can create schedules with varying levels of detail by defining and attaching sets of properties to object styles or to individual objects and then extracting and displaying the data in a schedule table. Seamless Sections and Elevations No longer wait until the end of your design process to create sections and elevations, instead, quickly create them at any time. You can control the size and shape of the section you generate and assign materials to the section for an optimal visual representation of the sectioned objects. Drawing Management The Drawing Management feature formalizes and automates the processes related to building system design and documentation. The feature provides automated tools that aid in the management, viewing, and construction of your building systems. When your project files are managed with this feature, you have greater consistency in all aspects of the project, and everyone on the design team has a centralized project environment for accessing the most current documents. Powerful linking features help enable that source files can be distributed over many different locations on your computer or on a network, enabling different people to work simultaneously on the same project. Using AutoCAD MEP with its powerful visual design coordination capabilities, we were able to lay out these extremely complex mechanical rooms-- easily--knowing ahead of time whether there was an interference. --Jean Abi Aad Corporate Engineering Manager Kharafi National Choose your Gear AutoCAD MEP software is an essential element in a complementary, comprehensive Autodesk engineering solution for MEP professionals. Design and Documentation AutoCAD MEP AutoCAD® MEP software is the AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing designers and drafters. Creation and coordination of construction documents is more efficient with AutoCAD MEP's more intuitive systems drawing and design tools. AutoCAD Drive your projects from concept to completion with the powerful AutoCAD-based documentation tools. Work more efficiently with automation, management, and editing tools that minimize repetitive tasks and speed your time to completion. Collaboration Autodesk Navisworks Manage Autodesk® Navisworks® software solutions help enable project design and building professionals to unite their contributions into a single, synchronized building information model. [. . . ] You get any new upgrades of your Autodesk software and any incremental product enhancements, if these are released during your Subscription term. In addition, you get exclusive license terms available only to Subscription members. A range of community resources, including web support direct from Autodesk technical experts, self-paced training, and e-Learning, help extend your skills and make Autodesk Subscription the best way to optimize your investment. Learn more at www. autodesk. com/subscription. *Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of this software. [. . . ]