Adding piping in Revit

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In Revit, after you have placed pipework, you can then add pipe fittings and accessories to your new pipework.

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To place a pipe for this exercise, on the Systems ribbon, in the Plumbing & Piping panel, click Pipe.

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In the Type Selector, select Standard.

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In the Properties palette, set the System Type to Heating Hot Water Supply.

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In the Options Bar, specify the Diameter as 4".

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Then, in the Options Bar or in the Properties palette, specify the Middle Elevation as 10'0".

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Next, in the drawing area, click to place the beginning of your pipe,

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and then move your cursor down and click to place the ending of your pipe.

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Now, move your cursor to the right and click to create a horizontal segment.

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Be aware that Revit then automatically adds the fittings based on the duct type routing preferences.

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In this case, change the Diameter to 3", and click to create another horizontal segment down Corridor 2002.

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Press ESC on the keyboard once to finish your current pipe run.

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Now, on the Systems ribbon, in the Plumbing & Piping panel, click Parallel Pipes.

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In the Modify | Place Parallel Pipes contextual ribbon,

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set the Horizontal Number to 4, the Horizontal Offset to 0' 6", the Vertical Number to 1, and the Vertical Offset to 1' 0".

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Then, hover your cursor over a pipe main and press TAB.

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Click to create the parallel pipes.

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After you create your parallel pipes, you can use the Trim/Extend tools to connect branches to your mains.

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Keep in mind that when you change the piping system types, all the parallel pipes might also update together.

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If this happens and you do not want it to, just select the piping system, and then in the ribbon, click the Remove (X) button to delete it.

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Using Edit System in the Piping Systems contextual tab, you can apply different piping systems to your pipe runs.

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Select a different piping system, such as Condenser Water Supply, to see the piping system change.

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If you need to add a pipe accessory, on the Systems ribbon, in the Plumbing & Piping panel, click Pipe Accessory.

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Finally, in the Type Selector, choose a motor control valve.

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Then, click a pipe segment to place your valve inline.

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Placing pipework, fittings, and accessories in your Revit project is not difficult, as long as you are paying attention to which system is which.