Specify fabrication settings in Revit

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In Revit, the first step of using MEP fabrication content is specifying a fabrication configuration.

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Fabrication parts are created as .itm files.

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Each contains a single piece of content to represent the geometrical dimensions

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and associated data of a product from a manufacturer.

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A fabrication configuration is specified by loading the necessary services and parts.

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To begin this exercise, on the Systems ribbon, Fabrication panel, launch the Fabrication Settings dialog.

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Now, expand the Fabrication configurations drop-down to choose the configuration you want.

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Then, expand the Fabrication profiles drop-down and choose a profile.

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To load services, on the Services tab, select the service you want to use, and then click Add.

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You can also double-click a service to add it to your list of Loaded services.

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If you want to select multiple services at once, press CTRL or SHIFT and make your selections.

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Note that, on the Parts tab, you can add additional parts without adding the entire service.

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To do this, expand a folder and navigate to the part you want to load, select it, and then click Add.

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Click OK to close the Fabrication configuration dialog once you have loaded the services and parts you need.

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Now, to use the loaded services, on the ribbon, in the Fabrication panel, click Fabrications Part.

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This opens the MEP Fabrication Parts palette.

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Here, you can select the Service you need and then the Palette.

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If you want to make changes to the settings, in the MEP Fabrications Parts palette, click Settings.

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Keep in mind that to add or remove parts and services, you must click Reload Configuration.

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If you want to select a different configuration, you always have to remove all of the Loaded services first.

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Finally, once you are finished making changes to your fabrication settings, click OK to close the dialog.