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5 Benefits of Revit Family Creation for Plumbing Manufacturers


Published: 16/10/2020

Country: United States
Manufacturers can leverage accurate Revit families to facilitate design analysis, space planning, cost estimation, product selection as well as use it as a marketing tool to generate better sales.

The installation of plumbing equipment for building design and construction can be a complex process as compared to other disciplines when it comes to time, cost and lifecycle management. Design and installations of elements like drain vents, storm drains, sloped piping and riser locations can be challenging. This is due to repetitive modifications, inaccurate time management, poor collaboration, design errors and inefficient plumbing design.

The adoption of Revit family creation allows architect and designers to improve project outcomes through 3D space and material data to build high-end plumbing designs and equipment. Through Revit plumbing design, they integrate time, cost and project lifecycle data to implement BIM principles. Using parametric Revit family creation, realistic objects can be built through geometry, behavior and definite element parameters. This enables the production of robust plumbing equipment and reduces the total project cost for manufacturers.

Construction challenges related to plumbing design and plumbing product manufacturers


Challenges in high-rise plumbing design include pipe drainage, lack of water pressure, ventilation, reduced visibility of pipes at different elevations, absence of all the required elements etc. Furthermore, as developments reach new heights, architects and designers need to address issues to ensure occupants are comfortable and safe.

Revit family creation can help plumbing projects by turning challenges to opportunities in terms of time savings and visibility improvements.


How does Revit Family Creation make plumbing design easier for Plumbing Manufacturers?

Using Revit Families for plumbing design helps overcome challenges so that manufacturers can get more value out of the time they spend on creating building objects. Manufacturers can leverage Revit Families to showcase various technical aspects to architects, designers, and engineers. Project stakeholders can use Revit Families to test different objects within a project to optimize building capabilities.


A Commercial Plumbing Products Manufacturer in the US outsourced its requirement to generate Revit libraries in the form of 3D models for various kitchen and bath equipment. With PDF’s as input, Revit drafters collaborated with manufacturers for design requirements. Detailed 2D drawings were created, and engineering data was integrated to create various plumbing families of BIM objects using Revit.

Accurate 3D models were created for objects like faucets, spa, shower, and kitchen sink as per Autodesk Seek Standards. Revit plumbing families enabled the manufacturer to gain fast modeling through the integration of architectural and structural drawings. 150 Revit Families were created that resulted in time savings for the client. Read case study


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Benefits of Revit Family Creation for Plumbing Product Manufacturers


Reusing repetitive components in multiple projects saves on cost


By building parametric 3D models or Revit Families, project stakeholders can reuse objects for multiple projects. Flexible plumbing objects like fixtures, valves, fittings, closets, washbasins, etc. can be reused within other models saving on cost and time.


Objects optimized for parameters, properties, and scheduling can be used to win bids. Manufacturer-specific models can be selected in the construction phase to check for collision detection, trade coordination, installation, and maintenance.


Leverage accurate material takeoff to mitigate waste


Revit family creation for plumbing enables easy manipulation and opportunities for product manufacturers. It helps with accurate analysis and quantity estimation. For manufacturers, Revit Families for plumbing allows quick material takeoff. Based off on the volume and weight of materials in the 3D model itself, accurate material takeoffs can be generated thereby reducing building waste.    


Use best-fit products for accurate models and calculations


With exact dimensions for shape and size being depicted in a 3D model, product manufacturers can showcase accurate and high quality products. Revit family creation also helps architects and designers with custom products to manage unique models. Customized plumbing objects can be leveraged to test various design options, or create new ones if necessary. 


Highly detailed product models to promote manufacturer sales


Loadable Plumbing Revit Families help boost manufacturer sales based on accurate and attractive plumbing objects. Based on standardization and uniformity, product manufacturers can leverage high-quality models that show great textures, materials, etc.


Once uploaded on an online portal, manufacturers can build a strong portfolio, and leverage product digitization, reach, and customer engagement. Revit families for plumbing objects help architects and designers build precise 3D models thereby increasing product manufacturer sales.     


Quick customization based on project needs saves time


Fast customization can be leveraged based on enhanced collaboration between Architects and Engineers. Revit tools can be used to customize plumbing components based on specific project requirements and technical aspects. Parametric Revit family creation makes sure changes in the component from the same family get updated for the entire model.


Making your plumbing objects more attractive and accurate with "Smart Family Creation"


Smart family creation is a perfect blend of various building ingredients. Product design is a tedious process that requires accuracy and time. Dedicated AEC professionals will seek compatible solutions like AR/VR to optimize work and sales based on high-definition visualizations to create and view plumbing objects.

Product Manufacturers will continue to create smart content by expanding information to create quick projects and store information from every building stage. Greater emphasis will be given on the Level of Detail or LOD to create high-quality BIM plumbing objects.


Conslusion


During the construction of large-scale projects, it can be difficult for designers and engineers to produce accurate model products or plumbing fixtures. Revit parametric families help product manufacturers control and optimize modeling time through accurate 3D models based on different sizes and properties.


Quick modeling can be leveraged through available BIM data for architectural and structural drawings. Based on accurate Revit family models, contractors can get answers more quickly, and the model helps visualize the final product. Ultimately, manufacturers can use these families to their advantage to save cost, time, leverage quality output, and boost sales.  


About Author


Harika Singh is a Sr. Content Specialist and a published writer at Hitech CADD Services. Her acumen and passion for BIM and technology and work experience of over 20 years in institutes of repute across USA and India has enabled business stakeholders to achieve high operational efficiency and scalability across the board through comprehensive digitization.  


Source: https://www.hitechcaddservices.com/

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