FYI- Autosprink RVT is a revit platform. All work is done entirely in revit. 
You guys may be interested if that is your desired platform. 

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> On Jun 27, 2017, at 5:32 AM, Prahl, Craig/GVL <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> We had discussions with the Autosprink rep about 4-5 years ago and again 
> about 2 years ago on their REVIT beta program.  The way he explained it was 
> that I would layout out the system in 3D in Autosprink and then export it 
> into REVIT. I could then calculate it from within REVIT, BUT the zinger was 
> that in order to modify the system, I had to go back to Autosprink, edit it 
> and then re-export to REVIT.  Within REVIT I would essentially be designing 
> in space with no referenced model files from the other disciplines since 
> their work is in REVIT. 
>  
> The going back and forth between two platforms was not going to work.  
> Designing a system in space with nothing to reference was absurd.  So we 
> said, pass, call us again when you get something that actually allows me to 
> do my layouts directly within REVIT as I am doing now.
>  
> I haven’t seen or heard anything since then.
>  
> 
> Craig L. Prahl 
> Fire Protection Group Lead/SME
> CH2M
> 200 Verdae Blvd. 
> Greenville, SC  29607
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> From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of Travis Mack; MFP Design, LLC
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 5:55 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Revit Fire Protection Classes [EXTERNAL]
>  
> AutoSprink does have the beta for it.  There are some videos of it on YouTube 
> and LinkedIn.  It is called AutoSprink RVT.  I’ve looked into it, but I can’t 
> use REVIT for anything more than import/export.  But, for every REVIT project 
> I’ve dealt with, the AutoSprink VR conversions have worked very well.
>  
> Travis Mack, SET
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> From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of Prahl, Craig/GVL
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 2:44 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Revit Fire Protection Classes
>  
> There is no “fire protection design” for REVIT.  We use it to do layouts but 
> you are manually piping the system and locating sprinklers.  Nothing is 
> automated, you still have to manually input data into your calc program.  
> It’s a little bit clumsy to use, you have limited components with which to 
> build your systems, vendor provided families of some devices will kill your 
> model because they are overly detailed and create huge file sizes that no one 
> will reference.
>  
> They’ve told us they were working on an interface with other sprinkler 
> packages so we could model in REVIT to maintain compatibility and visibility 
> with the other disciplines and then there would be an interface with for 
> example, HydraCalc, but it’s not happened yet.
>  
> We’ve been using it to do detailed FP layouts for about five years now.
>  
> 
> Craig L. Prahl 
> Fire Protection Group Lead/SME
> CH2M
> 200 Verdae Blvd. 
> Greenville, SC  29607
> Direct - 864.920.7540
> Fax - 864.920.7129
> CH2MHILL Extension  77540
> [email protected]
> 
>  
> From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] 
> On Behalf Of Jay White
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 5:29 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Revit Fire Protection Classes [EXTERNAL]
>  
> Has anyone taken CAD Revit/BIM Classes for fire protection design? If so, who 
> was it taught by and were the classes online or in a classroom environment?
>  
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