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.
Travis Mack, SET MFP Design, LLC "Follow" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 Send large files to MFP Design via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign Sent from my iPhone > 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 > Direct - 864.920.7540 > Fax - 864.920.7129 > CH2MHILL Extension 77540 > [email protected] > > > 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 > MFP Design, LLC > 2508 E Lodgepole Drive > Gilbert, AZ 85298 > 480-505-9271 > fax: 866-430-6107 > email:[email protected] > > http://www.mfpdesign.com > https://www.facebook.com/pages/MFP-Design-LLC/92218417692 > Send large files to us via: https://www.hightail.com/u/MFPDesign > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travismack > > 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? > > Jay White > Sales/Design Manager > Dynamic Fire Protection > 9771 Highway 25 South > Starkville, MS 39759 > PH: 662-312-2426 > FAX: 662-324-1545 > > > > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
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