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This website is intended to be the access point for all commercial engineering and software related materials available to the staff here at Consulting Engineering Services. All training materials as well as general information, links to how-to videos and documentation will be made available via this website.

Archive

Nov 21, 20191 min read

New Feature for Electrical Engineers in Revit 2020.2

This week, Autodesk released a new update to the Revit 2020 software. Among other great schedule enhancements, they have made panel...

Nov 5, 20191 min read

Updated Three Phase Feeder Schedule

Please note that the schedule in the electrical details file has been updated per direction from Scott Sullivan. Overcurrent ratings...

Oct 31, 20191 min read

Resetting the AutoCAD Profile

With some new updates to AutoCAD 2019, we have seen that users may have lost their plotter configurations and may be missing the trade...

Oct 30, 20191 min read

Aerco Boilers

Revit families for Aerco hot water boilers have been added to the manufacturer content folders on the network. Note that at the time of...

Oct 24, 20191 min read

Spanner Add-in For Excel

* Update from post on Oct 1, 2015 While not a Revit issue directly, some prospective users of the Spanner tools for bi-directional...

Sep 17, 20191 min read

Upgrading Models to a Newer Version of Revit

To upgrade models to a newer version of Revit, you must first backup all the linked models to a version named folder like \OlderR18...

May 22, 20191 min read

Updates to Creation of Revit Central Model with Worksharing White Paper

Some changes to the model setup were necessary to address version updates as well as some procedural modifications for better model...

May 20, 20191 min read

New Mechanical Detail - Vertical Inline Pump Piping Diagram

A new detail has been added to the detail template; Vertical Inline Pump Piping Diagram. Please refer to the post linked below for...

Feb 22, 20191 min read

New Plumbing Fittings - DWV

Something that has been missing in the stock Revit content is a reducing fitting for wyes with 8th bends. All branch sizes of a reduced...

Feb 20, 20191 min read

File Server Upgrades and Revit - Mass and NYC offices

As of today, the Massachusetts office has a new file storage server. Next week, the NY office will also be getting an upgraded system. ...

Jan 21, 20191 min read

New Fire Protection Details - Grade Mounted Fire Department Connection

Two new details have been added to the detail template; Grade Mounted Fire Department Connection, with and without a manhole. (Manhole...

Jan 4, 20191 min read

New Electrical Schedule - Dry Type Transformer Schedule

Update: This schedule received some modifications after this post based on some additional review. The image below still indicates the...

Jan 4, 20191 min read

New Plumbing Detail - Gas / Oil Trap Diagram

A new detail for a Gas/Oil Trap has been submitted by Joe Dinis in the Massachusetts office for use on future projects within that state....

Nov 13, 20182 min read

Revit Standard Details - New Procedures

In an effort to streamline our template by limiting the amount of unused content within it, it has been decided, starting with the 2017...

Nov 13, 20181 min read

New Fire Protection Detail - Fire Pump Test Header

A new detail for a Fire Pump Test Header with 2, 3, 4, and 6 outlets has been submitted by Eric Romeo for use on future projects. The 6...

Nov 8, 20182 min read

Mechanical Equipment Visibility Toggles

Due to the fact that mechanical equipment in Revit can be as vague a category to include hot water heaters (plumbing), air handling units...

Nov 8, 20181 min read

New Revit Project Template Location

To ensure that all five CES locations are consistently using the latest available template file, a new location that is shared to ALL...

Oct 19, 20181 min read

Checking the Health of the Cloud Worksharing Site for Revit

If there appears to be issues with syncing or loading projects utilizing BIM 360 Cloud Worksharing, click the icon below to check the...

Oct 18, 20181 min read

New Hydronic Wall Heater With Fan

A new family, CES-M-Cabinet Unit Heater (Based on BeaconMorris Twin-Flo, Water) - Wall.rfa, has been created to represent a small fan...

Oct 18, 20181 min read

Revisions to the Three Phase Feeder Schedule

By request, the feeder schedule has been revised per the code to indicate the changes shown below. The #8G for these circuits is now a...

Oct 11, 20181 min read

New Plumbing Detail

By request, a new plumbing standard detail has been added to the Revit template. The detail below is named GAS DETAILS 10 - TYPICAL GAS...

Sep 19, 20181 min read

Sheetmetal Take-offs in Revit

A new schedule has been added to the template. The schedule, Sheetmetal Schedule (Duct Only), was created to get a rough listing of...

Sep 18, 20181 min read

Duct Access Door Family

A duct access door family, CES-M-Duct Access Door (Rectangular Duct).rfa, has been added to the template to accommodate those projects...

Sep 18, 20182 min read

Project Browser Organization in Revit

For those who are not aware, there is a method to modify what is visible in the project browser in Revit to best suit your individual...

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