Software > AutoCAD® MEP (formally Building Systems)
 Increase productivity, accuracy, and coordination—from conceptual design through
construction documentation—with AutoCAD® MEP software for mechanical, electrical,
and plumbing (MEP) engineers, designers, and drafters. eamlessly collaborate with
architects using AutoCAD® or AutoCAD® Architecture software in an intuitive design
environment. Automate production of construction documents using enhanced single-line
and double-line system design and layout tools. And minimize coordination errors
between mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design teams as well as with
architects and structural engineers.
Discipline-Specific Tool Palettes
Provide all team members with the right tools for the job. A discipline-specific engineering tool palette displays only the relevant tools for the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing engineering user, providing consistency across project drawings. Organize the tool palette to specific company or individual preferences. Now engineers, designers,
and drafters can easily modify tool palette size, shape, system type, and much more using in-place editing. Simply select the tools you want to change, and modify the common properties at once, streamlining the design process and improving
productivity.
Style Manager
The Style Manager provides a central location for easily managing an extensive library of styles. Easily copy styles from one drawing to another, or create custom styles that suit project standards. And now designers can take advantage of version history to keep track of style changes.
Compass
Maintain the accurate orientation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system runs in your design. The compass provides a fast and consistent method
for accurate routing of ducts, pipes, cable trays, and conduit.
Direct Grip Manipulation
Streamlining the design process by virtually eliminating dialog boxes, grip manipulation
enhances design productivity by keeping engineers, designers, and drafters focused on the design and documentation task at hand. With a single click, easily perform design and documentation changes, such as stretching the length of a duct or changing
the Z elevation, while maintaining connectivity between objects.
Properties Palette
The Properties palette enables engineers, designers, and drafters to specify just the things that are important to them about the equipment parts they’re adding. The equipment part name and size are easy to access at the top of the Properties palette.
Project Navigator—Drawing Management
Easily manage project drawings, create coordinated views based on designs, and anage drawing sheet sets. Since the drawings are managed from a centralized project directory, everyone on the design team can consistently access the most current documents, from project templates to sections and elevations. New project standards make it easier to share project information.
Piping Catalog
Accelerate production of piping design layout. Locate all piping system parts and connections in one easy-to-access catalog, This new consolidated piping catalog is organized by grouping content by commercial type (tube, cast iron), fitting type (elbow,
cross, tee, and so forth), and then by connection type (butt welded, flanged, grooved, and so forth).
Project Standards
Maintain consistency in project standards with the ability to establish, maintain, and
synchronize styles, display settings, and tools across an Autodesk Building Systems project. The project is synchronized with standards throughout the design and documentation process, so that project data is always up-to-date.
Dynamic Dimensions
As engineers, designers, and drafters make changes to their mechanical, electrical, or plumbing design, they benefit from the Dynamic Dimensions feature, which gives real-time feedback on the exact location of a move or copy change within their design. This capability facilitates Heads-up Design™ functionality, speeding the production process for
faster delivery of construction documents.
Edit-in-View
Autodesk Building Systems streamlines design productivity by providing multiple views from which the user can modify the MEP systems design. Easily work in a specific area of the design in any view desired and not be constrained by working only in plan view.
Systems Connectors
Take advantage of systems connectors for fast and efficient design layout. The software maintains the design integrity of the system while automatically updating layout connections. Now engineers, designers, and drafters have flexibility to mix and
match system connector types on one pipe or duct run. Piping connectors include flange, threaded, socket welded, glued, and grooved.
Discipline-Specific User Interface Theme
Tailor the look and feel of Autodesk Building Systems to your engineering discipline use
requirements. Autodesk Buildings Systems gives you the flexibility to set up a discipline-specific theme for the user interface. This capability means that you can set up a mechanical, electrical, or plumbing-only theme for the user interface, a combination of any two of the disciplines such as mechanical and electrical, or have all three
disciplines displayed.
Single-Line Duct Design
Easily move from design development to construction documents. Lay out mechanical
systems in single line with unsized parts, and then quickly convert layout to a double-line representation of the system. Benefit from connectivity enhancements to automatically connect unsized sections of the design layout to sized sections.
Convert AutoCAD Blocks and Symbols to Autodesk Building Systems Content
Easily migrate your existing AutoCAD symbols to Autodesk Building Systems content for production of construction documentation. Existing AutoCAD blocks and symbols are easily converted to Autodesk Building Systems content, in one easy step, using the new symbol and device converter.
Standards-Based Parts
Autodesk Building Systems provides an extensive collection of parts, fittings, and equipment based on widely adopted industry standards, helping to ensure consistency and accuracy in your designs. New content includes additional fittings and equipment, as well as support for ASME/ANSI and ASTM/ANSI standards. Autodesk Building Systems
supports metric units in addition to imperial units. Metric content is located in a separate
catalog. Metric content is based on GSA (General Services Administration) U.S. guidelines and BSI (British Standards Institution) U.K. guidelines.
Single Line and Double Line
Autodesk Building Systems facilitates routing of ductwork, piping, cable tray, and conduit with intuitive design tools that automate much of the layout process. Increase productivity with automated routing solutions based on default project settings and common industry design standards. With improved connectivity between objects, automated system layout is even easier. Improved layout tools make it easier to convert one-line designs to double line through intuitive onscreen modification.
Custom fittings enable unique layouts to be designed with the creation of on-the-fly fittings. And options such as segment length help reduce time spent performing takeoffs by graphically depicting each segment piece that is required for the layout according to manufacturers’ specifications.
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