Autodesk Revit MEP 2023: Learning Guide Updates

With the 2023 release of Autodesk Revit, there were some handy features added to the software that can help improve users’ workflows. In this blog, I want to share which updates have been added to the 2023 release of ASCENT’s Autodesk Revit: Fundamentals for MEP guide (and where to find them), along with some changes I made to the order of the chapters and to the practice files. 

Autodesk Revit 2023: Fundamentals for MEP added content for the following Autodesk feature updates:  

• Activate Controls with multiple element selection (p. 5-18) 
• Control print order (p. 13-29) 
• Filter by sheet for schedules (p. 15-33) 
• Link FormIt files p. (2-4) 
• Link/import CAD files to reference plane (p. 2-4) 
• Link/import OBJ and STL files (p. 2-4) 
• Measure in 3D views (p. 5-21) 
• PDF icon on the Quick Access Toolbar (p. 1-8) 
• Project Browser icons for views on sheets (p. 1-20) 
• Saved placement setting for work plane-based families (p. 4-25) 
• Swap views on a sheet (p. 13-9) 
• 2023.1 New Enhancement: Split with Gap MEP elements (p. 5-73)  

(Click here to read more about the Revit 2023 updates.) 

Autodesk Revit 2023: Fundamentals for MEP changes:  

• The chapters in the first section were reworked to present a smoother workflow: starting with an introduction to Revit, then moving into how to start a project (including linking and importing files), creating levels and grids, and working with views. The first section then ends with an in- depth look at Revit families and the basics of sketching and modifying tools.
• Thanks to customer feedback, Chapter 2 now includes the basics of how to create and modify grids in an MEP project based off an architectural linked CAD file.  

• Revit MEP families and template files that are needed for the practices have been added to the practice files folder. This is due in part to the Revit content libraries not being installed with the installation, but it also makes it easier for users to have everything they need to complete the course without additional installations.
• Chapter 4 covers the different types of families, working with and modifying families, and loading and creating additional family types in a project. 

• Learning the basics of MEP system tools has been moved from the back of the book to the front. In conjunction with learning the general sketching tools, Chapter 5 also teaches you the basics of how to add ducts, pipe, cable tray and conduit.  

• In addition to the above changes, I also updated the ASCENT models used in the guide because they needed some TLC. The models had old systems and loaded families that were starting to become an issue. There was no other option but to fix the models and use the most current version of elements. 

I hope you find these new changes helpful and I look forward to hearing how this works for you, so please keep the feedback coming! 

About the Author

Learning Content Developer<br><br>Cherisse is an Autodesk Certified Professional for Revit as well as an Autodesk Certified Instructor. She brings over 19 years of industry, teaching, and technical support experience to her role as a Learning Content Developer with ASCENT. With a passion for design and architecture, she received her Associates of Applied Science in Architectural Drafting and Design with a four-year core curriculum in Interior Design and has worked in the industry assisting firms with their CAD management and software implementation needs as they modernize to a Building Information Modeling (BIM) design environment. Cherisse continues to expand her knowledge in the ever evolving AEC industry and the software used to support it.

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