IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog

Why BIM is Key to Energy Efficiency

Building owners and operators are interested in saving money. Sometimes that means gaining LEED credits, sometimes it means understanding if a renovation is going to save on energy costs in the future. 

Building information modeling can help facilities managers with a variety of analyses including energy efficiency, air flow modeling and more. Our latest whitepaper delves into the what and the why of sustainability with BIM, helping owners understand what can be done and what data can be available.

Navisworks: Assigning Colors for MEP Systems

By Nicholas Bowley, IMAGINiT Building Solutions

Assigning colors to elements in Navisworks based on what MEP system they are associated with can be quick, easy, automated, and standardized using the Appearance Profiler

Here is a write-up to apply colors to elements from Revit systems:
http://portal.imaginit.com/Portals/0/whitepapers/Navisworks_Appearance_Profiler.pdf

To assign colors to MEP systems from Autodesk Fabrication CADmep you can follow the same steps but use the following properties.

Category: CADmep+
Property: Service
Equals: Supply Air (Modify as Appropriate)

The color will change regardless of the layer color used in AutoCAD.

Follow the steps in this link to standardize and reuse the color standards.
http://portal.imaginit.com/Portals/0/whitepapers/Navisworks_Appearance_Profiler.pdf

[Infographic] Using Point Clouds to Model in Revit: Which Path Will You Take?