tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post1723229839554375468..comments2024-02-01T07:52:17.025-05:00Comments on The MEP BIM/CAD Engineer: It's not BIM...it's FIM - Fishing Information Modeling!David Buttshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883940638705490710noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-21519030725096914912012-06-13T15:15:54.816-04:002012-06-13T15:15:54.816-04:00I can answer that one - I'd rather have the ri...I can answer that one - I'd rather have the right pipe lengths. We've also not noticed a performance hit when the connector engagement length is correctly assigned. And it's not consistent now - some of their fittings are right, others are not. I did find that Charlotte's PVC fittings are all made this way, so the correct laying lengths are critical, especially when you get to the field. One note - we are using more of the pipe placeholders for small stuff (less than 2") but still assigning the PVC pipe type, so it can easily be swtiched when needed. That'll help performance all around...but good warning!David Buttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883940638705490710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-90078723432298951392012-06-04T12:11:55.590-04:002012-06-04T12:11:55.590-04:00David, regarding your comment that the default fit...David, regarding your comment that the default fittings are flawed because the pipe connectors are on the face, this is done for a reason (I think). If the pipes extended into the hubs as they would in the real world, Revit would have to calculate A LOT of hidden lines for all of those overlaps and could hurt performance, depending on the amount of piping in the project. Of course, as you point out, this affects the pipe length totals.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699570956304225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807546545325587932.post-7737566708111036132012-05-01T18:00:33.799-04:002012-05-01T18:00:33.799-04:00And the Geeks shall inherit the earth.And the Geeks shall inherit the earth.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com