This white paper explains how structural engineers using Revit Structure software and mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) engineers using AutoCAD MEP can improve their coordination and collaboration - using the DWG file format as well as the intelligent real-world objects from AutoCAD MEP to exchange design information, helping to ensure coordination and minimize conflicts between disciplines.

Revit Structure can produce DWG-based structural views that can be viewed by MEP engineers within AutoCAD MEP. Alternatively, Revit Structure can export structural members as intelligent building objects native to AutoCAD MEP that can be used directly in the AutoCAD MEP application.

AutoCAD MEP also produces DWG-based building environmental system plans that can be viewed within Revit Structure. In addition, AutoCAD MEP can export building objects as ACIS geometry, allowing structural engineers to view the geometry of the building environmental systems directly in Revit Structure.

In this manner, structural and MEP engineers using Revit Structure and AutoCAD MEP respectively can reference each otherâ s designs for effective collaboration.

This paper describes the techniques, and provides additional considerations, relating to:

• Preparing and exporting 2D structural base plans from Revit Structure.
• Exporting a 3D Revit Structure model to AutoCAD MEP.
• Referencing the Revit Structure design in AutoCAD MEP.
• Exporting AutoCAD MEP designs to Revit Structure.
• Viewing AutoCAD MEP designs in Revit Structure.