A BIM connector defines, places, and orients a connector on a part for use with AutoCAD MEP or Revit MEP. MEP refers to mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components. The available connector types are:
- Cable tray: associated with cable tray, cable tray fittings, and other components that are meant for wiring.
- Conduit: associated with conduit, conduit fittings, and other components that are meant for wiring.
- Duct: associated with duct work, duct fittings, and other elements that are part of the air handling systems.
- Pipe: associated with piping, pipe fittings, and other components that are meant for transmitting fluids.
- Electrical: associated with any type of electrical connections, including power, telephone, alarm systems, and others.
BIM connectors are added to an asset in BIM Exchange, which you access by clicking BIM Exchange in the Annotations Panel on the Asset Builder tab.
These are the basic steps for adding a BIM connector when creating an asset. For detailed information about adding connectors in BIM Exchange, refer to the Inventor help.
- In Inventor, click on the model from which you want to create an asset.
- Click Create Asset on the Factory tab.
- Click Asset Builder on the Create Asset tab.
- Click BIM Exchange in the Annotations panel on the Asset Builder tab.
- Click on the connector type in the MEP Author panel. For example, for a cable tray asset, click Cable Tray Connector.
- Click on the model to indicate the connector location and complete the fields in the connector dialog box. Repeat this step for each connector you are adding.
- Click Finish BIM Exchange to return to Asset Builder where you can finish defining your asset.