To facilitate modeling a P&ID drawing in Revit, you'll need to map P&ID components and schematic lines to real-world 3D model components, such as a P&ID valve symbol with a Revit family, such as a ball valve.
Video: Define Settings| AutoCAD P&ID | Revit |
| Piping Services | Pipe System Types |
| Pipe Line Segments | Pipe Types |
| Inline Assets | Pipe Accessory Families |
| Equipment | Equipment Families |
| Properties | Parameters |
Use the P&ID Modeler Settings dialog to set up the mappings.
- Click Systems tab
Collaboration panel
(P&ID Settings).
- To map Piping Services in P&ID to System Types in
Revit, click the Systems Type tab.
When this mapping is established, the P&ID service assigned to a line will automatically set the Pipe System Type of the pipe when you create it. The P&ID Service list is from the selected P&ID project, and the System Type list is from the current Revit model.
- To map Pipe Line Segments to Pipe Types, Inline Assets to Pipe Accessory Families, and Equipment to Equipment Families, click the Object Mapping tab.
In the P&ID Class Name list is from the selected P&ID project, and the Revit Family is are those that are loaded into the current Revit model.
Use the filter buttons to filter pipe accessories in the list. You can:- Show all unmapped objects
- Show all hand valves and control valves
- Show all pipe fittings
- Show all piping specialty items
- The type name of the mapped family in
Revit must start with the same value as specified for the size of the element in AutoCAD P&ID.
For example, "100 DN - Threaded" is a valid type name to match to a P&ID element with a size of "100 DN", however, "DN 100" is not.
- The size value must begin with a numeric value in order for it to be associated with the numerical size parameter.
For example, "100 DN" is a valid size in P&ID, however something with the size "DN 100" will not be able to be mapped in Revit.
- To map Properties in P&ID to Parameters in
Revit, click the Property Mapping tab.
You can assign which Revit shared parameter is populated with the value from the P&ID asset's Tag property.
- Each shared parameter must be pre-defined in the Revit model as a shared project parameter.
- When creating the shared project parameters, select Text for the Parameter Type.
- The parameter for the Equipment category and Pipe Accessories category can be defined separately.
- When defining the share parameter in the model, make sure to assign the shared parameter(s) to the appropriate category.
- Assign the Mechanical Equipment category for the Equipment Tag P&ID Property.
- Assign the Pipe Accessories category for the Accessory Tag P&ID Property.
In Revit, use Transfer Project Standards, to share settings between P&ID and Revit. P&ID Settings is listed in the Select Items to Copy dialog.