Working with Piping Components

Perform common tasks to work with piping components in your project.

Revit provides the following tools for placing piping components for the supply and return piping systems in a project:

Design the Piping Systems

Topics in this section

About Break-Into Components
Some fixtures, accessories, and mechanical equipment can be inserted in line with existing pipe segments, automatically making connections where they are placed.
About Analytical Pipe Segments
Analytical pipe segments represent the flow path in a piping network using design or fabrication content..
Pipe
Use the Pipe tools to draw piping in a project to connect mechanical equipment and fixtures.
Flex Pipe
You draw flexible pipes using the Flex Pipe tool on the Systems tabPlumbing & Piping panel or using the Draw Flex Pipe option on the context menu when right-clicking a connector for pipe ends, pipe fittings, mechanical equipment, pipe accessories, and plumbing fixtures.
Pipe Flanges
Pipe flanges are individual objects that are separate from the pipe segment.
Add a Cap
You can add an end cap to the open end of duct and pipe content.
Place Mechanical Equipment
This tool lets you place mechanical equipment, such as boilers, and fin-tube radiators in a piping system.
Place Pipe Accessories
You can add pipe accessories to plan, section, elevation, and 3D views.
About Placing Valves and Fittings in Section or Elevation Views
You can add pipe, duct, cable tray and conduit fittings, electrical equipment, plumbing fixtures, valves, and accessories in section or elevation views.
Mechanical Settings for Piping
Use the Mechanical Settings dialog to configure component sizes, and the behavior and appearance of the mechanical systems.
Specify a Pressure Loss Method
You can specify a pressure loss method for fittings and accessories for duct and pipe.
Place Plumbing Equipment
This tool lets you place plumbing equipment, such as hot water heaters, domestic water pumps, and sewage pumps in a plumbing system.
Place Plumbing Fixtures
Plumbing fixtures are often hosted components, placed on a vertical face, face, or work plane.
Place Sprinklers
Sprinklers are often hosted components, placed on a vertical face, face, or work plane.
Apply Pipe Color Fill
You can create color schemes and apply color fills to provide a key to the different attributes associated with piping in a project.
Check Pipe Systems
This tool examines the piping systems that you create in a project to verify that each system is assigned to a user-defined system, and properly connected.
Generate a Pressure Loss Report
You can generate a pressure loss report for duct or pipe systems in your project.
About Systems Settings
The appearance and behavior of the systems components in a project are determined by the settings for each discipline.

Parent topic: Piping Systems