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Figure 10: Pipe flow legend
Figure 7: Bathroom sanitary fixture units
I set up a view with a pipe legend. I was able to use this to help size pipe based off the 2006 International Plumbing Code Figure E103.3(3) Friction Loss in Smooth Pipe (see Figure 10). Phil Pleiss is a Designer with the Mechanical Facilities Group at Merrick & Company in Denver, Colorado. He works primarily with Revit MEP. He is an Autodesk Revit Architecture Certified Professional and an active AUGI Forum Member. His blog is http://mep-bim-guru.blogspot.com/.
Figure 8: Bathroom vent fixture units
Figure 9: Duct flow legend
February 2011
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