Tips and Tricks
This area shows you how to make the most of our Revit families for BIM with tutorials and FAQs.
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Tutorial A - How to import Wavin content packages in Revit?
- Wavin Revit Families and Intelligence
- Wavin’s product Validation view template
- Wavin’s pipe and Fittings Schedule
Tutorial B - How to insert Wavin bends in Revit projects?
- How they differ from standard Revit
- How you can change the type of bend
- How you can reverse bends
Tutorial C - How to insert Wavin reducers in Revit projects?
- How multiple reducers are used
- How centric reducers can be changed to eccentric
- How the validation view works
Tutorial D - How to insert Wavin junctions in Revit projects?
- How to make complex tees easily
- How to change the Junction Type(Equal/Unequal)
- How to reverse the direction
Tutorial E - Eccentricity with Wavin Packages in Revit for BIM
- How to apply and also modify eccentricity
- How to adjust the rotation
- When to apply eccentricity
Tutorial F - Splitting pipes into optimal lenghts with Wavin Packages in Revit for BIM
- How to manually split the pipe after it is drawn
- How to quickly place a whole sequence of couplers on a long piece of pipe
Tutorial G - Product Schedules with Wavin Packages in Revit for BIM
- How to get a comprehensive bill of materials
- How to sort the schedules
- How to label project phases
Tutorial H - Creating vertical stacks with Wavin Packages in Revit for BIM
- How to work around the horizontal plane limitations
- How to fine tuning of your vertical soil stack
- How to view very precise changes
Tutorial I - Wavin enhanced S&W junctions with Wavin Packages in Revit for BIM
- Part 2 of tutorial D
- How to operate 500 different configurations
- How to turn a default into a custom connection
Tutorial J - Wavin Converting Generic Piping to a Wavin System
- How to change a Standard Revit Pipe System into Wavin Pipe System
- How to check with the Wavin Validation View
Tutorial K - Wavin Slopes in Wavin Systems
- How to apply slope automatically
- What are the alternative ways to create sloped pipe
Frequently Asked Questions
Objects are 3D visualisations of our pipes and fittings, with an element in Revit terms being called a “Revit family”.The intelligence added to the package will automatically create the right bends and Tees and can change the direction of a bend, the eccentricity of a reducer, etc.
This tutorial shows you step by step how to import Wavin content packages into a Revit project.
We recommend downloading our Training Manual, then watching our Tips & Tricks videos before downloading Revit content.
A Wavin Revit package is a digital file that contains the information needed to insert one specific Wavin product range into a BIM project when using the Revit software program.
With a Wavin Revit package, you can insert a specific Soil & Waste or Heating and Cooling product range into a BIM project such as:
- Wavin AS
- Soil & Waste
- Tigris K1
- Hep2O
Wavin is the only pipe system supplier which has built-in “intelligent assistance”. Intelligent assistance helps you to pick the right products to arrive as effectively and efficiently as possible at a full ‘as built’ design.