Autodesk Revit Naming Requirements USC Nomenclature Guide for

Autodesk Revit Naming Requirements © USC Nomenclature Guide for the correct naming of Families, Types, Instances, Systems and Zones

Nomenclature | 2 SOURCES Omni. Class Table 23 Products Omni. Class Table 21 Elements (Assemblies) Legacy Source Master. Format © 2004 Legacy Source Uni. Format™ 1992, 1998 U. S. National CAD Standards Module 05 Terms and Abbreviations

Nomenclature | 3 OMNICLASS • Classification system for the construction industry • Developed via consensus and broad participation from the construction industry, individuals and organizations • Uses existing legacy systems like Master. Format © 2004 and Uni. Format™ 1992, 1998 • 15 Tables covering everything from facilities to spaces, construction products, assemblies, phases, organizational roles, tools, disciplines etc.

Nomenclature | 4 U. S. NATIONAL CAD STANDARDS Module 05 Terms and Abbreviations

Nomenclature | 6 example FAMILY, TYPE & INSTANCE NAMES for VAV BOX D 01

Nomenclature | 7 FAMILY, TYPE & INSTANCE Family Name Type Name Instance Name Variable Air Volume Terminal Units VAV Reheat 6” VAV-D 01 Type Description Instance Description VAV with Reheat Price SDV 6” VAV Box with Reheat 6” D 01

Nomenclature | 8 FAMILY NAME Variable Air Volume Terminal Units Omni. Class Table 23 23 -33 41 17 13 23 -33 41 23 - 33 41 17 23 -33 41 17 13 HVAC Air Terminals Terminal Air Units Variable Air Volume Terminal Air Units Add a further description here as a suffix as needed at your discretion if you need to differentiate between one family and another that are close in geometry or function. As long as the official Omni. Class Table 23 name appears at the beginning, what you add after is acceptable if this extra description is necessary.

Nomenclature | 9 FAMILY NAME Variable Air Volume Terminal Units Omni. Class Table 23 23 -33 Air 41 17 13 23 -33 41 17 13 Variable Volume Terminal Units

Nomenclature | 10 TYPE NAME VAV Reheat 6” U. S. National CAD Standards “VAV” 1 + Brief description denoting size / capacity/type as easily identified & understood (description is based on your discretion but should at minimum include sizes or dimensions for example 2’x 2’, 6”, 8” 1. 5’ x 3’, 10” etc. ) + 1 “Reheat 6” ” If the abbreviation for a piece of equipment is not listed in the National CAD Standards, use the abbreviation used in your equipment/component schedules instead. For example, a “Fan Powered Box” would be abbreviated as “FPB”, Use abbreviations as universally understood in the industry

Nomenclature | 11 TYPE DESCRIPTION 2 VAV with Reheat Price SDV 6” Type Name “VAV” 2 + Extended description denoting manufacturer/model/size / type as easily identified & understood + “with Reheat Price SDV 6” ” Populating this parameter, “Type Description” is a requirement. Filling in the fields, however, is up to your discretion. You may enter an added description here to supplement Type Names for the purpose of clarity or leave it blank.

Nomenclature | 12 INSTANCE NAME VAV-D 01 U. S. National CAD Standards 3 “VAV” ID unique to that component as identified in the equipment / component schedules For example, Tag Number “D 01” 3 If the abbreviation for a piece of equipment is not listed in the National CAD Standards, use the abbreviation used in your equipment/component schedules instead. For example, a “Fan Powered Box” would be abbreviated as “FPB”, Use abbreviations as universally understood in the industry

Nomenclature | 13 INSTANCE DESCRIPTION 4 VAV Box Reheat 6 Inches D 01 U. S. National CAD Standards “VAV” Extended annotative description denoting type/size/id/location unique to that component “Reheat 6 Inches + D 01” 4 Populating this parameter, “Instance Description” is a requirement. Filling in the fields, however, is up to your discretion. You may enter an added description here to supplement Instance Names for the purpose of clarity or leave it blank.

Nomenclature | 14 HOW TO RENAME FAMILIES TYPES Family Name Variable Air Volume Terminal Units Directly in the Project Browser or Directly in the. rfa Family File INSTANCES

Nomenclature | 15 HOW TO RENAME FAMILIES TYPES Type Name VAV Reheat 6 Inches Directly in Revit or the Revit Family file or Allows for the maintenance of your original office standards while simultaneously meeting USC’s requirements Type Description VAV with Reheat Price SDV 6 Inches Shared Parameter “Type Name” Shared Parameter “Type Description” INSTANCES

Nomenclature | 16 HOW TO RENAME FAMILIES, TYPES, INSTANCES Instance Name VAV-D 01 Shared Parameter “Instance Name” Instance Description VAV Reheat 6 Inches D 01 Shared Parameter “Instance Description”

Nomenclature | 17 TYPE & INSTANCE NOMENCLATURE EXECUTION OVERVIEW SYSTEM & SHARED PARAMETERS Major Equipment/Element INSTANCES Major Equipment/Element TYPES Parameter Name Revit Type Name (directly in Revit) or Type Name and Type Description <Insert USC Type Nomenclature Here> Instance Name <Insert USC Instance Nomenclature Here> Instance Description <Insert USC Instance Nomenclature Here> and

Nomenclature | 19 SYSTEMS Mechanical Supply Air AHU-D 1 Omni. Class Table 21 21 -04 30 60 10 HVAC – Ventilation – Supply Air Abbreviation : U. S. National CAD Standards Air Handling Unit Identification that further defines a piece of equipment from others (usually a tag number or mark from the schedules) “Supply Air” + “AHU” + “D 1”

Nomenclature | 20 DUCTLESS SYSTEMS Mechanical Return Air RG-1 2 nd Floor 214 A Office Ductless return air system consisting of pieces of ductwork and a return air grille marked as “RG-1”, whose grille is physically located in room 214 A Office on the 2 nd Floor Omni. Class Table 21 21 -04 30 60 20 HVAC – Ventilation – Return Air Tag number of the Return Grill “RG-1” Floor + USC Official Room Name & Number RG-1 Room : 214 A Office “Return Air” + “RG-1” + “ 2 nd Floor 214 A Office”

Nomenclature | 21 USC Official Room Names and Numbers for Rooms contained in that Zone ZONES VAV-D 01 Offices 100, 101, 102 example: HVAC Zone associated with VAV Box D 01 serving Offices 100, 101, 102 National CAD Standard NCS 3. 1 Module 5 abbreviation for Air Handling Unit is "VAV" + Description denoting ‘size/type as easily identified "D 01" VAV-D 01 ZONE NAME VAV-D 01 Offices 100, 101, 102 Office "100", "101", "102" Office 100, 101, 102