What’s MEP? Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing or as some have referred to it as the tin, copper, and brass of the building. AutoCAD MEP 2010 is the better, faster AutoCAD software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system design.
There was three main thematic focus areas in AutoCAD MEP 2010 besides the obvious AutoCAD 2010 feature set included in this vertical AutoCAD based product for MEP users.
- Improved Usability and Performance
- Improved Workspaces
- Ribbon UI
- Application Menu
- Better Performance
- Sloped Piping
- Parallel Pipe Routing
- Comprehensive Design Content
- New Additional Content
- MvParts from Solids or Mass Elements
- Import Parts from Autodesk® Inventor® 2010
- Content Builder Enhancements
- Migration Tools
- Autodesk® Seek integration
- Better Construction Documents
- Enhanced Panel Schedules
- Enhanced Electrical Devices
- Display by Elevation
- Better Graphical Display
- Publish Enhancements
Other highlights
- Import Parts from Autodesk® Inventor® 2010 using the ..ADSK file exchange format.
- Export to PDF and PDF Underlay
- Display MEP objects differently based on their elevation
- Convert Solids or Mass Elements to MvParts directly
AutoCAD MEP 2010, coming to a desktop near you soon!
Check out tips and tutorials from AutoCAD MEP expert Armundo Darling.
Cheers,
Shaan