For years, architects have benefited from having readily available manufacturer content at their fingertips. Now it’s time for MEP engineers to start experiencing the same benefits, especially when it comes to designing with crosslinked polyethylene pipe.
For those who design in BIM/CAD, manufacturer-provided content is widely viewed as being superior to generic, out-of-the box content when planning and designing a project. The data embedded within manufacturer-provided content is unique to the characteristics of the product, providing engineers with the ability to visualize a system’s installation or a model’s performance within a building before construction begins.
Unfortunately, despite this preference, the quantity of manufacturer-provided content currently available to BIM/CAD users is disproportionately distributed between architects and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineers, largely in favor of the former.