topic Re: MEP quantification in Collaboration with other software

MEP quantification

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:51:25 GMT

Hello,

We are using MEP modeler to design exterior plumbing and electrical networks.
The latter are produced in particular with flexible sheaths.

The problem is that unfortunately we cannot extract the quantities of these elements.

We are using the MEP_StraightLength variable but this one gives completely inconsistent results.
For the pipes, we have values in centimeters and others in meters while they are the same networks.
For flexible ducts, we always get the same value: 195.

Does anyone have a trick to retrieve consistent amounts or is it impossible?
If this is the case it seems truly implausible.

Re: MEP quantification

Ahmed_K — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:14:27 GMT

can you please specify :
* Archicad version
* screenshot of a part of the MEP system
* Screenshot of a schedule parameters
* Screenshot of schedule results

Re: MEP quantification

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:47:52 GMT

Archicad version il the latest > 24 update 4018 1.1

The data indicated in meters instead of centimeters are the non-modifiable data of the pipe sections.

Re: MEP quantification

Ahmed_K — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:42:02 GMT

i made some tests and it works !

Re: MEP quantification

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:50:38 GMT

Do you try with flex ducts and sloped pipes ?

Re: MEP quantification

Ahmed_K — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:12:34 GMT

It works with sloped pipes, but not with flex ducts ! strange, maybe archicad does not recognize flex length