Where do the components AutoMEP adds to my Revit model come from?
When a job asks for something your model does not already contain, for example a thermostat, a diffuser, or a control valve, AutoMEP has to bring in a component definition, which Revit calls a family. Those come from three places.
Autodesk's Revit library: the standard generic content Autodesk publishes with Revit, covering ductwork, piping, air terminals, plumbing fixtures, lighting, electrical equipment and more. This content is published by Autodesk, Inc. and all rights in it remain with Autodesk. AutoMEP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or certified by Autodesk.
Manufacturer content: real product families published by manufacturers and by content publishers including MEPcontent and Stabiplan, a Trimble company. Rights in each family stay with the manufacturer or publisher that made it. Placing one in your model is not an endorsement of AutoMEP by that company, and it is not a recommendation of that product by us.
Your own uploads: families you add to your account under Settings. These stay private to your account, we use them only for your own jobs, and you can delete them whenever you like. If you have a standard your office uses, upload it and AutoMEP will place that instead of a generic one.
You cannot download the libraries, and neither can anyone else. Component files are used only while we perform a job you asked for, and they reach your model as part of the model we hand back. There is no public link to them, no library to browse, and no way to export them from AutoMEP. What you receive is your edited model, and what is in it is subject to the license terms of whoever published each component.
Not sure which component a job used? Every finished job lists the family it placed, and the name shown is the name it carries in your model.
Autodesk's Revit library: the standard generic content Autodesk publishes with Revit, covering ductwork, piping, air terminals, plumbing fixtures, lighting, electrical equipment and more. This content is published by Autodesk, Inc. and all rights in it remain with Autodesk. AutoMEP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or certified by Autodesk.
Manufacturer content: real product families published by manufacturers and by content publishers including MEPcontent and Stabiplan, a Trimble company. Rights in each family stay with the manufacturer or publisher that made it. Placing one in your model is not an endorsement of AutoMEP by that company, and it is not a recommendation of that product by us.
Your own uploads: families you add to your account under Settings. These stay private to your account, we use them only for your own jobs, and you can delete them whenever you like. If you have a standard your office uses, upload it and AutoMEP will place that instead of a generic one.
You cannot download the libraries, and neither can anyone else. Component files are used only while we perform a job you asked for, and they reach your model as part of the model we hand back. There is no public link to them, no library to browse, and no way to export them from AutoMEP. What you receive is your edited model, and what is in it is subject to the license terms of whoever published each component.
Not sure which component a job used? Every finished job lists the family it placed, and the name shown is the name it carries in your model.
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