Installation drawings produced from the coordinated, signed-off Revit model — structured for site teams, not for the coordination process. The pipe level in the drawing is the pipe level that was coordinated. The route matches what was signed off.
Installation drawings are the last set of documents an MEP contractor receives before work begins on site — and they carry the most responsibility. At this point, design has been completed, coordination has been signed off, and shop drawings have been issued. The installation drawing is the document a site engineer uses to set out the work, confirm positions, and guide the installation team.
When installation drawings are produced accurately from a coordinated model, the site team has a clear, reliable reference. Pipe centreline levels match the coordination agreement. Duct routes reflect the clash-free layout that was signed off. Equipment positions align with the structural setting-out grid.
At Bimacme, installation drawings are produced from the coordinated, signed-off Revit model. They reflect what was agreed in the coordination process. That alignment between model and drawing is what makes installation drawings useful.
We cover the complete range of deliverables your project requires — modeled, coordinated, and documented to the standard your site team can actually build from.
We confirm that the Revit model reflects the final signed-off coordination state. Any outstanding coordination issues are flagged and resolved before installation drawing production begins.
Installation drawing sheet format, scale, grid references, level datums, and annotation standards are confirmed. We adapt to the project's existing drawing convention or establish a new one for the installation package.
Installation plan drawings are extracted from the Revit model by discipline, floor, and zone. Annotation is applied at the level of detail required for setting out — service sizes, centreline levels, support references, and connection tags.
Sections through complex areas, plant rooms, and risers are produced where plan views alone don't provide sufficient installation clarity.
Equipment schedules, valve schedules, and support schedules are extracted from the Revit model data and incorporated into the drawing package.
Completed installation drawings are reviewed against the coordinated model. Dimensions and levels are checked on critical elements. Discrepancies between drawing annotation and model geometry are corrected before issue.
Installation drawings are issued in PDF for site use and DWG for contractor reference. Revisions during construction are managed through a controlled change process with updated transmittals and revision clouds.
Coordination drawings record the coordination process and reflect the trade agreements reached during coordination rounds. Installation drawings are produced from the same model but are restructured for site use — cleaner annotation, no coordination-phase markup, and content focused on the setting-out and installation information the site team needs. Both come from the same coordinated model. The installation drawing is not a redraw; it’s a different view of the same information.
We can produce installation drawings for zones that have reached signed construction release while other zones are still in coordination. This is common on phased projects where early zones need to be drawn for installation while later zones are still being coordinated. We maintain a clear record of which zones have been issued for installation and ensure that any coordination changes in adjacent zones are checked against already-issued installation drawings.
Yes. Installation drawings include centreline levels for pipework and ductwork referenced to the structural finished floor level (FFL) or agreed site datum. Equipment positions are referenced to the structural grid. Support positions are given at centres from grid or structural references. This allows the site engineer to set out from the drawing without needing to return to the model.
Yes. Design changes, site instructions, and RFI responses that affect the installed MEP scope are incorporated into the Revit model, and revised installation drawings are issued for the affected zones. The revision process includes a formal change assessment against adjacent coordinated zones before revised drawings are issued, ensuring that a change in one zone doesn’t introduce new conflicts in the surrounding area.
Installation drawings from the construction phase form the basis for as-built O&M documentation. We can update installation drawings post-construction to reflect any site variations from the coordinated model, producing as-built installation drawings that accurately reflect what was installed. These can be incorporated into the project O&M manual and, where required by the contract, delivered as a BIM-compliant COBie dataset alongside the as-built Revit model.
