Mastering Autodesk Revit MEP 2014: Autodesk Official Press

Chapter 7

Schedules

Schedules of a parametric model provide the most immediate return of information from the data inherent in the model. With the Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2014 platform, you can create schedules that are useful not only for construction documentation but also for data management, for object tracking, and even for design decision-making tools.

By building a model, you can look at it from many angles or viewpoints. Schedule views are simply another view of the model. Instead of looking at the physical elements that represent the design, a schedule allows you to view the data within the components in an organized and easy-to-manage format. Using schedules for data management is one way to increase efficiency, accuracy, and coordination ...