Mastering Autodesk Revit MEP 2015: Autodesk Official Press

Chapter 7Schedules

Schedules of a parametric model provide the most immediate return of information from the data inherent in the model. With the Autodesk^® Revit^® MEP 2015 platform, you can create schedules that are useful not only for construction documentation but also for data management, for object tracking, and even for making design decisions.

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 ...