Patent ID: 11928788
Assignee: EVOLVE MEP, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method for hanger placement within a REVIT plan, comprising:
receiving a first selection of elements on a graphical user interface (“GUI”);
determining a first set of pipe elements from the first selection based on the elements being parallel;
receiving a second selection, on the GUI, indicating a run direction;
determining a service type for the first set of pipe elements that is one of pipe, conduit, or ducts;
placing an initial hanger on the first set of pipe elements, including resizing a bearer width to span the first set of pipe elements and changing the hanger elevation to attach to a lowest bottom of the first set of pipe elements;
placing a second hanger at a spacing along a first path of the first set of pipe elements;
determining a branch of the first set of pipe elements in an instance where two pipe elements in the set diverge from one another; and
repeating the initial hanger placement on the branch, wherein hanger placement continues until all pipe elements of the first set have turned a corner, and wherein the first set includes pipe elements of different types.