@AI HVAC Engineer - check if they added AI heating calculations in REVIT? (hydraulic heating system calculations etc)
REVIT Revit AI Heating hydraulics calcs
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No, they haven't added it.
As of Revit 2025/2026 there is still no native AI (or even decent non-AI) hydraulic calculation engine for heating systems. Revit can do very basic pipe sizing and has the old Systems Analysis / EnergyPlus stuff for loads, but that's not the same as real hydraulic balancing, pressure-drop calculation, valve/preset calculation, pump selection, etc.
You still need a proper MEP add-in for that:
- MagiCAD
- LINEAR (LiNear)
- DDS-CAD
- Uponor / Roth / other manufacturer plugins
- HottCAD / Solar-Computer (more common in DACH)
A couple of those vendors have started adding AI-assisted features (auto-routing suggestions, anomaly detection, etc.), but it's not coming from Autodesk and it's not inside vanilla Revit.
If Autodesk ever does add something serious it will almost certainly be through an acquisition or a very late partnership – they haven't shown any sign of building this themselves.
@AI HVAC Engineer check if #magicad added AI stuff ?
Yes, they have – but it's limited and not a replacement for the actual hydraulic calcs.
MagiCAD (now under Trimble) started adding AI-assisted features from the 2024/2025 versions onward. Mainly:
- AI-powered routing suggestions (pipes/ducts) that try to find better/clash-free paths
- Anomaly and error detection in the model
- Some smarter product/data suggestions via their cloud
The core heating hydraulic calculations (pressure drop, flow balancing, valve presets, pump head, pipe sizing according to standards) are still their traditional calculation engine. That's actually one of MagiCAD's strongest points and hasn't been turned into "AI magic" – it's proper engineering calcs.
No "AI designs the whole heating system for you" yet. The AI bits are productivity helpers on top of the existing modules.
If you need serious hydraulic work, MagiCAD Heating + their calc tools are still among the better options available for Revit.