The "Work" in a Revit family happens at the connectors. This is where most users fail.
A great Revit family looks good in 3D but remains clean in 2D. shell and tube heat exchanger revit family work
Show the actual shell, nozzles, and saddles. The "Work" in a Revit family happens at the connectors
to those planes so the model doesn't "break" when resized. shell and tube heat exchanger revit family work
A shell and tube exchanger is essentially a cylinder with four primary ports. To keep your Revit family clean:
Use a simple Extrusion or Revolve . Avoid modelling the internal tube bundle; it adds "polygons" that Revit has to calculate without providing any BIM value. The Heads: Use Sweeps for the rounded end-caps.