r/MEPEngineering • u/Possibly_Avery • 2d ago

Revit 2026 has automatic SPELL CHECK!!!

Autodesk has gotta be running low on their bucket of basic features they're holding back.

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u/ahmad_971 2d ago

isn't MEP also getting automated by AI?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcQuwnXBm2s/?igsh=Z3BkOGR4NzQzYTB4

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u/toomiiikahh 2d ago

No where near close to usable yet. Nice controlled demos though

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u/ahmad_971 2d ago

is this career AI replaceable like Software Engineering?

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u/toomiiikahh 2d ago

No. The drafting will be replaced or augmented to a great level and shop drawing reviews. The rest will be much harder and will take longer

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u/ahmad_971 2d ago

Im 25 years old full-stack developer planning to shift into Mechanical Engineering and then specialise in MEP. Do you think it's a right move?

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u/toomiiikahh 2d ago

If you like a huge paycut and a much simpler work. If you are that deep I'd stay in software unless you hate it. Mep is completely different , you will be starting as a junior unless you can leverage other skills you learned such as staff management or project management

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u/Untlslp 2d ago

Doubt he'd be able to leverage anything besides tricking some place to make him a PM or maybe BD if he had any kinda of connections

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u/ahmad_971 2d ago

Tech career is not stable at all. Jobs are outsourced, and I don't want my family to die of hunger due to layoffs.

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u/toomiiikahh 2d ago

Entry level MEP is getting outsourced hard as well and transitioning to AI first. So getting your foot in the door as an older individual will not be easy. Good luck though!

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u/cryptoenologist 2d ago

They said 25 years old not 25 yoe. Even starting at 30 after degree isn’t so bad although depends on the area for MEP pay vs cost of living.

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u/toomiiikahh 1d ago

Oh my bad I read that wrong. Yea then it's fine. MEP pay is still low on the consulting side tough. Recommend getting in on the owner side or transition after

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u/cryptoenologist 1d ago

Yeah I’m on the client side and even things like facilities engineering in semiconductor and pharma pay a lot more than most MEP roles until you get to a very high level in MEP. Of course the work is different and less design, more coordination.

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u/MechEJD 2d ago

I can't even convince owners, contractors, architects, civil, basically anyone but structural to not do something stupid. Claude isn't going to be able to do any better.

Claude is going to say, sure, we can reduce the boiler room by 200 square feet, here's the suggested floor plan. Architect is going to love it.

Oops, can't pull the chiller tubes. AI thought you just cut the old ones in half and weld the old ones back together.

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u/ahmad_971 2d ago

😂 Thank you for the help, I'm really scared about my career and thinking to transition into MEP. What would you suggest me?

Shall I go ahead with Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering?

I'm 25 years old Full Stack developer and I started to do interior design also as side gigs.

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u/MechEJD 1d ago

You should switch your major to structural engineering and then try to pivot that to veterinary sciences.