Cert Prep: Revit for Electrical Design Professional

2h 11mIntermediate2023-02-14

Authors

Eric Wing

Director of BIM Services at C&S Companies

Course details

This course can help you get ready for your Electrical Design Professional certification by teaching you how to collaborate with Revit architectural models and even AutoCAD files. Director of BIM services, speaker, and author Eric Wing guides you through all the essential collaboration tools, elements, modeling, and more. Learn how to import AutoCAD files into Revit, link a model to your own, copy levels, and set up monitoring. Find out how to create floor plans, resolve errors, use worksets, and apply filters. Explore the uses of elements, including how to differentiate system and component families, create a new family type, and edit family connectors. Deep dive into modeling, with a strong focus on modeling tasks that impact electrical fixtures, panels, circuits, systems, and more. Plus, go over views and sheets!

Skills covered

MEPRevitArchitectural VisualizationCivil EngineeringAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingCert PrepAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Prepare for your certification in MEP electrical

1. Collaboration

02 - Import AutoCAD files into Revit
03 - Link Revit
04 - Copy levels and set up monitoring
05 - Create floor plans
06 - Resolve Coordination Review errors
07 - Use worksets
08 - Create and apply filters

2. Elements

09 - Create a new family type
10 - Edit family connectors

3. Modeling

11 - Electrical - Add and modify receptacles
12 - Adding MEP spaces
13 - Electrical - Add and modify panels
14 - Electrical - Add and modify circuits
15 - Electrical - Add panel schedules
16 - Electrical - Add and modify lighting fixtures
17 - Electrical - Add and modify switches
18 - Electrical - Create and modify lighting circuits
19 - Electrical - Create and modify switching systems
20 - Electrical - Add and modify conduit
21 - Electrical - Use cable trays
22 - Electrical - Create distribution system
23 - Electrical - Check circuits and disconnects

4. Views and Sheets

24 - Apply view templates
25 - Add text and dimensions
26 - Tag elements
27 - Create schedules
28 - Add sheets

Conclusion

29 - Install Revit content
30 - Next steps