MEP electrical design
The Revit MEP Electrical course covers concepts and processes used by lighting and electrical engineers in building design.
Course overview
The Revit MEP Electrical course covers concepts and processes used by lighting and electrical engineers in building design.
Course outline
Creating lighting fixture families in Revit
Look at several important features of what makes a powerful lighting fixture family, including shared parameters, model geometry and photometric files.
Module outline
Look at several important features of what makes a powerful lighting fixture family, including shared parameters, model geometry and photometric files.
This content takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Add shared parameters to a face-based lighting fixture template.
- Insert model geometry into a new lighting fixture family.
- Apply the correct photometric IES file for the light source in the new lighting fixture family.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Adding cable tray in Revit
Review the basics of placing cable tray, add vertical cable tray, and place cable tray and fittings horizontally on a wall. We are also modifying cable tray fittings to work in tight spaces.
Module outline
Review the basics of placing cable tray, add vertical cable tray, and place cable tray and fittings horizontally on a wall. We are also modifying cable tray fittings to work in tight spaces.
This content takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Model cable tray vertically and horizontally along a wall.
- Modify cable tray fittings in tight spaces.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Creating electrical wiring diagrams in Revit
Explore preparation of wiring diagrams for permit drawings. It starts with creating electrical circuits and then adding wires and annotation.
Module outline
Explore preparation of wiring diagrams for permit drawings. It starts with creating electrical circuits and then adding wires and annotation.
This content takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the ende, you should be able to:
- Create and update electrical circuits.
- Add wires to electrical circuits.
- Annotate a wiring diagram.
Prerequisites
This content requires user-level knowledge of Revit and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This content was created by Martha Hollowell Orcutt.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Creating lighting plans using Revit
Learn about Lighting Plans that are needed for permit drawings. They show the lights with tags, connections to switches, and schedules and legends that provide information about the lighting fixtures.
Module outline
Learn about Lighting Plans that are needed for permit drawings. They show the lights with tags, connections to switches, and schedules and legends that provide information about the lighting fixtures.
This content takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Create ceiling plan views using a view template.
- Draw detail lines showing switch connections.
- Add lighting fixture tags and legends.
Prerequisites
This content requires user-level knowledge of Revit and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This content was created by Martha Hollowell Orcutt.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
