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Revit Electrical

1. Electrical systems

2.  Lighting systems

3. Power and communications

4. Circuiting and panels
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video presentation:

• Electrical Engineering http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-3C209C9A-51FA-4F9A-8445-D493134DD444
  
• - Watch these videos to learn how to work with electrical engineering tools to build systems.
  
• ES11341: Design and Manage Electrical Installation in Revit (Duration 01:24:22) http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/2015/revit-for-mep-engineers/es11341
• Revit Electrical Beginner Tutorial (outlets, lights, banel board, switches, wiring) (16:28) https://youtu.be/6cpyglx_rXQ
  
• Autodesk Revit MEP 2018 (Retrieve Technologies, Inc):
• Autodesk Revit MEP 2018: Advanced (7 of 8) - Electrical Circuiting (18:13) https://youtu.be/RqdftP59uOc
• Videos for learning basic skills in Revit Electrical: Learning With Rich https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjaJieRt6okFy3wwXfuH9MA
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW MODELING HOW TO CREATE CIRCUIT IN REVIT (10:41) https://youtu.be/49lnLnPR69I
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW_MODELING_HOW TO ADD LIGHTING FIXTURES IN REVIT (9:34) https://youtu.be/BPHTRMQFV-E
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW_MODELING_HOW TO ADD LIGHTING SWITCHES IN REVIT (7:42) https://youtu.be/m_y9A96NW9M
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW MODELING HOW TO CREATE LIGHTING CIRCUIT IN REVIT (8:48) https://youtu.be/2mjWujONpTk
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW_MODELING_HOW TO CREATE SWITCH CIRCUIT IN REVIT (5:02) https://youtu.be/u5Xhq5P-rBc
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW MODELING HOW TO CREATE WIRING IN REVIT (9:39) https://youtu.be/4XnU9rTtW1g
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW MODELING HOW TO CREATE CONDUIT IN REVIT (13:21) https://youtu.be/4_agYwBrY7o
  
• REVIT MEP EXAM REVIEW MODELING_HOW TO CREATE CABLE TRAY IN REVIT (8:28) https://youtu.be/BaYM78hWMos
  

Further Reading:

• Bokmiller, D., Whitbread, S. and Hristov, P., 2013. Mastering Autodesk Revit MEP 2014, Sybex, Indianapolis, Ind. [TH 6010 .B65 2013 (ebook)]
• Chapter 12 - Lighting
  
• Chapter 13 - Power and Communications
  
• Chapter 14 - Circuiting and Panels
  
• Chang, Lu-Yen, 2017. Revit MEP Step by Step 2018 Metric Edition. (ebook) https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tndJDwAAQBAJ
• Chapter 4 Electrical Systems
• 5 Useful Revit Tricks Every Electrical Engineer Should Know https://archsmarter.com/revit-electrical-engineering/
  

Web Links:

• 4 Benefits to Using BIM for Electrical Engineering https://quickmep.com/blog/2018/7/14/h1ine0q521x2a52jkoe9dpmapedgkp
• Electrical Systems http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-8BB35A3A-475A-4FE0-99C0-B01054EE0F2A
  
• Electrical Family Parameters http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-4E5DD909-DD4C-41B9-83DB-37E9F7CA9639
  
• Lights http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-97C00105-902A-4C66-B3DF-8BAB48C01493
  
• About Lighting Fixtures http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-A9FD991A-57A3-4E87-88DD-3955E82FB4AC
  
• About Lighting Calculations http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-60EC93DB-5194-4334-9D61-B17850CE3BC1
  
• Prepare the Electrical Design http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-C1639372-F179-42C4-980A-762D142DFAD6
  
• Design the Electrical Systems http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2018/ENU/?guid=GUID-C1F0D828-6C41-45DF-A03E-C5B6DC64FA40
  
• Revit MEP Basic: Creating Electrical System https://www.cad-notes.com/revit-mep-basic-creating-electrical-system/
• Revit Electrical Systems - Crash Course https://www.augi.com/articles/detail/revit-electrical-systems-crash-course
• Using BIM in electrical, power design https://www.csemag.com/single-article/using-bim-in-electrical-power-design/
• Useful tools:
• LayoutFAST: A Revit MEP Plugin to access thousands of Schneider Electric product models from the cloud https://www.schneider-electric.us/en/partners/resources/layoutfast/
• MagiCAD Electrical for Revit https://www.magicad.com/en/mc_software/magicad-electrical/
  

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| Created: Aug 2018 | Update: 17 Apr 2019 |