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Showing posts with label revit electrical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revit electrical. Show all posts

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Revit MEP Families: Plumbing, Mechanical & Electrical Tips - Replay

 


One of the topics I get asked about all the time is MEP in Revit.


So instead of bringing on one guest, I brought on three.


In last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live, I sat down with the team from RevX MEP to talk plumbing, mechanical, and electrical families in a way that was actually practical. Not theory. Not perfect-world BIM talk. Real workflows.


A few things that stood out for me:


- Connectors matter, but only if you understand what they are actually doing.

- Families do not need to be overbuilt to be useful.

- Nested content can make mechanical and electrical families way more flexible.

- Revit can do more with electrical loads and panel schedules than a lot of people realize.

- And maybe most importantly, good MEP content is still way too hard to find, which is exactly why conversations like this matter.


I also appreciated how honest the discussion was around LOD, conduit modeling, coordination, and the difference between what sounds impressive and what is actually helpful on a project.


If you work in Revit MEP, or even if you are on the architecture side and have ever wondered why MEP content feels like a different world, this is a good one to watch.


Click here to watch the replay now...


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Monday, December 16, 2024

Replay - Electrical Plans in Revit: Simple Tutorial for Architects (The North Wing - PT 8)

 


On this episode of BIM After Dark Live, we talked about creating electrical power and lighting plans in Revit for residential architects. I shared some tips and tricks, recommendations, and processes to help you create simple electrical plans for your next small-scale residential Revit project!


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Friday, October 20, 2023

Construction Documents in Revit MEP (w/Scott Buchanan) - Replay

 


On Episode 102 of BIM After Dark Live, I welcomed Scott Buchanan to the show.... Scott has over16 years of Revit MEP experience  with projects in all phases from concept to design, fabrication, construction and operations.  We had a great discussion about documentation and Revit MEP and then Scott dropped a few really good tips/tricks that will actually help anyone who uses Revit (beyond just MEP)...


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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Electrical Plans in Revit (for Architects) - Replay

 


To wire, or not to wire... That is the question....

No, it's not... YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WIRE!

Brenton Wiberg, of RevitFamily.biz, joined me on last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live to talk about making electrical lighting and power plans in Revit (from and Architect's perspective).  Brenton went through 3 methods of approaching these plans and talked about the pros and cons of each...

This is one episode that I think EVERYONE will take a little something away from...

Be sure to check out the replay here...