Articles on electrical design in Revit

How recurring tasks in electrical, fire alarm and emergency lighting design are solved in Autodesk Revit – from design practice, without the sales pitch.

Fire alarm addressing in Revit: detector groups and loops without the handwork

Fire alarm addressing in Revit: build detector groups, fill loops, produce the cable list — room-aware instead of by hand.

Fire alarm

Emergency lighting design in Revit: splitting escape route circuits correctly

Emergency lighting design in Revit: put escape route luminaires on alternating circuits, address them, produce the cable list.

Emergency lighting

Cable tray clash detection in Revit — and thinking through the detour straight away

Cable tray clash detection in Revit: real geometry checks against structure, ductwork and plumbing, with the hit shown in 3D.

Clash detection

Illuminance evaluation in Revit: Em per room from the model instead of from feel

Illuminance evaluation in Revit: Em per room from the model, room and component schedules, model audit — as evidence for the client.

Reporting

Circuit designation in Revit: assign loads, name them, produce the list

Circuit designation in Revit: assign loads to the nearest board, form circuits, generate designations and the circuit list.

Circuits