Hey we have some exciting news! We are partnering up with MEP Guy to launch the most effective REVIT courses for MEP designers and engineers! Check out the Electrical course preview and sign up here: www.mepguy.com/electrical As a special bonus, we're offering a free download of an Electrical Clearance family that anyone can use to designate a "no fly" zone or clearance zone that must be maintained in front of electrical equipment. Drop it anywhere you need folks to keep clear of zappy things!
No matter how much I learn about how to utilize Revit, there’s still so much that I don’t know. It’s humbling and also frustrating 😜! I get to a place where I feel really confident in how much I can do compared to where I was just a year ago. And then I remember there’s still so much more I can’t do. I’m really enjoying your tutorials though! I’ve only watched a couple and already learned some tricks, so thank you!!. Please keep them coming!!
Ya know what’s interesting is that I learn more from younger designers or other trades. Like dimensioning, aligning, arrays and model in place all came from some good architects. You want to route conduit? Plumbing pipers have so much experience in that area. Sometimes when the “right” way is bugging out for unknown reasons, you have to have some redneck solutions ready to just get drawings out the door for the day. No matter how good you get, there’s always more to learn. My best advice to new Reviteers is to stay humble.
Great demonstration of the 3D view tool! And don't you just love how architects give us (electrical guys) whatever space if left in a building, and then usually one of the walls is unusable (window wall in an electrical room!?!). I've been trying to train architects for decades that electrical needs lots of wall space for gear and even more floor space for the working clearance!
Or they box us in a corner when you need two exits, or stagger the electrical rooms instead of stacking them neatly on top of each other for a tidy vertical riser. Fun stuff!
Great Video! at 7:53 you have issues with the curtain wall getting selected. I'd add an additional option for disabling selection of that wall. You can simply hit the temporary hide isolate button and hide the wall temporarily. This method might be a little better than pinning the wall down. I've always had issues pinning items down in the model, so I try to avoid. Also I saw you used the tab button to cycle thru your selections. Another great method for dealing with that issue.
Ah true the pinning stems from the fact that each discipline is their own model for our workflow so we have to Pin all other disciplines’ linked Revit model so it doesn’t get moved around. If everyone shares a model, that could get super annoying.
Thanks for the videos!! You got really good content!!! I am an unlimited commercial electrician with 7 years of experience on the field currently serving as foreman. I am interested in switching into the VDC detailing electrical department. What transition would you recommend for me to get started? Go to school? Best school options? I am from Piedmont Oklahoma
Honestly the most impressive Revit users I’ve met are all self taught. They’d just ask loads of questions and dive right into a project. Some go to classes and end up saying they use maybe 20% of what’s in the coursework. I personally learned on the job and looking at the Autodesk handbook for a couple weeks. By the end of two months I’ve pretty much exceeded every coworker in the office.
Hey we have some exciting news! We are partnering up with MEP Guy to launch the most effective REVIT courses for MEP designers and engineers! Check out the Electrical course preview and sign up here: www.mepguy.com/electrical
As a special bonus, we're offering a free download of an Electrical Clearance family that anyone can use to designate a "no fly" zone or clearance zone that must be maintained in front of electrical equipment. Drop it anywhere you need folks to keep clear of zappy things!
OMG, this channel is golden!! Thank you!!!!
No matter how much I learn about how to utilize Revit, there’s still so much that I don’t know. It’s humbling and also frustrating 😜!
I get to a place where I feel really confident in how much I can do compared to where I was just a year ago. And then I remember there’s still so much more I can’t do.
I’m really enjoying your tutorials though! I’ve only watched a couple and already learned some tricks, so thank you!!. Please keep them coming!!
Ya know what’s interesting is that I learn more from younger designers or other trades. Like dimensioning, aligning, arrays and model in place all came from some good architects. You want to route conduit? Plumbing pipers have so much experience in that area. Sometimes when the “right” way is bugging out for unknown reasons, you have to have some redneck solutions ready to just get drawings out the door for the day. No matter how good you get, there’s always more to learn. My best advice to new Reviteers is to stay humble.
Thanks for the great content
Great demonstration of the 3D view tool! And don't you just love how architects give us (electrical guys) whatever space if left in a building, and then usually one of the walls is unusable (window wall in an electrical room!?!). I've been trying to train architects for decades that electrical needs lots of wall space for gear and even more floor space for the working clearance!
Or they box us in a corner when you need two exits, or stagger the electrical rooms instead of stacking them neatly on top of each other for a tidy vertical riser. Fun stuff!
Great Video! at 7:53 you have issues with the curtain wall getting selected. I'd add an additional option for disabling selection of that wall. You can simply hit the temporary hide isolate button and hide the wall temporarily. This method might be a little better than pinning the wall down. I've always had issues pinning items down in the model, so I try to avoid. Also I saw you used the tab button to cycle thru your selections. Another great method for dealing with that issue.
Ah true the pinning stems from the fact that each discipline is their own model for our workflow so we have to Pin all other disciplines’ linked Revit model so it doesn’t get moved around. If everyone shares a model, that could get super annoying.
Thanks for the videos!! You got really good content!!! I am an unlimited commercial electrician with 7 years of experience on the field currently serving as foreman. I am interested in switching into the VDC detailing electrical department. What transition would you recommend for me to get started? Go to school? Best school options? I am from Piedmont Oklahoma
Honestly the most impressive Revit users I’ve met are all self taught. They’d just ask loads of questions and dive right into a project. Some go to classes and end up saying they use maybe 20% of what’s in the coursework. I personally learned on the job and looking at the Autodesk handbook for a couple weeks. By the end of two months I’ve pretty much exceeded every coworker in the office.
Do you have a LinkedIn account?
First name is Jon. Good luck! 😂
@@theelectricaldepartment keep your secrets then😂