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!
Can you make a video on how to model ductwork for ductbanks ? How can you make the duct follow your conduit run while maintaining clearances (exple shown in your ductabnk detail) ? . What is your preferred way of getting it done ? (revit noobie here)
@@theelectricaldepartment I create some electrical components for my projects and always I try to draw the conduits, Revit warning me about curves not edited corretly or automatic way is impossible. I think I need to create a new family of conections and curves.
@@cheel1538 Ah I understand. There's a few things that would give you that error, usually drawing on significantly different elevations. If you select the Inherit Size and Inherit Elevation, it usually helps create the right bends. I could make a video getting into the smaller nuances of conduit runs, it seems to be a tricky topic.
@@cheel1538 @The Electrical Department I work for an electrical contractor in the BIM dept. Not only are there tons of nuances to running conduit like he mentioned in this thread, you also have to have all the families and standards set up for the project. I would suggest opening a new project using the electrical template (in the same instance of Revit as your current project), then creating an L shaped run of conduit with the type of conduit you'd like (EMT without fittings for instance). Then select the entire run, ctrl+c, go to your current project, ctrl+v to paste the run into the project. This will bring the family and standards that you need into your project.
Hi, Your explanation is fantastic. Could you also tell us the best way of line setups for underground conduits? I want to show all the underground conduits in dotted lines on the power layout.
In the "Manage" tab you go to "additional settings" -> "Line Styles" ->and set your "" line type to whatever line style you want (dashed), and whatever thickness, transparency, and color. means any objects that show up below your cut plane that is set in your view range. I personally need help with a solid set of commercial industrial electrical families, specifically distribution (480V panels, 120V panels, xfmrs, switchboards, switchgears, and substations). I use layoutfast as a crutch but would love some insight or resource location if anyone has any good suggestions.
Hey! a little late but still want to answer: conduits can be slopped but it needs to be done manually. it would be cool if it could detect grade and just follow the grade...but unfortunately that's a manual process. Some architects will model the grade which is then super helpful as you can then see it in section view, but most of the time we just get a CAD file from Civil and the topo is literally just a bunch of lines all on the same level...not very helpful.
hi! i have a question: at what level of lod should conduit be modeled? from 350 onwards? I am referring to the set of conduits that pass through the cabletray, while systems with rigid conduits above a certain diameter must be implemented in the modeling already at a level of lod 300?
It mostly depends on the client. We had clients that wanted everything 1” or greater to be modeled even tho we specified LOD 300 in our proposal. Then another one comes by requesting LOD350 and they said only 4” or larger. Our typical company standard is LOD 300 with 2” or greater unless it is foundation penetrations that affect Civil. When I do cable tray, I typically draw a section detail view with detail lines indicating cable sizes, spacing in between and any dividers required. We typically do not model the cables or conduits in the cable trays unless specifically requested. We would show a section and refer to that detail for cable sizing, spacing or stacking.
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!
Fantastic lesson. Please give us more. Your a well spoken teacher and that's hard to find on here for this subject
I am diving back into Revit after 7 years and just found your video. Please make more electrical videos. Thank you!
Your video are a great help. Keep up the good work and please keep making more.
Thank you!
Excellent. I learned something new today. Where is the video on electrical loads for panel schedules?
Thanks for your video. But how do you model the concrete itself, with the conduits encased with it?
plz upload one video on long conducting with junction box also tagging
Hi Ted I’m new to revit and I need make a peno for my cable try to go up, how do you create a peno associate with space/name? Please make a video
Very very very nice canal!
can you show us how use evolve electrical software?
Can you make a video on how to model ductwork for ductbanks ? How can you make the duct follow your conduit run while maintaining clearances (exple shown in your ductabnk detail) ? . What is your preferred way of getting it done ? (revit noobie here)
Hi. I have big problems with curves of the conduits.
Could you teach how to create or to configure curves and others things about conduits? Thank you!
like bend radius or how to make 45 degree bends? Fittings are kind of tricky as they like to be drawn a specific way.
@@theelectricaldepartment I create some electrical components for my projects and always I try to draw the conduits, Revit warning me about curves not edited corretly or automatic way is impossible. I think I need to create a new family of conections and curves.
@@cheel1538 Ah I understand. There's a few things that would give you that error, usually drawing on significantly different elevations. If you select the Inherit Size and Inherit Elevation, it usually helps create the right bends. I could make a video getting into the smaller nuances of conduit runs, it seems to be a tricky topic.
@@cheel1538 @The Electrical Department I work for an electrical contractor in the BIM dept. Not only are there tons of nuances to running conduit like he mentioned in this thread, you also have to have all the families and standards set up for the project. I would suggest opening a new project using the electrical template (in the same instance of Revit as your current project), then creating an L shaped run of conduit with the type of conduit you'd like (EMT without fittings for instance). Then select the entire run, ctrl+c, go to your current project, ctrl+v to paste the run into the project. This will bring the family and standards that you need into your project.
Hi, Your explanation is fantastic. Could you also tell us the best way of line setups for underground conduits? I want to show all the underground conduits in dotted lines on the power layout.
Ah yes that’s a good topic. It would be great to show it dotted for underground if you also have overhead conduits on a pipe rack.
In the "Manage" tab you go to "additional settings" -> "Line Styles" ->and set your "" line type to whatever line style you want (dashed), and whatever thickness, transparency, and color. means any objects that show up below your cut plane that is set in your view range.
I personally need help with a solid set of commercial industrial electrical families, specifically distribution (480V panels, 120V panels, xfmrs, switchboards, switchgears, and substations). I use layoutfast as a crutch but would love some insight or resource location if anyone has any good suggestions.
Great job 👍
Will the conduit follow the surface and maintain the minimum depth, or is everything just modeled as level in revit?
Hey! a little late but still want to answer: conduits can be slopped but it needs to be done manually. it would be cool if it could detect grade and just follow the grade...but unfortunately that's a manual process. Some architects will model the grade which is then super helpful as you can then see it in section view, but most of the time we just get a CAD file from Civil and the topo is literally just a bunch of lines all on the same level...not very helpful.
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hi! i have a question: at what level of lod should conduit be modeled? from 350 onwards? I am referring to the set of conduits that pass through the cabletray, while systems with rigid conduits above a certain diameter must be implemented in the modeling already at a level of lod 300?
It mostly depends on the client. We had clients that wanted everything 1” or greater to be modeled even tho we specified LOD 300 in our proposal. Then another one comes by requesting LOD350 and they said only 4” or larger. Our typical company standard is LOD 300 with 2” or greater unless it is foundation penetrations that affect Civil. When I do cable tray, I typically draw a section detail view with detail lines indicating cable sizes, spacing in between and any dividers required. We typically do not model the cables or conduits in the cable trays unless specifically requested. We would show a section and refer to that detail for cable sizing, spacing or stacking.
@@theelectricaldepartment thanks!!!
This video is great but you didn't really explain the tool itself. Explaining the properties in the like.