Revit Architecture 2021 for Electrical Workers

• Introduces electrical journeymen to the basics of Revit 
• Uses exercises based on real work situations 
• Teaches you how to work with Revit documents provided by contractors and architects 
• Makes you a more valuable, better skilled employee 
• This edition contains a new chapter on conduits and new material on shared coordinates, shared parameters, switch legs, and lighting zones 

Finally! The book electrical workers have been waiting for, an introduction to Autodesk Revit written just for you! Featuring exercises based on real work situations, Revit Architecture 2021 for Electrical Workers will help get you up to speed quickly on developing your own construction documents. The author developed and coordinated this book with a local chapter of electrical workers to ensure it would meet the needs of electrical journeymen. This textbook shows you how to work with Revit documents provided by outside contractors and architects.

Using this textbook, you will be able to learn enough skills in Revit to be fully functional in less than a week. The textbook can be used in a training class or by someone teaching themselves in their own home or office. If you can open a file and use a mouse, you can learn Revit. You don't need a college degree to use Revit software. There is no other Revit book out there that covers so much material specifically for electricians and electrical engineers.

Knowing Autodesk Revit software is a valuable skill that will help you earn more money, increase your value as an employee, and collaborate better with other team members.

This textbook was written by Elise Moss, an Autodesk Certified Instructor. Elise has experience training machinists, electricians, and equipment installers. She knows how to break down software content to make it easy to understand and learn quickly.

Table of Contents

1.   The Revit Interface 
2.   Revit Families 
3.   Revit Systems 
4.   Wiring 
5.   Conduits 
6.   Schedules 
7.   Views 
8.   Projects 
9.   Annotations, Dimensions, and Symbols 
10. Sheets and Titleblocks