Utilizing Revit and Navisworks for Electrical Coordination

Course Description: This course is designed for the electrical contractor employee with limited or no BIM (Revit and Navisworks) knowledge, as well as a newly created BIM department looking at sharpening their skills. This comprehensive program aims to equip participants with the ability to model and coordinate with the electrical specific workflows in mind.

Objective: By leveraging the capabilities of Revit and Navisworks, participants will gain valuable insights into creating accurate electrical models, conducting clash detection, and resolving conflicts efficiently. They will also gain the understanding of modeling electrical equipment clearance and code requirements to ensure compliance with industry standards, as well as how to incorporate them into the model for coordination. The course places a strong emphasis on out-of-the-box Revit functionality, and utilizing Revit for coordination without any additional plugins or bolt-ons. At the end of this course you will be able to use Revit and Navisworks to conduct comprehensive model reviews, identify potential clashes, and collaborate effectively with other disciplines. With the ultimate goal being that the electrical contractor's BIM department should be well-prepared for their first BIM meeting, equipped with the knowledge of the software to contribute actively and meaningfully on the coordination meeting.

Along with standard Revit commands, the course will include electrical specific items such as:

Course Hardware Requirements: Laptop meeting Autodesk minimum requirements (see attached)

Items provided by BIMCAD Solutions:

Goals: This comprehensive four-day training course is designed to equip electrical contractors with limited or no prior BIM experience with the skills to create accurate electrical models in Revit, conduct clash detection in Navisworks, and actively participate in BIM coordination meetings. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for modeling electrical systems, incorporating clearance and code requirements, clash detection workflows, model sharing, and collaboration. The goal is to prepare new BIM departments to contribute meaningfully in their first real-world BIM project by mastering the out-of-the-box capabilities of Revit and Navisworks tailored to electrical workflows.

Course Outline

Day One: Revit interface training

Introduction to Revit: Introduction to the interface of Revit

Basic Commands: Revit commands used for the electrical BIM process

File Management: What type of model will be utilized, how to prepare for new project

Reference File Management: Proper preparation for design team reference file

Skills evaluation

Day two: Electrical Specific BIM training

Conduit: How to add model conduit, elevation, system, offsets and basic parameter explanation

Equipment: How to draw basic equipment using submittal to include clearances

JBoxes: How and where to add junction boxes, how to size accordingly

Lighting: How to import and modify design team lighting to include clearances

Skills evaluation

Day three: Incorporation to Navisworks

Navisworks Training: Instruction in BIM related Navisworks workflows.

Exporting: Exporting Revit files with parameter data for information to field

Clash Detection: How to run internal clash detection

Appearance profiles: How to color code electrical model based on parameter data

Skills evaluation

Day Four: Work Flow Customization and Work Flow Application

In this hands-on review, we will go through a mock project workflow from start to finish to reinforce the key steps. First, we will export electrical Revit models and open the models in Navisworks so that we can color code our electrical system. We will then upload the Navisworks .NWD file to the cloud and send an email to "general contractor" (BCS) to inform them that the latest model has been posted.

The “general contractor” (BCS) will download and consolidate the trade models, run clash detection and save viewpoints of coordination issues that were created. We will then hold a mock coordination meeting where attendees will discuss and resolve clashes as if in an actual coordination session. Once the mock meeting is completed, BCS will then post a federated (consolidated) model to the cloud for the attendees to download. After clashes are addressed, the attendees will then upload a final electrical model to the cloud and will hold a mock signoff.

The goal is to simulate real-world collaborative workflows from start to finish, with multiple models, clash detection, coordination meetings, and model revisions. This hands-on approach will reinforce the key steps and provide attendees with an interactive learning experience.