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Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation
Free Revit MEP course for beginners: model electrical, HVAC and plumbing, circuit panels, make panel schedules and sheets. The certificate is optional and paid.
Inside the course
From the lessons
Starting an MEP Project and the Template
Electric Rob
Building Envelope, Spaces and Zones
Learning With Rich
Electrical Families: Sockets, Panels and Isolators
SL - Engineering Solutions
Panel Schedules and Load Calculations
SL - Engineering Solutions
Low Voltage: Data, Telephone, CCTV and Access Control
SL - Engineering Solutions
Plumbing, Piping and Fire Protection
Learning With Rich
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Set up a Revit MEP project from a template, link and coordinate an architectural model, place spaces and zones, model HVAC, plumbing and fire-protection systems, create electrical families, place and circuit sockets, lighting, panels and switchboards, produce panel schedules and load calculations, route cable trays and draw one-line diagrams, document with views, tags, legends, schedules and sheets, print sets, and collaborate with worksets.
- Start a Revit MEP project and link the architectural model correctly
- Place spaces, zones, air terminals and HVAC systems
- Build electrical families and circuit sockets, lighting and panels
- Produce panel schedules, load calculations and one-line diagrams
- Model cable trays, plumbing, piping and fire protection
- Document with sheets, tags, legends and printing, and share work with worksets
For you
Taking Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
- Plants across the Americas most often run Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Inductive Automation; each has its own free course to take next.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project 路 about 20 hours
Hospital surgical floor in Revit MEP: panels, IPS, fire alarm and a clash report
Model and document the electrical services for one floor of a 300-bed hospital in Nairobi: normal, essential and UPS lighting and power, isolated power for four operating theatres and an ICU, the fire alarm interface and the cable containment, coordinated against the linked mechanical and plumbing models. You deliver the Revit model, your own panel schedules and load list, the sheet set and your own clash report. The sample pack shows what an MEP consultant issues at coordination.
Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario
- URSBIM Execution Plan Extracts for the Electrical Discipline: Level 3
- ProcedureFamily, Parameter and Worksharing Standard: Electrical Discipline
- Drawing listDrawing and Model List: Level 3 Electrical
- RegisterPanel Schedules: DB-L3-E1 (complete) and IPS-OT1 (complete)
- Load listElectrical Load List: Level 3
- Single lineSingle Line Diagram: Level 3 Electrical (sheet E-307, described)
- ReportClash Detection Report: Electrical against Mechanical and Plumbing, Level 3
- Change noticeDesign Change Notice: Two Additional ICU Beds, Level 3
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Course content
14 modules 路 75 lessons 路 29h 11m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01Starting an MEP Project and the Template5 lessons2h 19m
- 02Linking the Architectural Model, Levels, Grids and Scope Boxes9 lessons1h 25m
- 03Building Envelope, Spaces and Zones4 lessons1h 18m
- 04HVAC: Air Terminals, Systems and Schedules5 lessons1h 40m
- 05Electrical Families: Sockets, Panels and Isolators5 lessons4h 53m
- 06Panels, Switchboards, Circuits and Feed-throughs10 lessons4h 4m
- 07Panel Schedules and Load Calculations4 lessons1h 11m
- 08Lighting Plans and Fixtures4 lessons1h 46m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. No Revit experience needed; AutoCAD helps but is not required.
- Software
- Autodesk Revit (education licence or trial) What to download, and how
- Hardware
- None required.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Free trial: 30 days
Revit
Autodesk
- Runs on
- Windows 11 64-bit
- Account
- A free Autodesk account
The Revit trial lasts 30 days and cannot be extended; if you were not asked for a payment method it simply expires. Students and educators can get Revit free for a year through an Autodesk Education plan, renewable while eligible.
Steps
- 1.Open the Revit free trial page on autodesk.com and select the trial download.
- 2.Sign in to your Autodesk account, or create one.
- 3.Choose the version and language, then download the installer.
- 4.Run the installer on a Windows 11 PC.
- 5.Start Revit and sign in with the same Autodesk account.
- Revit is Windows only. On a Mac you need a Windows virtual machine.
- Students and teachers should use the Autodesk Education route for a year of access.
Official download pageautodesk.comAlternatives
- Autodesk Education plan: Free one-year Revit access for eligible students and educators.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation at a glance
Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students and design engineers. It has 14 modules and 29h 11m of video lessons by Electric Rob, SL - Engineering Solutions, Learning With Rich, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students and design engineers
- Format
- 14 self-paced modules, 29h 11m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. No Revit experience needed; AutoCAD helps but is not required.
- Brand
- Autodesk
- Software
- Autodesk Revit (education licence or trial)
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, for a small one-off fee shown on edwartens.com/certificate. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Electric Rob, SL - Engineering Solutions, Learning With Rich (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
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Common questions
Is Revit used for electrical design?
Yes: Revit is used to model building electrical systems, circuit them to panels and produce the panel schedules that go on the drawings. Autodesk's Revit 2026 help says that for electrical systems, panel schedules display information about the panel, the circuits connected to the panel and their corresponding loads. It is BIM for buildings rather than a schematic tool for machine control panels, which is where AutoCAD Electrical is used. This course covers electrical families, circuiting, panel schedules, lighting plans, cable trays and one-line diagrams in Revit.
Can Revit calculate electrical loads and demand factors?
Yes: Revit calculates a demand load once a demand factor is set for an electrical device or panel. Autodesk's Revit 2026 help explains that demand factors adjust the rating of a building's main service because not all equipment draws its full rated load at the same time, and that they can be set for lighting, power, HVAC or other systems. Autodesk also says building codes determine what values to use, so the engineer enters factors from the local code rather than relying on defaults. The course includes panel schedules and load calculations.
Is Revit free?
Autodesk education licences are free for students and educators; a 30-day trial covers the course otherwise.
Revit MEP or AutoCAD Electrical?
Revit is BIM for buildings (consultants, contractors); AutoCAD Electrical is schematics for panels and machines. Both have courses here.
Does it cover HVAC and plumbing too?
Yes. The core is electrical, with HVAC, plumbing and fire-protection modules so you can coordinate with the other disciplines.
Is the Revit MEP course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Revit MEP course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the Revit MEP course take?
Plan on about 37 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Electric Robthe Revit Electrical accelerated beginner's guide
- SL - Engineering Solutionsthe step-by-step Revit MEP electrical BIM tutorial
- Learning With RichRevit MEP 2023 lessons
- Learning With RichRevit Electrical 2022 circuits, schedules and switchboards
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.