Revit MEP: Electrical BIM, HVAC, Plumbing and Documentation

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 panel schedules display information about the panel, the circuits connected to it and their corresponding loads. It is BIM for buildings, not a schematic tool for machine control panels. AutoCAD Electrical is used for those. This course covers electrical families, circuiting, panel schedules, lighting plans, cable trays and one-line diagrams in Revit.

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. This is because not all equipment draws its full rated load at the same time. They can be set for lighting, power, HVAC or other systems. Autodesk also says building codes determine the values. The engineer enters factors from the local code rather than relying on defaults. The course includes panel schedules and load calculations.

Autodesk education licences are free for students and educators; a 30-day trial covers the course otherwise.

Revit is BIM for buildings (consultants, contractors); AutoCAD Electrical is schematics for panels and machines. Both have courses here.

Yes. The core is electrical, with HVAC, plumbing and fire-protection modules so you can coordinate with the other disciplines.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Revit MEP course has 14 modules. It opens with "Starting an MEP Project and the Template", goes through "Linking the Architectural Model, Levels, Grids and Scope Boxes", "Panels, Switchboards, Circuits and Feed-throughs", "Low Voltage: Data, Telephone, CCTV and Access Control" and "Worksharing, Worksets and Multi-Floor Circuiting" and ends with "Final Assessment". The full list with minutes is under "What you learn" on this page.

After the Revit MEP course: 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. These are the practical outcomes the course is written around, and the final assessment of 15 questions checks them.

For the Revit MEP course, software: Autodesk Revit (education licence or trial). Hardware: none required. The course itself is free.

Revit MEP is rated beginner. Beginner. No Revit experience needed; AutoCAD helps but is not required. It is written for engineering students and design engineers, and takes about 36.7 hours at your own pace.

Skills from the Revit MEP course (for example: start a Revit MEP project and link the architectural model correctly) are used in roles such as design engineer, CAD technician, draughtsperson and product designer, and in CAD designer work. The course gives you practical evidence of the skill; it does not promise a job, and employers decide on experience and interview.