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Revit for Electrical Design Professional Certification Prep

Prove you’re on the right track to certification with self-paced lessons and a practice test. This certification prep course reviews the core skills covered on the Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design certification exam.  


Course overview

The Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design exam is the recognized standard for measuring your skills and knowledge in Revit for electrical design. The certification provides you with the confidence to showcase your abilities and it signals to potential employers that your skills have been validated.
This online preparation course from Autodesk covers the specific topics that are covered on the exam and you’ll get an overview of the skills that you need to review in order to prepare for it. 


The video lessons are structured to match the exam’s objective domains and follow the typical workflow and features of the Revit software, including sections on modeling, documentation, families, analysis , and collaboration. 
 
The provided Revit dataset files allow you to follow along with the lessons and try out methods and workflows. Additional quizzes, practice exercises, and challenge assignments help you practice and review the exam topics on your own. Finally, you can test your knowledge by taking one of the full practice exams that accompany the course.

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Work with electrical equipment, lighting fixtures, conduit, and cable trays.
  • Create views and annotations, work with families, develop schedules, and perform analyses.
  • Use workflows and processes such as worksharing, exporting and printing, and project maintenance and management.
  • Review the topics covered on the Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design exam.

Course outline

10 min.

Getting started

Discover what you'll learn in this course and download the software and resources you need. 

The Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design exam is the recognized standard for measuring your skills and knowledge in Revit for electrical design. The certification provides you with the confidence to showcase your abilities and it signals to potential employers that your skills have been validated.
This online preparation course from Autodesk covers the specific topics that are covered on the exam and you’ll get an overview of the skills that you need to review in order to prepare for it. 

The video lessons are structured to match the exam’s objective domains and follow the typical workflow and features of the Revit software, including sections on modeling, documentation, families, analysis , and collaboration. 
 
The provided Revit dataset files allow you to follow along with the lessons and try out methods and workflows. Additional quizzes, practice exercises, and challenge assignments help you practice and review the exam topics on your own. Finally, you can test your knowledge by taking one of the full practice exams that accompany the course.


5 min.

About the certification

Learn more about how to prepare for the Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design exam.

Learn more about how to prepare for Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design exam with these resources.


20 min.

See where you stand

See where you stand

Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand.


1 hr. 15 min.

Modeling for electrical design

Learn how to work with circuits and electrical elements.

Explore the advantages of using BIM (Building Information Modeling) for electrical installations. Learn the key aspects of modeling and add equipment and fixtures, create circuits, and model connected geometry. Learn how to work with circuits and electrical elements.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Add equipment and fixtures.
  • Create electrical systems.
  • Model connecting geometry.


2 hr. 10 min.

Documentation for electrical design

Learn how to create and manipulate views and sheets. 

Documenting a Revit project is a foundational skill for professionals. This section explores the key aspects of documenting an electrical design project. Learn how to create and manipulate views and sheets. You’ll also learn to master annotation and work with tags and keynotes. 

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Manipulate views.
  • Apply and assign view templates.


2 hr. 10 min.

Families for electrical design

Learn how to create parametric families, create annotation families, and add parameters to meet the needs of your project.

Use families for your Revit electrical design projects. Learn how to create parametric families, create annotation families, and add parameters to meet the needs of your project. Finally, understand the capability of the family editor by learning how to customize families.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Model family elements.
  • Create annotation families.
  • Add parameters.


50 min.

Analysis for electrical design

Learn to perform load calculations, perform energy analyses, and configure electrical settings. 

Drive design decisions using electrical analysis results. Learn to perform load calculations, perform energy analyses, and configure electrical settings. 

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Perform load calculations
  • Perform a conceptual lighting analysis
  • Configure electrical settings


1 hr. 25 min.

Collaboration for electrical design

Collaboration using Revit begins with good project management.

Collaboration begins with good project management. Discover best practices for using reference files, including importing, exporting, and linking files. Then learn to collaborate with others using worksharing.

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Use reference files.
  • Define and use worksharing concepts.
  • Collaborate with others.


45 min.

Course challenge exercise

Course challenge exercise

Now that you've completed the learning material in this course, you can take the challenge exercise to measure your skills on the topics covered in this course. 


1 hr.

Practice test

Practice test

Ready to test your knowledge? Pass this required test with a score of 75% or more to complete the course.


Teaching supplements

Resources just for educators

Teach this course in the classroom or assign it to students as homework. Download the provided instructor guide for teaching the course content in the classroom, with learning objectives and estimated times for demonstration and practice. Students can either work in teams or solve the challenges on their own.

Want to create custom learning playlists to share with your students?
Choose and share the modules and courses that best fit your curriculum using Lists. Once you create a List, share the URL with your students and they can sign into their Autodesk Account to access. 

  • To create a List, select [+] 'Add to list' in the banner of a course or module.
  • To share a list with others, set the list visibility to Public and share the link.

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Announcements

This course and its contents have been created for candidates who are preparing for the Autodesk Certified Professional in Electrical Design exam (June 2024 and beyond).