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ACP Revit for Electrical Design · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Project Setup and Collaboration & Documentation, Annotation, and Schedules

  • Configure a project template with electrical-specific settings: voltage definitions, distribution systems, and load classifications

  • Set up worksets and a central model for a multi-discipline electrical project

  • Create a shared parameter file containing electrical circuit and panel parameters

  • Link an architectural model and acquire its coordinates to establish a shared origin

Your checkpoint

A working Revit project file with electrical settings, shared parameters, and a linked architectural model, saved as a documented template

Week 2

Electrical Settings, Families, and Circuiting

  • Define distribution systems and voltage ranges for the project's power and lighting circuits

  • Build or modify an electrical panel family with the correct panel schedule template association

  • Create a custom lighting fixture family with an electrical connector and light source

  • Create a custom receptacle family with a shared nested annotation symbol

Your checkpoint

A family library containing at least one panel, one lighting fixture, and one receptacle family, each tested in a sample project

Week 3

Electrical Settings, Families, and Circuiting & Lighting and Power Device Layout

  • Circuit lighting fixtures to a panel and verify circuit naming and load values

  • Lay out lighting fixtures in a reflected ceiling plan using a linked architectural ceiling

  • Place power devices in plan views using alignment and copy tools to maintain consistent spacing

  • Tag and annotate placed devices with a consistent tag family

Your checkpoint

A lighting and power plan view with all devices circuited, tagged, and documented in a sheet

Week 4

Panel Schedules, Load Calculations, and Circuit Management

  • Create panel schedules for the panels defined in week 2

  • Assign circuits to panels and balance loads across phases

  • Edit panel schedule templates to show the required columns and load summaries

  • Run a load calculation and verify total connected and demand loads against a manual check

Your checkpoint

A completed panel schedule with balanced circuits and a load summary that matches a manual calculation

Week 5

Panel Schedules, Load Calculations, and Circuit Management & Conduit, Cable Tray, and Raceway Modeling

  • Model conduit runs between panels and devices using the appropriate conduit types and fittings

  • Model cable tray runs and configure routing preferences for the project's tray sizes

  • Create a circuit schedule that lists circuits by panel, load, and wire size

  • Resolve circuiting conflicts caused by shared neutrals or multi-wire branch circuits

Your checkpoint

A coordinated model containing conduit and cable tray runs plus a circuit schedule documenting all circuits

Week 6

Conduit, Cable Tray, and Raceway Modeling & Documentation, Annotation, and Schedules

  • Annotate conduit and cable tray runs in plan and section views with size and elevation tags

  • Create a conduit and cable tray schedule summarizing lengths by type

  • Set up a sheet with a lighting plan, power plan, and panel schedule views

  • Add a legend and general notes to the sheet using a consistent annotation style

Your checkpoint

A complete construction sheet set containing plans, schedules, and legends for one electrical scope

Week 7

Project Setup and Collaboration & Documentation, Annotation, and Schedules

  • Perform a model review for warnings and resolve electrical-related warnings

  • Set up view templates for electrical plans and schedules to standardize documentation

  • Create a schedule of quantities for fixtures and devices using a schedule key

  • Prepare the model for collaboration by synchronizing with a central model and checking worksets

Your checkpoint

A warning-free model with standardized view templates and a quantity schedule ready for issue

Week 8

Electrical Settings, Families, and Circuiting & Lighting and Power Device Layout & Panel Schedules, Load Calculations, and Circuit Management

  • Complete a timed practice exam covering domains 2, 3, and 4

  • Review missed topics and correct any model errors identified in the practice exam

  • Recreate a panel schedule and circuiting scenario from memory without reference material

  • Finalize a personal checklist of exam tasks and verify each item is completed in a sample project

Your checkpoint

A completed practice exam score report and a finalized personal exam checklist

Milestones

Week 2: Can define distribution systems, create a panel family, and place a circuited lighting fixture without reference material

Week 4: Can produce a balanced panel schedule with a load summary that matches a manual calculation

Week 6: Can model conduit and cable tray and document them on a construction sheet with schedules

Week 8: Scores at least 80% on a timed practice exam covering domains 2, 3, and 4