Place electrical devices in Revit

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In Revit, you can place electrical devices, such as duplex receptacles,

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in an architectural model in two different ways—from the ribbon, or from the Project Browser.

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To begin, navigate to the Level 1 – Power Plan view.

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To place an electrical fixture, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, expand the Device drop-down and click Electrical Fixture.

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For this example, in the Type Selector, select M_Duplex Receptacle – Standard.

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Alternatively, in the Project Browser, expand Families > Electrical Fixtures.

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Then, for this example, expand the Duplex Receptacle family, and select the Standard type.

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Drag the type and drop it into the drawing area.

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The Electrical Fixture tool is now active with Standard Duplex Receptacle selected in the Type Selector.

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Whichever method you choose, next, select Place on Vertical Face in the contextual ribbon.

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Then, in the drawing, select a room to place a duplex receptacle.

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Select the placed receptacle, and in the Properties palette,

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look at the instance properties, which you can edit.

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Elevation from Level moves the receptacle up and down and Offset from Host moves the receptacle away from the wall.

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Click Edit Type to open the Type Properties dialog.

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Here, you can adjust the Electrical Type Parameters for Switch Voltage, Load Classification, and Load.

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You now know two ways to place electrical devices in Revit.