Place electrical equipment in Revit

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In Revit, you can load electrical equipment families, including face-based families and non-hosted families,

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and then place them in a project.

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To begin, load the electrical equipment families.

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On the Insert ribbon, in the Load from Library panel, click Load Autodesk Family.

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In the Load Autodesk Family dialog, navigate to Electrical > MEP > Electric Power > Distribution.

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Press and hold CTRL as you select Lighting and Appliance Panelboard – 400V MCB – Surface.rfa

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and Lighting and Appliance Panelboard – 400V MLO – Surface.rfa.

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Click Load.

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To place the electrical equipment, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, click Electrical Equipment.

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Expand the Type Selector and choose one of the Lighting and Appliance Panelboard – 400V MCB – Surface types.

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Since this is a face-based family, a Placement panel automatically appears on the contextual ribbon.

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Select Place on Vertical Face, which allows you to place the panelboard on a wall.

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Then, in the drawing, click on the wall of space Power Riser 113 to place the panelboard.

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Expand the Type Selector and choose one of the Lighting and Appliance Panelboard – 480V MCB – Surface types, such as 250 A.

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As with other Revit families, you can use the SPACEBAR to rotate electrical components during placement.

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Knowing how to load and place electrical components quickly in your Revit model is an easy way to streamline your workflow.