Starting a New Project

The previous tutorials show how you can use ElectroBIM in a project that is in progress. This section briefly describes the workflow for designing new projects.

Configure Families & Customization for Future Projects

Before starting a new project, use the  Family Edit command to configure your electrical families as described in the Modifying a Distribution Equipment Family and Modifying a Branch Circuit Family sections. Doing this once at the family level will save you from having to do it for every instance in the project later.

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ElectroBIM is family-agnostic by design and does not include any predefined Revit families for electrical devices. You can use existing Revit electrical families that are manufacturer-provided or that you created yourself; as long as they are configured as described in the Definitions: Distribution Equipment & Branch Circuit Device section, they will work with ElectroBIM.

Follow the steps described in the Set Default Customization & Use Customization in Other Projects section to apply your customization to future projects.

Draft & Design Your Electrical Distribution

After loading your equipment families into the project, use the  Insert Create,  Copy Create,  Edit, and other commands on the ElectroBIM Single-Line ribbon to design your electrical distribution and draft your single-line diagram at the same time. When you are ready, use standard Revit functionality to move your distribution equipment into place.