Revit Architecture, MEP, and Structural

BIM - Training Courses

At ETC, our comprehensive BIM courses cater to individuals across all disciplines and proficiency levels. Whether you're aspiring to specialize in BIM Architecture, BIM Structure, or seek expertise in BIM Mechanical and BIM Electrical, our courses are meticulously designed to guide you through each facet of Building Information Modeling (BIM).

We started training people in 2006 when some of our students were very young. The turning point came in 2014 when the industry widely embraced Revit. In response, we established BIM International to assist our clients in modeling intricate projects, including noteworthy ones such as the ABC Mall on Verdun Street and the American Embassy.

Distinguishing ourselves from the norm, we tailored our training programs to exceed the quality offered by international companies. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in the customization of our courses, ensuring our students are well-prepared for the challenges of the evolving industry. One of our notable contributions is the development of a free online exam, now widely adopted by many companies as a tool for assessing the proficiency of new employees. This reflects our dedication to not only providing training but also facilitating the industry's talent assessment processes.

Furthermore, our commitment to the success of our students extends beyond training. Through our production company, BIM International, we've played a pivotal role in connecting our students with numerous job opportunities, both within our company and in reputable design firms across Lebanon and the broader Middle East.

What is BIM?

BIM stands for building information modeling. It is a computer design concept and not a software name. Any object-oriented design software is BIM. In Revit, we use objects to create buildings, such as walls, floors, doors, windows, stairs, and columns, instead of lines and arcs. Suppose we update an element, such as deleting, moving, or changing a door type. In that case, Revit instantly updates all the views and the quantity reports—this design methodology greatly improved design workflow, clash detection between objects, and coordination among various disciplines. Revit is BIM. AutoCAD is not.

Revit 1 for All Disciplines

We organized this course to include materials common to all disciplines, such as the interface, working with levels and grids, managing views, editing commands, controlling object properties, importing components, detailing, annotating, and preparing quantity reports and layouts. We also go through the workflow of designing a building's architecture, from foundations to roofs. This workflow is necessary for MEP and Electrical modelers to learn how to coordinate with architects later on.

This course structure is unique to ETC. There is no such program anywhere around the globe. Thousands of our students tested it and approved our approach. It enabled us to reduce the number of classes offered to organizations and students and to provide competitive fees.

Revit 2 - Design and Modeling for Architects and Structure Engineers

This course covers materials common to structural engineers and architects, such as foundations, topo surfaces, conceptual designs, views, and families. We also dive deeper into structural elements, walls, curtain walls, ramps, floors, roofs, ceilings, stairs, and railings.
By the end of the course, structural drafters and engineers should be able to model a building’s structure completely excluding rebar and reinforecements, which we cover in Revit 4. Likewise, architects should be able to model a building’s architecture with full details.

Revit 2 - MEP for Mechanical and Electrical Engineers

With a solid foundation with Revit 1, Mechanical and Electrical engineers are ready to specialize in the MEP aspects of the Revit software. In the first few sessions, they will learn how to quickly set up a ducting and piping system. After that, the course progresses from mechanical and plumbing to electrical systems. Many sessions are common to both disciplines. However, Electricals may omit some lessons dedicated to ducting and piping systems.

Revit 3 for All Disciplines

All disciplines are reunited again in this course. They learn common aspects such as work sharing, collaborating, managing projects, and design analysis. However, mechanicals and electricals may omit the last sessions dedicated to creating complex architectural families and masses.

Rebar and Reinforcements

In this course, we focus on placing rebars inside different structural elements as per international standards (ACI318-19 code). In addition, the participant will learn how to generate quantity reports for steel and concrete and prepare shop drawing sheets for execution.

Facade and Cladding Designs

Designing complex cladding and Façades is challenging in Revit. We facilitate this process by focusing on creating adaptive components and conceptual masses. We model in-class curtain panel walls, curved walls with wood louvers, bamboo frames on house facades, perforated ventilated façades, wavy wood façades, and parametric warped walkways.

Dynamo for Revit

When designing complex models, we often encounter repetitive tasks such as creating a steel canopy of 780 beams on top of the ABC mall, placing 200 solar panels on top of the factory roof to track the sun, and creating facades with panels angled. We often retrieve data from Excell sheets to automatically generate the model. There is no need to learn to program. Instead, we use Dynamo for Revit to visually and graphically build the program by connecting nodes.

Navisworks

Suppose you used AutoCAD Civil 3D to create the project infrastructure and Revit to model the buildings and the MEP elements. Next, you use Navisworks to import all these models into the Navisworks environment to view, navigate, measure, and analyze them as a single project. In addition, you takeoff quantities, annotate, detect and manage clashes and clearances, and animate work in progress (4D Simulation). Finally, you can use the software to export data to Excel to analyze costs (5D BIM).


Revit Add-Ins

Revit has many plug-ins that add a wealth of functionalities. We have workshops on the following:

BIM 360 - Cloud-based Collaboration Platform In this Autodesk BIM 360 Collaborate Pro course you learn how to collaborate, coordinate, and manage BIM projects using this cloud-based platform from Autodesk.

Enscape - Render in Revit: An integrated real-time render for Revit and can be used for quick renders, lighting studies, and fly throughs.

Environment: A platform that allows landscape and site design within the Revit® workspace.

DiRootsOne: Opens doors to new workflows and ways to get your job done faster and better.

pyRevit: This powerful tool allows users to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks in Revit.

Rhino Inside: This add-in allows Rhino and Grasshopper to run inside other 64-bit Windows applications such as Revit®, AutoCAD®, etc..


Workshops

We offer our clients dedicated workshops to boost their production skills. For example, we work with them on a project of their choice after Revit 2 to apply the skills they acquired in the first two courses. Revit Implementation - Real Project Application


Frequently Asked Questions

  • Do I need to be an architect to take Revit? No, we offer courses tailored to each discipline.

  • Are these courses Autodesk certified? Yes, ETC is an Autodesk Authorized Training Center.

  • Why do you have so many courses on Revit? The answer is simple: Revit is a vast and powerful platform. It’s simply not realistic to cover all of its features, tools, and workflows in a single course. Trying to combine everything into a “3-in-1” course might sound appealing, but in practice, it leads to confusion and shallow understanding. That’s why we break it down into focused, practical modules—so learners can truly master each aspect of Revit, one step at a time.