This is part five of Basic tasks for electrical engineering and analysis, which includes: Placing electrical devices
Part one includes: Specifying electrical load calculation settings
Part two includes: Calculating building electrical loads
Part three includes: Placing electrical equipment
Part four includes: Placing light fixtures
Part six includes: Creating circuits
Part seven includes: Using the system browser
Part eight includes: Adding wires to circuits
Part nine includes: Creating panel schedules
Placing electrical devices
You will learn how to place electrical devices, such as duplex receptacles.
Exercise files:
DevicesLightingFixtures.rvt (this project has Arch_Link.rvt linked)
Estimated time to complete topic:
5 minutes
Topic steps:
4
1. Navigate to the POWER GROUND FLOOR Floor Plan view.
A. To place electrical fixtures, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, expand the Device down-down and click Electrical Fixture to place in the drawing area.
B. OR, in the Project Browser, expand Families > Electrical Fixtures. Then expand the Duplex Receptacle family with the Standard type to place. Drag and drop the type into the drawing area. The Electrical Fixture tool is active with the selected type in the Type Selector.
2. With the Standard Duplex Receptacle selected in the Type Selector, select Place on Vertical Face in the contextual ribbon. Then click to place a duplex receptacle on the wall in TREATMENT ROOM 1507.
3. After placing receptacles, select one and look at the editable instance properties in the Properties palette. Elevation from Level will move the receptacle up and down. Offset from Host will move the receptacle away from the wall.
4. Click Edit Type to open the Type Properties dialog. Here, the Electrical Type Parameters for Switch Voltage, Load Classification, and Load can be adjusted.
Ready for more? Head to Basic tasks for electrical engineering and analysis part six for: Creating circuits
Or go back to the AEC Collection Quick Start Guide for Building Engineers
