Basic tasks for electrical engineering and analysis part nine

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Nov 1, 2022

This is part nine of Basic tasks for electrical engineering and analysis, which includes: Creating panel schedules

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 five includes: Placing electrical devices

Part six includes: Creating circuits

Part seven includes: Using the system browser

Part eight includes: Adding wires to circuits

 

Creating panel schedules

You will learn how to use panel schedule templates and explore the general settings and template options to organize a template, input data into the template, and review your results.

Exercise files:

PanelSchedules.rvt (this project has Arch_Link.rvt linked)

Estimated time to complete:

15 minutes

Topic steps:

13

1. On the Manage ribbon, in the Settings panel, expand the Panel Schedule Templates button drop-down and click Manage Templates. 

2. In the Manage Panel Schedule Templates dialog, select Branch Panel in the Template type drop-down and Two Columns, Circuits Across in the Panel configuration drop-down. Duplicate the Branch Panel (Default) template by clicking Duplicate on the bottom left of the dialog. Rename the new Panel Schedule Template and click OK.

3. Then, select the renamed template and click the Edit tool on the bottom left of the dialog.
4. Revit goes into Modify Panel Schedule Template mode. Click Set Template Options to open the Set Template Options dialog.

In the General Settings, the width and number of slots can be controlled. Additionally, the Parts that are available in the panel schedule and Borders can be controlled. Review the  settings available and modify as desired.

5. In the Circuit Table options, the format for displaying loads can be adjusted. Review the settings available and modify as desired.

6. In the Loads Summary options, the load classifications that display in the loads summary section of the panel schedule can be controlled.  Review the settings available and modify as desired. Select OK to exit the dialog.

In the panel schedule header, select the text inside angle brackets <Panel Name>. When this is selected, the drop-down in the Modify Panel Schedule Template becomes selectable. Here you can change the Revit category of the parameter and/or specify a different parameter to be referenced in this cell. Leave as is.

7. In the circuit table, click in the Poles field. Then expand Insert Column in the ribbon and click Right of Selected. 

8. Click in a data cell for the new column that was added. In the ribbon, expand the category drop-down and select Electrical Circuits. Then expand the parameter drop-down and select Connection Type.

9. Click and drag to select all the cells in the new column.

10. Then click Edit Borders from Cells panel on the ribbon. This opens a dialog and add a border around  the outside and inside for cell borders. Click OK to exit the dialog.

11. To better view the data within the column, resizing the column may be required. Select any cell within the Connection Type column and select Resize Column in the Columns and Rows panel. Change the size to 0.7” and click OK.

12. When completed, open the Manage Panel Schedule Templates dialog and switch to the Apply Templates tab. Select the panel schedules to apply the template to, select the template to apply, and then click Update Schedules.

13. Open panel schedule LP1 to see the result. Open panel schedule LP2 to view the default panel schedule template.

 

Ready for more? Head back to the AEC Collection Quick Start Guide for Building Engineers


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