topic Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections in Revit MEP Forum

Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

navid.hedayati — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:18:07 GMT

When creating electrical circuits in Revit, there is the otion to edit the path, even in 3D mode. However, once you end the edit mode, the path disappears, and it is therefore impossible to display it on view for a sheet.

Is there a way this can be solved?

Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

mpeperkamp — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:26:16 GMT

Hi @navid.hedayati ,

It is true that it is only visible in Edit mode. I also don't know if it can be solved with a Dynamo script!
The length of the wire can be made visible in a schedule, but then there is still nothing on the view or the sheet.

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Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

navid.hedayati — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:23:18 GMT

Thanks @mpeperkamp for your help It seems like another shor-coming of Revit that makes no sense. Do you know if MagiCAD for Revit is able to solve this problem?

Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

mpeperkamp — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 11:28:39 GMT

Hi @navid.hedayati ,

What is an option to do, make an idea of it on the Autodesk site:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/idb-p/302

I also see possibilities in this and will therefore cast a vote.

I am not using MagiCad so I cannot give an answer there.

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Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

hmunsell — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 15:27:38 GMT

the Path Edit is purely for analytics. if you want to specify a path you need to place Conduit to see it.

Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

s.borello — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 20:41:32 GMT

Why don't you just model the conduit?

Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

Mark.Friis — Mon, 10 May 2021 15:50:29 GMT

the Conduits cant carry the same information as the circuits, and to draw both is a workaround with a lot of costs in time

Re: Displaying electrical circuits in 3D, or Sections

paul_flanagan — Fri, 14 May 2021 10:05:01 GMT

Hi @navid.hedayati

See attached snip from the latest version of AutoCT V 1.4.

We've added a feature to visualise all circuits as model lines with circuit information included as parameters.

These lines remain in the model and can be viewed in 2D or 3D.

This may cover your requirements - please get in touch if you need any guidance on the addin.

Regards,

Paul