Making an Electrical system

[Anonymous]

Good Morning,

My firm is an Arch/eng collaboration.  We recently created an Architectural template in Revit 2014 and we are trying to have all trades work in a single model.  Everything has worked out very well, with ALOT of communication. but when it comes to electrical we cannot set up a system. There is no way that you can insert or load, to any of our knowedge, a panel schedule.  Without a panel schedule you cannot create and curcuitry and hence no Electrical system.

I have looked through alot of these forums and found that if you have a preium design suite it should be possible.  Does anybody know the process for making it work.  Thank you.

[dzanta]

there is no panel schedule as you normally think in Revit.  There are Panel schedule templates (default) to use.  Insert a panel, then select it.  In the contextual tab, choose create panel schedule.  This will make revit create a panel schedule based upon the default panel schedule.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Danz Ta,

That allows me to have a panel schedule, but I still cannot chose a panel for my circuits to propagate the panel schedule

[dzanta]

you need to create your electrical system (i.e. light system) first.

once created, you can assign the system to that actual panel.

the panel schedule will propogate with data afterwards

[Anonymous]

I have already created the Electrical System, but when I select a Panel, there is no panels in the dropdown dialog box.  All the panels are set to the correct voltage, as well as the electrical and lighting fixtures.

[dzanta]

strange...if there are electrical panel families already loaded and inserted somewhere in your revit project, it should show up in the list of available panels to choose from unless it is already assigned to a different system.  Double check by using the System Browser Panel (View Tab, User Interface, check System Browser)

[Anonymous]

Everything is in a system, but none assigned it's weird. I even took out everything and used basic Revit Families after a purge. Looks like I'm doing it in excel. Lol

[dzanta]

can you send me the revit file so I can look at it?

[Anonymous]

it will not allow me to email or post, the file is too big.  I sent you a link to dropbox

[dzanta]

if you give me your email address, I can send you a link to my dropbox temp folder.

[Anonymous]

jdkillian@wdgnola.com

[dzanta]

link sent...

[Anonymous]

I have it uploaded

[dzanta]

i have your revit model open, what electrical system do you want me to look at and what electrical panel do you want me to look at to ensure the system is created properly so I can tie the electrical panel back to it?

I am running revit 2016 fyi.

[Anonymous]

Either the lighting to LDP, or the receptacles to LDP.  Both do not work, but I figure they both have the same issue. I only have up to Revit 2015, and the job is in 2014.

[dzanta · Accepted solution]

The reason you cannot create a system and tie it back to the electrical panel is because the voltage on the panel does not match the distribution system.  Once this is changed, you can assign the electrical panel to the distribution system you want.  After that, you can assign the electrical panel to the light fixture system.

[dzanta · Accepted solution]

you will also need to make sure that the connector on the panel can accommodate the distribution system you created.

[Anonymous]

It's working now.  It would not let me create a distribution system yesterday.  I guess you cannot do it until you you adjust the power connection.  I thought they were already set in the family. I did not know i had to go into the family and adjust them before I can make a distribution system. 

Thank you very much for your help, I greatly appreciate it.

[dzanta]

anytime