Circuit Load Name in a Tag

[dtiemeyer]

Is it possible to create an 'Electrical Fixture Tag' that can display the 'Circuit Load Name' from the circuit the Fixture is on?

I know Wire Tags can do this, but I want a Fixture Tag that can...

[Anonymous]

  ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR THIS?

THIS IS TAG FOR ELECTRICAL FICTURES,, EG IT APPEARS IN [ROJECT LIKE 

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@dtiemeyer wrote:

Is it possible to create an 'Electrical Fixture Tag' that can display the 'Circuit Load Name' from the circuit the Fixture is on?

I know Wire Tags can do this, but I want a Fixture Tag that can...

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[dtiemeyer]

thank you, but no, I am looking for the Parameter called   'Circuit Load Name'   it exists within Wire Tags, but I cannot find it with Electrical Fixture Tags.

[Anonymous]

You might be able to use Dynamo to retrieve the load name from the circuit and then apply it to a parameter in the fixture, but other than that, nope.

Out of curiosity, what's the motivation for putting that in a tag?  It seems like it would clog the plans up something shocking just to convey information readily available elsewhere in the documents.  We typically just identify panelboard areas and circuit numbers and have never had a problem.

[dtiemeyer]

Interesting thought about Dynamo, I can look into it, but that's adding a layer of complexity for my users I was hoping to avoid.

My motivation is this:  we are struggling with finding the best approach to handling 'loads' that are either 'existing' or 'outside the model' (like site lighting, etc).  My solution is to place electrical fixtures on a development view (isolating them with their own workset) and then circuiting those 'load placeholders' like any other fixture/equipment/etc.

But, these are just a generic symbol and a circuit number, I want to tag it with the same description that is in the panel schedule so my engineers can see the corresponding 'placeholder' that is causing a load/circuit in the panel schedule. Hopefully this description is clear enough, it's a bit hard to describe.

Cheers,

[Anonymous]

Once a Dynamo script is written the users just need to be able to run it.  I've only used it a tiny bit, and I'm not sure what you want is even possible, but it might be.

You can affix prefixes to circuit names in the panel properties, but that would only solve your problem if all of your existing and new loads are on separate branch panels.

Or you could just create a new type in your tag family with an "E" (or "X" or whatever) prefix in front of the circuit number and use that one to tag your existing loads.

[debimmanager]

Hi @dtiemeyer

Maybe you want this,

 

[dtiemeyer]

thanks, but i know that a 'wire' tag can provide the info I need. I would like an 'Electrical Fixture' tag to do it, but it seems it cannot.

@Anonymous      So I created an Electrical Fixture that has an annotation family within it that I can 'drive' the text. It allows me to easily name the existing load so it can be quickly found on the screen (red arrow), the only downside is that it isn't linked to the 'Circuit Load Name' (purple arrow), so there is a chance the the two could become unsynchronized, and my users will have to fill in the load name twice.