Getting the wire length

[eriktoom]

Hey,

is there a possibility to anyhow measure electrical wire lengths from one object to another rather than measuring them by hand object by object? Yes, it can be done by connecting the electrical objects with panel and then get the total path length with Edit path method. But editing the path so that it looks correct takes much longer time than doing it myself with Measure (chain) tool.

[djforemandesign]

You could connect the two devices with conduit and schedule then length.

You could also use Dynamo to calculate this. 

[eriktoom]

Conduits are out of question right now. 

Using Dynamo? How? Is there any code that is available for that?

[djforemandesign]

Search the Dynamo forum. There is a ton of information on there. If you have a start and ask a question on there someone will help you.

But essentially all you're doing is taking the point for each device (connector point, center point, etc) and doing some basic math with the x and y coordinates as well as the z if you want to factor in the conduit/cable going up/down the wall to each device. 

Hope that helps.

[djforemandesign]

Looking through the Dynamo forum I found this post:

Wire length calculator - Revit - Dynamo (dynamobim.com)

I assume this is yours so I'll add to that post since it deals with Dynamo.