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Chapter 14
Circuiting and Panels
You put information into the components that you use to build your
Autodesk
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Revit
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MEP models so you can use that data to confirm the
integrity of your design and improve coordination. The computable data in a
model is dependent on the systems that you establish. Revit MEP recognizes
many types of systems for airflow and piping. For electrical projects, the
systems are the types of circuits you create to establish the relationship
between a fixture or device and its associated equipment. This relationship
is typically conveyed on construction documents by schematic lines
representingthewiring.Circuittypesthatcanbecreatedincludepower,data,
communications, security, and others.
With the parametric and connective nature of model components, you have
the ability to maintain the relationship between your model elements and
the schematic wiring associated with them. Wires can be used to display
information with tags and extract, or offer, data in schedules. Even if you
do not choose to show wiring on your construction documents, you can still
take full advantage of the Revit process by creating and managing electrical
circuits.
The electrical settings established for your projects are the backbone of
creating circuits and wiring. When properly set up in your project template,
they can make creating and managing circuits easy and efficient.
In this chapter, you will learn to do the following:
• Establish settings for circuits and wiring
• Create circuits and wiring for devices and fixtures
• Manage circuits and panels
• Use schedules for sharing circuit information
Establishing Electrical Settings
The electrical settings for your project determine your ability to connect
devices and equipment and also define how wiring and electrical information
