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Settings for Templates
Duncan and Abbey Engineering recently broadened its range of project
types. Making the transition to Revit opened up opportunities to pursue
projects that the company normally would not do. The company
recognized the power of having a Revit template for its projects and
quickly set up templates with electrical settings for the different project
types. Duncan and Abbey Engineering is now doing work in different
countries that require unique settings for voltage and distribution
systems. Having templates with preset electrical settings for each of its
client's unique standards saves the company time and reduces the
possibility for error.
Creating Circuits and Wiring for Devices and Fixtures
With Revit MEP 2015, you can create circuits for devices or equipment to
keep track of the loads within your panels. Circuits are the “systems” that
are recognized for electrical design. You can create a circuit for devices or
fixtures without selecting a panel so that, at a minimum, you have removed
them from the default system and therefore your project file performance
will not suffer.
When you are working in Revit MEP 2015, circuits and wires are not the
same thing. Circuits are the logical connection between elements, similar
in terms to HVAC, piping, and plumbing systems. Electrical circuits and
systems are unique in Revit in that they do not require physical connections
astheotherdisciplinesdo.Wiresareaschematic,annotative representation
of the means to make the connection only, meant to help the contractor
understand what approach was intended for wiring in certain conditions.
Thetypeofcircuit that youcan create foradevice depends ontheproperties
oftheconnectorinthedevicefamily.ThemostimportantpropertyisSystem
Type, which defines the kind of circuit that can be created for the device.
Figure 14.11 shows the properties of a connector in a receptacle family and
the various types of systems that can be assigned to the connector. Other
 
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