Create customized panel schedules

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Rivet panel schedules are very useful

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for capturing and verifying circuit information

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and for driving changes in a project such as circuit and phase allocation,

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the information contained in a panel schedule and the format

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of the presentation is determined by a panel schedule templates

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and those templates are part of the overall

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project template.

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The existing panel schedule templates can be

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customized or duplicated to create additional templates.

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For customization.

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In this project,

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we will review an existing panel schedule and then create a

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duplicate of an existing template and investigate the presentation options.

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After applying some changes,

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the new panel schedule template will be introduced to the

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project and used in place of the existing one.

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Let's open and review the panel schedule for LP two.

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There is a section at the top for entering text notes.

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The schedule has a fixed number of single pole breakers currently set at 42

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values have been added for the circuits connected to this panel

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and the loads classifications are listed with values total at the bottom.

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Because most of the information on the panel

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schedule comes from the circuits in the project,

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it's automatically populated and therefore updated

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as the circuits are created and modified

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from the manage tab of the ribbon.

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Select the panel schedule templates, dropdown menu and select

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manage templates

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from here. Create a duplicate of the branch panel

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and rename it branch panel commercial,

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then select the new panel and make it the default.

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All new panel schedules will now be created from this panel schedule template.

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And any existing schedules can be set to use the new standard

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select, OK. To close the window

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from the manage tab of the ribbon, select the panel schedule templates,

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dropdown menu

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and select edit a template,

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select and open the new template.

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Let's start by editing the template to display

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the number of elements on each circuit,

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select the column

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headed trip

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and from the ribbon choose insert column

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left of selected

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a new column has now been added to either side and some adjustment is required

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use the grips to alter the column width,

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highlight the entire column to the left

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and from the ribbon. Select edit borders,

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then pick outside and inside

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and repeat for the column on the other side of the template.

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Next, we will add the parameter that will automatically complete this field.

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When the panel schedule is in use,

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select the first field below the column head.

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Then from the parameters panel, select the add parameter,

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dropdown menu and choose number of elements,

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select the text in the column head and

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edit the title to number of connected elements.

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Then

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set each of the cells to center, horizontal alignment

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and bottom vertical alignment.

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Finally edit the font to make the text bold to match the rest of the column heads

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from the ribbon select set template options

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in the general settings,

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we see the value for the number of slots that will be displayed in the panel schedule,

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change the option to variable so that the schedule will only show

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the number assigned to the panel rather than the number set here.

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The options found in circuit table include the column header, text orientation

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and the format in which the loads will be presented in the panel schedule.

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Leave this set to loads in split columns by phase.

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And finally, options for the display of unused phases.

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For panels that are not three phase

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within the load summary area,

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we can decide whether to show in the panel schedule

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only the loads that are connected to the panel.

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In which case, all loads in the right hand column are considered.

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And in the order set by using the move up and move down options

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or a constant set of load classifications.

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In this case,

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we can choose which loads are to be included and

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in which order they will appear in the finished panel schedule

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select, ok to close the window,

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select finish template from the template, editor panel to return to the project

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to apply the new template, select change template from the ribbon,

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select the commercial template and choose OK,

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read the message and select a yes.

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The new template has been applied

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and the change is clear to see,

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select the panel schedule from the screen

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and edit the property for the maximum number of single pole breakers to 24

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and see the panel schedule update accordingly.

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Editing an existing or duplicated panel schedule,

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gives you access to a range of presentation options to

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suit your preference for the appearance of panel schedules.

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A standard which can be used across multiple projects and delivery teams

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from additional fields of data to the general display of information,

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creating custom panel schedules can assist in the way electrical distribution is

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reviewed and can improve the clarity of important information in your project.