Place light fixtures in Revit

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In Revit, you can easily place lighting fixtures, check illumination parameters, and correct directional placement.

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You can also work through a space that does not recognize lighting fixtures by creating a Room Calculation Point.

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To begin, open the Level 1 – Ceiling Plan view to see the ceiling grid and associated lighting fixtures.

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To place a lighting fixture, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, click Lighting Fixture.

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Select M_Pendant Light – Disk.

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On the contextual ribbon, a Placement panel automatically appears, since the fixture is in a face-based family.

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Select Place on Face, which allows you to place the lighting fixture in the ceiling of the linked model.

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In the drawing area, place two lighting fixtures in the ceiling grid of a room.

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To check the placement and direction of the fixtures, create a section view.

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In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Section.

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Place the section head and adjust the far clip plane so that it is just beyond the lighting fixtures.

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Double-click the blue section head to open the section view.

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Check to make sure the lighting fixtures are located in the ceiling and are facing the correct direction.

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Sometimes a space may not recognize a lighting fixture.

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If this happens, The Room Calculation Point in the lighting fixture family may need to be edited in the associated Revit family (RFA) file.

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You now know how to place light fixtures, check illumination parameters, and correct directional placement in Revit.