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Calculate preliminary electrical loads early in the design process.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
When working with electrical designs in Revit, it is important to understand the fundamentals of analyzing electrical loads.
00:10
In this exercise, you calculate electrical loads for your building project in Revit.
00:16
To begin, on the Analyze ribbon, in the Electrical Analysis panel, click Area Based Load Boundary.
00:23
Next, in the Draw gallery, use the sketch tools to create boundaries around the different types of rooms in your building,
00:30
such as the lobby, offices, exam rooms, and janitorial closets.
00:36
When you are done creating boundaries, press ESC to end the command.
00:41
On the Analyze ribbon, in the Electrical Analysis panel, click Area Based Load.
00:48
In the contextual ribbon, select Add Load Area, and then in the drawing, select the load boundary of the desired enclosed area.
00:56
On the ribbon, click Finish Editing.
00:59
To set the load type, in the drawing area, select the area based load.
01:04
In the Properties palette, in the Area Based Load Type field, click the More (…) button.
01:10
In the Electrical Analytical Load Type Settings dialog, under Area Based Load Type, define General Lighting.
01:18
Then, in the table, specify the Electrical – Loads parameters to define the lighting loads for the selected boundary.
01:25
Next, define your conceptual distribution system in the System Browser.
01:30
To open the browser, on the View ribbon, in the Windows panel, expand the User Interface drop-down and select System Browser.
01:40
Use the System Browser – Analytical Power Distribution tools to define the conceptual distribution system.
01:48
You can then select an area-based load in the System Browser.
01:52
Note that there are various unnamed and unassigned loads,
01:56
and the instance properties of the load automatically populate in the Properties palette.
02:01
Specify the Name, Supply From, and any additional parameters needed to define the analytical electrical system.
02:08
You now know how to calculate preliminary building electrical loads for a project.
Video transcript
00:03
When working with electrical designs in Revit, it is important to understand the fundamentals of analyzing electrical loads.
00:10
In this exercise, you calculate electrical loads for your building project in Revit.
00:16
To begin, on the Analyze ribbon, in the Electrical Analysis panel, click Area Based Load Boundary.
00:23
Next, in the Draw gallery, use the sketch tools to create boundaries around the different types of rooms in your building,
00:30
such as the lobby, offices, exam rooms, and janitorial closets.
00:36
When you are done creating boundaries, press ESC to end the command.
00:41
On the Analyze ribbon, in the Electrical Analysis panel, click Area Based Load.
00:48
In the contextual ribbon, select Add Load Area, and then in the drawing, select the load boundary of the desired enclosed area.
00:56
On the ribbon, click Finish Editing.
00:59
To set the load type, in the drawing area, select the area based load.
01:04
In the Properties palette, in the Area Based Load Type field, click the More (…) button.
01:10
In the Electrical Analytical Load Type Settings dialog, under Area Based Load Type, define General Lighting.
01:18
Then, in the table, specify the Electrical – Loads parameters to define the lighting loads for the selected boundary.
01:25
Next, define your conceptual distribution system in the System Browser.
01:30
To open the browser, on the View ribbon, in the Windows panel, expand the User Interface drop-down and select System Browser.
01:40
Use the System Browser – Analytical Power Distribution tools to define the conceptual distribution system.
01:48
You can then select an area-based load in the System Browser.
01:52
Note that there are various unnamed and unassigned loads,
01:56
and the instance properties of the load automatically populate in the Properties palette.
02:01
Specify the Name, Supply From, and any additional parameters needed to define the analytical electrical system.
02:08
You now know how to calculate preliminary building electrical loads for a project.
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