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Add wires to circuits and edit wire parameters in Revit.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
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Transcript
00:03
In this exercise, you add wires to circuits using the Arc Wire and Chamfered Wire options,
00:10
and you edit wire parameters through circuit path adjustments.
00:14
To begin, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, notice there are Wire tools.
00:20
However, in this exercise, you place wires on circuits automatically.
00:25
In the drawing area, zoom to a room and hover the cursor over a receptacle.
00:30
Press TAB to highlight the circuit, and then click to select it.
00:34
A preview of all the wires appears in the drawing area.
00:38
There are also now wire icons in the drawing area and tools on the Modify | Electrical Circuits contextual ribbon.
00:46
The wire instance parameters or type parameters can be adjusted after placing them.
00:52
While you cannot manually adjust the Wire Size, you can adjust the circuit path, which affects the Wire Size.
00:59
With the circuit selected, in the contextual ribbon, click Edit Path.
01:04
Revit enters Edit Path mode, which allows you to select the Path Mode—in this example, the options are Farthest Device and All Devices.
01:14
You can also adjust the Path Offset if needed.
01:18
To add wires to the circuit, on the contextual ribbon, Convert to Wire panel, click either Arc Wire or Chamfered Wire.
01:26
After placing the wires, you can select and adjust them using the dot controls.
01:32
In the drawing area, select path lines and move them as needed to represent the circuit path from the devices to the panel.
01:39
In the Properties palette, observe the Wire Size to see how the path affects the size.
01:44
You now know how to add wires to circuits and edit wire parameters in your building design.
Video transcript
00:03
In this exercise, you add wires to circuits using the Arc Wire and Chamfered Wire options,
00:10
and you edit wire parameters through circuit path adjustments.
00:14
To begin, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, notice there are Wire tools.
00:20
However, in this exercise, you place wires on circuits automatically.
00:25
In the drawing area, zoom to a room and hover the cursor over a receptacle.
00:30
Press TAB to highlight the circuit, and then click to select it.
00:34
A preview of all the wires appears in the drawing area.
00:38
There are also now wire icons in the drawing area and tools on the Modify | Electrical Circuits contextual ribbon.
00:46
The wire instance parameters or type parameters can be adjusted after placing them.
00:52
While you cannot manually adjust the Wire Size, you can adjust the circuit path, which affects the Wire Size.
00:59
With the circuit selected, in the contextual ribbon, click Edit Path.
01:04
Revit enters Edit Path mode, which allows you to select the Path Mode—in this example, the options are Farthest Device and All Devices.
01:14
You can also adjust the Path Offset if needed.
01:18
To add wires to the circuit, on the contextual ribbon, Convert to Wire panel, click either Arc Wire or Chamfered Wire.
01:26
After placing the wires, you can select and adjust them using the dot controls.
01:32
In the drawing area, select path lines and move them as needed to represent the circuit path from the devices to the panel.
01:39
In the Properties palette, observe the Wire Size to see how the path affects the size.
01:44
You now know how to add wires to circuits and edit wire parameters in your building design.
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