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CROWNE PLAZA ANAHEIM, CA April 24-25, 2014 PACIFIC COAST Kelli Lubeley Power Up Your Project with Electrical Families
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Transcript of BIMWorkshops_Electrical Families
CROWNE PLAZAANAHEIM, CA
April 24-25, 2014
PACIFIC COAST
Kelli Lubeley
Power Up Your Project with
Electrical Families
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the parameters associated with power connectors and how they relate to panel schedules
• Define connectors for non-power electrical elements• Understand panel families and how to create panels and devices for
custom electrical systems• Use spaces and zones to spatially organize systems
Understanding Electrical Connectors
In the Family Editor…
• System Type• Number of Poles• Power State Factor• Load Classification• Voltage• Apparent Load• Power Factor
In the Project…
In the Project…
What’s Important?
It’s all about Connector Parameters
1. Voltage2. Apparent Load3. Load Classification4. Number of Poles
Non-Power Connector Types
Data
Fire Alarm
Nurse Call
Communication
Controls
Security
Telephone
If we do this…
Why aren’t we doing this…
We rely on this…
Why not…
Special Panel Families
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Panel Schedules
Systems & Circuiting
Coordination & Details
It’s as easy as…
1. Create a family defined as Electrical Equipment.
2. Select “Other Panel” under Part Type.
3. Assign the Connector to the correct System Type.
Customizing Panel Shedules
General Settings
Circuit Table
Loads Summary
1. Select a cell in the panel schedule template. 2. In the Choose Category drop-down, select a category.3. In the Add Parameter drop-down, select a parameter.
Using Spaces and Zones
Annotation in Electrical Families
The problem with wall mounted fixtures:
The Fix
Ta da!!!
Lighting Fixtures for Multi-Discipline Projects
Placed in MEP Model Appearance in ARCH Model
Lighting Fixtures for Multi-Discipline Projects
Placed in MEP Model Appearance in ARCH Model
