Placing Electrical Equipment

Electrical equipment consists of panels and transformers. Electrical equipment can be hosted components (an electrical panel that must be placed on a wall), or unhosted (a transformer that can be placed anywhere in a view).

  1. In the Project Browser, expand Views (all)Floor Plans, and double-click the view where you want to place the equipment.
  2. Click Systems tabElectrical panel Electrical Equipment.
  3. In the Type Selector, select a component type.
  4. On the ribbon, verify that Tag on Placement is selected to tag the equipment automatically.
  5. On the Options Bar, to include a tag leader, select Leader and specify the length.

    To load additional tags, click Tags. See Loading Tag Styles.

  6. Move the cursor over the drawing area.

    The equipment is previewed as you move the cursor over a valid location in the drawing area.

  7. Click to place the equipment.