Creating Permanent Wiring

Permanent wiring can be created using either of 2 methods:

• When a circuit is selected in a view, you add permanent wiring to the circuit by clicking the generate wiring controls in the view or using tools on the Modify Electrical Circuits tabConvert to Wire panel. After creating permanent wiring, the wiring remains visible in the view when the circuit is not selected.
• You can also create permanent wiring manually, using the Adding Wire tool on the Systems tabElectrical panel.

Adding wiring to your project is optional. You can create circuits without wiring; Revit maintains the intelligence associated with the circuit. You use circuit properties to specify the type of wire used in a circuit. See Circuit Properties.

Converting a temporary circuit to permanent wiring

Select the type of wiring for the circuit

1. Highlight a component in the circuit, press Tab to highlight the circuit, and click to select the circuit.
2. Click or to create arc wiring.

   Arced wiring is often used to represent wiring that is concealed within walls, ceilings, or floors.

3. Click or to create chamfered wiring.

   Chamfered wiring is often used to represent exposed wiring.

   In the following example, the arc wiring connects the receptacles and chamfered wiring connects the lighting fixtures.