Electrical Family Parameters

When creating an electrical family parameter, specify the parameter type in the Parameter Properties dialog.

In the Family Editor, click Create tabProperties panel (Family Types). In the Family Types dialog, under Parameters, click Add. For Discipline, select Electrical. For Type of Parameter, select one of the following.

Name	Description
Current	The flow of electric charge.
Electrical Potential	Used to control input/output units for Electrical Potential.
Frequency	Used to express the number of cycles per second for alternating current power.
Illuminance	Luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area.
Luminance	Intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction.
Luminous Flux	Measure of the perceived power of light.
Luminous Intensity	Wavelength-weighted power emitted by a light source in a particular direction per unit solid angle.
Efficacy	A measure of how well a light source produces visible light, used in light source initial intensity settings.
Wattage	The rate at which electric energy is transferred.
Color Temperature	Used as an input to defining Initial Color of a light source.
Power	The rate at which electric energy is transferred.
Apparent Power	The current multiplied by the electrical potential in AC systems.
Power Density	The amount of power per area.
Electrical Resistivity	Used for materials.
Wire Diameter	Used to format conductor diameter dimension.
Temperature	Used for ambient temperature on the wire types, used for wire sizing.
Cable Tray Size	Used to control input/output units for cable tray.
Conduit Size	Used to control input/output units for conduit.
Demand Factor	Use to adjust the connected load to a demand load.
Number of Poles	Used to define the number of line conductors at a connection.
Load Classification	Used to group electrical loads for load calculations.