Click in the left column to view a task. The right column provides links to help topics that provide detailed procedures.
| Task | View more information | |
|---|---|---|
| Create preliminary 1-line designs | Prepare the conceptual design for evaluation by building engineers and code officers. See About Schematic Diagrams | |
| Create an electrical project database | Create a repository for panel and circuit data by Creating an Electrical Project Database. You can create this database before or after you add circuits and panels to a drawing. | |
| Add electrical equipment | Support your electrical system by Adding Electrical Equipment, including generators, transformers, and switchboards. | |
| Add electrical panels | Place panels in your electrical layout by Adding Panels. You could also create one or more circuits at the same time. | |
| Specify or leverage spaces, and use them to create room take-off schedules | To help calculate power totals and wire sizes, use any architectural drawing-supplied spaces, or specify your own. See Adding Spaces to a Floor Plan | |
| Place fixtures and devices | Add a receptacle to a wall and align it using this Example: Aligning a Device to Floor Plan Geometry. View additional examples of other methods for adding devices. Save time as you draw by duplicating existing drawing elements by Copying Devices and Panels. | |
| Create circuits | Add power and lighting circuits for receptacles, small appliances, and light fixtures by Creating Circuits Using the Circuit Manager. You can create circuits for switches and junctions boxes, and others for communications and fire safety equipment. | |
| Draw cable trays and conduits | Create pathways for electrical wiring by Drawing Cable Trays and Conduits. You can specify elevation, slope, and branching options. | |
| Add wires | Draw line, arc, snake, polyline, chamfer, or spline wires manually or generate them with a single command by Adding Wires. | |
| Check and modify electrical systems | Calculate power totals and wire sizes by Checking Electrical Systems and make needed changes by Modifying Electrical Systems. | |
| Insert a panel schedule | Use MEP-supplied panel schedule tables to display the panel, circuit, wire, and load data for panels by Generating a Panel Schedule. | |
| Annotate the electrical system as you create it | As you design a system, add labels, tags, and documentation symbols to wire, conduit, and other components by Annotating Electrical System Drawings. | |
| Create views and details for construction documents | Publish construction documents with sections, views, sheet lists, and cover sheets by Creating Construction Documents. |