The ribbon provides tools you use to add electrical components and wiring, check the circuits in a project, and create panel schedules.
Topics in this section
Place 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).
Select a Distribution System
Electrical panels and transformers that are added in your electrical design must be configured for a distribution system before they can be used with circuits.
Place Devices
Devices consist of receptacles, switches, junction boxes, telephone, communications, and data terminal devices, nurse call devices, wall speakers, starters, smoke detectors, and fire alarm manual pull stations. Electrical devices are often hosted components (receptacles that must be placed on a wall or work plane).
Place Lighting Fixtures
Most lighting fixtures are hosted components that must be placed on a host component (a ceiling or wall).
Cable Tray and Conduit
Add cable tray and conduit to your design with or without fittings.
Add Wire
Use this tool to manually create wiring between electrical components in your design.
Electrical Settings
Use this dialog to specify wiring parameters, voltages definitions, distribution systems, cable tray and conduit settings, and load calculation and circuit numbering settings.
Load Classifications
You can classify each type of electrical load connected to a panel. These classifications are called load classification types.
About Demand Factors
You use demand factors to adjust the rating of the main service for a building based on the expectation that at any given time, not all of the electrical equipment will be drawing at the full rated load.
Apply a Demand Factor
You can use the Demand Factor dialog to create and apply demand factor types.
Check Circuits
Use this command to examine the circuits in your model to ensure that each circuit is properly connected to a panel.
Tag Electrical Components
You can add tags to electrical components, including panels and transformers to identify them in a project.