Controlling Circuit Naming to Match Local Standards

Circuit naming in Revit MEP has always been based on the standard used in the U.S.  For example, if the first two circuits added to a panel are both three-pole, they will be named 1,3,5 and 2,4,6.  But what if you are designing in a locale that uses a different standard?  What if you would expect those circuits to be named 1,2,3 and 4,5,6 or better yet RST1 and RST2?  As part of the new panel schedule functionality in Revit MEP 2011, circuit naming and panel schedule formatting have been made more flexible to allow for different naming standards.  The following are the key features to be aware of to create the RST1 example.

 

First, to make the circuits number down a schedule (1,2,3) instead of back and forth across a schedule (1,3,5), you will want to create a panel family that uses a different Panel Configuration.  This new parameter is found by editing the family.  Set it to either One Column or Two Columns, Circuits Down.  Panels migrated from earlier versions of Revit MEP will be set to Two Columns, Circuits Across by default.  The Panel Configuration parameter tells Revit how to number the circuits and where to show them in a panel schedule as they are added to the panel.

 

 

Next, set the panel to use By Phase circuit naming.  This option is found in the instance properties of the panel.

 

Then set the labels for each phase to use your standard.  This control is found in the Electrical Settings dialog > General node.  The labels default to A, B, and C.  They have been changed to R, S, and T in this example.

 

 

As a result, the circuits assigned to this panel are using my local standard correctly as seen this in Revit MEP panel schedule.

 

Comments

[Alexandre Cardoso]

Bom dia,
Aqui no Brasil representamos a o circuito de iluminação com um cabo extra, que é chamado de ratorno, ele serve pra fazer a interligação do sistema com o interruptor para interromper o sistema (é o cabo responsável por ligar e desligar as luminárias). Como representamos esse cabo no circuito e como o classificamos como retorno?
Obs.: ele não pode ser considerado como fase, neutro ou terra, deve ser independente desses três.

"Hello,
Here in Brazil represent the lighting circuit with an extra cable, which is called ratorno, it serves to make the interconnection of the system with the switch to stop the system (the cable is responsible for turning on and off the lights). We represent this cable in the circuit and how to classify him as a return?
Note: It can not be regarded as a phase, neutral or earth, should be independent of these three."