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ddemerath

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I am trying to assign circuits to the receptacles in Revit MEP 2011.  I need to add a 2 pole breaker to a panel schedule and also mark the drawing.  It doesn't seem to want to let me add this.

Thanks for the help

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mbsteve

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have you gotten any of the electrical fixtures to work yet.

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ddemerath

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Only by faking it.  2 outlets to create one for circuiting purposes. when done hide the extra outlet. The panel schedule does not work corectely either then, and I had to use text to call out the circuit.  It is now in the hands of the GC for review.  I do have a major complaint with the circuiting and would like to be able to assign the circuits I want a s opposed to the program specifing the next available.

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heinzk1

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According to our electrical designer here, it sounds like your outlet is not setup to be 2 pole.  Check your outlet properties to make sure that you have chosen it to be 2 pole and correct voltage.

But they said they have defintiltly done it here on other projects.

Hopefully this helps,

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thetabest

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Sounds to me like your whole setup is FUBAR.  Workflow goes like this:  Place receptacles OR Place panels.

Select a group of receptacles, and click on the power button on the ribbon, auto wire if you so desire.  Select a panel if you have one.

Open up panel schedule once created, if you desire your circuit to be on a different number, click on it in the panel schedule and choose the up/down or across command to move it accordingly.

The poles of your recepticle come from the construction of your family, which has obviously not been created as a double pole, open the family in the editor, click on the connector, and I believe it should be from here that you can change your electrical connection to 2 pole, or 3 pole...  Now the funner part is going to be getting rid of all the hidden receptacles!                             

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mbsteve

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I think Trent has it right the explanations in the books about how to setup your system is very weak. Hopefully this will help. There are other vids here as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri45Ht0FMfM

Good Luck.

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