Changing ckt#'s ...

[rvellia]

Hello all,

I added a receptacle or 2 to a drawing and need to circuit it to a panel (lets say Panel 4PN#25). However, for some reason, when I poke up the receptacles, they are automatically assigned to ckt#4. This doesn't make sense because Revit typically uses the next available circuit, but #4 is already in use.

Is there any way for me to choose ANY ckt at random to assign load to? For example, if I had an empty 42 pole panel, how could I assign the first load to #25, or #22, or #36, instead of #1?

[smcmillin]

Not possible to circuit at random, Revit circuits 1,2,3,4,5....., it would be cool if there was a check box to toggle circuiting odd or even and a specify circuit number option.

As for the circuit #4 scenario, my guess would be they were probably already accidentally circuited to #4 at one point, just remove those recepts from that circuit and recircuit them, it should take the next available circuit, but who knows with Revit.

[rvellia]

Thanks for getting back to me... Do you know this from experience (that you cant circuit randomly)?

[smcmillin]

I know this from experience. Revit does not give you any options to define your circuits until after Revit has assigned the circuit in numerical order. I typically circuit like this; select all receptacles on circuit 1 and connect to panel, same for 3 then 5, Revit will put them on 1,2 & 3, I go to edit panel schedule and move 3 to 5 and 2 to 3, I do this until I reach around circuit 29, then when I go to do the evens Revit will automatically circuit 2,4,6,8..... until you reach 30 and the next will be 31 or you move on to another panel, or you just move the circuits around one or two at a time, what ever floats your boat :)

If you have multiple users on one file, it has been noted in the past that Revit will sometimes change the circuit numbers back to where they were originally circuited during the save to central process, this has happened to me a few times and you end up with homeruns that say P1-1,2,3 BLAH!!!

also, never homerun more than 3 cirucits if you use the tick marks, Revit does not count for the fact you need an extra nuetral if you do 4 and for some reason you can't adust the tick mark count on multi circuited homeruns.

this also brings up the fact that the tick marks are horrid when dealing with lighting fixtures with multiple ballasts and emergency battery packs, but i'll save that for another book.

now just sit back and wait for someone to put by foot in my mouth.