Light fixture sched - total watts?

[Fred Blome]

In my light fixture schedule, I am trying to total the wattages for each fixture type. "Wattage" is a system family and doesn't appear to be a "number" catagory, so it won't total. Am I missing something? The only workaround I've found is to add another field for watts and re-enter the same info.

Thanks.

(Why do this? California Energy calcs for residential require tabulation of all kitchen fixtures with wattages)

[dhurtubise]

Unless you use Revit MEP you will need to add another parameter and calculate that value.

[Calvn_Swing]

Yep.

Add a calculated value parameter...

[gsucci]

Is there any rational explanation why a system parameter, "Wattage", is saved as text?!?

thank you

gio

[wblaney]

agreed! "Wattage" seems a mostly useless parameter, the only function I can think of being to write in (as text only) the wattage of lamps used in the fixture one is scheduling. It can't even be used in a calculated value formula because it isn't a number - grrr... I'm about to go add my own parameter to all these families so it can actually be used for something.