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I do have some busway families I can share. They come in horizontal, vertical and 90 degree bends. You basically piece them together in the model. I haven’t found a more seamless way like how we route cable tray.
It got a little buried in the description but there is a Revit project link that you can download which includes the detailed components you saw in the video.
Hey sorry I just realized my notifications got muted from this channel. To answer your question, these symbols are detail lines which I drew that are then turned into a family. This is technically a detail component with no 3D aspect to it. They only appear as lines on a detail view. I do intend to get into topics such as "how to build you own family" and I will include a portion to address symbols such as these on the single line diagram.
Any suggestions for creating simple one-lines for residential systems. Just starting out and hoping to find some free/ inexpensive software to create quick one-lines. Thanks!
Great information. Do you do those for folks im doing an adu build and the electric Co wants a single line diagram and im having trouble finding someone to do it😊thanks
Whoops way behind on responding. If generator is picking up the entire building, I'd put a transfer switch just ahead of the main panel and it would switch the panel between utility and generator. if you don't have a gen big enough to pick up the whole building, I'd put select loads on a sub panel and place the transfer switch just upstream of the sub panel. I know some DIYers who just hook up the generator to the main panel and back feed it after they shut off the main breaker. That is very dangerous as you have no way to guarantee the power isn't fed back into the grid if you forget to turn off the main breaker.
There’s a product called a busway that is a solid conductive device that takes the place of several conductors. It is typically used for high amperage feeders from one distribution to another, or sometimes as a distribution pathway for large amounts of power. Think of a thick metal box with 4 or 5 copper busses inside to transfer power. There are then plugs that you can plug into these busways to ‘tap’ power from the busway. Great for when large equipment moves around on a production floor. Maybe they need 800A in one location for 2 years but then they may move it 20 feet down the assembly line later. Run the busway over the whole assembly line and the plug can plug in at multiple locations.
This is the first video of yours I've watched and probably not the last. Just started an internship at a firm and there's so much to learn. You're like a wizard with all those Revit shortcuts 🧙♂️🪄⚡️
Hey we have some exciting news! We are partnering up with MEP Guy to launch the most effective REVIT courses for MEP designers and engineers! Check out the Electrical course preview and sign up here: www.mepguy.com/electrical
As a special bonus, we're offering a free download of an Electrical Clearance family that anyone can use to designate a "no fly" zone or clearance zone that must be maintained in front of electrical equipment. Drop it anywhere you need folks to keep clear of zappy things!
You’re amazing for sharing that demo! Thank you❤
Thanks man! You're the man!
Thanks a lot for the video! Do you have any recommendations for modeling busways in Buildings ?
I do have some busway families I can share. They come in horizontal, vertical and 90 degree bends. You basically piece them together in the model. I haven’t found a more seamless way like how we route cable tray.
How did you add Snap Points to your Generic Annotation?
Did you create all the SLD symbols for the schedule to be used in the drawing? Would scaling matter. Or is there places to download SLD families?
It got a little buried in the description but there is a Revit project link that you can download which includes the detailed components you saw in the video.
hi again. How do you create that simbol? or where do you create simbology. tnks
Hey sorry I just realized my notifications got muted from this channel. To answer your question, these symbols are detail lines which I drew that are then turned into a family. This is technically a detail component with no 3D aspect to it. They only appear as lines on a detail view.
I do intend to get into topics such as "how to build you own family" and I will include a portion to address symbols such as these on the single line diagram.
Any suggestions for creating simple one-lines for residential systems. Just starting out and hoping to find some free/ inexpensive software to create quick one-lines.
Thanks!
I haven't come across any free ones but I have heard Design Master comes in at about $125/month.
Great information. Do you do those for folks im doing an adu build and the electric Co wants a single line diagram and im having trouble finding someone to do it😊thanks
HI. how do you crate that simbol? i am new en revit, but i tray to learn everything i can
see reply on your latest comment :)
where would you put the generator if you want to go offgrid? or if installing a backup genset.
Whoops way behind on responding. If generator is picking up the entire building, I'd put a transfer switch just ahead of the main panel and it would switch the panel between utility and generator. if you don't have a gen big enough to pick up the whole building, I'd put select loads on a sub panel and place the transfer switch just upstream of the sub panel. I know some DIYers who just hook up the generator to the main panel and back feed it after they shut off the main breaker. That is very dangerous as you have no way to guarantee the power isn't fed back into the grid if you forget to turn off the main breaker.
How did you create those symbols?
These are basically grouped detail lines made as a family. This is a great question, I should do a video about making families..
Nice video but much better off using Design Master. Using regular text will always result in errors, eventually.
I love that software, really trying to get our department to buy it! If you have access to something like that, would highly recommend it.
whats a bus plug?
There’s a product called a busway that is a solid conductive device that takes the place of several conductors. It is typically used for high amperage feeders from one distribution to another, or sometimes as a distribution pathway for large amounts of power. Think of a thick metal box with 4 or 5 copper busses inside to transfer power. There are then plugs that you can plug into these busways to ‘tap’ power from the busway. Great for when large equipment moves around on a production floor. Maybe they need 800A in one location for 2 years but then they may move it 20 feet down the assembly line later. Run the busway over the whole assembly line and the plug can plug in at multiple locations.
This is the first video of yours I've watched and probably not the last.
Just started an internship at a firm and there's so much to learn.
You're like a wizard with all those Revit shortcuts 🧙♂️🪄⚡️
Thank you! I hope this channel supplements your internship well. Ask plenty of questions, both here and at your firm!