Advanced Topics

This section covers advanced topics about ElectroBIM.

📄️ Feeder Sizing Basis

The wire size for a given ampacity is set in the Wire Ampacities command.

📄️ Fault Calculation Basis

The fault calculations are based upon IEEE Std 242-2001: IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems.

📄️ Voltage Drop Calculation Basis

Voltage drop calculations are based upon the calculated load, power factor, and other properties of the device(s) and connected wires.

📄️ Arc-Flash Calculation Basis

Arc-flash calculations are based upon IEEE Std 1584-2018.

📄️ Modifying Panel Schedules

The wire sizes calculated by ElectroBIM do not use the built-in wire size parameters in Revit. To display the values in your panel schedules, you need to modify your schedule template and change the values that are displayed.

📄️ Setting Default Customization Values

Default customization values can be set using either a Revit template or the Customization→Export and Customization→Import commands.

📄️ Neutrals

Neutrals cannot be added to or removed from feeders and branch circuits using ElectroBIM commands. Whether the software includes a neutral is based upon the Revit settings described below.

📄️ Shared Parameters

ElectroBIM adds shared parameters to distribution equipment and branch circuits in Revit. They can be used like any other shared parameters. Some of them are used in the default schedules created by the Schedules commands.

📄️ Using Parameters for ElectroBIM Settings

Some device settings in the Family Edit, Panel Edit, and Instance Edit commands have a Based on parameter option you can use to have the setting controlled by a family parameter or shared parameter on the device.