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Creating a Revit Feeder Schedule

Can I create a feeder schedule that includes the feeder IDs and wire callouts from ElectroBIM, but isn't connected to the single-line diagram?​

It is possible to create a feeder schedule separate from the single-line diagram using ElectroBIM shared parameters and the scheduling features in standard Revit. The most basic version of such a schedule can be made by following these steps:

  1. Run the Revit Analyze→  Schedule/Quantities command. The New Schedule dialog box will appear.

  2. Set Category ☰ to Electrical Circuits, either by browsing the list or using the Category name search field.
    (Optional) Set the Name to your preferred name for the schedule, such as FEEDER SCHEDULE.

  3. Press the button. The dialog box will close and the Schedule Properties dialog box will appear.

  4. On the Fields tab, add DMET_Circuit_FeederID and DMET_Circuit_WireCallout to the Scheduled fields ☰ list.

  5. On the Sorting/Grouping tab, set Sort by ▾ to DMET_Circuit_FeederID, then uncheck the ☐ Itemize every instance checkbox.

  6. Press the button to close the dialog box and create the schedule.

Once the feeder schedule has been created, you can customize the schedule title and header labels, filter certain values—such as empty values for circuits that do not have a feeder ID—or make other changes the same way as any other Revit schedule.

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Do not attempt to modify feeder IDs or wire callouts in this schedule. Those changes will be overwritten. See Making Changes: Don't Modify the Shared Parameters for more information.

If you need to make changes to your feeder IDs, use the Project Feeder ID Schedule and Master Feeder ID Schedule commands.

Limitations​

While this schedule does serve the general purpose of creating a list of feeder IDs and their respective wire callouts, and you can make some customizations, there are limits to what this schedule can do:

  1. The schedule cannot display feeder IDs that are not being used in the project.

  2. As of Revit 2026, you can have eight total filters in a single schedule. As such, you are limited in terms of how many specific IDs you can exclude from the schedule.

  3. Electrical circuit schedules cannot display some information, such as the wire ampacity or device(s) powered by the circuit.