Table of Contents

• The Electrical Building Design Show
• Electrical for Revit 2.1.3 Beta Available
• Social Media at Design Master
• Electrical Mastermind
• Online Training
• Documentation Updates

The Electrical Building Design Show is a new feature at Design Master that provides discussions on topics falling within the field of electrical engineering and covers themes like specific calculations, common problems, and best practices.

The recorded presentation by David Robison, president of Design Master Software, is released twice monthly. The next episode will premiere on Tuesday, November 11, so be sure to visit the Design Master YouTube channel and subscribe for notifications of new releases.

As of this publication, there are already two episodes available:

1. Streamlining Voltage Drop Calculations Through Building Information Modeling
2. Arc-Flash Reality Check: What Engineers Should Know

For those who prefer audio podcasts instead, there’s a version of the show in that format also. It’s carried on all the major podcast channels (Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, etc.), and can be found by searching for the show by name.

Design Master Electrical RT 2.1.3 Beta was released on September 28, 2023 and is now available. It adds a new feature that allows you to drive values in Design Master using your shared parameters.

This beta replaces the current version of Design Master Electrical RT when installed and is required on all the computers running the software at your office. The beta updates all projects it’s used on, and these updated projects aren’t compatible with previous software versions.

We recommend having a secure backup system in place to ensure it’s easy to retrieve a copy of a project from the prior day, and the previous week and month.

As with any new version, there’s a possibility for bugs to be addressed promptly as they’re identified, and frequent updates will be made available.

For more information on the beta release, see the link below.

Installation, New Feature List, and Video

At Design Master Software, it's important for us to have the ability to regularly communicate with our users about what’s happening in the industry and with our products.

Social media is a great method to do this, and we’d like to ask you to join our social media channels to help us provide you with the best news and service.

• YouTube: Subscribe to our channel for regular updates to an archive of recorded training, educational videos, and Shorts highlighting the best uses of Design Master software. This is also the home of the new Electrical Building Design Show.
• LinkedIn: Follow Design Master on LinkedIn to get timely information about upcoming developments and news on both our company and products of interest to professionals in the electrical design industry.
• Twitter (X): Connect with us on Twitter to quickly see what’s happening at Design Master and in the industry. This is the home for reminders, our immediate thoughts, and the latest news as it develops.

We host a monthly Mastermind meeting to connect electrical professionals around the country and discuss topics of interest in the industry.

The Mastermind is presented on Zoom and is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:30pm Eastern / 10:30am Pacific.

Links to join the meeting and set reminders are available on our website.

Plan to attend our regular monthly online training webinar for Design Master Electrical RT for Revit.
The training is held on the third Thursday of each month.

Complete details about the training and recordings of past trainings are available on our website.

The upcoming topics are:

11/16/23: Bus Ducts

Revit doesn't handle bus ducts well. There are a few different ways you can model them, each with different tradeoffs. We will explore the options that are available, with an eye toward how the options impact single-line diagrams and calculations in Design Master Electrical RT.

12/21/23: Custom Single-Line Diagram Graphics
Learn how to customize the graphics for your single-line diagram. We will explore modifying the graphics provided with Design Master and creating your own from scratch.

1/18/24: New Feature Roundup
We have been busy putting out new features. Let's pause for a moment to review them to make sure you're taking advantage of them in your designs.

Knowledge Base Updates

The following articles or updates have been added to the knowledge base:

Electrical RT

• Bus Ducts in Revit: Design Master Electrical RT can work with bus ducts, but some additional work is required to calculate feeder lengths properly. 
  (This article was initially posted in 2019 but has been updated to include more comprehensive instructions and design options for both the model and the one-line diagram.)

Training Videos

The following training videos have been added to the knowledge base:

Electrical RT

• Fault Calculations
• One-Line Diagram Labels in Revit