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Linking or Importing an IFC File into Revit
Changing Feeder ID Block Graphics in DM Electrical for AutoCAD
Backing Up and Transferring Customization Files
Indoor Lighting Coefficient of Utilization
Feeder and Service Load Calculations

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General

The Coordinate Drawings and Database Command
Multiple Alignment Points on a Single Drawing
Training Recording: New Electrical 8.7 Features
Project and Database Management Webinar
What to Do When Design Master Crashes

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Distribution Equipment
(Panels and Transformers)

How to Set the AIC Rating on Panels and Other Distribution Equipment
Panel Schedule Customization Example
Arc-Flash Trip Times
Residential Feeder Load Calculation Quick Start
Setting the Default Breaker Size for Panels

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One-Line Diagrams

Changing Feeder ID Block Graphics in DM Electrical for AutoCAD
One-Line Diagrams: Creating Custom Blocks
Creating Switchboard Blocks with a Preset Size
One-Line Diagrams: Feeders
Training Recording: One-Line Diagram Labels

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Calculations

Feeder and Service Load Calculations
Electrical Load Type Explanations
NEC 220.55 for Single-Phase Ranges and Three-Phase Service
Motor Load Calculations
Feeder and Service Calculations

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Circuiting

Electrical Load Type Explanations
Inserting Fixed Loads Without Using the Mouse
The Circuiting Command
Training Recording: New Electrical 8.7 Features
Balancing Loads on Panels

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Customization

Changing Feeder ID Block Graphics in DM Electrical for AutoCAD
Backing Up and Transferring Customization Files
Training Recording: Wire Sizing Customization
One-Line Diagrams: Creating Custom Blocks
Homerun Wire Callout and Tick Mark Options

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Light Fixtures

Indoor Lighting Coefficient of Utilization
COMcheck Lighting Export
Training Recording: New Electrical 8.7 Features
Exporting Light Fixtures or Diffusers for Reflected Ceiling Plan
Three-Phase Lighting Circuits

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Receptacles

Creating Devices with 2 Circuits (Such as Modular Furniture)

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Equipment Connections

Equipment Connections and Panel Schedule Customization
Inserting Equipment on One-Line Diagram
How to Create a Motor Connection with No Disconnect
Multiple Circuits Feeding a Piece of Equipment
Show NEMA Rating in Equipment Schedule, Not on Drawing

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Drafting

Linking or Importing an IFC File into Revit
How to Set DIMSCALE
3D Coordination
Changing the Scale of a Drawing
Training Recording: New Electrical 8.7 Features

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Rooms

COMcheck Lighting Export
Show Rooms on Lighting and Power Plans
Room Data and Photometrics Show Different Foot-candle Values

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