ACP Revit for Electrical Design flashcards

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Workset ownership

A workset is editable by exactly one user at a time. Other users see it read-only until the owner relinquishes it, which prevents conflicting edits in a shared central model.

Central and local model

The central model is the master copy stored on a network share. Each user opens a local copy and synchronizes changes back to the central model through Synchronize with Central.

Element borrowing

When a user edits an element in a workset they do not own, Revit borrows that element and locks it for others until the user relinquishes it or syncs.

Acquire Coordinates

A command that copies the shared coordinate system from a linked model into the current model, aligning both models to a common survey point and project base point.

Coordination Review

A tool that reports changes to monitored elements, such as levels or grids copied from a linked model, and lets the user accept, reject, or postpone each change.

Distribution system definition

A named combination of voltage, phases, and wires, such as 277/480 Wye, defined in Electrical Settings and assigned to panels to enable circuiting and scheduling.

Voltage tolerance range

A minimum and maximum voltage defined alongside a nominal voltage. Revit uses the range to decide whether a device's voltage matches a distribution system.

Load classification

A category of electrical load, such as lighting or receptacles, used to group loads for demand factors and load summaries in panel schedules.

Conduit settings bend limits

The minimum and maximum bend angle and the bend radius defined per conduit type. Revit rejects or adjusts bends that exceed these limits during routing.

Electrical connector load

The apparent or true power value on an electrical connector. It is summed into the circuit's connected load and reported in the panel schedule.

Create Circuit

A command that assigns a selected electrical connector to a new circuit on a panel. The panel then issues the circuit a number and slot.

Spare versus space

A spare is an unused circuit position that consumes a number. A space is an empty slot that does not consume a circuit number, preserving numbering downstream.

Instance versus type parameter

An instance parameter can differ per placed element, such as each fixture's load. A type parameter is shared by every instance of that family type.

Demand factor

A multiplier applied to connected load to produce demand load. It is defined at the load classification or panel level and changes the schedule's calculated demand.

Face-based lighting fixture

A lighting fixture family that hosts on a surface rather than a work plane. It snaps to native or linked surfaces and follows the host's orientation.

Space enclosure requirement

A space must be enclosed by bounding elements to report volume. Unenclosed spaces are excluded from load and lighting analysis until boundaries are fixed.

Space Naming Utility

A tool that copies room names and numbers from linked architectural models into MEP spaces, keeping tags and schedules consistent after architectural changes.

Mounting height parameter

A family parameter recording the intended installation height of a device. Schedules report it for coordination instead of relying on the modeled elevation.

Panel schedule template

A reusable definition controlling column headers, load summary sections, and spare/space display. Panels inherit the template assigned to them.

Connected versus demand load

Connected load is the arithmetic sum of all assigned circuit loads. Demand load applies demand factors to connected load and is the value used for sizing decisions.

Circuit slot numbering

Circuit numbers follow panel slots in order. Inserting a spare or space shifts downstream numbers, so positions should be finalized before circuits are annotated.

Phase balancing display

The panel schedule shows L1, L2, and L3 loading columns. Moving circuits between slots changes per-phase totals and the resulting imbalance shown in the summary.

Edit Circuits mode

A panel editing state that lets the user reassign circuit slots, rename circuits, and move circuits between panels, with the schedule updating immediately.

Conduit without fittings

A conduit modeling mode that draws a continuous run without placing fittings at direction changes, useful for schematic routing before final coordination.

Automatic conduit bends

Bends generated when a conduit run changes direction. Their radius and angle come from the conduit type's settings, and over-limit geometry is rejected.

Cable tray fittings

Elbows, tees, and crosses placed automatically where a cable tray run changes direction or branches, sized according to the tray type definition.

Interference Check

A tool that reports intersections between selected categories, such as conduit and structural framing, producing a list of clashing element pairs for review.

Tag by Category

A command that places a tag on a selected element using the loaded tag family appropriate to that element's category and its labeled parameter.

Circuit number tag

An electrical tag whose label references the circuit number and panel name system parameters, displaying circuiting information directly in plan views.

Calculated value field

A schedule field computed from a formula using other fields, used to derive values such as load per area or total connected load per panel.

Keynote versus tag

A keynote references a keynote file and applies across categories. A tag references a parameter on a specific family and applies only to that category.

View title on sheet

A view property controlling the title text shown beneath a view placed on a sheet, independent of the view's name in the Project Browser.