Modeling: Add devices and lighting fixtures

You will learn how to place electrical • Adjust room calculation points.
devices and lighting fixtures.

Learning objectives:
• Recognize hosted and non-hosted
components.
• Place components at the correct
location.
The completed exercise

1. Open the exercise file:

L1_02_DevicesLightingFixtures.rvt. This
exercise file has the following file linked:
ARCH_LINK.rvt.

2. Open the LIGHTING GROUND FLOOR RCP

view to see the ceiling grid.

3. To place lighting fixtures, on the Systems

ribbon, in the Electrical panel, click
Lighting Fixture.

4. Expand the Type Selector and enter light

2x4 in the Search field. Then select the
2x4 – 120 Plain Recessed Lighting Fixture.

5. On the contextual ribbon, a Placement

panel appears since the family is a face-
based family. Select Place on Face to be

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 able to place the lighting fixture in the
ceiling of the linked architectural model.

6. Place two lighting fixtures in the ceiling

grid of two exam rooms.

7. Select one of the spaces with lighting

fixtures and be aware that the Average
Estimated Illumination parameter is
populating based on the lighting fixtures
in the space.

8. In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Section.

Then click below the exam room to place
the section head. Click above the exam
room to place the section tail. Then
adjust the far clip plane so that it is just
beyond the lighting fixtures.

9. Open the section view. Check to make

sure the lighting fixtures are in the
ceiling and are facing the correct
direction.

10. OPTIONAL: If the space was not

recognizing the lighting fixtures, select a
lighting fixture and click Edit Family in
the contextual ribbon.

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11. OPTIONAL: In the Family Editor, in the
Properties palette, enable Room
Calculation Point.

12. OPTIONAL: Select the room calculation

point in the drawing area and adjust it
so that it will be inside the space when
placed in the project. Then load the
family back into the project.

13. To place electrical fixtures, on the

Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel,
expand the Device split button and click
Electrical Fixture. OR, in the Project
Browser, expand Families > Electrical
Fixtures. Then expand the family with
the type to place. Drag and drop the type
into the drawing area to activate the
Electrical Fixture tool with the selected
type active in the Type Selector.

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14. With the Standard Duplex Receptacle
selected in the Type Selector, select
Place on Vertical Face in the contextual
ribbon. Then click to place a duplex
receptacle on the wall in TREATMENT
ROOM 1507.

15. After placing receptacles, select one and

look at the instance properties in the
Properties palette. Elevation from Level
will move the receptacle up and down.
Offset from Host will move the
receptacle away from the wall.

16. Click Edit Type to open the Type

Properties dialog. Here, the Switch
Voltage, Load Classification, and Load
can be adjusted.

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