Add wires to circuits in Revit

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In this exercise, you add wires to circuits using the Arc Wire and Chamfered Wire options,

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and you edit wire parameters through circuit path adjustments.

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To begin, on the Systems ribbon, in the Electrical panel, notice there are Wire tools.

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However, in this exercise, you place wires on circuits automatically.

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In the drawing area, zoom to a room and hover the cursor over a receptacle.

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Press TAB to highlight the circuit, and then click to select it.

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A preview of all the wires appears in the drawing area.

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There are also now wire icons in the drawing area and tools on the Modify | Electrical Circuits contextual ribbon.

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The wire instance parameters or type parameters can be adjusted after placing them.

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While you cannot manually adjust the Wire Size, you can adjust the circuit path, which affects the Wire Size.

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With the circuit selected, in the contextual ribbon, click Edit Path.

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Revit enters Edit Path mode, which allows you to select the Path Mode—in this example, the options are Farthest Device and All Devices.

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You can also adjust the Path Offset if needed.

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To add wires to the circuit, on the contextual ribbon, Convert to Wire panel, click either Arc Wire or Chamfered Wire.

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After placing the wires, you can select and adjust them using the dot controls.

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In the drawing area, select path lines and move them as needed to represent the circuit path from the devices to the panel.

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In the Properties palette, observe the Wire Size to see how the path affects the size.

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You now know how to add wires to circuits and edit wire parameters in your building design.