General

The articles in this section describe a variety of concepts and tasks, such as how to model different scenarios or better interact with Design Master Electrical as a whole.

📄️ How to Print a Master Schedule

Master schedules cannot be printed directly; however, you can print a project schedule that has been imported from the master.

📄️ Three-Phase Lighting Circuits

1-phase and 2-phase light fixtures can be connected to a 3-phase circuit using the Circuiting command.

📄️ Setting the Default Breaker Size for Panels

Default breaker sizes can be set for branch circuits and feeders using the Wire Sizing command.

📄️ Removing Existing Items from Schedule Quantity Counts

Existing items can be excluded from schedules by creating a separate schedule entry and unchecking the Include in Schedule box.

📄️ Changing Circuit Descriptions

There are several methods for changing the descriptions of circuit connections, depending upon the type of connection.

📄️ Multiple Circuits Feeding a Piece of Equipment

An equipment connection cannot have more than one circuit feeding it; to model an equipment connection with multiple circuits, you must create multiple pieces of equipment.

📄️ Minimum Conduit Size

You can set a minimum conduit size using the Wire Sizing customization command.

📄️ Inserting Fixed Loads Using Keyboard Shortcuts

The Set Circuit Information dialog box allows you to use keyboard shortcuts for faster data entry.

📄️ Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

Many Design Master Electrical dialog boxes can be navigated using keyboard shortcuts. Here is a table of common shortcuts and instructions on how to find what shortcuts are available in each dialog box.

📄️ Circuiting Shunt Trip Breakers

You can show shunt trip breakers on panel schedules by creating an additional circuit with no breaker or load.

📄️ Design Master Command Aliases

You can create command aliases for Design Master Electrical commands the same way as any other command, by editing the .pgp file.

📄️ Multi-Section Panels

Multi-section devices can either be modeled as one large device, or as separate devices connected via feedthrough.

📄️ 4-Pole Transfer Switches

Design Master Electrical does not offer 4-pole voltage options for transfer switches; however, you can safely model them using a 3-pole voltage and notes.

📄️ Exporting Panel Schedules & Takeoffs to Excel

Some Design Master Electrical reports can be exported as HTML files. Here are three easy ways to open those files in Excel.

📄️ Solar/Photovoltaic Systems in Design Master Electrical

Design Master Electrical can't perform calculations for DC systems like solar arrays, but you can model them as generators to connect the AC side to your system.

📄️ Modeling Special Equipment Configurations

If the internal specifications of your equipment do not significantly impact calculations, you can use notes and manual drafting to indicate them without actually modeling them.