Electrical Mailbag November 2019
How to troubleshoot certain point-by-point photometrics issues, model special use cases and distribution equipment, and more in Design Master Electrical.
We answer the following questions:
- "I want to size some conductor wires to 750 kcmil but that size isn't listed; how do I add it to the wire sizing list?"
- "How do the settings differ when using point-by-point photometrics indoors instead of outside?"
- "Why do my photometric overlays not show up sometimes when I insert light fixtures?"
- How to rotate your IES file to match your light fixture block
- "Can I use recurring panels to model a panel with downstream distribution equipment?"
- "Can I change the insertion point for circuit callouts?"
- Using the Match Note Locations command
- "Why is this circuit sized to #10 when a similar circuit is sized to #12?"
- "How do I model this unusual piece of distribution equipment?"
- "The quantity count for this device type is too high; how do I track down and delete the extra devices?"
- "How do you connect loads across multiple drawings?"
- "What's the best way to model modular furniture?"
- "Can I use multiple scales on a single drawing?"
- "How do I change the appearance of tick marks and which ones appear on the drawing?"