Exercise 4.3.1: Placing Lighting Fixtures in the Architectural Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.3.1 - Creating an array of lighting fixtures

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Autodesk^® Revit^® Architecture software.
Place a regularly spaced array of eighteen 2' x 2' (0.61 m x 0.61 m) troffer lighting fixtures centered on the ceiling of the corridor on level 2 of the building.
Copy these corridor lighting fixtures and paste aligned to similar locations on levels 3 and 4.

Figure 4.3.2 - Troffer fixtures in the corridor arrayed in a regular-spaced pattern

Exercise 4.3.2: Copying Shared Elements into an Electrical Model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.3.3 - Copying lighting fixtures individually

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Revit MEP software.
Copy the lighting fixtures from the architectural model into the Revit MEP electrical model using the Batch Copy option to copy all of the fixtures found.

Figure 4.3.4 - Using batch copy to copy of the fixtures found in the linked model

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Figure 4.3.5 - Creating a switch system for many lighting fixtures

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Revit

Open the model for this exercise in Revit MEP software.
Place a 208 volt MLO panelboard for the lighting fixtures on level 1 and designate its distribution system.
Create a power system circuit for the pendant lights in the retail space at the north end of level 1.
Add a single pole switch system for the troffer lights in the level 2 corridor.

Figure 4.3.6 - Creating a power circuit between a series of lighting fixtures and an electrical panel