RVT_ELEC_01101 Exam Dumps : Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit for Electrical Design

In Autodesk Revit MEP, the Electrical Settings dialog box contains project-wide configuration parameters that affect all electrical systems, including Cable Tray Settings. This dialog allows users to control annotation scales, fitting symbols, and text size for documentation purposes.

The option labeled “Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings” determines whether the cable tray fittings’ annotation graphics automatically scale according to the view’s annotation scale. When this box is checked, the annotation symbol size for fittings adjusts proportionally to the scale of the view.

Similarly, “Cable Tray Fitting Annotation Size” defines the annotation size for cable tray fittings in single-line representations (schematic views or simplified plan representations). Changing this parameter (for instance, from ¾” to ⅛”) modifies the visual representation globally for all cable tray fittings in the project, since the Electrical Settings dialog is a project-wide configuration, not a per-instance or per-view override.

According to the Autodesk Revit MEP User’s Guide (Electrical Systems – Cable Trays):

“Electrical settings define how cable trays and conduit are displayed throughout the project. Any change made to these settings, such as annotation size or use of annotation scaling, affects all related fittings and components in the project model.”

Therefore, once the designer checks the box for Use Annot. Scale for Single Line Fittings and changes the Cable Tray Fitting Annotation Size to 1/8” (3 mm), all cable tray fittings across the entire project will update to reflect these new settings.

In Autodesk Revit, a drafting view is a 2D view that contains detail information not directly associated with the model. When an electrical designer needs to reuse a drafting view from another project (for example, standard details or symbols), the correct method is to use the Insert Views from File command under the Insert tab.

The Autodesk Revit MEP User’s Guide – Chapter 48 “Detailing” (page 1072) describes the process as follows:

“Inserting a Drafting View from Another Project

Click Insert tab ➤ Import panel ➤ Insert from File drop-down ➤ Insert Views from File.

In the Open dialog, select a project file, and click Open.

The Insert Views dialog opens, displaying all the views that are saved in that project.

Select the desired drafting views and click OK.”(Revit MEP User’s Guide, p. 1072)

This command imports the drafting view into the current Revit model while preserving annotations, filled regions, detail components, and text. It ensures that any standard electrical symbols, notes, or schematics created previously can be directly reused without rebuilding the detail from scratch.

If any duplicate type names exist, Revit automatically uses the types and properties from the current project, displaying a warning if necessary.

“Revit MEP creates a new drafting view with all the 2D components and text. If you have duplicate type names, the type name and properties from the current project are used.”

(Revit MEP User’s Guide, p. 1072)

Supporting Documentation Extracts:

“Saving Drafting Views to an External Project

Select a drafting view in the Project Browser.

Right-click the view name, and click Save to New File.”(Revit MEP User’s Guide, p. 1071)

“The saved project can then be used later to insert drafting views into another Revit project using Insert Views from File.”

(Revit MEP User’s Guide, p. 1072)

In Revit, when a designer nests a Generic Annotation family (such as a receptacle symbol) inside an Electrical Fixture family, and that annotation includes a label, the label value cannot be changed directly in the project unless the parameter controlling that label is properly associated (linked) to a parameter in the host (electrical fixture) family.

According to Autodesk Revit Electrical Design documentation, under “Creating Family Parameter Links”, it is explicitly stated:

“By linking family parameters, you can control the parameters of families nested inside host families from within a project view. You can control instance parameters or type parameters.”

The procedure describes the correct process to make the label value editable in a project:

“Click the button next to a parameter that is of the same type as the one you created in Step 6. For example, if you created a text parameter, you must select a text parameter here. In the dialog that displays, select the parameter you created in Step 6 to associate it with the current parameter, and click OK.”

“The nested family changes according to the value you entered.”

This means that the designer must associate the nested family’s label parameter (usually a text parameter controlling the annotation label) to a corresponding parameter in the host electrical fixture family. Once linked, this host parameter appears in the project’s Properties palette, allowing the designer to change the label value directly.

Other options—such as creating formulas, modifying visibility, or enabling “Shared”—do not make the label editable in the project unless the parameter link is established.