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Placing Electrical Objects

Switches placed from the Electrical Library outlets, and lights to illustrate wiring circuits.
do not automatically update by default, but See “Creating Wiring Schematics” on page
can be specified to do so. See “Electrical 655.
Service Specification Dialog” on page 659.
Lighting and Electrical
Auto Place Outlets Library Catalogs

Select Build> Electrical> Auto Place A selection of free-standing and
Outlets and click in a room tool to ceiling-, wall- and cabinet-mounted
place outlets at regular intervals around the light fixtures is available in the Library
entire room. See “Auto Place Outlets” on Browser at Chief Architect Core Catalogs>
page 654. Architectural> Lighting.

Connect Electrical Special use outlets, switches, jacks and
numerous other electrical items can be found
Select Build> Electrical> Connect at Chief Architect Core Catalogs>
Electrical, then click and drag to draw Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing>
splines that snap to electrical switches, Electrical. See “The Library” on page 921.

Placing Electrical Objects

Electrical switches, outlets, lights, and other Wall mounted outlets, switches, and Library
symbols can be created with a single click in symbols can also be placed on the sides of
any view. They can also be placed from the cabinets and soffits. They will snap to the
Library. See “Click-to-Create” on page 173. outside of the cabinet box or to the outside of
Side or Back Panels, but will ignore doors
When the Outlet, Switch, and Light tools are and drawers.
used, the type and height of the object that is
created will vary depending on where it is When a light fixture is created using any
placed. As you move your mouse pointer method, including copying and pasting, it
around the view, an object preview will will always be turned On. This is the case
display near the pointer whenever it is over a even if the default symbol is turned Off. See
location where an object can be placed. “Light Data Panel” on page 661.
Specific details for each tool are noted in
“The Electrical Tools” on page 651 Electrical Object Heights
The electrical objects in the Library are When a wall-mounted electrical object is
typically designed for a specific use and can placed in floor plan view using one of the
only be placed on a wall, on the floor, or on Electrical Tools, its initial height off the floor
the ceiling. Some are instead free-standing is based on settings in the Electrical
and are designed to be placed on a table or Defaults dialog. See “Electrical Defaults” on
the floor. See “Placing Library Objects” on page 650.
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