Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Manual page 454

4 Expand Location, and modify the location properties as needed:
5 Expand Advanced, and modify the advanced properties as needed:
6 Press Esc.
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If you want to change...
the rotation
the elevation
the insertion point or normal. (The normal
is the extrusion direction that is used when
elevation is applied to the model view.)
If you want to change...
the system
the device ID, which is an optional number
the properties of an electrical connector
NOTE Anytime you modify devices, you will need to update any existing panel schedules. See
Updating Panel Schedules
then...
for Rotation, enter a new angle.
NOTE You can also use Alignment grips to
device perpendicular to other floor plan geometry, such
as a wall.
For Preset elevation, select a
enter an elevation.
The difference in the elevation of the devices, the wires, and
the panel for a circuit is used to calculate the circuit length.
Note that the circuit length can only be calculated if the panel
and all of the devices on the circuit are in the current drawing.
click Additional information. On the Location worksheet,
enter the coordinates for the insertion point or normal, and
click OK.
NOTE When possible, use Alignment grips to
device. The grips move connected wires accordingly.
Although using the Location worksheet does not break
the connection between a device and connected wires,
you might need to redraw the wires.
then...
expand System, and for System, select the system.
NOTE The system assigned to the device determines
its display properties. The system assigned to an electric-
al connector on the device determines the connections
that can be made to the connector. For more informa-
tion about connectors, see
Connectors of a Device
expand Design Data, and for ID, enter a new ID.
expand Circuits, and click
Electrical Properties worksheet, modify the electrical connectors
as explained in
on page 437, and click OK.
on page 459
defined elevation, or for Elevation,
Configuring the Electrical
on page 395.
Electrical Properties. On the
Modifying the Electrical Connectors of a Device
align the
move a