The Arch. Elements Workspace is a tabular representation of entities in the model. Click on each of the tabs to view tables of each of the entity’s components.

Viewing Floors in the Architectural Elements Workspace

These tables have additional functions which allow the ability to create, copy, and export.

Additional Commands

Command	Description
Select All	Use CTRL+A to select all entities.
Cut/Copy	Use CTRL+C to copy and CTRL+C to cut.
Paste	Use CTRL+V to paste.
Filtering	Filter items by using the sorting button.
Exporting	Use the export button to export your model into .csv, .xml, or .json. It is also possible to export content by copying and pasting into Excel.

Loading System

The Architectural Elements are the unifying components which Engineers base their design. However, various engineering disciplines refine and base their calculations off of different elements.

You have the ability to abstract the architectural elements of a model to create Load Packages. Ideally these entities would be abstracted away from a Revit model. However, during the early stages of development, a Revit model may not exist.

Creation of these architectural entities allow for the THRUX engine to fully utilize its Loading System which applies loading factors dictated by the designer and the Project’s applicable safety codes and standards.

Creating Architectural Load Packages

Modeling residential loads relies on creating entities that are based off of the NEC.

Creating Architectural Load Packages to model residential loads

Groups of architectural entities can be created within THRUX, or imported from a Revit model. Ultimately, Packages are loads that can be attached to Equipment.

Architectural Package

Architectural Packages are used to model the load or power density of a group of architectural elements.

For example, a group of Floors could each have their Space Type designated as Office, which has a specific power density. This group of Floors can be packaged as a load, and fed from distribution Equipment.

Select a group of Floors or Rooms. Then, in the orange textbox, enter a name for the Package and then click the (+) button. This is packaging a group of Floors as a load.

Creating an Architectural Package for a group of Floors

To view the Package, click the Architectural Package tab. These loads can be attached to any distribution Equipment in the network.

Viewing the Load of Architectural Packages

Load Allocation

Load Allocations are used to supplement the Architectural Packages. In addition to Floor or Room power densities, power can be allocated to specific Floors.

You may want to account for a load that only occurs on Floors of a specific Space Type. For example, if you wanted to account for a 20 hp motor on every Office Floor, they would need to create a new Load Allocation. Then, they would filter that Allocation by the Floor Space Type and add it to an Architectural Package.

Creating a Load Allocation

Load Allocations can be added to Architectural Packages. Use the (+) button to associate the Load Allocation with an Architectural Package.

Allocating additional loads to an Apartment Package

Diversification

Diversification allows you to create customizable diversity factors which can be applied to different sections or levels of the distribution system.

A Root Diversity is a factor applied to Root Level loads. A Root Diversity cannot be less zero and cannot be greater than the Distribution Diversity.

A Distribution Diversity is a factor applied to Distribution Level loads.

An End-of-Line Diversity is a factor applied to End-of-Line Loads.

Creating a Custom Diversification Class

In the example below, a Custom Diversity class called DIV A is created and applied to a small distribution network.

EOL (End-of-Line) loads have a diversity factor of 1.0 applied to them. DIST. (Distribution) loads have a diversity factor of 0.5 applied to them. ROOT loads have a diversity factor of 0.25 applied to them.

At the Diversity Position DIST., or DB-1, a factor of 0.5 is applied to loads L1 and L2, and summed together. Therefore, the Net Load of DB-1 is 10 kVA.

At DB-2, the same diversities are applied to loads L3 and L4, and the Net Load is also 10 kVA.

At the Diversity Position ROOT, or MDB, a factor of 0.25 is applied to all of its loads, L1, L2, L3, and L4, and summed together.

If any downstream Equipment of MDB has a Load Override value, that value would be diversified instead of the connected load.

Electrical Distribution Network utilizing Custom Diversitification Classes

Modeling Residential Loads

Appliances

Appliances are used to calculate the load of residential projects and are grouped by classes as defined by the NEC. Appliances are assigned to a Unit Type.

Unit Type

Unit Types are used to group Appliances together in order to calculate the load of residential projects. A Unit Type is assigned to an Apartment.

Assigning Appliances to a Unit Type

Apartment

An Apartment contains a Unit Type. It also contains information regarding its location and loading information. A group of Apartments form an Apartment Package.

Apartment Package

Apartment Packages are used to group Apartments together in order to calculate a load.

Assigning Apartments to an Apartment Package

Mechanical Entities

Coming soon.