Unit Values and Unit Text

This describes how EasyPower exports unit amounts to Revit when a value is imported into an existing parameter.

• The program uses the Revit project unit for parameters in the following conditions:
  • If the EasyPower unit matches with the Revit unit, it uses the Revit global unit.
  • If Revit parameter is a number without a unit, it uses the Revit project unit for the parameter type (for example, for current it could be A or kA and for voltage it could be V or kV).
• The program uses the EasyPower value and unit text when the Revit parameter is a text field. For example, the Short Circuit Rating in Revit is a text field, so if the bus SC rating in EasyPower is 35, then the Revit parameter Short Circuit Rating would have the value "35 kA."

EasyPower creates an error report when there is a mismatch between EasyPower and the Revit parameter unit type. The mismatched items are not imported. You can fix the parameter type in Revit and re-import, or you can manually input the data.

Example: Short Circuit Rating

• When the equipment Short Circuit Rating from EasyPower is mapped to the Revit family parameter Short Circuit Rating that is in a text format, EasyPower uses the kA value and appends the text with kA for the unit.
• When the equipment Short Circuit Rating from EasyPower is mapped to a Revit family parameter with a type of Current, EasyPower converts the value to the project unit.
• When the equipment Short Circuit Rating from EasyPower is mapped to a Revit family parameter with a type of Number, EasyPower uses the kA value.

Warnings

The following are some warnings you may see and steps to resolve them.

Warning	Resolution
Parameter {parameter name} has unsupported units.	The parameter has unexpected units (for example, Electric Potential when the program expected Electric Current). To correct this warning, change the parameter type to the expected type or map to a parameter of the expected type.
Parameter {parameter name} has an unsupported storage type.	The parameter has an unsupported storage type (for example, Type of Parameter set to Material or Yes/No). To correct this warning, change the Type of Parameter to the EasyPower data’s type or map to a different parameter with the expected type.
Parameter {parameter name} is not a text parameter.	The EasyPower data is text but is mapped to a non-text parameter. Change the Revit parameter’s type to text or target a different text parameter.

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