Power Sockets and Light Switches

[Anonymous]

Hi, i seem to be having some trouble finding an elements that i can use as a power socket and as a light switch. I've seen the ones in "2D" but they are only usable in plan view and i need to make some renders. I usually do my renders in Artlantis so it's not like i know how to model them.

Thanks

[Erich]

Try these Electrigon

[vistasp]

If the symbols in plan are not required, try this modular Switchplate Object.

[Anonymous]

Picking up AC for the first time in 10 years, so apologies if I'm missing something obvious! Is there no intelligent object for sockets and switches? I can't find it within the standard library, but it seems like a glaring omission...

On the residential work we do, we use interior elevations (and now Visualisation with TM) where we'd like to locate sockets and switches, while also having them show as electrical symbols in plan. I realised that light objects can be changed to show as symbols in plan, and we can set up the MVO to show them on RCP's; but I can't find anything for sockets and switches? Would also be really helpful if there was a way to link switches to lights, for production of simple electrical plans...

Thanks for any help

[Nader Belal]

@SiRo_Arch

Adding my two cents, and the most impressive is that there is no minimal number of standard parameters for electric current circuits.

[Ralph Wessel]

SiRo_Arch wrote:
On the residential work we do, we use interior elevations (and now Visualisation with TM) where we'd like to locate sockets and switches, while also having them show as electrical symbols in plan. I realised that light objects can be changed to show as symbols in plan, and we can set up the MVO to show them on RCP's; but I can't find anything for sockets and switches? Would also be really helpful if there was a way to link switches to lights, for production of simple electrical plans...

Take a look at the CI Tools Electrical add-on – it should do everything you're looking for.

[Brad Elliott]

SiRo- Where are you? Switch US 22 Under custom settings 3D Detail Level change it from off to Detailed. It will update the number of switches in plan to match in 3d. You can also change the switch type between Toggle, rocker and button. Same thing for outlets.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the explanations, I'm planning the work I'll have to do (or have done, that is) for the one of these houses in Greece I want to get for the holidays, and I couldn't find how to deal with power sockets... I'm alright now, it all works.

[Anonymous]

Yunker45 wrote:
...I'm planning the work I'll have to do for the one of these houses in Greece ...

Try this smart object for European sockets and switches "Electroblock 1.6"

[Richard Morrison]

Ralph wrote:
Take a look at the CI Tools Electrical add-on – it should do everything you're looking for.

Sadly, the one very simple thing it doesn't do is let you change the text for switches. (Maybe receptacles, too.) For example, we need the ability to change the text label "D" (or whatever it is) in a switch to VS (for Vacancy Sensor) or a "3" or "4" (for 3-way or 4-way switch) I sent a support ticket on this and was simply told "it's not possible." I downgraded my subscription as a result, and CI lost hundreds of dollars annually. Too bad, as it would likely take someone like you about 20 minutes to fix, if that.