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Command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
ATREPORT_PANEL_SUMMARY |
Generate panel summary tables in the drawing |
Ribbon: FireCAD > Reports > Panel Summary
Prerequisites
- A FireCAD project must be open
Overview
Places panel summary tables in model space: for each selected panel, its components, circuit details and calculations, voltage drop, and secondary power (battery) requirements, ending with the batteries to provide. Place them inside the model-space frame of the sheet they belong on, the same way the other report tables are shown through the sheet's viewport. When the project has speaker circuits (a voice system), the battery calculation uses at least 15 minutes of alarm, even if Alarm Time in the window shows less.
Steps
- On the FireCAD Tools tab, open the Reports panel and choose Panel Summary (or type
ATREPORT_PANEL_SUMMARY) - In Report Settings, tick the panels to include on the left
- On the right, pick the Voltage Drop Calculation Method (Point-To-Point or Lump Sum) and check Battery Sizing (standby time, alarm time, derating factor, spare capacity)
- To keep the tables compact, tick Show Only Circuit Current Totals (Hide Part Details), and set Report Text Height for the sheet's scale so the text prints at a readable size
- Click Accept, then pick the insertion point in model space
Tips
- Report text height is in drawing units. On a sheet at 1:48, a text height of 4.5 prints at about 3/32"
- Several panels are placed side by side; on a busy project, generate one panel at a time so each set of tables fits its sheet
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