# Lighting Controls Takeoff

By PDI convention, lighting controls are generally "Electrical", not "Lighting".

All control methods are likely to appear in drawings.

* Triac (Line voltage dim)
* Analog (0-10V dim)
* Digital
* Wireless

> [!info] "Local Control" as a PDI proposal qualification
> The term "local control only" is sometimes used to indicate
> no consideration for *any* lighting control beyond standard devices,
> (with `$D`s being the triac type)
> however, this phrasing is ambiguous and non-universal.
> Confirm with the bid team on what must be included.

## Custom Switch Boxes

For switch combinations not in `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`,
create heating designations based on the most similar.

### Naming

#### Format

```regex
<phase-abbr> - <assembly>(\: <subtype>)?( - <fixture-labor>)? \(<wiring-method>\)( <wm-descriptor>)* <branch-length>ft
```

> [!example]
> `A - Surface: Pendant - 2.0hrs (MC) LV 20ft`