Create Cable Tray Material Element

Cable tray material elements (a template) are single pieces of material suitable for use with cable trays.

It is usual to build up the cabling design by adding material elements sequentially, starting at any point and positioning and orientating each material element as they proceed.

CE

Selects the currently selected element in the model explorer.

Select Element

By default, the straight element is displayed, depending on the element selected dictates which window is displayed. For example the selection of the Reducer element results in the Create Reducer window being displayed. The input required varies depending upon the material, the information can be applied to the same processes that are used to create all types of cable tray material elements.

Cress Backwards

Specify in which direction the material elements are added to the cableway branch, select Dress Backwards to reverse the direction.

Reference Point

Use to position the origin of the material elements, select the required reference point or select Pick, a prompt to Pick on the segment which CTSTRA should be placed: is displayed. In both cases the Along Route (Zdis) field is automatically populated.

Offsets

Positions the material element relative to its reference point.

Along Route (Zdis)

Positions the material element at an offset along the cableway route.

Pick Position

Select Pick Position, a prompt to Pick define position (Snap) Snap: is displayed to position the material element at the offset.

Align with gridline

Select Align with gridline, a prompt to Pick Grid to define position: is displayed to align the picked point with a gridline.

Move Offset

Enter distance to move the offset, to move the offset by this distance, press the appropriate arrow key.

Gap

Positions the material element at an offset to the gap left between the cableway materials.

Proportion (Pkdis)

Positions the material element at an proportional offset along the cableway.

Horizontal (Xoff)

Positions the material element at an horizontal offset along the cableway.

Vertical (Zoff)

Positions the material element at an vertical offset along the cable way.

Angle Attributes

Defines the angle attributes for the material element.

Beta Angle (Bang)

Enter the orientation of the material element about its neutral axis in terms of an angular clockwise rotation, default is 0.

As the straight element is selected, Angle, Radius and Bend Type are unavailable.

Dimensions

Use to view and input the material elements dimensions, some will be automatically populated by the cabling specification.

Templates

Use to select a template for the material element and display the element in the 3D view.

Template Zone

Select the zone in which the template resides from the drop-down menu.

Select Type

Select the template type from the drop-down menu.

Use Templates

Select Use Templates to use the selected template for the cable tray material element.

Display Preliminary Dressing

Shows any Preliminary Dressing of the cableway branch in the main 3D view. It is selected by default.

Mode

Allows options of Creation or Modification to be selected. After creating a material element, selecting the Modification button displays the corresponding Modify window.

For further information, refer to Modify Material.