Enhanced Cable Block Diagram Seeds List

Seed drawings are used by Electrical Designer to create enhanced cable block diagram drawings. Seed drawings are normally just an empty drawing file containing a drawing title block (drawing frame with attributes). AVEVA Electrical requires specific parameters to enable distribution diagrams to be generated. These parameters are set in the CBD Seeds File Parameters window.

To open the CBD Seeds list window which contains a list of all CBD Seed files for the project, click Select in the Grids and Schedules section of the Home tab.

Select CBD Seeds from the list of grids that is then displayed. The CBD Seeds grid is then displayed:

Note:
Refer to Working with the Data Grid for information on the grid control including how to select a record.

This window contains a list of all Enhanced CBD Seed drawing files added to the project database through this window.

Note:
Ensure that a Seed file is copied (or saved in AutoCAD) to the project Seed folder with the same file name as the 'Seed File' name entered in the Seed List otherwise Electrical Designer cannot use the Seed drawing to generate drawings.
This should automatically be the case if the procedure for adding new Seed Files (see below) is followed.

To Open a CBD Seed in AutoCAD

Select the CBD Seed file name, click Open on the List Tools - Seeds tab. AutoCAD then starts (if not already running) and the file is opened.

Note:
In order for dashed lines to be displayed correctly in drawings that use a Seed File:
- The LWDISPLAY command must be set to ON.
- The LTSCALE may need to be adjusted.

Note:
Refer to Issues when Opening AutoCAD Drawings.

To Add a New CBD Seed File

To add a new CBD Seed file:

1. Click New on the Home tab (existing Seed records can be copied by using the Copy drop down toolbar command next to the New option).

2. The CBD Seed File Parameters window is then displayed:

   

3. Complete all parameters as described in the drawing units required in the AutoCAD drawing files (i.e. mm or inches):

   Parameter	Description
   Seed File Name	The AutoCAD drawing file. Click the ... button to open a file browser to be used in selecting the required file. Select the file from the Seeds directory or browse in another location for the required file. If a file from another directory is selected, it will be automatically copied into the Seeds directory when the parameters are saved. If there is already a file of that name in the Seeds directory, a message will be displayed to inform the user of this.
   Seed Type	The type of drawing that the Seed file is for, in this case always Enhanced Cable Block Diagrams.
   Description	User defined description (optional).
   Extents Min X and Y	Minimum coordinates from which AutoCAD can draw the Seed drawing border, i.e. its starting point.
   Extents Max X and Y	Maximum coordinates to which AutoCAD can draw the Seed drawing border.
   Scale to Fit	Check this checkbox if the diagram contents are to be scaled to fit within the extents of the Seed drawing border.