Create, Size and Add Wiring to Single or Multiple Cables

Note:
The maximum number of cables that may be connected to an equipment item may (optionally) be specified in Electrical Wiring Manager. If the user attempts to create a cable connected to an equipment item when the maximum number of cables have already been connected to that equipment, a message is displayed to inform the user of this.

Create and Size Single Cables

To create a cable:

1. Right-click on it and select Create Cable from the menu that is then displayed.

2. The Cable Details window is then displayed. Refer to Electrical Wiring Manager documentation for further information.

   Once a cable is created it is displayed in red instead of black.

3. To size a cable, right-click on it and select Size Cable from the menu that is then displayed.

4. The Cable Sizing window is then displayed. Refer to Calculate Single Cable Size for further information.

Create, Size and add Wiring to Multiple Cables

To create, size and/or apply wiring rules to the cables between a distribution board and any assigned loads:

5. Toggle the window to Cable Mode, and click Size Cables. The Cable Creation List window is then displayed:

   

   The window list all potential cables from the distribution board to its assigned loads.

   Each potential cable is listed with a default name in the format <distribution board equipment number>/<load equipment number>. Enter a different name if required. If the cable has already been created the cable name is "greyed out" and cannot be edited.

6. If a cable is to be created, check its Create checkbox.

7. If it is to have a wiring rule applied to it, check its Run Wiring Rule checkbox.

8. If it is to be sized check its Size Cable checkbox.

9. If it is to be sized using an external cable sizing template, check its External Cable Sizing checkbox.

   If the Run Wiring Rule, the Size Cable or the External Cable Sizing checkbox is checked, the Create checkbox is checked automatically. If the Create checkbox is unchecked, the other two checkboxes will be automatically unchecked.

10. Use the Select / Deselect All rows controls at the bottom of the window to check/uncheck all checkboxes for the selected option.

11. Click Ok once the required options are selected. The selected cables are then created, and where that option was selected, wiring rules assigned to the fed items are applied to the cables, their terminations etc.

12. Cables for which the Size Cable or the External Cable Sizing checkbox is checked are sized using automatically assigned parameters (length). The results of this procedure are then displayed in a log window.