Create Compartment Typicals

To add a new compartment typical to the project, with the Compartment Typicals Catalogue open click New in the Records section of the Home tab to display the Compartment Typical window:

Enter a unique name for the compartment typical in the Name field and a description in the Description field.

Add a Compartment Element

A compartment typical must include at least one compartment element. To add a compartment element

1. First specify its type. Click Add.

2. The Select Equipment Type window is then displayed, listing all compartment element types.

   

   Note:
   Compartment element types are specified using the Compartment Element Groups window. Refer to Compartment Element Types for further information.

3. Double-click on the required type, or select it then click Select. An element of that type with an automatically generated name is then added to the window. For example:

   

4. The automatically generated names are taken from the short form name of the selected compartment element type, suffixed with a number.

5. Repeat for each required compartment element.

Enter Compartment Element Details

To specify the details of the compartment element:

6. Double-click on its row in the Compartment Typical window. The Circuit Breaker Detail window for the equipment type is then displayed. For example:

   

7. The window shows the compartment element type and type group, and the name and description of the compartment typical. These details cannot be changed.

8. The Name field displays the default compartment element name. Amend this as required.

9. If required, change the Load Flow from Closed (the default) to Open.

10. The details in the Catalogue Information section of the window can be completed by selecting an element from the Compartment Elements Catalogue.

    Alternately, users may simply enter details into these fields "manually".

11. To select an element from the catalogue, click the button in the Catalogue No field. The Select from Catalogue window is then displayed:

    

12. The window lists the catalogue elements of the same type as the typical compartment element. Double-click on the required catalogue element, or select it then click Select.

13. The Select from Catalogue window then closes and the details of the selected catalogue element then populate the fields in the Catalogue Information section. These details cannot be changed.

14. The Customize button is disabled when this window is accessed from the Typicals catalogue.

    Alternately, to enter details "manually". Complete the Manufacturer, Model No and Description fields as required.

15. The Symbols section is used to select which user-defined symbols are to be used to represent the new compartment element on Key One Line and Single Line Diagrams.

16. Click the button next to the KOL or SLD field as appropriate. The User Defined Symbol List window is displayed:

    

17. The window displays all the user-defined symbols defined for the selected compartment element type (refer to User-Defined Distribution Diagram Symbols for further information). If none have been defined for the type, the window will be blank.

18. Double-click on the required symbol, or select it and click Select. The name of the selected symbol is then displayed in the field.

19. In the No. of Terminals section, enter the number of left and right terminals on the compartment element type in the Left and Right fields.

20. The Properties section lists all the properties that the compartment element type has been associated with (refer to Property Definitions for further information). As required, enter values for these properties in the Property Value fields.

21. Once the required details have been specified click OK.

Change Compartment Element Order

To change the order of the compartment elements in the compartment typical, select an element and click the Up or Down button as required.

The selected element will move up or down one position each time the button is clicked.

Change Fed Item Assignments

To assign an element to be fed from a different element in the compartment typical, right-click on it. Select Feed from from the menu that is then displayed, then select the required element from the sub-menu. For example:

The element will then be assigned as a fed item for the selected element. If that item is already feeding another element, the element will added as a second fed item, and listed in the Fed Item 2 field. For example:

Note:
Compartment elements may feed more than two other elements, but the window will only display the first two.

Delete Compartment Elements

To delete a compartment element, select it and click Delete.

A message is then displayed requesting that the deletion be confirmed. Click Yes to continue at delete the element from the compartment typical.

Open Graphical Views of the Typical

The graphical view of a compartment typical, at it would appear in a distribution diagram can be viewed and edited.

This can be done by clicking the Graphical Viewer KOL and Graphical Viewer SLD buttons.

Alternately, if changes have been made to the typical, a message is displayed when the Compartment Typical window is closed, informing the user of this, and asking whether the user wishes to view these changes graphically:

Click Yes to open the graphical views of the typical.

Refer to View and Edit Compartment Typical Graphics for further information.