Cable Sizing

Electrical Wiring Manager includes a facility for calculating the required sizes of cables, which may differ from the default sizes derived from catalogue cables. The facility will calculate the core size required based on the values entered by the user (length etc.).

Cable sizing may also be specified manually, by exporting to an Excel spreadsheet. The completed spreadsheet may then be imported into back Electrical Wiring Manager.

A report listing differences between current and sized cable sizing related values may be viewed.

Note:
The equations chosen for cable sizing may be either a selected standard, or user-generated equations stored in an external file (an Excel spreadsheet). If a is standard used (AS, BS, IEC or NEC), it is set in the Options window of Electrical Engineer.

Note:
After a cable has been sized, the default Cable Schedule grid will indicate this with a tick in the Sized field for the cable in question.
If a sized cable needs re-sizing as a result of changes made that may affect the size of cable required, this is indicated with a tick in the Needs Re-Sizing field.