Material

Use to set the administrative attributes and dimensions which will create cable tray material along the entire selected cableway branch. The material main element must be created first.

Note: Make sure that the required cableway branch element is selected as the CE in the design hierarchy.

Note: Only one material main element (CTMRL) can be created for a cableway branch element (CWBRAN).

• Cableway: The currently selected cableway element in the model explorer is displayed.

• Current Branch: The owning cableway branch element is displayed.

• Material Name: Enter a name for the Material Name element or the name can be automatically generated using the Autonaming icon to the right of the text box.

• Attributes: Use to define the description, function and purpose attributes for the new material element.

• Description: Enter a description attribute for the material element.

• Function: Enter a function attribute for the material element.

• Purpose: Enter a purpose attribute for the material element.

• First Gap: Define the size of the gap before every material component, except where there are two adjoining straights.

• Intermediate Gap: Defines the gap distance between all adjoining straights.

• Last Gap: Defines the size of the gap after every material component except where there are two adjoining straights.

• Tier Heights: Define the tier height(s).

• Width/Height: By default the Width and Height are populated with the default cableway width and height. Different width and height dimensions can be entered if required.

• List Associated Cables: Use to display associated cables, click List Associated Cables to display the List of Cables window, listing all the associated cables.

Once created, the material element is displayed in the 3D view and the Modify Material window is displayed.