Modify Material

Use the functionality to modify the cableway branch material; a cableway branch material element must already exist.

The Cableway, Current Branch and Material Name fields are automatically populated with the owning elements and current element.

• Attributes: The attributes entered in the Create Material window are automatically displayed in the Modify Material window. To modify any of the attributes or dimensions, modify the attribute or dimension then click Apply Changes to commit the changes or click Discard Changes to discard any inputs.

• Autoname Elements: Used to apply the autonaming rules to the material elements that are owned by the material main element (CTMRL); the software automatically creates a new name for the elements.

• List Associated Cables: Display the List of Cables window populated with all the cables associated with the current cableway branch.

• Preliminary defined by User: Changes the attributes of the cable tray dressing, dresses the whole/part of the branch or removes any dressing from the branch.

  

• Dimension Options: The dimension fields are automatically populated with attributes defined by an external source.

• Load from Application Data: Select from the Application Data. Application Data Areas and Elements are a new form of definition in the Design Database that are provided to assist Appware Applications to store model parts for copying and propagation within a design.

• Load from Specification: Select a specification to populate the dimension fields. After a few minutes, a Message window is displayed. Click OK to change the specifications.

• Load from File: The dimensions (which are automatically populated) are referenced to a specification or data from another source.

• Tray Length for Dressing with Straights: Input the required tray length in the field (this dimension is a session default; it reverts to the default (2000mm) when a new material is created).

• Attributes: Defines the attributes for the material element.

  

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

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

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

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

• Width and 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.

• Dress Backwards: Use to dress the branch backwards.

• Tees, crosses and reducers: Use to create tee, cross and reducer cable tray elements when dressing the cableway branches with material (checkbox is selected by default).

• Dress whole branch: Specify which elements are to be dressed on the whole branch.

• With Cable tray components: Adds cable tray components to the whole cableway branch, observing any gaps set.

• With only straights: Adds straight components to the whole cableway branch. Selecting the Do not cut check box prevents components being cut to fit the designated cable tray length.

• With only Bends and Risers: Actions the creation of bend and riser components, where appropriate, along the cableway branch. Further elements can then be added using one of the other Dress options.

  With only bends, riser and reducers

  Actions the creation of bend, riser and reducer components, where appropriate, along the cableway branch. Further elements can then be added using one of the other Dress options.

• With only Tees and Crosses: Actions the creation of tee and cross components, where appropriate, along the cable branch. Further elements can then be added using one of the other Dress options.

• Fill gaps with straights: Add straight components to any gaps in the whole cableway branch.

• Sort tray components: Sorts the tray components in the whole cableway branch.

• Dress part of branch: Specify which elements will be dressed on parts of the branch selected.

• Picked Point: Pick a point on the branch at which a component is to be added. A prompt to Pick near the rout point(POINTR) to be dressed: is displayed.

• Picked Attachment Point: Pick an attachment point on the branch at which a component is to be added. A prompt to Pick RATTA to dress: is displayed.

• Straights between Picked Components: Adds straight components between the picked components on the cableway branch. A prompt to Pick First Element:, then Pick Second Element: is displayed.

• Segments with Straights: Adds straight components to a selected segment. Selecting the Do not cut check box prevents components being cut to fit the segment length. A prompt to Pick near the start of the segment to be dressed: is displayed.

• Segment with all Components: Adds all the required cabletray components to a selected segment. A prompt to Pick near the start of the segment to be dressed: is displayed.

• Multiple segments in line: Adds multiple segments in line on the cableway branch. A prompt to Pick near the first point to be dressed:, then Pick near the second point to be dressed: is displayed.

• Remove Dressing: Remove dressing from parts or all of the branch.

• From Branch: Removes cable tray material from the whole cableway branch.

• From Segment: Removes cable tray material from the whole of the selected segment.

• From Point: Removes the cable tray component from a selected point on the cableway branch.

• All Straights from Branch: Removes all the straight components from the whole branch.

• All Straights from Segment: Removes all the straight components from a selected segment.

Material

• To apply the preliminary dressing, click Apply.

• To remove the preliminary dressing, click Remove.

• To return to the Modify Material window, click Back to Cableway Material Modify Tasks.

Preliminary Dressing Considering Branch Fill Levels

Changes attributes of the dressing, dresses the whole or part of the branch or removes the dressing from the branch with consideration to branch fill level.

The Preliminary Dressing (Considering Branch fill levels) window has the same common layout as the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) with the exception for the Attributes part of the window.

• Attributes: Use to modify the attributes for the preliminary dressing (considering branch fill levels).

  

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

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

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

• Dress using Templates: Dresses the cableway branches using a selected template. The Dress using Templates window has the same common layout as the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) and Preliminary Dressing (Considering Branch fill levels) with the exception for the Dimension Options and Attributes parts of the window.

  

• Attributes: Use to modify the attributes for dress using templates.

• First Gap: Enter the size of the gap before every material component. (Except where there are two adjoining straights).

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

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

  By default the Width is populated with the default cableway width; a different width dimension can be entered if required.

1. To apply the changes, select Apply Changes.

2. To dress the branch backwards, select Dress Backwards.

   

• Remove Dressing: Remove dressing from parts or all of the branch.

• From Branch: Removes the cable tray material from the whole cableway branch.

• From Segment: Removes the cable tray material from the selected segment.

• From Point: Removes the cable tray material from a selected point on the branch.

• All Straights from Branch: Removes all the straight elements from the whole branch.

• All Straights from Segment: Removes all the straight elements from the selected segment.