Copy Cable

Cable Design User Guide

Use the functionality as an aid to the design process, select an existing cable with or without its connections, which can then be copied and modified.

Cable To Copy

Make sure that the element to be copied is highlighted in the Model Explorer. With the element highlighted in the Model Explorer, select CE from the Copy Cableway Elements identify the element as the CE.

New Cable

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

Number of Copies

Use to define how many copies are required.

Cable Attributes to Copy

Use to specify which cable attributes are to be copied.


Spec Ref	If the cable to be copied has a specification set, then selecting this check box will copy the specification reference of the cable.
Start Ref	If the cable to be copied is connected to an element at its start point, selecting this check box will copy the start reference of the cable.
End Ref	If the cable to be copied is connected to an element at its end point, selecting this check box will copy the end reference of the cable.

Route Path

Use to copy the route path, head and tail free routes.


Copy Route Path	Selecting this check box copies only the external geometry (EXTGEO's) of the cable. If the cable contains no external geometry, then this becomes the default toggle for choosing whether to copy the RPATH or not. The same applies to if the RPATH contains all EXTGEO's.
Head Free Route	The Head Free Route check box is only activated when the Copy Route Path check box has been selected. Selecting this option will copy the first POINTR's up to the first and including all the EXTGEO's excluding the tail POINTR's so the tail can be free routed as required.
Tail Free Route	The Tail Free Route check box is only activated when the Copy Route Path check box has been selected. Selecting this option will copy all the EXTGEO's and the remaining POINTR's which come after the geometry members in the sequence. Leaving the head POINTR's so the head can be free routed as required.

Select Copy, the new element is created in the Model Explorer and a message is displayed to confirm the Copy was successful, click OK to close the message window.