Branch Dressing

Cable Design User Guide

Branch Dressing

Use the functionality to bulk-dress cableway branches, set a specification and dress the cableway branch(es).

Note:

The preliminary and final material dressing are carried out at the same time, to dress preliminary first, use the functionality available from the Modify Material window.

Dependent upon the currently selected element in the Model Explorer determines which elements populate (displaying the name of the branch element, specifications and an indication if the element is dressed).

Select

Select at which level in the cabling hierarchy, the elements are to be dressed.


Current Branch	Automatically populates the grid with the currently selected branch.
Current Cableway	Automatically populates the grid with all the branches below the cableway element.
Current Zone	Automatically populates the grid with all the branches below the zone element.
Current Site	Automatically populates the grid with all the branches below the site loaded.

Use the functionality to set the first, intermediate and last gaps, default is 0 unless previously specified.

Note:

Gap values cannot be applied to circular cableway branches, always 0.

Specification

Use to select the specification for the branch element, then select Set Selected Cableway Branches to Specification to set the selected specification. All selected cableway branches will have the same material specification applied through branches, cableways, zones or sites.

Dimensions

Defines how the cableway branch dimensions are set.


Defined by user	Where the dimensions reflect those set on the CTMTRL element, which in turn unless manually modified come from the cableway branch dimensions
Based on branch fill levels	Where the dimensions are based on branch fill levels which takes into account branch levels.

The order in which the cableway branches are selected determines the order in which they are dressed.

Note:

If the same order of cableway branches are selected and the dimensions are on branch fill levels, an incorrect dressing depending on the fill levels of the cables may occur.

Right click Menu

Use the functionality from the right click menu to select all cableway branches, remove dressing from selected branches, export data to excel or create a print preview.