Create Component

Cable Trays User Guide

Cable Tray Components : Create Component

Referring to the Cable Tray Hierarchy, a Cable Tray component must reside below an existing Branch element. Refer to Branch Element for a more detailed explanation of creating a cable tray branch.

If you are not at the Branch level in the Model Explorer an error message displays summarising the problem, for example in the following window an error explains that the element you are attempting to create must reside below a branch or component element.

The Cable Tray Components window allows you to create and modify the components of a branch.

On the Cable Tray tab, in the Create group, click Components to display the Cable Tray Components window.

Although a specification was selected earlier you can select a different specification for the component. The default specification is initially selected but you can select an alternative specification from the Cable Tray drop-down list.

If the selected specification does not match the branch specification when the component is created, you are prompted to confirm if the component specification should revert back to the branch specification.

Click Yes to revert back to the branch specification or click No to create a component using an alternative specification and close the Confirm window.


Forwards	Creates the component in the Head to Tail direction.
Backwards	Creates the component in the Tail to Head direction.

The Cable Tray Components window displays all the component types available from the catalogue under the current piping specification set at the Pipe and Branch level.


Fixed Tray	Select Fixed Tray as component type etc.
Bend	Selects a Bend as the component type to be inserted.
Riser	Selects a Riser as the component type to be inserted.
Reducer	Selects a Reducer as the component type to be inserted.
Tee	Selects a Tee as the component type to be inserted.
Cross	Selects a Cross as the component type to be inserted.

Select the Default check box to apply the default selection type automatically for each component.

Select the Auto Conn check box to position, orientate and connect the component to the preceding component automatically.

Click Re-select to modify an existing component using the CHOOSE window. The CHOOSE window display changes for each component type, refer to Component Specific Information for further information.

The Cable Tray Components window allows you to specify the position of the component.


Thro Cursor	You are prompted to Enter a 3-d position in the 3D graphical view. Positions a component using a cursor pick in the 3D graphical view.
Thro ID Cursor	You are prompted to Identify element in the 3D graphical view. Positions a component using an element pick in the 3D graphical view.
Thro Point	You are prompted to Identify design ppoint in the 3D graphical view. Positions a component using a ppoint pick in the 3D graphical view.
Thro Next	Aligns a component through the next component of the branch assembly.
Thro Tail	Aligns a component through the tail of the branch assembly.
Thro Previous	Aligns a component through the previous component of the branch assembly.
Thro Head	Aligns a component through the head of the branch assembly.
Connect	Connects a component to the previous component in the branch assembly.

In the Distance text field input a value to move a component a specified distance from the previous component.

Click Create to create a component using the CHOOSE window. The CHOOSE window display changes for each component type, refer to Component Specific Information for further information. Click CANCEL to discard any changes and close the Cable Tray Components window.

Component Specific Information

Component specific information displays for each of the available component types.

Fixed Tray

The CHOOSE FTUB window displays when you select a Fixed Tray to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE FTUB window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by STYP.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE FTUB window.

Bend

The CHOOSE BEND window displays when you select a Bend to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE BEND window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by ANGL, STYP and RADI.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE BEND window.

Riser

The CHOOSE ELBO window displays when you select a Riser to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE ELBO window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by STYP, ANGl and RADI.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE ELBO window.

Tee

The CHOOSE TEE window displays when you select a Tee to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE TEE window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by PBOR3, and RADI.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE TEE window.

Cross

The CHOOSE CROS window displays when you select a Cross to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE CROS window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by PBOR3, and STYP.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE CROS window.

Reducer

The CHOOSE REDU window displays when you select a Reducer to be created.

The Setting, Current bore, Specification and Unforced Connections status display at the top of the CHOOSE redu window.

Select a component from the list of available components sorted by PBOR1, and STYP.

Click OK to create the component or CANCEL to discard any changes and close the CHOOSE REDU window.

Open Tray Direction

When the first component of a branch or an unconnected component is created you must specify the open tray direction of the component, the Open Tray Direction window displays by default.

The component name and branch display at the top of the Open Tray Direction window.

In the Open Tray Direction box, input the direction of the new Cable Tray Element (the default direction is U (up)).

Click OK to create the component or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Open Tray Direction window.