Modify Material

Cable Design User Guide

CableTray Design : Modify Material

All the tasks that a user would carry out that are associated with modifications of a material main element.

Depending on selections made in the Modify Material window, the user will be presented with further windows prompting for user input.

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 attributes or dimension then click Apply Changes to commit the changes or click Discard Changes to discard any inputs.

Autoname Elements is 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.

Click List of Associated Cables to display the List of Cables window.

From the Preliminary Dressing part of the Modify Material window, allows the user to:


Dimensions defined by user	Displays the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) window, allows the user to add Preliminary Dressing defined by the user. Refer to Preliminary Dressing with Dimensions Defined by the User for further information.
Dimensions based on branch fill levels	Displays the Preliminary Dressing (Considering Branch fill Levels) window, allows the user to add Preliminary Dressing taking into account the branch fill level. Refer to Preliminary Dressing Considering Branch Fill Levels for further information.

From the Other Dressing options part of the Modify Material window, allows the user to:


Dressing using templates	Displays the Dress using Templates window, allows the user to dress the cableway branch using a template. Refer to Dress using Templates for further information.
Explicit Dressing	Displays the Create Straight window, allows the user to dress individual elements. Refer to Cable Tray Material for further information.

From the Remove Dressing part of the Modify Material window, allows the user to:


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.