Multiple Route Nodes

Cable Design User Guide

Cable : Modify Cable : Multiple Route Nodes

This functionality is an aid to manual cable routing, in the past only individual route nodes can be used.

To create multiple route nodes, on the Cabling System tab, in the Create group, click Route select Multiple Route Nodes from the list to display the Multiple Route Nodes window:

Add Cableway Branches

Cables are routed along cableway branches, the user must first select the cableway branches to route the cables. The Multiple Route Nodes window provides the user with two methods to add cableway branches:

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Adds cableway branches using selections from the Design Explorer

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Adds cableway branches for an named element

From the Add Cableway Branches part of the Multiple Route Nodes window, click to display the options for the user to select the Cableway Branches.

Select one of the following:


Current Hierarchy	Adds the currently selected hierarchy in the Design Explorer to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.
Current Cableway Branch	Adds the currently selected cableway branch in the Design Explorer to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.
Current Database	Adds the current database to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window. A Confirm window is displayed: Are you sure you want to add Cableway Branches in this Database?. Click Yes to add all the cableway branches in this database or click No to close the window.
All	Adds all the cableway branches to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window. A Confirm window is displayed: Are you sure you want to add All Cableway Branches in this MDB. Click Yes to add all the cableway branches in this MDB or click No to close the window.
Drawlist	Add the cableway branches contained within the drawlist to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.
Current Collection	Adds the cableway branches contained within the current collections to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.
Graphical Pick	A Confirm window is displayed OK to replace currently active major application/utility ‘Standard Element Pick?’. Click Yes to pick an area element or No to close the window. The user is prompted to Pick elements in the 3D graphical view then press <Esc>.
Graphical Selection	Use the standard graphical select mechanism to add all currently selected elements.
Within Area	A Confirm window is displayed: OK to replace currently active major application/utility “Standard Element Pick”?. Click Yes to replace or click No to close the window. Prompts the user to graphically pick an area then adds all elements within that area to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.
Within Volume of CE	Adds everything enclosed within the specified/selected area/zone to the Cableway Branches pane of the Multiple Route Nodes window.

In addition, the user can add cableway branches for a named element, to do this, type in name of the element, for example: SiteABC, the default is unset.

Once the selection option has been carried out, click Add, the Cableway Branches part of the Multiple Route Nodes window is now populated with the cableway branches along with its total nodes included in the selected for example, hierarchy, element or drawlist.

From the Cableway Branches of the Multiple Route Nodes window, the user can remove, highlight, select, navigate, export or view a print preview of the select cableway branch. Right click the required cableway branch in the grid, multi selection functionality is also available


Remove Selected Elements	Removes the selected cableway branches from the 3D view.
Remove All Elements	Removes all cableway branches from the 3D view.
Highlight All in 3D View	Highlights all the cableway branches in the 3D view
Unhighlight All in 3D view	Unhighlights all the cableway branches in the 3D view.
Select CE Row	It is not always easy to see if the current cableway branch selected in the 3D graphical view or Design Explorer is in the current list of Cableway branches. To do this, select CE row picks the CE in the list or a message will be displayed informing the user that the cableway branch is not in the list.
Navigate	This is a toggle, which when ON will navigate to the selected element in the explorer, making it the new current element.
Export to Excel	Exports cableway branch details to an Excel spreadsheet
Print Preview	Allows the user to preview and print the cableway branch details.

Route Nodes

If the particular cableway branch contains route nodes, the Route Nodes part of the Multiple Route Nodes window is also populated with name, type, description and the cableway branch route node is located on.

From the Route Nodes part of the Multiple Route Nodes window, the user can modify delete, highlight, navigate, export or view a print preview of the select route node. Right click the required route nodes in the grid, multi selection functionality is also available.


Modify Route Nodes	The Route Node Modify Tasks window is displayed, modify the route node as required. Refer to XX for more information.
Delete Route Nodes	A Message window is displayed confirming to the users how route nodes on the cableway branch have been deleted.
Mark in 3D View	Allows the user to label the selected route node in the 3D graphical view.
Mark All	Allows the user to label all the route nodes in the 3D graphical view.
Unmark	Removes the selected route node label from the 3D graphical view.
Unmark All	Removes all the labels from the 3D graphical view.
Navigate	This is a toggle, which when ON will navigate to the selected element in the explorer, making it the new current element.
Export to Excel	Exports route nodes details to an Excel spreadsheet
Print to Preview	Allows the user to preview and print the cableway branch details.

Options

From the Options part of the Multiple Route Nodes window, the user can if required during the creation of multiple routes modes choose how the nodes are represented in the 3D view and set the spacing distance of the route nodes.

The Representation field sets the SPREF of the route node, to do this, select Choose the Choose Route Node window is displayed.

Populated with the route node representation which are available for selection. Click to select the required representation, a 3D graphical representation of the route node is also displayed in the Choose Route Node window.

Click Properties to display the basic properties of the selected route node.

Click Apply to choose the route node.

Click Cancel to discard any input and close the Choose Route Node window.

Set the distance the nodes are to be placed on the cableway branch, enter the distance in the Set Distance field, the default is 300mm minimum entry is 1M, maximum is 10M.

To create multiple route nodes along the selected cableway branch, click Apply. The progress bar is displayed as the application creates multiple route nodes, when completed the Total Created field of the Options part of the Multiple Route Nodes window is populated with the number created.

The created route node(s) are automatically created and populate the Route Nodes part of the Multiple Route Nodes window, the route nodes are auto-named and are described as AUTO-CREATED.

Note:

Cableway branches that already have route nodes and a part of an APPLDW element are ignored.

Zero Count and Refresh

If required the user can return the Total Created counter to zero and refresh the window to display the current database values.

Modify Multiple Route Nodes

If required, the user can modify the basic aspects of the route nodes, on the Cabling System tab, in the Modify group, click Route, select Multiple Route Nodes from the list to display the Multiple Route Nodes window. Modify the route nodes characteristics as required.