Cable list and Connectors Dialog Box

Following buttons can be used to define and edit the cable list and the cable wiring.

Cabling

Cabling List (Upper)

New
When you click the button, you can define the data of the new cable.
  1. Move the cursor on the desired row in the cable list.
    • Number of the new cable is specified on the basis of an active cable label, and the cable type is copied to the new cable.
    • If you select an empty row, fill in the cable data.
  2. Click the New type button.The function numbers the cable automatically and copies the cable type to the new cable.
  3. If you want to add more than one cable at once, type the number of cables in the Count field.
  4. Click OK.
Cable Nmbr
The button is displayed when entering the new cable data. The function numbers the cable by using the next available number in sequence.
Remove
Removes the cable and the wires from the cable list and the diagrams. Accept removing the cable.
Update
Updates the wire data to the cable list on the basis of the drawing data.
Hide
You can temporarily hide the database view and view the drawing and its sheets. Restore the database view by pressing the Esc key.
Listing
Prints a list of all the cables in the drawing to a file.
Rake
Select the rake properties. The following options are shown in the dialog box:
Start / End Style:
  • Wire Set - The software adds small symbols and connector numbers to rake’s conductor ends.
  • Wires and Terminals - The software adds a wiring table to rake’s conductor ends.
  • Device - The software adds device information to rake’s conductor ends. Individual connectors are not displayed.
  • Wire Set unconnect - The software creates a rake without symbols in rake’s conductor ends.
Add Slant to Wires - Select the rake’s drawing style.
Find
Find a character string in a specific database field of the cable list.
  1. Move cursor to the desired field.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Find and enter the search string.
  3. Select the search criteria in the Find dialog box.
  4. Click Find.
Reserve
Use this function to add the cable layout to the drawing. Select the settings to be used for drawing the cable ends. Click the positions of both ends in the drawing. The software draws the cable ends in a selected way with their markings, and the main part of the cable is located in the middle with it's label and type.

Wires (Below)

Reserve
With this function you can pick location data from the drawing, FROM which device the wire starts and TO which device it ends. At the same time, you click a position for the cable label and wire label in the drawing. You can click the wire data for each wire of the cable.
After selecting the function, make the following selections for each wire:
  1. Click start of connection line near the device from which the wiring starts.
  2. Click a position for the cable label.
  3. Click a position for the wire label.
  4. Continue by clicking the start of the connection line of the following conductor and proceed as described before. You can enter the same position for the cable label of the next wire by clicking the label you added first.After you have clicked labels for all wires, the cable list is displayed again.
Dismantle
You can remove wire marking from the cable wiring data and diagram. First, select the cable label from the list, then the cable wire from the wiring list, and click the Unreserve button. Accept removing the marking.
Swap Ends
If the start and end of the wire are incorrect, you can swap the wire ends.
Mark Route
Moves the data of the end points for the cable in question in the cable list.
Listing
Prints a list of wire connections of all cables to a file.
Find
Find a character string in a specific database field of the wiring list.
  1. Move cursor to the desired field.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Find and enter the search string.
  3. Select the search criteria in the Find dialog box.
  4. Click Find.