Preparing Data for Electrical Cable Database Export

This task explains how to display and modify cableway network attributes defined in a raceway run. 
To support the Electrical Cable Database, a raceway run network must contain specific attributes. These attributes are defined when the raceway run is created.

The Modify Cableway Network Attributes and Data command allows you to modify the values of these attributes.
To modify cableway network attributes in a raceway run:
1. Select the run in your 3-D document, and click the Modify Cableway Network Attributes and Data button .

The Cableway Network Data Modification dialog box opens, displaying information for the selected run.
2. For Cableway Category and Cable Category, select from the drop-down lists

For Growth Factor and Allowable Supported Weight, enter the information in the fields.
3. Under List, select Nodes or Segments. You see the node or segment names for the selected run in the bottom pane of the dialog box.

If a node or segment is defined as a key station, Key Station Type indicates the type of key station.
4. Select a node or a segment, and click the Modify button to change information. The Edit Data dialog box displays.

Under Key Station, indicate if the node or segment is a key station by selecting Yes or No.

If you select Yes, select the Key Station Type from the drop down list.

5. You can change the name of the selected node or segment.
  • Change the name in the Name field. When you click OK, the changed name displays under the Name column on the Cableway Network Data Modification dialog box.

OR

  • Click the Update Name button to generate a name using the naming rules. When you click OK, the generated name displays under the Name column on the Cableway Network Data Modification dialog box.
6. You can change any of the values listed in the Options pane.

Select a Name, and the Select Value dialog box displays.

Select a value and the Edit Data dialog box redisplays. The selected value for the Name you selected displays under the Value column.

You can change values for any Name. When you are done with the Edit Data dialog box, click OK.

The Cableway Network Data Modification dialog box redisplays.

NOTE: When a list is not defined in the design rules catalog for the selected Name, the Select Value dialog box does not display. However, you can enter the desired value in the Edit Data dialog box under the Value column.

7. You can make changes to more than one node or segment at a time.

Select multiple nodes or segments on the Cableway Network Data Modification dialog box, and click the Modify button.

Make changes on the Edit Data dialog box as explained above. The changes will apply to all selected nodes or segments.

NOTE: When you click the Update Name button, you generate names for all the selected nodes and segments. The Name field is not available when working with multiple nodes or segments.