CabloCAD 2009

CabloCAD2009isanapplicationwhichsupportsthedesignofcableroutesmadefromCABLOFILwire
meshcabletrays.ThissoftwareisaplugintomorefrequentlyusedversionsofCADsoftware:
AutoCAD,AutoCADLT*,Bricscad,ZWCAD,andvariousdistributionsofIntelliCAD.

GettingStartedwithCabloCAD

CustomisingCAD
Afterinstallation,itisnecessarytorunCabloCAD2009configurationtoselecttheinterface
languageandtheenvironmentsettings.Inthemainwindowoftheconfigurationutility,choosethe
requiredversionofCADsoftwareandthenclicktheConfigureCADbutton.Youonlyneedtoperform
theconfigurationonce.Whencompleted,youcanruntheCADsoftwareusingitsoriginaliconora
shortcut.
Afterthisconfiguration,therewillbeanadditionaltoplevelmenuandanewtoolbarintheCAD
application.

CabloCADmenuandtoolbar

Applicationregistration
Whenyourunthesoftwareforthefirsttime,youwillbepromptedtoregistertheapplication.
Registereduserswillbenotifiedaboutprogramupdates,availabletrainingsessions,etc.

DrawingCABLOFILwiremeshcabletrays

MethodsfordrawingandeditingCABLOFIL
routesarepresentedintheanimated
presentationsbundledwiththeprogram.
Therefore,thisdocumentonlydiscusses
relevantinformationpertainingtodesigning
withCabloCAD.

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Applicationoverview

Optionunits
Whenyoubeginyourwork,youneedtoselecttherequiredunitofmeasurementusedinthedesign
process.Architecturaldesignsaremostoftencreatedincentimetres;therefore,whendesigningon
thebasisofbuildingstructures,youneedtomeasurethecomponentinordertodeterminetheunit
tobeused.Afterdeterminingtheunitofmeasure,youneedtoruntheCABLOFIL
Optionscommandandchoosetherequiredunit(mm,cmorm).
Drawingscale
Alldesignsmustbemadeinmodelspacewithascaleratioof1:1intheselectedunitof
measurement(mm,cm,m).Thefinaldrawingscaleshouldbedeterminedonlywhenprintingor
composingprintoutsinsheets(inpaperspace).Thescalemustbeinputinsomecommands.The
scaleismostoftenusedtodeterminethesizeofdescriptions,sizesofframesandtables,etc.
Layerstraymaterial
Duringthedesignprocess,itispossibletodefinethefabricationmaterialofCABLOFILwiremesh
cabletrays.TheCabloCADsoftwareplacestraysmadeofdifferentmaterialsondifferentlayers.
Forexample,layer2DE_OBP_CblfEZisusedforelectroplatedCABLOFILtrays(EZ),the
2DE_OBP_Cblf316Llayerisusedforstainlesssteeltrays(316L).

Thematerialandothertrayparameterscanbe
changedwiththeCABLOFILMatchproperties
command.
Toavoidincorrectassignmentoftraymaterials,
itisnotrecommendedtochangethetraylayers
withthestandardoptionsofAutoCAD/IntelliCAD
software.

NOTE:
Whencreatingcomponentsets,CABLOFILcheckslayernamesandtakesintoaccountonlythose
componentswhichareinlayersstartingwith2DE_OBP_Cblf.Forthisreason,youshouldnotrename
thetraylayers.
Anexceptiontothisrulecanbemade,forexample,whenitisrequiredtoaddanotherlayerinred
forafiresafetysystemorotherspecialsystem;forexamplethe2DE_OBP_CblfEZ_ppozlayercanbe
usedinfiresafetysystemsforelectroplatedtrays.Insuchcases,theCABLOFILmaterialsbillwill
includethelayernameinsteadofthematerialname.

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Attributesdataontraycouplersandmountingpieces
InCabloCADyoucanselectcouplersandtherequired
spanbetweensupports.Thisdataisusedtocalculate
thequantityofaccessoriesnecessaryforthe
installationofthedesignedsystems.

Dataonconnectingpiecesandmountingsisstoredineachobjectininvisibleattributes(COUPLERS
andMOUNTINGSrespectively).
Usethe(CABLOFILMatchproperties)commandtoselecttherightaccessoriesfortheselected
trays.
NOTE:
InAutoCAD/IntelliCADtherearecommandsavailableforchangingattributevalues.ForCABLOFIL
trays,youshouldnotedittheCOUPLERSandMOUNTINGSattributesmanually.Thiscouldcause
errorsinbillsofmaterials.

MaincategoriesofCabloCADobjects

Wiremeshcabletrays(toporsideview)basicobjectsusedindrawingplans.

Youcandrawsingletraysorautomaticallydraw
traylineswithautomaticinsertionofbends(or
withoutbends).ReducersandTconnectionsare
alsoavailable.
Thesejobsareautomaticallyattachedtotrays
(usingtheoneclickmethod).
Convenienteditingoftrayswithautomatic
insertionofbendsorTconnectionsisavailable
withtheCABLOFILcouplecabletrays
command.

Diagramsofmountingpiecesthiscategorycontainsdiagramsrepresentingthetraymounting
method.Mountingpiecediagramsareusedonlyasgraphicalsupplementaryinformation.Therefore,
mountingpiecesymbolsarenotusedinthecreationofbillsofmaterials.
Forautomaticinsertionof
diagramsofmountingpieces,you
canusetheInsert:2D/3D,
Symbols,Descriptions.

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Accessoriesthiscategorycontainsadditionalcomponents,i.e.handles,fireretardantbaffles,etc.
Componentsinsertedinthedesignwillbetakenintoaccountwhencreatingbillsofmaterials.
Somecomponents,suchasclamps,handles,etc.,aretoosmalltoshowinviews.InCabloCAD,
insteadofinsertingadefinedquantityofminorobjectsintothedesign,youcaninsertatableof
additionalcomponents.Componentswithaspecifiedquantitywillbetakenintoaccountinthebills
ofmaterials.

Toeditadditionalcomponents,youcan
useAutoCAD/IntelliCADcommandsfor
editingattributesortheAttributesand
descriptionscommandinCabloCAD.

ConnectingpiecescatalogueIndesignscreatedwithCabloCAD,dataaboutconnectingpiecesis
takenintoaccountwhendrawingtrays.Therefore,itisnotnecessarytoinsertconnectingpiecesinto
thedesignasgraphicalobjects.Intheconnectingpiecescatalogue,youcanonlyviewtechnical
informationaboutCABLOFILconnectingpieces.

Complexstructures

Inactualsystems,itisveryoftennecessarytoruntraysinamultitierarrangement.Sometimessuch
structurescanbecomprisedofmanytraysmountedtotheceiling,walls,etc.Itisverydifficultto
presentsuchstructuresinviews,asmanyoverlappingtraysmakethedesignverydifficulttoread.
InCabloCADthisproblemwasresolvedwith'complexstructures'.Inthiscase,insteadofdrawing
manysuperimposedtrays,youcandrawaroutealongwhichthetrayswillrunandadiagram
showingthearrangementoftraysandmountingpiecesintheroute.

2DDrawingacomplexstructureinCabloCAD

1.Structure
designation
Example:

twotraysoneontopoftheother
3.Traysections
2.Mounting
pieces
Thecomplexstructurediagrammustcontain:
1. 'Structuredesignationsymbol'thedesignationmustbeunique(e.g.C01,A15,etc.).Inone
design,youcannotdefineseveralcomplexstructureswiththesamedesignation(identifier).
2. 'Mountingpieces'adiagramcomprisedofspecialmountingpiecesymbols.Wheninserting
mountingpieces,diagramsdeterminethespacingofmountingpiecesandthestructure(e.g.C01,
A15).
3. 'Traysections'wheninsertingmountingpiecesymbols,pleasedeterminethetypeof
connectingpieces,bymeansofwhichthetraysareconnected,andstructuredesignations(e.g.
C01,A15).
Trayroutewhendrawingthetray,specifythetotalwidthandheightoccupiedbyalltraysinthe
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Comments:
Acomplexstructure(e.g.C01)includesallcomponentswithaparticularidentifier(e.g.C01).
Therefore,forthepurposesofvisualinspection,theidentifierisvisibleinsymbolsofmounting
piecestraycrosssections.TheIDisplacedinanonprintablelayer;therefore,itisvisibleonlyon
thescreen.
Inonedefinitionofacomplexstructure(i.e.inonestructure),youshouldavoidmixing
componentswithdifferentIDs.Whencopyingcomponentsbetweenstructures,theidentifiers
(i.e.symbolattributes)mustbeadjusted.
Inactualdesigns,itisveryoftennecessarytodefineseveralcomplexstructures.Inthiscase,it
isrecommendedtoplacealldiagramsinoneareaofthedesign(i.e.nexttothelegendorthe
designtable).

Youcannotdefineseveralidentical
complexstructuresinasingledesign.This
canleadtoerrorsincreatingbillsof
materials(duplicatecomponentsinthe
drawingcanduplicatethenumberoftrays
andaccessoriesinbillsofmaterials).

Ifitisnecessarytocopydiagramsof
complexstructures,allcopiesmustbe
'brokendown'ortheymusthave'cleared
identifiers'(emptydesignationattribute).
Suchcopieswillnotbetakenintoaccountin
billsofmaterials.

Creatingbillsofmaterials
ForCABLOFILtraysandaccessories,thefollowingtypesofbillsofmaterialsareavailable:
CABLOFILTraystenderschedule
Thisbillofmaterialsincludestrays,connectingpiecesandmountingpieces.
Theprogramoffersstraighttrays,bends,Tconnectionsandreducers.Allthesecomponentsare
actuallymadeoftrays;therefore,whenbillsofmaterialsarecreated,insteadofbends,T
connectionsandadapters,theprogramoutputstrayswiththelengthsnecessarytomakethe
components.Thetotallengthoftraysisroundeduptotheunitlength(3m).
Thenumberofmountingpiecesiscalculatedtakingintoaccountthespacingofmountingpieces
andthetotallengthoftrays.
Thenumberofconnectingpiecesandthetotallengthoftrays.

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Thebillsofmaterialsalsoincludetypicalaccessories.

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CABLOFILtraysprintingcataloguesheetsinpdfformat
Thisbillofmaterialsprovidesaquickoverviewandprintoutofcataloguesheetsforalltraysand
accessoriesusedinthedesign.Theprintedsheetscanbeattachedtodocumentation.

Manufacturerlibrarysymbolsandobjects
Thisscheduleprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheobjectsusedinthedesignwithouttaking
intoaccountaccessoriesandtraylengths.
Note:Thisscheduleoutputsonlythequantityoftraysections(butnotthelength).

*In AutoCAD LT, CabloCAD works in script mode. That means, a user should wait a moment for the
drawing of cable trays to finish. Otherwise the scripts will be broken. When drawing in AutoCAD LT
one should avoid drawing in the area that is outside "visible screen".

Helpdeskcablocad.cablofil@cablofil.com

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