TM-1815 AVEVA™ E3D Design (2.1) Cableway and Cable Modelling Rev 3.0

Training Guide
AVEVA™ E3D Design (2.1)

Cableway and Cable Modelling
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 11
1.1 Aim ...............................................................................................................................................................11
1.2 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................11
1.3 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................11
1.4 Course Structure...........................................................................................................................................11
2 Entering AVEVA E3D Cabling System ................................................................................................ 13
2.1 Starting AVEVA™ E3D Design ........................................................................................................................13
2.2 Setting up the Training Course .....................................................................................................................14
2.3 Accessing the Cabling System Application ....................................................................................................15
2.4 Cabling System Options via the PowerWheelTM ............................................................................................16
3 Overview of the Cabling System Application .................................................................................... 17
3.1 Cabling System Overview .............................................................................................................................17
3.2 How AVEVA™ E3D Design Stores Cabling System Modelled Data .................................................................17
3.3 Creating Cabling System Administrative Elements .......................................................................................18
3.4 Cabling Application Defaults ........................................................................................................................19
3.5 Cabling System Graphics Settings .................................................................................................................20
3.6 Interference Class Defaults ...........................................................................................................................21
- Setting up the Application ................................................................................................ 22
4 Cableways....................................................................................................................................... 25
4.1 Cableway Hierarchy ......................................................................................................................................25
4.2 Creating a Cableway – (Worked Example) ....................................................................................................26
4.3 Creating a Cableway Branch .........................................................................................................................27
4.3.1 Cableway Branch Attributes ....................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.2 Connections and Positioning....................................................................................................................... 33
4.4 Creating a Cableway Branch – (Worked Example) ........................................................................................34
4.4.1 Elements Owned by the Cableway Branch ................................................................................................. 37
4.5 Branch Tasks ................................................................................................................................................38
4.6 Creating a Route Attachment Point ..............................................................................................................39
4.7 Creating Route Attachment Points – (Worked Example) ..............................................................................40
4.8 Creating a new Branch from a Route Attachment Point – (Worked Example) ..............................................42
4.9 Define the Path/Route .................................................................................................................................45
4.10 Creating/Modifying the Route points – (Worked Example) ..........................................................................46
4.11 Creating a Route Node .................................................................................................................................50
4.12 Creating a Route Node – (Worked Example).................................................................................................52
– Cableway Routing ........................................................................................................... 54
4.13 Quick Routing and Editing Route Points using the Editor ..............................................................................58
4.14 Quick Routing and Editing Route Points – (Worked Example).......................................................................62
– Quick Routing Cableways ................................................................................................ 68
– Creating a Cableway and Takeoff Points........................................................................... 71
5 Cableway Tools ............................................................................................................................... 73
5.1 Checking Cableway Branch Connections .......................................................................................................73
5.2 Marking Route Nodes ...................................................................................................................................76
5.3 Deleting a Branch .........................................................................................................................................77
5.4 Copying Cableway Elements .........................................................................................................................78
5.5 Reversing a Branch Direction ........................................................................................................................79
5.6 Connecting Cableway Branches – (Worked Example) ...................................................................................79
5.7 Disconnecting a Branch ................................................................................................................................80
5.8 Splitting Cableway Branches.........................................................................................................................81
5.8.1 Split Cableway Branch using Split at Point – (Worked Example) ................................................................ 82
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5.8.2 Split Cableway Branch (Split using Plane) – (Worked Example) ................................................................. 85
5.9 Merging Cableway Branches ........................................................................................................................88
5.9.1 Merging Cableway Branches – (Worked Example) ..................................................................................... 89
– Cableway Utilities ........................................................................................................... 91
6 Cable Design ................................................................................................................................... 93
6.1 Cable Hierarchy ............................................................................................................................................93
6.2 Cable Display Options ...................................................................................................................................94
6.3 The Create Cable Form .................................................................................................................................96
6.3.1 Choosing a Cable Specification ................................................................................................................... 98
6.3.2 Setting the Start and End References – Pick Start/End Reference ............................................................. 99
6.3.3 Setting the Start and End References – List Equipment ............................................................................. 99
6.4 Creating a Cable – (Worked Example) .........................................................................................................101
6.5 Routing a Cable ..........................................................................................................................................105
6.5.1 Automatic Routing Algorithms .................................................................................................................. 105
6.5.2 Auto-Routing Cables ................................................................................................................................. 106
6.5.3 Routing Status ........................................................................................................................................... 107
6.5.4 Applying the Routing Rules ....................................................................................................................... 108
6.5.5 Un-routing and Deleting Cables ................................................................................................................ 108
6.6 AutoRouting a Cable – (Worked Example) ..................................................................................................109
6.7 Defining the Route – Selecting Entry and Exit Points ..................................................................................110
6.7.1 Defining the Route – Selecting Entry and Exit points – (Worked Example) .............................................. 111
6.8 Routing Through PRPs ................................................................................................................................115
6.8.1 Defining the Route Through PRPs – (Worked Example) ........................................................................... 116
6.9 Manually Routing Cables ............................................................................................................................119
6.9.1 Manually Routing a Cable – (Worked Example)........................................................................................ 120
6.10 Free Routing a Cable...................................................................................................................................127
6.10.1 Free Routing a Cable – (Worked Example) ............................................................................................... 127
6.11 Modifying / Creating a Free Point ...............................................................................................................129
6.11.1 Modifying a free Route – (Worked Example)............................................................................................ 130
6.12 Copying Cables ...........................................................................................................................................136
6.12.1 Copying a Cable – (Worked Example) ....................................................................................................... 137
– Cable Routing ................................................................................................................ 138
6.13 Import Cables .............................................................................................................................................142
6.13.1 Import Cables – (Worked Example) .......................................................................................................... 144
6.14 The Cable Data Form ..................................................................................................................................146
6.14.1 Routing Cables using the Cable Data Form – (Worked Example) ............................................................. 149
6.15 Disconnect Equipment................................................................................................................................153
6.16 Fill Level Check ...........................................................................................................................................153
- Using the Cable Data Form ............................................................................................. 158
6.17 -Cable Bundles ............................................................................................................................................159
6.17.1 Bundling Cables – (Worked Example) ....................................................................................................... 161
- Creating and Routing Cable Bundles ............................................................................... 163
7 Cable Tray Creation ....................................................................................................................... 165
7.1 Cableway Dressing Workflow .....................................................................................................................165
7.2 Circular Cableway Material ........................................................................................................................166
7.3 Creating Cableway Branch Material ...........................................................................................................167
7.4 Preliminary Dressing – Dimensions defined by user ...................................................................................170
7.4.1 Dress Whole Branch .................................................................................................................................. 171
7.4.2 Dress part of Branch – Picked Point .......................................................................................................... 173
7.4.3 Dress part of Branch – Picked Attachment Point ...................................................................................... 174
7.4.4 Dress part of Branch – Straights between Picked Components ............................................................... 174
7.4.5 Dress part of Branch – Segment with Straights ........................................................................................ 175
7.4.6 Dress part of Branch – Segment with all Components ............................................................................. 175
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7.4.7 Dress part of Branch – Multiple Segments in Line .................................................................................... 176

7.5 Preliminary Dressing – Dimensions based on Branch fill levels ...................................................................177
7.6 Applying the Material .................................................................................................................................177
7.7 Dressing Cableway Branches – (Worked Example) .....................................................................................178
7.8 Multiple Branch Cableway Dressing ...........................................................................................................182
7.8.1 Multiple Cableway Branch Dressing – (Worked Example) ........................................................................ 184
- Adding Cable Tray Material ............................................................................................ 187
8 Cable Tray Modification ................................................................................................................ 189
8.1 Removing Cableway Dressing .....................................................................................................................189
8.1.1 Remove Dressing – From Branch .............................................................................................................. 189
8.1.2 Remove Dressing – From Segment ........................................................................................................... 190
8.1.3 Remove Dressing – From Point ................................................................................................................. 190
8.1.4 Remove Dressing – All Straights from Branch........................................................................................... 191
8.1.5 Remove Dressing – All Straights from Segment ........................................................................................ 191
8.1.6 Removing Dressing Material ..................................................................................................................... 192
8.2 Modifying Individual Components ..............................................................................................................192
8.3 Modifying Individual Components – (Worked Example) .............................................................................196
8.4 Adding New Components ...........................................................................................................................199
8.5 Adding New Components – (Worked Example) ..........................................................................................203
8.6 Modifying Cable Trays Using the Branch Dressing Form .............................................................................208
8.6.1 Modifying Cable Trays using the Branch Dressing form – (Worked Example) .......................................... 209
9 Underground Cabling Networks ..................................................................................................... 215
9.1 Pull Pits ......................................................................................................................................................217
9.1.1 Creating Pull Pits – (Worked Example) ..................................................................................................... 218
9.2 Junction Boxes............................................................................................................................................221
9.2.1 Creating Junction Boxes – (Worked Example) .......................................................................................... 223
9.3 Pull Pit Branches .........................................................................................................................................226
9.3.1 The Cableway Iclass Form ......................................................................................................................... 228
9.3.2 Creating Pull Pit Branches- Automatic routing - (Worked Example)......................................................... 229
9.3.3 Creating Pull Pit Branches- Manual Route- (Worked Example) ................................................................ 233
– Creating Pull Pit Branches .......................................................................................... 237
9.4 Dressing Pull Pit Branches ..........................................................................................................................238
9.4.1 Dressing Pull Pit Branches- (Worked Example) ......................................................................................... 238
- Dressing Pull Pit Branches ........................................................................................... 240
9.5 Routing Cables Through Pull Pit Branches ..................................................................................................241
9.5.1 Routing Cables Through Pull Pit Branches- (Worked Example) ................................................................ 241
10 Cable Tray Volume Converter ..................................................................................................... 247
10.1 The Cable Tray Volumes Form – Cable Tray List Tab ...................................................................................247
10.1.1 Cabletray & Cableway Associations .......................................................................................................... 249
10.2 The Cable Tray Volumes Form – Cableway Branch List Tab.........................................................................250
10.2.1 Branch Connection Tasks .......................................................................................................................... 250
10.2.2 Branch Modification Tasks ........................................................................................................................ 250
10.2.3 Delete Elements ........................................................................................................................................ 250
10.3 Cable Tray Volume Conversion – (Worked Example) ..................................................................................251
– Vantrunk SW4, SW5 and SW6 Speedway Components ................................................ 255
– Hierarchy and Attribute Information .......................................................................... 259
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1 Introduction
The AVEVA™ E3D Design Cabling System application supports the creation of Cableway, Cables, and Cableway
material. This course has been designed for people who are involved in the detail design and layout of
electrical systems. It will provide the necessary skills for the user to be able to create Cways, Cables, Cableway
material, and Cable Tray penetrations.
1.1 Aim
Over the duration of the course the participants will learn to use the AVEVA™ E3D Design Cabling System
application, and become familiar with Cableway, Cable and Cableway material creation and modification.
1.2 Objectives
• To have a clear understanding of the AVEVA™ E3D Design Cabling System application.
• To be able to create Cableways and Cableway Branches.
• To be able to modify the Cableway route using route points and the Editor.
• To be able to create electrical connections for equipment items.
• To be able to create and route a Cable using various methods of routing.
• To be able to use the Cableway data checker utility.
• To be able to apply Cableway material to the Cableway Branch.
• To be able to create and manage Cable tray penetrations.
1.3 Prerequisites
It is expected that trainees will have completed the TM – 1801 AVEVA™ E3D Design Foundations training
course. Trainees who can demonstrate a suitable understanding of other AVEVA™ E3D Design applications
and techniques may also be permitted to undertake the training.
1.4 Course Structure

Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises. Each workstation will
have a training project, populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees to practice their
methods and complete the set exercises.
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• Menu pull-downs and button click actions are indicated by bold blue text
• Information that needs to be entered into the software will be in bold red text
• System prompts, example files or inputs will be bold italic black text
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• Products, Disciplines, Modules, Toolbars, Explorers and other significant software elements will be
in bold black text
• Other areas in this Training Guide will be presented with italic blue text and an accompanying icon
to classify the type of additional information.
Additional Information
Refer to other documentation
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2 Entering AVEVA E3D Cabling System

2.1 Starting AVEVA™ E3D Design
Login to AVEVA™ E3D Design using the details provided by the Trainer, for example:
To start AVEVA™ E3D Design click the shortcut on the desktop or, select AVEVA > AVEVA
Everything3D 2.10 from the Windows Start menu.
The AVEVA™ E3D Design login form is

displayed. Enter the following data:
Project: Training (TRA)
User: A.CABLEMAN
Password: A
MDB: A-CABLE
Click the Model tile.
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2.2 Setting up the Training Course
On the TOOLS tab, in the Training group, click the Setup button to display the
Training Setup form.
Select the Cable tab and select the Cableway and Cable radio button in the Training Setup section.
Check the Setup Training Course checkbox. Click the Apply button.
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2.3 Accessing the Cabling System Application
Selecting the CABLING SYSTEM discipline from the Discipline

options list on the Quick Access Toolbar will provide access the
Cabling System application.
This will add the CABLING SYSTEM tab to the Microsoft® Office Fluent™–based user interface.
Throughout this training guide it will be assumed that the CABLING SYSTEM application is being used,
unless otherwise stated.
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2.4 Cabling System Options via the PowerWheelTM

The PowerWheel can also be used to display the main forms used throughout this guide and provide
information on existing Cables and Cableways.
Right clicking to display the PowerWheel and clicking the CABLE tile displays eight Cable specific tiles.
These tiles can be used to open forms that can also be accessed via the CABLING SYSTEM tab. These forms
are covered later in the guide.
Cableway - This tile displays the Cableway Create Tasks form allowing a new Cableway
to be created.
Node - This tile displays the Route Node Create Tasks form.
Branch - This tile displays the Cableway Branch Create Tasks form.
Point - This tile displays the Define Path / Route Tasks form.
Material - This tile displays the Create Material form.
Fill Level Check – This tile displays the Fill Level Check form.
Cable - This tile displays the Create Cable form.
Cable Data - This tile displays the Cable Data form.
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3 Overview of the Cabling System Application

The Cabling System application requires specific administrative elements to be in place in order to maintain
the system hierarchy. These administrative elements are considered in the sections that follow.
3.1 Cabling System Overview

The Cabling System application allows users to create Cableways, Pull Pit Branches, Cableways/Pull Pits
material, Pull Pits, Junction Boxes and Cables. The Cables can be routed through the Cableways and Pull Pit
Branches to provide information such as lengths and node schedules. The cabling design process is as follows:
• Cableway/Pull Pit Branches are created early in the 3D modelling process to reserve space in the model
for the Cables and Cableway/ Pull Pit material.
• Cableway Material is also selected from a catalogue specification and added to the Cableways either
automatically or manually and can be added before or after routing Cables on the Cableway.
• Cables are selected from the catalogue, and are optionally connected to equipment items, enter a
Cableway to follow the route of a Cableway network, and leave the Cableway network to connect to
another equipment element. Alternatively, Cables and connecting equipment can also be imported from
AVEVA Diagrams, AVEVA Electrical/ Instrumentation and other 3rd party software using a spreadsheet.
3.2 How AVEVA™ E3D Design Stores Cabling System Modelled Data
As with all AVEVA™ E3D Design databases that

store discipline specific design data, the
topmost element is the WORLD which owns
the administrative sub-level elements SITE and
ZONE.
For Cableway System modelling, the element types used below a ZONE are:
• Cableway/Pull Pit Branches (CWAY)
• Cable (CABLE)
• Junction Box (JNTBOX)
• Pull Pit (PULLP)
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3.3 Creating Cabling System Administrative Elements

Before modelling can commence, the required hierarchical elements must be created. On the GENERAL tab,
only SITE and ZONE elements can be created as these are common to all disciplines. The standard Cabling
System hierarchy elements may be created from various options available within the CABLING SYSTEM tab.
Significant elements, e.g. SITE and ZONE should be named to sensibly identify the areas and duties of the
owned elements. The Purpose of Zones must be set to CABL if they are to contain Cableways and/or Cables.
This will ensure they are considered in various forms in the application.
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3.4 Cabling Application Defaults

The Cabling Application Defaults form allows default values to be set. These values will pre-populate fields in
various forms used in the creation and modification of Cableways and Cables, and criteria for Cable routing.
Other than Storage Areas, all these default settings will pre-populate various forms in the application. These
settings can be changed if required.
The function of the various values set in the Defaults form will be covered in detail in the relevant chapters of
this guide.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group, clicking the Defaults button displays the
Cabling Application Defaults form. The form is divided into the following five sections:
Storage Areas
These options lists contain all the available storage areas
(Zones) for the Cableway and Cable elements for the
current MDB.
Cable Data
In this section, the excess (contingency) lengths for Cables
and the proximity distance from associated equipment
used for auto-routing can be set.
Specifications
In this section the Cableway Material and Cable
Specifications can be set, as well as an associated System
Reference.
Also, any Gaps associated with Cableways and the
Minimum Length of straight tray to be used can be set.
Cableway Data
This section allows the default width, height and any
reserved volume sizes for Cableway to be set, and if
RNODES(Route Nodes) are to be created at the Head and
Tail of a Branch.
Also, default settings for Cable routing on the Cableways
can be set, including the Allowable Class of Cable allowed
and Maximum Fill level.
Auto Routing Criteria

Preferences for auto-routing are set in this section,
including if Cables are to be routed on Cableways in Layout
mode or not.
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If the Layout Cable checkbox is unchecked, Cables will simply be routed along the Cableway centreline and
will not be routed separately, nor will the route consider other Cables on the Cableways.
3.5 Cabling System Graphics Settings
On the VIEW tab, in the Settings group, clicking the Graphics button
displays the Graphics Settings form.
Selecting the Cabling tab displays graphical settings such as Cableway

Branch Obstruction Visibility/Translucency, Cableway Centreline
Representation, Cable Centreline Representation and the size and
colour of Route Attachment points and Route Nodes. These can be
modified as required.
Alternatively, on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group,

clicking the Representation button will also display the Graphics
Settings form, with the Cable tab already selected.
The Cableway Branch Obstruction

Visibility/Translucency needs to be set to Solid or a
percentage to be visible in the 3D View.
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3.6 Interference Class Defaults
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group, clicking the

Interference Class Defaults button displays the Interference Class
Defaults form.
Interference Classes can be set on Cableways so only Cables of that class can be routed on the Cableway, or
Cableway segment. For Cables, the Interference Class is obtained from the Cable Specification being used.
In Model this form is read only and is used only to display the available Interference Classes that can be set
Interference Classes are created using this form in the Paragon module.
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- Setting up the Application

1. Create two new Zones with the Purpose set to CABL, named ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 and ZONE-CABLES-
POWER-AREA03 under Site SITE-CABLE-AREA03.
2. Set the Cabling Application Defaults to the following (leave all other settings at their default values).
Storage Areas
Cableway: ZONE-CWAY-AREA03
Cable: ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA03
Specifications
Cableway Material: 2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS
Cable: CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO
Min Length Straight Tray: 100mm
Cableway Data
Width: 600mm
Height: 150mm
Reserved Volume - Bottom 25mm
Material Volume 26mm
Access Height 55mm
Maximum Layers 3
Cable Excess: 10
Maximum Fill: 60
Allowable Classes: POWER
Create Head/Tail RNODEs: Checked
Auto Routing Criteria:
Layout Cable Checked - (Minimise Free Route)
Optimise Auto-Route Map Checked
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On the Graphics Settings form:
• Set Cableway Branch Obstruction

Visibility/Translucency to 75%.
• Uncheck the Cableway Centreline

Representation and Cable Centreline
Representation checkboxes.
Click the Save button. These settings will now be

maintained between sessions.
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4 Cableways
Cableways are the first phase in the creation of a Cabling System. A network of Cableway Branches can be
owned by a single Cableway. Initially a Cableway Branch will be modelled simply as a volume, but with the
geometry correct so the representation considers bend radii and reserved volumes.
Cableway Branches perform the following functions:
• Define the start and finish points of a Cableway Branch route (known as the Head and Tail in AVEVA™
E3D Design).
• Own route path elements which define the route of a Cableway Branch in the 3D View.
• Position Cableway material (ladder/tray) elements based on the physical path.
4.1 Cableway Hierarchy

Cableways (CWAYs) can own any number of Cableway Branches, and the Cableway Branch in turn can contain
a number of elements that combine to define the Start and End positions, Materials and the path the Cableway
takes between the Start and End positions.
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The CWAY members listed below will be explained in more detail as the training guide progresses.
CWBRAN - Cableway Branch CONSEQ - Connection Sequence
CTMTRL - Cable tray material RATTA - Route attachment point
CTSTRA - Cable tray straight RTFEAT - Route feature
CTTEE - Cable tray tee RNODE - Route node
CTBEND - Cable tray bend TATTA - Tail attachment point
CTRISE - Cable tray riser HATTA - Head attachment point
CTCOUP - Cable tray coupling RPATH - Route path
CTRED - Cable tray reducer POINTR - Route Point
CTRAY - Cable tray
4.2 Creating a Cableway – (Worked Example)
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Cableway

button to display the Cableway Create Tasks form.
The PowerWheel could also have be used to

open this form.
In the Cableway Name textbox enter CWAY-AREA03-

POWER and press the Return key.
In the Description textbox enter Area03 Power Cableway

and in the Purpose textbox enter CABL.
The Max Cables and Max Layers settings are taken from
the Cabling Application Defaults form.
Select Right – Centre from the Cable Layout options list.

This setting will affect Cable routing and will be
demonstrated later in the guide.
Click the Create Cableway link label.
This will create the CWAY element under the nominated

Cableway Storage Area (ZONE-CWAY-AREA03) which was
set in Exercise 1 and display the Cableway Branch Create
Tasks form. Leave this form open.
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4.3 Creating a Cableway Branch
After creating the Cableway, the Cableway Branch Create

Tasks form is automatically displayed.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group, clicking

the Branch button will open this form manually if required.
From this form the Branch Attributes shown below can be

set. These are located in a fold-up panel which can be closed
if required.
The Volume settings define the size and shape of the

Cableway cross section.
The Branch Head and Branch Tail positions define the start
and end points of the Branch.
Checking the Create Orthogonal Route checkbox will give an orthogonal route from Head to Tail.
The Direction Sequence options list allows the user to specify the order in which the orthogonal route will be
created. For example, selecting E-N-U would attempt to route away from the Cableway Branch Head in either
the east or west direction, and then attempt to route north or south to continue the route.
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4.3.1 Cableway Branch Attributes

Cableway Branches have a number of attributes which can be defined upon creation. These attributes are
outlined below.
Description, Function and Purpose are general fields for the user to add basic Branch information if required.
Use Material – if this checkbox is checked, then the created Cableway Branch can be dressed with material. If
unchecked, the user will not have this option available once the Cableway route is defined.
Material Type – this setting allows Cables to be correctly routed

on Branches by defining the Cableway type to be used, before the
tray is actually dressed with material.
Perforated tray (for example ladder style tray) will allow Cables to
enter the tray from below, whereas Unperforated tray will not.
Beta Angle – this is the angle of rotation

of the Cableway around the centreline.
Beta Angle = 90 Beta Angle = 0
Use Fixed Bends – this checkbox caters for the use of fixed or variable Risers and adjusts the Cableway volume
to suit. When checked, it assumes fixed bend risers will be used, i.e. a separate component for inside and
outside risers, which have the same inside radius. When unchecked, it assumes a variable riser component is
used, i.e. the same component is adjusted and used for both inside and outside risers. This will give an inside
radius for the inside riser smaller by the tray height. The below example shows a 150mm high Cableway with
a 300mm inside radius set.
When the Cableway is dressed with components, different catalogue components for Inside and Outside
Risers will still be required, even if they are the same purchased item.
Fixed Bends Variable Bends
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Inside Radius – this is the inside bend radius that will be applied to the Cableway when routed. Also, when
dressing with material the application will attempt to use the closest Cableway bend or riser component
available to this radius.
Inside Radius = 300 Inside Radius = 600
Open Direction – this is the direction of the open side of the Cableway once it is dressed with material.
N N N
Open Direction N Open Direction U Open Direction D
The Open Direction corresponds to the first section of Cableway routed from the Head, as the application
uses this as a reference to calculate any changes in direction.
It is important to ensure that the Direction Sequence and the Open Direction are compatible (e.g. an Open
Direction of U could be invalid if the Direction Sequence was set to U-N-E or U-E-N); otherwise a warning
message will be displayed.
Justification – this allows the Cableway to be justified in the horizontal plane (Left, Centre or Right) and the
vertical plane (Bottom, Centre or Top).
Justification = Bottom - Right Justification = Bottom - Centre Justification = Bottom - Left
Max Cables – this controls the number of Cables that can be routed on a Cableway Branch.
Setting this to 0 means there will be no set limit on the number of Cables that can be routed on the Branch.
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Cable layout – this determines how Cables will be

routed on the Cableway. Multiple Cables can be
routed at once using the Cable Data form, covered
later ln this guide. The position of the first Cable on
the Cableway is defined, and further Cables are
Centre routed away from it as shown, looking in the
direction from Head to Tail.
Left Centre Right Centre
Left Right
Maximum Layers – the maximum number of Cable layers which can be used when filling a Cableway segment
Cable Excess (%) – this is to allow for sagging when the Cable is supported on the Cableway, e.g. if Cable ladder
is used, the Cable will sag between the rungs.
Maximum Fill (%) – this is the maximum fill level allowed on the Cableway. It is calculated based upon the
cross sectional area of the segment on the Cableway Branch.
Current Fill Level (%) – this is the current fill level on a Cableway Branch segment.
Allowable Classes – The allowable classes of Cable which

can be routed along this Cableway is set in this section of
the form.
The Cableway can be split into different segments, and a

different Class can be set for each segment. Segments are
added and removed by clicking the Add Segment and
Remove Segment buttons. For example, POWER and
CONTROL class Cables could be run on the same Cableway,
segregated into their own segments, and with their own
Maxfill% setting.
When more than one segment is added to a Branch, the

Maximum Fill (%) textbox in the Attributes section of
the form is not considered and is greyed out.
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The Volume section of the form defines the size and

shape of the Cableway, and the reserved volumes if
required. Clicking the Show Volume Dimensions
Sketch button displays a diagram showing the
volumes.
The Shape options list allows the user to define if the Cableway Branch is Rectangular or Circular. Selecting
Rectangular displays the Width and Height textboxes, and all the reserved volume textboxes. Selecting
Circular will only display the Diameter textbox.
Shape = Rectangular Shape = Circular
The Reserved Volume Left and Reserved Volume Right dimensions allow for a reserved segment on the
Cableway where no Cables will be routed. This can be used in cases where other items are to be routed and
supported by the Cableway, for example a pipe or ducting.
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The Reserved Volume Bottom dimension will reserve a volume at the bottom of the Cableway. It is used to
represent the distance between the bottom of the dressed Cableway and the top of the surface the Cables
will rest on, allowing Cables to be routed accurately in Layout mode before dressing Cableways.
The Reserved Volume Top dimension will reserve

a volume at the top of the Cableway where no
Cables will be routed.
The Material Volume dimension will reserve the space occupied

by the external material of the Cableway, to the left and right of
the Cableway.
The Access Height dimensions is the reserved volume

above the Cableway that is required to allow Cables to
be physically added to the Cableway.
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4.3.2 Connections and Positioning
There are a variety of options for positioning and/or connecting the Head or Tail of a Cableway Branch.
The Connect From and Connect To options lists contain five options:
Explicit – allows a co-ordinate to be defined.
A position can also be set by clicking the Pick New Head

Position… button and selecting a position in the 3D View.
Head of Cableway Branch and Tail of Cableway Branch –

allows the Branch Head or Tail to be positioned at the Head
or Tail of a selected Cableway Branch. The user is prompted
to Pick CWBRAN. Once picked, the position co-ordinates and
the connection references are automatically updated.
Branch Off – allows the Branch Head or Tail to be positioned

at a selected point on an existing Cableway Branch. The user
is prompted to Pick the segment on which the Branch should
connect. Once a segment is selected, a route attachment
point is automatically created at the selected point and the
connection references are automatically updated.
Route Attachment Point – allows the Branch Head or Tail to

be positioned at and connected to a selected route
attachment point. The user is prompted to Pick RATTA. Once
a RATTA has been selected in the 3D View, the connection
references are automatically updated.
Route Attachment points are covered in detail later in

the training course.
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4.4 Creating a Cableway Branch – (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example a Cableway Branch will be created using some of the connecting and positioning
options covered in this chapter.
Navigate to CWAY-AREA02-POWER under the ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 in the Model Explorer and add it to the
3D View. The new Branch to be created is highlighted in blue as shown.
Expand the Attributes foldup panel. Several attributes will

be pre-set using the values entered in the Cabling
Application Defaults form in the previous Worked Example.
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From the Material Type options list select Perforated.
Ensure Cable Layout is set to Right – Centre. This was set

on the Create Cableway form.
Enter 300mm in the Inside Radius textbox and S WRT /*

in the Open Direction textbox.
In the Allowable Classes section of the form, click the

Add Segment button. A segment is added to the list.
Use the default values for Segment Width (600mm) and

the Maxfill value (100%).
Select POWER from the Class options list.
In the Branch Head section, select Explicit from the Connect

From options list.
Select West from the East/West options list. Enter 289250 in

the West textbox, 289493 in the North textbox and 102902 in
the Up textbox.
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The Branch tail needs to be connected to the head of another

Cableway Branch. In the Branch Tail section, select Head of
Cableway Branch from the Connect to: options list.
The user is prompted to Pick CWBRAN. Select CWAY-

AREA02-POWER_B1 in the 3D View.
Set the Direction Sequence to U-N-E.
An aid line is created

between the Head and Tail
displaying the proposed
path of the Cableway
Branch.
Click the Create Cableway Branch link label. The new Cableway Branch is displayed in the 3D View and in the
Model Explorer. The Cableway Branch Create Tasks form is replaced by the Branch Tasks form.
Perform a Save Work.
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4.4.1 Elements Owned by the Cableway Branch

The following elements are created beneath the CWBRAN:
• Routing Feature (RTFEAT) – Owns the Route Node (RNODE) elements. The two Route Nodes created are
auto named during the creation of the Branch and they are positioned at the Head and Tail of the
Cableway Branch. These provide the entry and exit points for Cables. Route Nodes and their various
purposes are covered in more detail later in this chapter.
• Head Attachment Point (HATTA) – Start (Head) reference point used for Cable routing and Branch
connections.
• Tail Attachment Point (TATTA) – Tail (End) reference point used for Cable routing and Branch
connections.
• Route Path (RPATH) – Owns the route points (POINTR) elements which define the path the Branch takes.
They provide the position and order of the route as well as Bend Radius information. The image below
shows the location of the POINTR elements for this Branch.
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4.5 Branch Tasks

The Branch Tasks form is automatically displayed after clicking the Create Cableway Branch link label on the
Cableway Branch Create Tasks form.
Alternatively, on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group,

select Branch Tasks from the Branch button options list to
display the form.
The form contains the following link labels:
• Define Path / Route… – allows the user to create and

modify route points
• Create Route Node… – allows the user to create and

modify route nodes
• Create Route Attachment Points… – allows the user to

create route attachment points
• Delete Branch – displays a Confirm form before deleting

the Branch
• Disconnect Branch – allows a selected Branch to be

disconnected from the connection points
• Check Connections… – displays the Cableway Branch

Connection form (covered later in the course).
• Dressing… – displays the Create Material form (covered

later in the course).
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4.6 Creating a Route Attachment Point

A Route Attachment point (RATTA) is a reference point which is used to allow a Branch to be connected to
another Branch at a position other than the Branch Head/Tail. The RATTA element sits beneath the Connection
Sequence (CONSEQ) element owned by the CWBRAN.
The main attributes of a RATTA which determine the position are the name of the POINTR it was positioned
from and the offset distance from that point.
The Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form is displayed by clicking the Create Route Attachment
Points… link label on the Branch Tasks form.
Alternatively, on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group, select Attachment from the Route button
options list to display the form.
The form allows the position of the RATTA to be defined. It also

allows the user to specify if a new RATTA is being created, or an
existing one modified.
• Reference Point: – allows the user to select a Reference

Point or to use the Pick… link label to graphically select a
position on the Branch nearest to the Reference Point to be
used. The Reference Points are the POINTR elements on a
Cableway Branch.
• Offset Distance: – this is the offset distance in the flow

direction from the selected reference point. This is
populated by either entering on offset distance in the
textbox or by clicking the Pick… link label and selecting a
point to align with in the 3D View.
• Move Offset: – this allows the user to nudge the offset

distance by a specified value using the arrow buttons.
• Proportional Distance: – is a value between 0 and 1 where

a value of 0.5 would be the midpoint between the reference
point and the next point.
• Mode: - allows users to switch between Creation and

Modification mode using the radio buttons.
• Mark Route Points: - this checkbox toggles the display of

the Route Point names in the 3D View.
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4.7 Creating Route Attachment Points – (Worked Example)
The Branch Tasks form should be displayed following the

previous Worked Example. Click the Create Route
Attachment Points link label to display the Route
Attachment Points Create Tasks form.
If the Branch Tasks form is not displayed, select the

CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Route > Attachment option to
display the Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form.
On the Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form, first

ensure that Creation mode is selected.
Select Reference Point 2 from the Reference Point options

list.
Enter an Offset Distance of 15957mm and press Return. The

<RATTA> label along with an aid sphere is displayed at the
selected position.
Click the Create Route Attachment Point link label to create

the Route Attachment point (RATTA).
Do not close the Route Attachment Points Create Tasks

form.
The RATTA is added beneath the CONSEQ element owned by

the Branch.
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Add SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA03 and SITE-STRUCTURAL-

AREA03 to the 3D View.
On the Route Attachment Points Creation Tasks form,

leave the Reference Point set to 2. Click the Pick… link
label adjacent to the Offset Distance textbox.
The user is prompted to Pick to define position and the

Positioning Control toolbar is displayed.
On the Positioning Control form set the Pick Type to Graphics and the
Pick Method to Midpoint.
In the 3D View select the edge of the

pump skid :SKID 03SKID2 as shown.
The <RATTA> label will be positioned in

line with the centre of the skid base.
Click the Create Route Attachment

Point link label to create the second
Route Attachment point (RATTA).
Close the Route Attachment Points

Create Tasks form.
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4.8 Creating a new Branch from a Route Attachment Point – (Worked Example)
Make the CWAY-AREA03-POWER Cableway the CE.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Branch button to display the Cableway
Branch Create Tasks form. Open the Attributes fold-up panel.
From the Material Type options list select Perforated.
Ensure Cable Layout is set to Right – Centre. This was set on

the Create Cableway form.
Enter 300mm in the Inside Radius textbox and U WRT /* in

the Open Direction textbox.
In the Allowable Classes section of the form, click the Add

Segment button. A segment is added to the list.
Use the default values for Segment Width (300mm) and the
Maxfill value (60%).
Select POWER from the Class options list.

From options list.
Select West from the East/West options list. Enter 289250

in the West textbox, 289493 in the North textbox and
102902 in the Up textbox.
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In the Branch Head section of the form, select Explicit from

the Connect From options list.
Enter West: 303000mm, North: 305750mm, Up: 105950mm

pressing the Return key after each entry.
A <Head> label is displayed at the head position.
In the Branch Tail section of the form select Route

Attachment Point from the Connect To options list.
The user is prompted to Pick RATTA:
Press F11 on the keyboard to switch

to Wireline mode to allow selection
of the RATTA.
Select the first RATTA created in the

previous Worked Example (RATTA 2).
Press F11 on the keyboard again to

turn off Wireline mode.
A <Tail> label will now be displayed at the tail position.
Set the Direction Sequence to E-U-N.
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Click the Create Cableway Branch link label to create the Cableway
Branch.
Save work.
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4.9 Define the Path/Route
The Define Path / Route Tasks form allows route points to be

created and positioned on a Cableway Branch.
This form can be displayed by either:
• On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group,

selecting Point from the Route button options list.
• Clicking the Define Path/Route link label on the Branch

Tasks form. This form is displayed after a Branch is created.
There are a range of options for defining and modifying POINTR

elements.
Direction from Current Point and Distance from Current Point

– these fields show the direction/distance from the currently
selected route point to the new route point being created.
The Route Point Position section allows an explicit position for

the new route point to be defined. The positions can also be set
using the following options:
• Pick Position… – this allows the position of a Route Point

on a Cableway Branch to be picked in the 3D View.
• Copy Previous – copies the position of the previous Route

Point.
• Copy Next – copies the position of the next Route Point.
Fillet Radius – this sets the radius for the bend/riser
Mode – selecting the relevant radio button will switch the form
between Creation and Modification mode.
Checking the Backwards checkbox reverses the list of POINTRs
Checking the Mark Route Points checkbox labels the POINTRs

in the 3D View.
Create Route Point / Apply Changes – creates or modifies the

route point. The link label changes to reflect Creation or
Modification mode.
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4.10 Creating/Modifying the Route points – (Worked Example)

The aim of this Worked Example is to re-route the Cableway Branch created in the previous Worked Example
to create a TEE at the tail rather than dropping down vertically onto the connected Branch. A new route
point will be added to the Cableway Branch to alter the route. The completed Branch will look as shown.
The Branch Tasks form will be displayed following the

previous Worked Example.
Ensure Branch B2 is selected in the Select Branch list. Click

the Define Path/Route link label to display the Define
Path / Route Tasks form.
Select the Modification radio button.
Check the Mark Route Points checkbox to mark the

POINTRs in the 3D View and select POINTR 2 from the
Select Route Point list. The axes will appear at the position
of the POINTR to aid with directional positioning.
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The route point needs to be moved in the West

direction.
Enter 292128mm in the West textbox in the Route Point

Position section of the form, as shown in the diagram at
the start of this Worked Example. A preview of the route
will be displayed.
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Click the Apply changes link label to move POINTR 2 to its

new position.
A new POINTR element will be created on the same

plane as the Tail (POINTR 3) to the East of POINTR 2.
Select the Creation radio button to change the form

to creation mode. Select POINTR 2 from the Route
Point list as the new POINTR will be created after this.
Enter 291058mm in the West textbox and check the

corresponding Lock checkbox.
As the North and Up co-ordinates are on the same

plane as the Tail (POINTR 3), click the Copy Next link
label to copy the co-ordinates of POINTR 3 into the
new POINTR’s North and Up positions.
Once again, a preview of the route will be displayed.
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Click the Create Route Point link label to create the new route point
and modify the route of the Cableway Branch.
Close the Define Path / Route Tasks form.
Save Work.
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4.11 Creating a Route Node

A route node (RNODE) is a multi-purpose reference point created on a Cableway Branch which facilitates the
implementation of various activities such as defining take-off points, positioning glands and fittings, and
reporting.
The Route Node Create Tasks form can be displayed using the following options:
• Clicking the Create Route Node link label on

the Branch Tasks form
• On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create

group, selecting Node from the Route button
options list
• Right clicking to display the PowerWheel, clicking the Cable tile and selecting the Node option.
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As well as the basic General Attributes such as Description,

Function and Purpose, the following can also be defined:
The Route Node Type

options list allows the
selection of the type of
Route Node required.
• Takeoff – this is a RNODE from which a Cable can leave or

enter the Cableway.
• Gap – this RNODE will force a gap to be left between the

Cable tray materials and is positioned at the centre point of
the gap. The Gap size is defined by the Gap (Y Offset)
textbox.
• Offset – this RNODE is used to position Transit Glands and

Fittings and is created automatically.
• Penetration – this RNODE is used to hold references of

penetrations and is created automatically when adding a
Managed Penetration.
• Report – this RNODE has no active function but allows the

user to report on the passing Cables and can be positioned
anywhere along the Branch.
Reference Point – this is the reference point (POINTR) from

which the RNODE will be offset.
Offset Distance – this is populated by entering the offset

distance required or by using the Pick… link label.
Proportional Distance – a value of between 0 and 1 can be entered (e.g. 0.5 would be the midpoint
between the reference points).
The X Offset and Z Offset are used by the Offset type RNODE. The Gap (Y Offset) becomes active when the
Gap or Penetration Route Node Type is selected.
Connection – this allows an RNODE to be connected to a Control Node (CNODE).
Specification – this allows the user to apply a catalogue item to the RNODE to provide a graphical
representation other than the default 3D crosshair.
The different Route Node specs are displayed below. Although the names PENE and SEAM are used,
selecting these will not have any effect on the function of the RNODE.
MAIN PENE SEAM
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4.12 Creating a Route Node – (Worked Example)
Navigate to CWBRAN CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B1 in the Model Explorer.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Route > Node option to display the
Route Node Create Tasks form.
Click the Autoname Route Node button to

automatically name the route node.
In the Route Node Type options list select Gap.
Select Reference Point 2 from the Reference Point

options list.
Enter 5250mm in the Offset Distance textbox.
Enter 200mm in the Gap (Y Offset) textbox.
The position of the route node is displayed as an aid in

the 3D View.
Click the Choose… link label adjacent to the

Specification textbox. The Choose Route Node form is
displayed.
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Select CABLEWAY_REPRESENTATION.MAIN_TABITE
item from the Choose Route Node form.
Click Apply to set the Route Node specification.
Click the Create Route Node link label and close the Route Node
Create Tasks form.
The function of this Route Node will be covered later in this training
guide.
The Route Node is displayed on the Cableway with a small primitive as shown.
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– Cableway Routing
In this exercise, additional Route Attachment Points and Cableway Branches will be added to the model.
Add SITE SITE-ELECTRICAL-AREA03 to the 3D View. Remove SITE SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA03 from the 3D View
for clarity.
• Add an additional Route Attachment Point (RATTA) to the main Branch CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B1, offset
from Reference Point 2
Set the Offset Distance to 14080mm.
• Create Branches from the two RATTAs, each routed down to the pumps as shown below:
Set the Inside Radius of the Branches to 300mm.
Set the Height of the Branches to 150mm.
Set the Cable Layout to Centre.
Set the Material Type to Perforated.
Create a single full width Segment on each Branch, with the Iclass set to Power.
The two Branches will have the same North position as the RATTAs, and the tail co-ordinates are as
follows:
Name Head Width Tail

CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B3 RATTA 2 300mm W287583mm U102445mm
CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B4 RATTA 1 450mm W286557mm U102445mm
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• Create and Autoname two Route Nodes of type Takeoff, at offsets 10125mm and 15000mm from POINTR
2 on Cableway Branch CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B1.
• Add an additional Route Attachment Point (RATTA) to the main Branch CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B2 and
create a Route Attachment Point (RATTA) on the Branch with an offset distance based on the position
of Junction Box ST005.
• Create a Branch B5 from the RATTA, routed

down to Junction Box ST005:
Set the Inside Radius of the Branch to 300mm.
Set the Width of the Branch to 300mm.
Set the Height of the Branch to 150mm.
Create a single full width Segment with the Iclass

set to Power.
The Branch Tail will have the same East position

as the Head. Set the remaining co-ordinates to
N309757mm and U102445mm.
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• Add CWAY-AREA02-CONTROL belonging

to ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 to the 3D View.
• Create a new Control Cableway named CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL. Set the Description to Area 03 Control
Cableway and Purpose to CABL.
• Create a Branch B1 with the Tail connected to the Head of CWAY-AREA02-CONTROL_B1.
Set the Cable Layout to Right Centre.
Create a single full width Segment with the Iclass set to Control.
The Branch Tail will have the same East position as the Head. Set the remaining co-ordinates to N289000
and U104310.
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• Create two new RATTAs on this Branch with the offset distances based on the positions of the Electrical
Boxes /ST-002 and /ST-004.
• Create two Cableway Branches B2 and B3, which are connected to the main Cableway Branch at the
RATTAs created in the previous step.
Set the Width of the Branches to 150mm.
Set the Height of the Branches to 150mm.
The Branch Tails will have the same North position as the Heads, the other co-ordinates are as follows:
Name Head Tail

CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL_B2 RATTA aligned with ST-004 W287480mm U102445mm
CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL_B3 RATTA aligned with ST-002 W286557mm U102445mm
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4.13 Quick Routing and Editing Route Points using the Editor
The Quick Routing can be considered to be a mode of the Editor. The mode is activated by single clicking the
‘dotted’ line of an incomplete route whilst the Editor is also active, or by double clicking when Editor is not
active.
The Quick Pipe Router handle has three representations:
• Extend Route handle - This is used to extend the route in the direction indicated by the handle.
• Cardinal Direction handles - These are used to change the direction of the routing to one of the
cardinal directions from the current frame of reference.
• Rotational handles - These allow the extended route handle to be interactively directed.
Once a Cableway Branch has been created, the Editor can

also be used to route the Branch by using the Quick
Routing tool. Quick Routing can be considered to be a
mode of the Editor
To modify the route of a newly created Branch, double

click on the Cableway Branch to invoke the Editor.
With the cursor over the Cableway Branch, right click to

display the contextual menu and select Quick Routing.
The Quick Routing handles are displayed at the Head

and Tail of the Branch.
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The Quick Routing handle has three representations:
• Extend Route handle - This is used to extend the route in the direction indicated by the handle.
• Cardinal Direction handles - These are used to change the direction of the routing to one of the
cardinal directions from the current frame of reference.
• Rotational handles - These allow the extended route handle to be interactively directed.
Left mouse clicking on a cardinal direction handle and

then moving the cursor will extend the Cableway Branch
by that distance in the direction of the handle (a preview
of the route, including the distance, is shown).
Left clicking again will set the distance and alter the route
path of the Branch.
Alternatively, pressing the Esc key will cancel the

modification.
Any bends created along the route via Quick Routing will
automatically inherit the bend radius set for the
Cableway Branch.
Right clicking on a handle displays a right click menu providing

various options for routing the Cableway Branch.
• Enter Offset… - this option allows an offset value to be

entered to be applied to the current point.
• Orient to Point… - this option allows the selected handle

to be directed towards a point selected in the 3D View.
• Align with Direction… - this option allows the selected

handle to be aligned to the same direction as a selected
Ppoint or linear edge in the 3D View.
• Extend through feature… - this option allows the current

point to be extended in the direction of the selected
handle to align with a picked position.
• Explicit Direction… - this option allows the selected

handle to be oriented in an explicitly defined direction.
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To change the angle of the route, select the Show Rotation Handles
option from the right click menu to display the rotation handles at
the end of the Branch.
Left clicking on a handle and moving the cursor will change the angle of the Quick Routing handle, allowing
the route to be defined in that direction.
The route of a Cableway Branch can also be altered using

the Editor to manipulate the route points.
This can be done by selecting the Shape Editing option

from the right click menu.
The POINTR elements are highlighted and can be

selected and repositioned with the Editor.
Multiple route points can be selected and unselected on

a Cableway Branch by holding down the CTRL key. Also,
a leg of the Branch can be moved by selecting the aid line
between the POINTRs.
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When a route point is moved, the Cableway Branch is

modified to follow the new position of the route point.
Any Cables routed through the Cableway Branch will

follow the newly defined route automatically.
Right clicking with the cursor over a highlighted POINTR in

Shape Editing mode displays a contextual menu which
enables the user to perform tasks specific to this mode.
• Delete Selection - deletes the selected points on the

Branch.
• Offset… - this option allows an offset value to be

entered, and the entire Cableway Branch is offset by
this distance.
• Offset selection… - this option allows an offset value to

be entered, and any selected POINTRs are offset by this
distance.
• Fillet Radius… - modifies the bend radius for the

selected points.
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4.14 Quick Routing and Editing Route Points – (Worked Example)

Remove CWBRAN CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B1 from the 3D View for clarity.
Navigate to CWAY CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL in the Model Explorer.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Branch button to display the Cableway Branch Create Tasks form.
Ensure Cable Layout is set to Centre.
Ensure Inside Radius is set to 300mm and the Open

Direction is set to U WRT /*.
Ensure the Shape is set to Rectangular, Width is set to

600mm and the Height is set to 150mm.
Select Perforated from the Material Type options list.

Add Segment button. A segment is added to the list. Add
a single segment 600mm wide with the Class set to
CONTROL.
Leave the reserved volumes settings at the default values

set in the Cabling Application Defaults form.

Add Segment button. A segment is added to the list.
Use the default values for Segment Width (600mm) and

the Maxfill value (100%).
Select CONTROL from the Class options list.
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From options list.

the Up textbox.
In the Branch Tail section, select Explicit from the Connect

From options list.

the Up textbox.
Click the Create Cableway Branch link label to create the Branch.
Close the displayed Branch Tasks form.
Double click the new Cableway

Branch to invoke the Editor.
Right click on the Branch and

select Quick Routing from the
right click menu to display the
Quick Routing handles.
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Click the TOOLS > Controls > Feature Highlighting button to turn on Feature Highlighting.
Alternatively, Feature Highlighting can be toggled on or off on by pressing the F key.
Right click on the West Extend Route

handle, and from the right click menu
select Enter Offset.
Enter a value of 2500mm in the Constrained Move form and click the Preview button to see a preview of
the result. Click the OK button to apply the offset.
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Right click on the Up cardinal direction handle and from the right click menu select Extend Through Feature…
Select the top edge of the steel section (SCTN 6 of FRMWRK AREA03_PR_ROW_10) as shown below.
To complete the route, right click on the W Cardinal

Direction handle and use the Extend Through
Feature… option again to extend the Branch to the
Tail of the adjacent Power Cableway Branch which
marks the boundary of Area-03. It will be necessary
to use the F11 key to momentarily switch to wireline
to be able to select the aid at the Tail
Press the Escape key to exit Quick Routing. The Cableway Branch is routed as shown.
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Add PIPE 03100-C-17 belonging to ZONE ZONE-

PIPING-AREA03 to the 3D View.
The segment between the two risers on the

Branch is clashing with the pipe. The two route
points will need to be moved in order to resolve
the position of the segment.
Double click the Cableway Branch in the 3D View

to invoke the Editor.
With the cursor over the Cableway Branch, click

the right mouse button and select Shape Editing
from the right click menu.
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The route points are now highlighted. Select the

vertical aid line between the two risers.
Right click on the East handle and select Enter Value from the right click menu.
Enter a value of 300mm in the X textbox and click the OK button.
The leg of the Cableway Branch is moved East 300mm and the
clash is now resolved.
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– Quick Routing Cableways
Add ZONE ZONE-CWAY-AREA01 and STRU EQUIP_SUPPORT,

belonging to SITE SITE-STRUCTURAL-AREA01, to the 3D View.
Remove the top plate and all handrail, stairs and ladders from
the 3D View for clarity so the view is as shown.
• Create a new Control Cableway Branch B4

belonging to CWAY CWAY-AREA01-
CONTROL.
Set the Inside Radius of the Branch to

300mm.
Create a single full width Segment with

the Iclass set to Control.
Connect the Head to the existing RATTA

positioned 10920mm from the Head on
CWAY-AREA01-CONTROL_B1.
The Branch Tail will have the same West

and Up co-ordinates as the Head. Set the
North co-ordinate to N305167
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Using Quick Routing, route the Branch around the steelwork, using the diagrams below as guidance. Perform
a Save Work upon completion.
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– Creating a Cableway and Takeoff Points

In this exercise a new Cableway is created in Building B01 with required Cable takeoff point Route Nodes
added.
Clear the 3D View then add the following elements:
• STRU BUILDING_01_STEELWORK, belonging to ZONE BUILDING_B01
• EQUI JBEP-2010, belonging to ZONE ZONE_ELECTRICAL_AREA02
• EQUI B01-HC-001 and B01-Lev02-Office_Desk, belonging to ZONE ZONE-EQUIPMENT-AREA02-B01
• ZONE ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA02-B01 (contains the distribution panels)
• FRMW B01_LEV_01_CEILINGS (belonging to STRU BUILDING_01_LEVEL_01)
• Create a new Cableway under the ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 named CWAY-POWER-BUILDING-B01. The

default for the Cableway Storage location will need to be changed.
Create a single full width Segment with the Iclass set to Power.
Leave the reserved volumes as the values set in the Cabling Application Defaults form.
• The Branch needs to start at Equipment B01-HC-001 and run to the Junction Box JBEP-2010 at the north
east of the building. The Cableway will be used to route power Cables to Distribution Panels located on
Levels 1 & 2 of the building and the Office Desk.
Create three take off route nodes required on the Cableway for Cable take-off at the desk and distribution
panels at the south of the building
The design of the Cableway and a layout drawing are shown on the following pages for guidance.
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5 Cableway Tools
5.1 Checking Cableway Branch Connections
Cableway Branch connections can be checked using the Cableway Branch

Connections form.
On the CABLING SYSTEM, in the Connect group, click the Check button to
display the form.
Alternatively, the form can also be displayed by clicking

the Check Connections link label on the Branch Tasks
form. The form will open with the selected Branch
populating the table on the Cableway Branch
Connections form.
In the below example, the form is opened from the

Branch Tasks form with Branch CWAY-POWER-
BUILDING-B01_B1 selected
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The list on the Cableway Branch Connections

form can be populated with a single Branch, or
by all Branches contained within as selected
hierarchical element.
For example, navigating to a Zone in the Model

Explorer and selecting Current Zone from the
Select options list will populate the list with all
Cableway Branches in that Zone.
Using the Tag link labels, the connection status labels of Branch
Heads, Tails and Route Attachments can be added or removed
in the 3D View.
With the Selected checkbox unchecked, clicking a link label will

tag all the connections displayed in the grid with that status.
In this example All entries in the grid are tagged with the
connection status.
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When the Selected checkbox is checked, only

the selected entries in the grid will be tagged
when a Tag link label is clicked.
In this example only the Branch Tail selected in

the grid is tagged with the Unconnected tag.
The right click menu on the form list contains the following options:
• Navigate on Selection – this is a toggle. When on, selecting an entry in

the form will also navigate to the element in the Model Explorer.
• Disconnect – allows selected connected entries to be disconnected. A

Question form is displayed, clicking the Yes button disconnects the
Branch, clicking No maintains the connection and clicking Cancel
dismisses the form and returns to the menu.
• Export to Excel… – the information on the form can be saved as a .xls or

.csv file.
• Print Preview…– displays a Print Preview of the data on the form.
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5.2 Marking Route Nodes
The Mark Route Nodes form allows the user to tag Route Node points within a Site,
Zone, Cableway, or Cableway Branch.
On the CABLING SYSTEM, in the Tools group, clicking the Mark Nodes button
displays the form. The form displays all the Route Nodes in accordance with the
current selection from the Select options list.
The selection process for populating the list on the form is the same
as for the Cableway Branch Connections form covered previously.
The four buttons located at the bottom of the form allow all or a selection of Route Nodes to be marked or
unmarked in the 3D View.
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5.3 Deleting a Branch
A Cableway Branch can be deleted by selecting from the

Branch Tasks form and clicking the Delete Branch link
label.
A Confirm form is displayed to complete the deletion.
If a Cableway has Cable(s) routed through it, a different Confirm

message is displayed advising the user. The Branch can still be
deleted, however any Cables routed on the Cableway Branch will be
unrouted.
Deleting a Cableway Branch using HOME > Delete > Current

Element will not perform the check for routed Cables on the
Branch.
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5.4 Copying Cableway Elements
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, selecting Copy Cableway from
the Copy button options list displays the Copy Cableway Elements form.
The Copy Cableway Elements form has four sections:
• Select Options – allows the user to select at which

level the elements will be copied.
• The Select Elements section changes to reflect the

Select Options section and handles the naming of the
new elements.
• Select Elements – changes to reflect the Select

Options section. It allows the Zone / Cableway /
Branch to Copy textbox to be populated by clicking
the CE link label. The name of the new element to be
created can then be entered into the Name of New
Zone / Cableway / Branch textbox. Alternatively, the
Autoname button can be clicked.
• Copy Options – the number of copies is entered in the

Number of Copies textbox.
• Offset – this allows the user to either enter the offset

values or to pick the offset position in the 3D View
using the Pick Offset link label.
When copying connected Cables, the newly created copies of the Cable will maintain the associations
with equipment.
If a new Cableway/Branch is created and it intersects correctly with an existing Branch, then a RATTA
will automatically be created.
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5.5 Reversing a Branch Direction
To reverse the direction of a Branch by swapping the Head and Tail positions and maintaining the Branch
route, make a Branch the CE and on the CABLING SYSTEM, in the Tools group, select Reverse from the
Branch button options list.
A dressed Cableway Branch cannot have the route reversed. An Error

form will be displayed if this is attempted.
5.6 Connecting Cableway Branches – (Worked Example)

The Connect Branch option allows a connection to be made between two Cableway Branches.
Clear the 3D View and add CWAY CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL to the 3D View.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Connect group, click the Connect Branch
button.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Connect >

Connect Branch button. The user is
prompted to Pick First Branch:
Select the Control Cableway Branch

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The user is prompted to Pick Second

Branch:
Select the main Control Cableway Branch

A Confirm form is displayed. Click the Yes

button to complete the connection.
5.7 Disconnecting a Branch
A Cableway Branch can be disconnected from its

connection points by selecting the Branch and
either clicking the Disconnect Branch link label on
the Branch Tasks form, or by on the CABLING
SYSTEM tab, in the Connect group, select
Disconnect Branches from the Disconnect button
options list.
The user is prompted to Pick First Branch then Pick Second

Branch. After selecting the two Branches to disconnect, a
Confirm form is displayed.
Disconnecting Cableway Branches will prevent Cables

being auto routed between the two Branches. This will
also affect the way automatic Cableway dressing works,
specifically when placing Tee and Cross elements.
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5.8 Splitting Cableway Branches
It is often necessary to split Cableway Branches into either

different areas or rooms, or as a process requirement.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, selecting

Split from the Branch button options list displays the Split
Cableway Branch form.
Cableway Branches can be split either at a point or on a

defined plane. Selecting Splitting at Point from the Split
Options options list will activate the Point Definition section
of the form.
The radio buttons at the bottom of the form determine where

the new downstream Branch created by the split is to be
stored, either as a Branch in a New Cableway, or as a new
Branch in the Existing Cableway.
Selecting the Split Using Plane option will activate the

Branches to Split list and the Plane Definition section of the
form.
The Branches to Split list will allows the selection of multiple

Branches for splitting. Branches can be added and removed
from the list using the buttons below the list.
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5.8.1 Split Cableway Branch using Split at Point – (Worked Example)
Clear the Drawlist and add Cableway

CWAY-AREA03-POWER to the 3D
View.
The Branch to be split is CWAY-

AREA03-POWER_B3.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Branch > Split option to display the Split
Cableway Branch form.
From the Split options options list select Split at Point.
Click the Pick Point button. The user is prompted to Pick on the segment which the Branch should be split:
Select the Cableway Branch approximately where the split is required on the vertical segment.
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An aid showing the split position is shown in the 3D View. The Point Definition section of the Split Cableway
Branch form is updated to show Distance from segment start and the actual position of the split point.
The split point can be moved explicitly using the Position section of the form, by entering a distance from
the segment start, or by using the Move Offset tool.
Enter 1000mm into the Distance from

segment start textbox to reposition the split
point.
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Select the Existing Cableway radio button and ensure

the Autoname checkbox is checked.
Click the Split button to split the Branch.
The Branch is split, and a new Branch is created

containing the downstream part of the original
Branch.
Do not close the Split Cableway Branch form.
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5.8.2 Split Cableway Branch (Split using Plane) – (Worked Example)
Add CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL to
the 3D view.
The Branches to be split are:
• CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B4
• CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL_B3
From the Split options options list select Split using

Plane. The Branches to Split section of the form is
activated.
Holding down the Ctrl key, select the two Cableway Branches to be split in the 3D View and click the Add
Selected button to add the Branches to the list.
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Click the Create Plane button. The user is prompted to Pick

on the segment which the Branch should be split.
Select the vertical segment of CWAY-AREA03-POWER_B4 to position the plane and display it in the 3D View.
Click the Modify Plane button in the Plane

Definition section of the form to display the
Modify Plane form.
In the Up textbox enter 103200mm and click

the OK button. The splitting plane is moved to
the new position and the Modify plane form is
closed.
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With the plane in the correct position, click the Split button to split the two Cableway Branches.
Close the Split Cableway Branch form.
Two new Branches are created in the original Cableways as a result of selecting the Existing Cableway radio
button.
If a Cableway Branch is split which has Cables routed through it, the route of the Cables will remain
unchanged.
EXTGEO elements define the route of Cables through a Cableway Branch. These are added to the newly
created Branch to suit the routed Cables. These elements are covered later in the guide.
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5.9 Merging Cableway Branches

When two Cableway Branches are aligned and touching, they can be merged to form a single Branch.
If two different size or shape Cableway Branches, or Branches which have different attributes such as
justifications or reserved volumes are selected for merging, the properties of the first Branch selected will be
retained.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, select Merge from the Branch
button options list will prompt the user to select the first, then second Branches to
be merged.
The first Branch picked will be the retained Branch.
After selecting the second Branch to merge, a Confirm form

is displayed.
Any Cables routed on the merged Cableway Branches will

need to be unrouted.
If two Branches are selected that cannot

be merged, for example there is a gap
between then, an Error form is displayed.
If the two Branches being merged are owned by separate Cableways, the first picked Branch will remain and
include the route of the Branch selected second.
If the second selected Branch was the only Branch in a Cableway, the empty Cableway will still exist and can
be deleted.
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5.9.1 Merging Cableway Branches – (Worked Example)
In this Worked Example the Power Cableway Branch

split previously using the Split at Point method will be
merged to form a single Branch.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Branch > Merge option. The user is prompted to Pick First Branch:.
Select the upstream Branch.
The user is then prompted to Pick Second Branch:. Select the downstream Branch.
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Click the Yes button from the Confirm form to

complete the merge.
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– Cableway Utilities
Using the Check Branch Connections form, check

all Branch connections for Branches in Zones ZONE-
CABLEWAY-AREA01 and ZONE-CABLEWAY-
AREA03.
Ensure all side Branches are connected.
Connect the main Branches between Zones

01 and 03.
Split Cableways CWAY-AREA03-

CONTROL_B1 and CWAY-AREA03-
POWER_B1 using the split using plane
option.
Place the split plane to be aligned with the

Beam on STRU AREA03_PIPERACK as
shown.
Reverse the previous instructions and Merge the Cableway Branches. Ensure that the Branches split in the
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6 Cable Design
Cables are normally created after the layout of the cabling system has been defined by Cableways. The
Cables are routed along the Cableways to connect to various equipment elements either automatically or
manually. Each Cable has a Cable specification that holds the properties of the Cable. Some of these
properties are listed below.
• Outer Diameter – mm.

4 * 2.5mm2 Cores
• Outer Shield Diameter – mm.
• Uweight /m – Unit weight/metre (kg/m).

Screen
(If applicable) • Resistance – Ohms.
• Reactance – Ohms
• Impedance – Ohms.
Ø 28mm
• MinBend – Minimum bend radius (mm)
• CondGroup – Number of conductor groups (Pairs,

Triples, Quads).
• Dinterference – Default Interference class IClass.
• VoltAC – AC voltage (volt).
• VoltDC – DC voltage (volt).
• Current – Amperes.
• XArea – Cross sectional area (mm2).
6.1 Cable Hierarchy

A Cable consist of an RPATH element which in turn contains POINTR and EXTGEO elements. These together
define the route of the Cables in the 3D model.
• POINTR elements define the route outside of the Cableway (free points).
• EXTGEO elements define the route within a Cableway Branch, referencing RATTA, RNODE, HATTA and
TATTA elements for the start and end of that section of the route.
EXTGEOs are used for listing the Cables which pass through a
certain point within a Cableway Branch.
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6.2 Cable Display Options

When a Cable or Cables are routed, the visualisation of the Cables in the 3D View is controlled by the settings
on the Cabling Application Defaults form, and the Cabling tab on the Graphics Settings form.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group, click the Representation button to display the Graphics
Settings form. The Cable Centreline Representation checkbox controls how the Cables are represented. If
checked the Cables will be shown as dashed, single line representations. If unchecked they will be represented
realistically using the Cable diameter set in the specification of the Cable being routed.
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On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group,

click the Defaults button to display the Cabling
Application Defaults form. The Layout Cable
checkbox controls how the Cables are routed.
The Routing Status of a Cable will show how a Cable

is routed, either simply Routed, or Routed and Laid.
When checked, the application will attempt to route the

Cable or Cables using the Cable Gap, Spacing and
Touching settings covered in the following section. As well
as the Cableway settings covered previously.
When left unchecked, Cables are simply routed at the

centreline of Cableway Branches.
With Layout Cable checkbox unchecked, the

calculated Cable lengths will not be as accurate due
to all Cables taking the path of the Cableway
centreline. However, this may be adequate in many
cases. The process of routing the Cables can take
longer when the Layout Cable checkbox is checked
due to the additional processing required to
determine the routes of the Cables, but a more
accurate Cable length will be achieved.
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6.3 The Create Cable Form
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group, clicking the Cable button
displays the Create Cable form. The PowerWheel can also be used to open this
form.
The Create Cable form is split into six sections.
Element Naming
• Name – a unique name can be entered manually or

generated by clicking the AutoNaming button
adjacent to the textbox.
• System – a Cable can be assigned to a system.

Systems are typically created by the Project
Administrator.
Basic Data
• Description/Function/Purpose – these are entered

manually if required.
• Cable Type – optional setting which the user can set

to Conductor, Neutral or Earth if required.
• Proximity Distance – this is the distance from the

Start and End points of a Cable within which Cableway
entry/exit points will be searched for. Cableway entry
or exit points outside this distance will not be
considered when autorouting Cables.
• Fill Check – when checked a check of the fill levels is

carried out automatically when a Cable is routed on
Cableway Branches.
• Touching – when checked, this will route Layout

mode Cables with the edges touching. If unchecked,
the Cable Gap and Spacing textboxes are available.
• Cable Gap – allows the user to set a dimension for the

gap between this Cable and the next when routed on
the same Cableway.
• Spacing – this allows the gap between adjacent Cables to be set as a factor of the Cable diameter. The
largest Spacing setting for adjacent Cables is used.
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• Excess Lengths and Extra (mm) – four excess lengths which are added to the overall calculated Cable
lengths are listed
• Excess Length Start – Allows the user to set the Start excess length
• Extra – Allows the user to set the Start extra excess length
• Excess Length End – Allows the user to set the End excess length
• Extra – Allows the user to set the End extra excess length
• Cable Length – this is the total length of the routed Cable, including excess lengths and percentages.
Total length of Cable= Cable Free Lengths + Cable length supported by tray.
• Cable Free Length – displays the total length of the Cable being routed outside of Cableway Branches.
Also, displayed are Start, the free length from the Start Item to the Branch drop on point; Intermediate,
the free length which is any free routed Cable between Cableway Branches and End, the free length from
the Branch drop off point to the End Item.
Cable Free Length = Cable Free Length Start + Cable Free Length End
Cable Free Length Start = Free length of Cable at start + Excess Length Start
Cable Free Length Intermediate = Free length of Cable when jumping between Cableway Branches
Cable Free Length End = Free length of Cable at end + Excess Length Tail
• Routing Status – this identifies the current status of the Cable, i.e. un-routed, routed, routing failed, etc.
Start / End
• Reference – this button allows the Start / End reference to be either entered or
selected graphically in the 3D View. If multiple electrical connections are available on
the selected Equipment element a table is displayed listing them.
• List Equipment – this button allows the user to set the Start / End reference by
selecting from a list of Equipment in a specific Zone or Collection. This is covered in
more detail in a forthcoming section.
Clicking the Apply button will create the Cable and activate the Modify Cable form.
Cables are not be visible in the 3D View until they have been routed.
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6.3.1 Choosing a Cable Specification
From the Specification section of the Create Cable form,

clicking the Choose Cable Specification button displays the
Choose Cable form.
From the Choose Cable form, the Table options list can be used to filter the Cables in relation to their class
such as Power and Signal.
The Type options list can be used to further filter the results by other properties, such as Screened or Fire
Resistant.
Clicking the Apply button will confirm the Cable selection.
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6.3.2 Setting the Start and End References – Pick Start/End Reference
The Pick Start or Pick End Reference options allow the Start or End of the Cable to be
referenced using the graphical selection of an Equipment (EQUI) or Sub Equipment
(SUBE) element. The behaviour of this option depends on the structure of the element
selected in the 3D View.
When selecting an EQUI or SUBE element in the 3D View, the

ELCONNs owned by the EQUI or SUBE are displayed in the List
of ELCONNs table.
When selecting a SUBE which does not own any ELCONNs, a Confirm form is displayed. Clicking Yes will list
all ELCONNs owned by the owning EQUI element. This also includes any ELCONNs owned by other SUBEs in
that EQUI element.
The creation of Elconns on Equipment elements is covered in training guide TM-1811 AVEVA E3D Design –
Equipmernt Modelling.
6.3.3 Setting the Start and End References – List Equipment
Instead of selecting an item of Equipment graphically, it is possible to use a list by clicking

the List Equipment button on the Create Cable form. This displays a list of all the Equipment
items in a selected Zone. Making the required Zone the CE and selecting Zone from the
options list will populate the Equipment List. Alternatively, the list can be filtered by applying
a rule to the search.
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When connecting a Cable to an item of Equipment, there are two possibilities for reference points:
• The Cable can connect directly to the Equipment element, taking the origin point as the actual start / end
position.
• The Cable can be connected to an Electrical Connection (ELCONN) if present. These can be added to any
Equipment element.
Selecting an item of Equipment from the list and clicking the Apply button will update the Reference textbox
on the Create Cable form. The outcome of this is dependent upon whether the Equipment owns an ELCONN.
• If the Equipment does not own an ELCONN, the Reference will be set to the Equipment element and the
Cable Start/End will be positioned at the origin of the Equipment.
• If the Equipment owns one ELCONN, the Reference will be set to the ELCONN. A Warning is displayed if a
Cable is already connected to this ELCONN.
• If the Equipment owns multiple ELCONNS, the List of Elconns form is displayed, allowing the user to select
the required ELCONN.
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6.4 Creating a Cable – (Worked Example)

Clear the 3D View and add SITE-EQUIPMENT-AREA03, ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA02, ZONE ELECTRICAL-
AREA03, CWAY-AREA02-POWER and CWAY-AREA03-POWER.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Cable button to display the Create Cable
form.
Enter CBLP-PMP-7 in the Name textbox.
Enter Pump PMP-7 Power Cable in the Description

textbox.
Enter 4000mm in the Proximity Distance textbox.
Check the Fill Check checkbox.
Leave the Excess Length Start, Excess Length End and the
Extra textboxes set to 0mm.
Leave all other fields at their default setting.
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Click the Choose Cable Specification button to

display the Choose Cable form.
From the CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO

Table, select the S-DIN.MGCG-4X25 Cable
specification.
Click the Apply button and the Specification

section in the Create Cable form is updated to
show the selected specification.
Select the Start tab on the form and click the Pick Start
Ref button adjacent to the Reference field.
Select MCC-1 in the Power Room of Area 02. Since the Equipment geometry consists of a SUBE (Sub-
Equipment) element which does not own the ELCONNs, a Confirm form is displayed. Click Yes to navigate to
the EQUI level and display all the owned ELCONNs.
Select MAINS-MCC-1 from the List of Elconns form and click Apply to set the Start connection reference,
followed by the Dismiss button.
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A <Start> label is placed at the selected ELCONN

and the Reference textbox is populated with the
ELCONN reference.
Select the End tab on the form and click the List Equipment
button adjacent to the Reference textbox to display the
Equipment List form.
In the Model Explorer, navigate to ZONE-

EQUIPMENT-AREA03, and select the Zone
from the options list on the Equipment List
form.
The List for Selection list on the form updates to

show al the EQUI elements within the Zone.
Select PMP-7 and click the Apply button.
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Since the item of Equipment owns ELCONNs the List of

Elconns form is displayed. Select ELCONN PMP-
7/POWER.
Click the Apply button to set the End connection

reference.
Dismiss the Equipment List and List of Elconns forms.
An <End> label is placed at the End

connection and the Reference textbox is
populated with the ELCONN reference.
An <End> label is placed at the selected

ELCONN and the Reference textbox is
populated with the ELCONN reference.
Click the Apply button the create the Cable.
The Cable is created in ZONE ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA03,

previously set as the Cable storage area on the Defaults form in
Exercise 1.
The Cable is not visible in the 3D View as it has not yet been routed.
The Create Cable form has been replaced by the Modify Cable form.
This form can remain open.
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6.5 Routing a Cable
Once the Cable element has been created, the Create Cable form
is replaced by the Modify Cable form. The Start and End
Reference fields now have a Disconnect End button which can be
used to unset the Cable connection references.
The main change on the form is the addition of the Routing

section which provides various methods for routing Cables. This
is covered later in this chapter.
6.5.1 Automatic Routing Algorithms
The Auto Routing Criteria section of the Cabling

Application Defaults form provides the user with two
methods for determining how a Cable route is chosen:
• Minimise Free Route
• Minimise Total Length

The example Cableway used below is a U-shaped Branch with two Takeoff Route Nodes (RN025 and RN026)
positioned on the longer straight section.
Minimise Free Route – finds the closest,

valid entry and exit points to the Start and
End References, and then finds the
shortest route through the connected
Cableways as shown.
Minimise Total Length – searches all valid

entry and exit points within the Proximity
Distance from the Start and End Reference
points and uses the shortest possible
route.
The example on the left is routed using

Minimise Total Length. As the Takeoff
Route Nodes are within the Proximity
Distance value, they are used as the entry
and exit points to minimise the length of
the Cable.
The Start and End of the Cable are routed orthogonally. The additional route points can be deleted to make
the Cable route straight to the Start or End Reference.
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6.5.2 Auto-Routing Cables

The Auto-Route Cable button is used to autoroute a Cable. First the Zones containing Cableways which can
be considered for Cable routing need to be selected. When the Auto-Route Cable button is clicked, the
application will find the shortest route for the Cable through the Cableway Branches within the selected
Zones. The user may choose to select the entire world as the scope of routing by selecting the first option in
the list. How the route is determined will depend on if Minimise Free Route or Minimise Total Length
Automatic Routing algorithm has been selected
Multiple Zones can be selected by using

the Shift or Ctrl key.
The Cable is Auto Routed around the Cableway Branches from the Start to the End references.
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The Model Explorer is populated with the Route Path (RPATH) element and its references, and the Modify
Cable form is updated with the Cable Length, Cable Free Length, Start, End, Total Cable Length and Routing
Status.
As stated previously, the POINTR elements define the

free route of the Cable outside of the Cableway
Branches, and the EXTGEO elements define the route
within the Cableway Branches.
6.5.3 Routing Status
The Routing Status options list on the Modify

Cable form becomes active once the Cable has
been routed. This allows the user to change the
routing status of a Cable manually if required.
The Routing Status updates automatically when
the Cable has been routed, or if the routing has
failed.
Changing the Routing Status will result in a

Confirm form is displayed.
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6.5.4 Applying the Routing Rules

If a Cableway Branch element has a Routing Rule i.e. (IClass EQ ‘CONTROL’) applied, then the only Cables that
can be routed on this Cableway Branch would be Cables which have an IClass attribute set to CONTROL
If attempting to Auto-Route a Cable which has an IClass attribute set to POWER, it will take an alternative path
to reach its end reference point via Cableway Branches with the Routing Rule IClass EQ ‘POWER’.
If no valid routes exist, then an error message will be displayed.
6.5.5 Un-routing and Deleting Cables
The Modify Cable form also gives the user the option to Un-Route or Delete Cables.
Clicking the Un-Route Cable button displays a Confirm form. Clicking the Yes button will un-
route the Cable.
Un-routing a Cable will remove the Route Path and its associated elements.
Clicking the Delete Cable button will delete the current Cable.
Cables can also be deleted using the common Delete options.
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6.6 AutoRouting a Cable – (Worked Example)
On the Modify Cable form, select Zones ZONE-CWAY-

AREA02 and ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 in the Routing list.
Click the Auto-Route Cable button.
The Routing Status will change to Routed and Laid and

the Cable Length and Cable Free Length values are
displayed.
The routed Cable is shown in the 3D View.
Close the Modify Cable form.
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6.7 Defining the Route – Selecting Entry and Exit Points
Clicking the Define Route button on the Modify Cable form displays
the Modify Route form.
The Modify Route form provides a variety of options for manually

defining a Cable route.
The Modify Route form allows Entry and Exit points to be

defined on desired Cableway Branches and then use the
AutoRoute function to find the shortest route through the
Cableways, between these points.
The Pick Routing Branch button allows a Cableway Branch to

be selected in the 3D View.
Once a Branch has been selected, the list below the button
will be populated with all the valid entry/exit points for that
Branch (Head, Tail and Route Nodes)
The currently selected Entry and Exit points will be marked in

the 3D View with <Entry> and <Exit> tags.
The Cableway Zones that contain the Cableways allowable

for routing must be selected in the Routing Options section
of the form. One or more zones can be selected by holding
the Ctrl or Shift key.
Clicking the AutoRoute from Entry to Exit Point button in the

Routing Tasks section of the form will confirm the points, and
the shortest valid route on the Cableway Branches is found.
This option will only create the EXTGEO elements which
define the Cable route through Cableway Branches.
In order to complete the creation of the Cable, the other options in the Routing Tasks
section of the form can be used. The Head Free Route and Tail Free Route buttons
can be used to orthogonally route the Head and Tail sections of the Cable, from the
entry and exit points to the start and end of the Cable.
Alternatively, checking the Auto Head/Tail Free Route checkbox will automatically
apply orthogonal free routes to the Cable Start and End.
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6.7.1 Defining the Route – Selecting Entry and Exit points – (Worked Example)
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Cable button to

display the Create Cable form.

textbox.
Ensure the Fill Check checkbox is checked.
Ensure the Cable Specification is set to S-DIN.MGCG-

4X25.
Set the Start Reference to Elconn MCC-1B of EQUI MCC-1 and the End Reference to Elconn PMP-8/POWER
of EQUI PMP-8.
Click the Apply button to create the Cable.
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Click the Define Route button to display the Route Cable

form.
In the Cableway Branch Entry section of the form click the

Pick Routing Branch button. The user is prompted to
Identify Cableway Branch.
In the 3D View select Cableway Branch CWAY-AREA02-

POWER_B1 to populate the Select Entry Points list with
all available entry points in that Branch.
Select the RNODE positioned

closest to MCC-1 (RN071)
from the list. An <Entry>
label is displayed at the
selected RNODE.
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In the Cableway Branch Entry section of the form click the

Pick Routing Branch button. The user is prompted to Identify
Cableway Branch.

POWER_B4 to populate the Select Entry Points list with all
available entry points in that Branch.
Select the Tail of the

Branch from the list. An
<Exit> label is displayed
at the Tail of the Branch.
In the Routing Options section of the form select ZONE-CWAY-

AREA02 and ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 from the available zones in
the list. Click the AutoRoute button.
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The RPATH for the Cable is created, along with EXTGEO elements which define the route through the Cableway
network.
As there are no POINTR elements yet, the Cable appears in a straight line from the entry and exit points to the
Start and End of the Cable.
A Confirm form is displayed giving the option to Free Route the Head
and Tail to complete Cable routing.
Click Yes to complete the Cable routing.
The free route algorithm will attempt to create a sensible free route
path for the Cable. However, it will not attempt to miss other Cables
or elements in the vicinity. If desired, the free route of Cables can be
modified. This is covered later in this chapter.
Close the Modify Cable form. Save Work.
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6.8 Routing Through PRPs
This routing option allows the user to route a Cable via

Preliminary Route Points (PRPs) selected from a list. This
means the route of a Cable can be defined or changed to
force it to take a certain route.
Clicking the Define Route Through PRPs button displays the

Route Through PRPs form.
The Pick Cableway Branch button populates the Select

Preliminary Route Points from Cableway Branch list with
all the possible entry, exit and via points on the selected
Cableway Branch.
The buttons beneath the list allow the selected Routing

Point to be inserted in the correct sequence on the List of
Preliminary Route Points:
Insert Before - Adds the selected route point

before the current route point in the List of
Preliminary Route Points.
Insert After - Adds the selected route point after

the current route point in the List of Preliminary
Route Points.
Add to Bottom- Adds the selected route point to

the bottom of the List of Preliminary Route
Points.
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The buttons adjacent to the List of Preliminary Route Points list allow the Routing Points in the list to be
reordered or removed.
Move to Top - Moves the selected PRP to the top of the list.
Move Up - Moves the select PRP up by one on the list.
Remove - Removes the selected PRP from the list.
Move Down - Moves the select PRP down by one on the list.
Move to Bottom - Moves the selected PRP to the bottom of the list.
Display/Remove Labels – clicking this button will toggle on and off the labels for all the PRPs in
the List of Preliminary Route Points in the 3D View.
Once the List of Preliminary Route Points has been populated with the required route points, the Cable
can be routed.
The Zones containing the Cableways to be considered for routing need to be selected from the Routing
Options list, then clicking the Route Cable button will route the Cable along the specified PRPs. Free routes
at the Start and End of the Cable will be created with this method of routing.
6.8.1 Defining the Route Through PRPs – (Worked Example)


textbox.
Ensure the Cable Specification is set to S-DIN.MGCG-

4X25.
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Set the Start Reference to Elconn MCC-1A of EQUI MCC-1 and the End Reference to Elconn PMP-9/POWER
of EQUI PMP-9.
In the Route Through PRPs section of the form click the Pick
Cableway Branch button. The user is prompted to Identify
Cableway Branch.

POWER_B4 to populate the Select Preliminary Route Points from
Cableway Branch list with all valid entry, exit and via route points
in that Branch.
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Select the Head of the Branch from the list and click the Insert
After button. The Head is added to the List of Preliminary
Route Points.
The PRP is labelled in the 3D View.
In the Routing Options section of the form select ZONE-CWAY-

AREA02 and ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 from the available zones in
the list. Click the Route Cable button. The Cable is routed via
the PRP specified.
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6.9 Manually Routing Cables

The Manual Route Cable form allows the user to manually create or modify a Cable route between the Start
and End references. This option works by building segments of Cable route one by one to create the path of a
Cable. A Segment of a Cable is referred to as the path of a Cable within a single Cableway Branch. This option
is particularly useful when Cables jump between Cableways which have no physical connections.
Clicking the Manual Route Cable button displays the Manual Route
Cable form.
The form contains the following button:
Pick Routing Branch - Populates the Select Entry/Exit

from Cableway Branch… list with all the possible
entry/exit/via points on a picked Branch.
The Add Entry and Add Exit buttons will set the
selected reference to the Entry and Exit for that
Segment.
Create Before - creates a new Segment before the

selected Segment.
Create After - creates a new Segment after the

selected Segment
Create at Bottom - Creates a new Segment at the

bottom of the Existing Cable Segments list.
Modify Segment - Modifies the current Cable

Segment.
Remove - removes the selected route Segment.
Add/Remove Labels - toggles the visibility of the

routing reference labels in the 3D View.
Head Free Route - creates the free route at the Start

of a Cable.
Intermediate Free Route - Creates intermediate free

routes between unconnected Cableway Branches.
Tail Free Route - creates the free route at the End of

a Cable.
Delete Free Routes - deletes all existing free routes on

a Cable.
Checking the Automatically Create Free Route checkbox will create free route
to and from the entry and exit of the Cableways, and any free route for Cables
between unconnected Cableways.
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6.9.1 Manually Routing a Cable – (Worked Example)
Add the following elements to the 3D View:
• CWAY-LEVEL02-POWER
• CWAY-LEVELS-POWER
• EQUI DST-220
• EQUI DST-223
The Equipment elements are located in Zone

ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA02-B02.
In the Cabling Application Defaults form, set the Cable storage area to ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA02.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Cable button to display
the Create Cable form.
Enter CBLP-DIST-LEVEL03 in the Name textbox.
Enter Level 3 Distribution Panel Power in the Description

textbox.
From the CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO Table, select

the S-DIN.MGCG-2X1.5 Cable specification.
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Set the Start Reference to EQUI DST-220 and the End

Reference to Elconn DST-223-T1 of EQUI DST-223.
Once the Cable has been created, click the Manual Route Cable
button to display the Manual Route Cable form.
Check the Automatically generate free route checkbox.
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Click the Pick Routing Branch button and

select Cableway Branch CWAY-AREA02-
POWER_B1 in the 3D View.
The Select Entry/Exit from Cableway Branch list is populated with all the valid entry, exit and via points for
this Branch.
Select the nearest entry point to the Start of the Cable from the list (RN072) and click the Add Entry button
to update the form. The Entry point label is displayed in the 3D View.
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Similarly, select RN100 and click the Add Exit button to update the form. Click the Create After button to
add the Segment to the Existing Cable Segments list.
The Cable Segment is routed on the

Cableway Branch, with the remaining route
completed temporarily with an orthogonal
route.
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Click the Picking Routing Branch button again and select

CWAY-LEVELS-POWER_B1 Cableway Branch (the vertical
Branch) in the 3D View.
Add the Entry point as the Route Node RN30 and add ROUTE_ATTA_001 as the Exit point.
Click the Create After Selected Segment button to add the segment after the first segment. The route is
updated in the 3D View to show the new segment.
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To create the final segment, click the Picking

Routing Branch button again and select CWAY-
LEVEL02-POWER_B1 Cableway Branch in the 3D
View.
Add the Entry point as ROUTE_ATTA_002 located at the Tee and the Exit point set to RN096 (the Route Node
located near the end reference).
Click the Create At Bottom button to add the segment at the bottom of the Existing Cable Segments list. The
route is updated in the 3D View to show the new segment.
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The Cable is routed as shown, with the Free Routes at the Start, End and between unconnected Branches
applied.
Close the Manual Route Cable form.

Save Work.
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6.10 Free Routing a Cable

The Free Route Cable option allows the user to define a Cable route by selecting points in the 3D View. This
could be used to route a Cable through a void, or along a structural section.
The selected route points do not have to be Cabling Application elements and can be any point which can be
obtained using the Positioning Control form. Cableway elements can also be selected, but the system will not
consider the Cable to be part of this Cableway. Consequently, it will not appear in any Node Schedules and
will not affect the Fill Level.
When the Free Route Cable button is clicked, the user is

prompted to Pick to define a position <Esc> to finish. The points
can then be selected, one after another.
When the route has been fully defined, pressing the Esc key displays a Confirm
form.
Clicking the Yes button will create the free route using the picked route points.
6.10.1 Free Routing a Cable – (Worked Example)
In the Cabling Application Defaults form, set the Cable

storage area to ZONE-CABLES-CONTROL-AREA03.

Enter CBLC-PMP-7 in the Name textbox.
Enter PUMP 7 Control Cable in the Description textbox.
From the CABLE-CONTROL-TABGRO Table, select the S-

JIS.SCP-1X50 Cable specification.
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Set the Start Reference to ELCONN ST-002-T5

of EQUI ST-002 and the End Reference to
ELCONN PMP7/CONTROL of EQUI DST-223.
Once the Cable has been created, click the Free Route Cable
button. The Positioning Control form is displayed, and the user
is prompted to Pick to define position.
Set the Positioning Control form to Graphics > Snap and select the top of
the base of PMP-7 at the North-West corner as shown.
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Press the Esc key and click Yes on the Confirm

form. The initial free route of the Cable is
created.
The Modify Free Point form is displayed. Leave

this form open.
6.11 Modifying / Creating a Free Point
The Modify Free Point / Create Free Points form allows the
modification of a POINTR element or the creation of a new POINTR
element in the RPATH of a Cable.
The Modify Free Route form is displayed automatically after

defining a Free Route for a Cable. It can also be displayed by clicking
the Modify Free Points button from the Modify Cable form.
The form has two modes, selected via the Mode radio
buttons: Creation, to add route points, and Modification,
for updating existing route points. The form name changes
to reflect the Mode selected.
Routing Point – this list contains the route points on a

selected Cable. The route point selected in the list is either
the point to be modified (Modification mode), or the point
the new route point will be created after (Creation mode).
Direction from Previous – this textbox shows the direction

from the previous route point. A new value can be entered
in Creation mode to position a new route point.
Distance from Previous - this textbox shows the distance

from the previous route point. A new value can be entered
in Creation mode to position a new route point.
The Position section of the form allows explicit positions to

be entered in the co-ordinate textboxes.
The Pick Position… link label allows the user to graphically

select a position, activating the Positioning Control form.
The Copy Previous and Copy Next link labels copy the
coordinates of the previous or next route point to the co-
ordinate boxes.
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The Modify Free Point and Create Free Point form can be
used to precisely define the route of a Free Routed Cable, as
shown.
Alternatively, it can be used to modify the free routed

sections of Cables at the Start, End or between Cableways.
Free Route between unconnected Cableway Branches.
6.11.1 Modifying a free Route – (Worked Example)

The Modify Free Point form is displayed following on from the previous worked example. Additional route
points will be added, and the existing route point repositioned to improve the Cable route path.
POINTR1 and POINTR3 are the Start and End positions

of the Cable.
Select POINTR3 in the Routing Point list.
In the Position section of the form, click the Offset button to display the Offset By textboxes.
The new position of the POINTR is shown

with graphical aids.
Enter 180mm in the West Offset By

textbox -50mm in the North Offset By
textbox, then enter 50mm in the Up Offset
By textbox.
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Click the Apply button to change POINTR2 to the new

position.
Select the Create radio button to change the form to

Create mode.
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A point needs to be created after POINTR1 (Start), aligned with the West position of POINTR2.
Select POINTR1 In the Routing Point list.
Click the Offset button to remove the Offset By

textboxes.
Check the North and Up Lock checkboxes, then click the

Copy Next link label to populate the West textbox with
the West co-ordinate of POINTR2.
The position of the new POINTR and modified route is

shown using graphical aids.
Click the Create Route Point button to create the new

POINTR after POINTR1.
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With the new POINTR2 selected in the Routing Point list,

unlock the Up lock textbox and lock the West and North
lock checkboxes.
Click the Copy Next link label to populate the Up textbox

with the Up co-ordinate of POINTR3.
The position of the new POINTR and modified route

is shown using graphical aids.
Click the Create Route Point button to create the

new POINTR after POINTR2.
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Select POINTR4 in from the Routing Point list.
Create a new POINTR after POINTR4 with the same North and
Up co-ordinates, but with a West co-ordinate of 285000mm.
The position of the new POINTR and modified route is shown

using graphical aids.
Click the Create Route Point button to create the new POINTR5
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Select the newly created POINTR5 in from the Routing Point list.
Lock the North co-ordinate and click the Copy Next link label to
copy the West and Up co-ordinates of the POINTR from the End
of the Cable.
The position of the new POINTR and modified route is shown using graphical aids. Click the Create Route Point
button to create the new POINTR6.
The free route of the Cable is now fully defined.
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6.12 Copying Cables
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, selecting Copy Cable from the Copy
button options displays the Copy Cable form.
Navigating to a Cable and clicking the CE link label in the

Cable to Copy section of the form will define the Cable to
be copied.
If the CE is a Cable element, the form is opened with this

Cable automatically set as the Cable to be copied.
New Cable – this allows the user to enter the name for the
new Cable or Click the Auto-Name button.
The number of copies to be made is set in the Number of

Copies textbox in the New Cable section of the form. If a
number more than 1 is typed in the textbox, the New
Cable Name textbox becomes inactive.
The Cable Attributes to Copy section of the form contains

checkboxes that give the option to copy Cable attributes
such as the Specification Reference, Start Reference &
End Reference.
The Route Path section of the form allows user to copy the route of the Cable.
• Copy Route Path – Checking this checkbox will copy all existing EXTGEO elements to the copied Cable.
• Head Free Route and Tail Free Route – Checking these checkboxes will apply an orthogonal free route at
the Start or End of the new Cable(s). These checkboxes are unavailable when the Cable being copied is
completely free routed (not routed on a Cableway).
Clicking the Copy Cable link label will copy the Cable as defined and display a
Message form confirming if the copy was successful.
New Cables created will be stored in the Cable Storage Area defined in the Cabling Application Defaults form.
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6.12.1 Copying a Cable – (Worked Example)
In the Model Explorer, navigate to Cable CBLC-PMP-7.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Copy > Copy Cable option to display the Copy
Cable form.
The Copy Cable form is displayed with Cable CBLC-PMP-7

set as the Cable To Copy.
Enter CBLC-PMP-8 the New Cable name textbox.
Check all three checkboxes in the Cable Attributes to

Copy section of the form.
Check the Copy Route Path checkbox in the Route Path

section of the form. The Head/Tail Free Route checkboxes
are unavailable since the Cable being copied is not routed
on a Cableway.
Click the Copy Cable link label and the new Cable is
created. Click Yes on the Message form.
Close the Copy Cable form.
The new Cable has the same route path and Start and End connection references as
the copied Cable which need to be changed.
Navigate to the new Cable CBLC-PMP-8 in the Model Explorer. Click the CABLING
SYSTEM > Modify > Cable button to display the Modify Cable form.
In the Start Reference textbox, enter ST-002-T6 and in the End Reference textbox enter PMP-8/CONTROL.
Click the Apply button and the Cable is modified to

have the correct Start and End references.
The route path of the Cable is incorrect and will be

changed in the following exercise.
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– Cable Routing
Modify the free route of CABLE CBLC-PMP-8 created in the previous Copy Cable worked example. The route
should be similar to that of Cable CBLC-PMP-7 but offset 50mm from the North edge of PMP-8 as shown.
Create Cable CBLC-PMP-9 by copying Cable CBLC-PMP-8. and modifying the free route as shown.
Set the Start Reference to ELCONN ST-002-T7 and the End Reference to ELCONN PMP-9/CONTROL.
Using the Cableways in AREA02 and AREA03, create and route the following Cables using the routing methods
specified.
Use the specification S-DIN.MGCG-4X25 for all POWER Cables and S-JIS.SCP-1X50 for all CONTROL Cables.
Set the Proximity Distance for all the Cables to 4000mm.
Ensure the Power Cables are created in ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA03 and the Control Cables are created in
ZONE-CABLES-CONTROL-AREA03.
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Name IClass Start End Routing Method
Define Route (selecting

CBLP-03SKID1-PUMPA POWER MCC-2E 03SKID1-PUMPA/POWER
Entry and Exit points)
CBLP-03SKID1-PUMPB POWER MCC-2D 03SKID1-PUMPB/POWER Auto Route
CBLP-03SKID2-PUMPA POWER MCC-2C 03SKID2-PUMPA/POWER Auto Route
CBLP-03SKID2-PUMPB POWER MCC-2B 03SKID2-PUMPB/POWER Auto Route
CBLP-PMP-10 POWER MCC-1D PMP-10/POWER Define Route (selecting Entry and Exit points)
CBLP-PMP-11 POWER MCC-1E PMP-11/POWER Define Route (selecting Entry and Exit points)
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CBLC-ST-002A CONTROL MC-101-T-5 ST-002-T1 PRP Routing (Head of CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL_B3)
CBLC-ST-002B CONTROL MC-101-T-6 ST-002-T2 Define Route (selecting Entry and Exit points)
CBLC-ST-002C CONTROL MC-101-T--7 ST-002-T3 Define Route (selecting Entry and Exit points)
CBLC-ST-004A CONTROL MC-101-T-1 ST-004-T4 Auto Route
CBLC-ST-004B CONTROL MC-101-T-2 ST-004-T3 Auto Route
CBLC-ST-004C CONTROL MC-101-T-3 ST-004-T2 Auto Route
CBLC-ST-004D CONTROL MC-101-T-4 ST-004-T1 Auto Route
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Optional Exercise
Create the following Control Cables.
CBLC-03SKID1-PUMPA CONTROL ST-004-T8 03SKID1-PUMPA/CONTROL Free Route
CBLC-03SKID1-PUMPB CONTROL ST-004-T7 03SKID1-PUMPB/CONTROL Free Route
CBLC-03SKID2-PUMPA CONTROL ST-004-T6 03SKID2-PUMPA/CONTROL Free Route
CBLC-03SKID2-PUMPB CONTROL ST-004-T5 03SKID2-PUMPB/CONTROL Free Route
Free route the four new Control Cables to resemble the screenshot below. Adjust the Free Routes of the Power
Cables to the seven pumps to avoid clashing with other elements and to route around the base of the pumps.
The Power Cable Free Routes, and the Free Routed Cables from boxes ST-002 and ST-004 to the pumps should
resemble the following screenshots.
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6.13 Import Cables

The Import Cables utility allows the user to import Cables and some associated data from .csv or .xls files.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group,

clicking the Load Cables button displays the
Spreadsheet Import file browser.
Once a .csv or .xls file has been

selected, clicking Open will load
the data and display it in the
Spreadsheet Import form.
As a minimum, the file must contain NAME, TYPE, STAREF and ENDREF columns for a Cable to be imported.
Additional information can be included in files such as Description, ICLASS, SPREF and RANEQUIP for
completeness of Cable data, and to allow the Cables to be routed after import without further modification.
The following example file has the four compulsory fields plus additional information.
When using a .csv file, there must be no spaces between the text fields, and they are separated only using a
comma.
For the Import Cable utility to work, the Microsoft Excel Interop DLL must be installed. This may require
the system administrator to install the .NET Programmability Support for Microsoft Excel.
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The Spreadsheet Import form displays the information found within the selected file. Each column in the
Spreadsheet corresponds to an attribute of the Cable listed in rows. The attribute will be set on the Cable to
the value given in the file. There are several options available for controlling the Cables to be imported.
Messages – this section shows any relevant

messages regarding the import data.
Load All Data – this button loads all the

data from the .csv/.xls file.
Load New Data – the button loads only the

new data from the .csv/.xls file.
Cancel – the button closes the form.
The Cables will be imported into the Zone which is set as the Cable storage area in the Cabling Application
Defaults form. If no Cable storage area is set, the Cables will be imported into the Zone that is the CE.
Clicking the Load All Data button will action all the selected Cables in the list, updating the attributes of any
Cables that already exist in the model that have changed in the import file.
Clicking the Load All New button will add all the new Cables in the list to the model but will not update any
attributes for existing Cables.
Selecting one or more items in the list and selecting Process

Selected Items from the right-click options will only action
the selected items. This option will also update any existing
Cables with the attributes in the import file.
After importing Cables, a symbol is displayed adjacent to the Cable name to show the status of the item:
A green tick is displayed when new Cables have been imported successfully.
A yellow square with a blue arrow is displayed if the Cable already existed in
the Model.
An overlapping green and yellow square next to the Cable name indicates the
Cable did not exist in the model but has not been imported. This is displayed
when the Cable is new but was not selected in the list and the right-click
Process Selected Items option was used.
A red square with a blue exclamation mark indicates an error was found in the
import information for that Cable, for example an incorrect End Reference
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6.13.1 Import Cables – (Worked Example)
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Load Cables button to display
the Spreadsheet Import browser.
In the Cabling Application Defaults form, set the

Cable storage area to ZONE-CABLES-AREA01.
Navigate to the supplied

file Cable-Import-
Example.xls and click
the Open button.
The Spreadsheet Import form will be displayed populated with the data from the Cable-Import-Example file.
Click the Load All Data button.
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The six new Cables are created in ZONE ZONE-CABLES-AREA01 as defined by the Storage Area. The NAME
column updates to a show green tick, indicating the import was successful.
If any of the Cables do not have the green tick, select the Cable from the form and refer to the Messages
section for more detailed information.
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6.14 The Cable Data Form

The Cable Data form allows the user to perform various operations including routing a single Cable or multiple
Cables (Bulk Routing), helpful for large scale cabling operations.
This utility is useful when routing multiple Cables in

Layout mode, as the routing order can be changed to
avoid Cable crossover at exit points on Cableway
Branches. An example of this will be covered later in
the guide.
The routing order of Cables, together with altering the Cable Layout justification of the Cableway Branches
the Cables are to be routed on can be used to achieve desired Cable routes.
The form uses a series of pages, used to enter details on which Cableway Zones are to be used for routing, and
which Cables are to be routed.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, clicking the Cable Data button
displays the Cable Data form.
Alternatively, this form can be accessed by right clicking to display the

PowerWheel, clicking the Cable tile followed by the Cable Data tile.
The Select Cable Zone(s) page

of the form displays all the
Zones in the project containing
Cables, and the number of
Cables in that Zone. The Zone or
Zones containing the Cables to
considered can be selected.
The following radio buttons

define how Cables are selected:
• Load all Cables for selected zones - loads all the Cables owned by the selected Zones and populates the
Cable List.
• Load unrouted Cables for selected zones – loads only the un-routed Cables owned by the selected Zones
and populates the Cable List.
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• Load all Cable for equipment zone – loads

all Cables which are connected to
equipment owned by the Zone selected in
the options list.
Clicking the Reload Cable Zones button will update the form.
Clicking the Next button will progress to

the Select Cable Way Zone(s) page.
This page allows which Zones containing

Cableways are to be considered when
routing the selected Cables.
Clicking the Next button will progress to the Select Cables to Route page. This page
contains three separate tabs. The Cables tab displays information on the selected Cables
in a list, including the Name, Class Type, Start Ref, End Ref, Specification, status attributes
for each Cable.
The right-click menu of the form has the following options:
• Select All – selects all entries in the grid.
• 3D View – provides options for adding and removing

Cables and connected elements to and from the 3D View.
• Route Cables – routes all the Cables selected on the form.
• Unroute Cables - unroutes all the Cables selected on the form.
• Modify Cable – is only available if a single Cable is selected,. Selecting this options opens the Modify
Cable form for the selected Cable.
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The menu also gives options to Export to Excel and to view a Print Preview of the form contents.
The buttons on the right of the form allow the order of the Cables to be changed. This is useful when routing
multiple Cables in Layout mode to eliminate crossovers.
The routing options at the bottom of the form are as follows:
Route Cables – clicking this button will route all selected Cables using the Cableways in the
Zones selected on the previous page. When multiple Cables are routed at once, in Layout
mode, the Cables are laid out on the Cableway in the order they are in on the form.
Unroute Cables – clicking this button will unroute all the selected Cables.
Undo and Refresh – clicking this button will undo the last routing command, and refresh the
list of Cables on the form
Display Proximity Distance – clicking this button will

toggle visibility of the proximity distance spheres in the
3D View from the Start and End of all selected Cables.
The Route Information tab shows

the route for the Cable selected in
the Cable page. If the Cable has not
yet been routed, then no route will
be displayed.
The Routing Error List tab displays

the errors associated with the
Cables which have failed to route.
For example, proximity distance
errors and Cableways selected
which are not of the correct Iclass
for the Cables being routed.
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6.14.1 Routing Cables using the Cable Data Form – (Worked Example)
In this Worked Example, the Cable Data form will be used to route all nine power Cables located in ZONE-
CABLES-POWER-AREA03. The routing order adjusted to give the required Cable layout on the associated
Cableway Branches.
All these Cables have previously been routed using various methods. However, when individually routing
Cables, the Cable layout on the CWAYs may not be optimised and may have crossovers.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Cable Data button to display the Cable Data
form.
From the Select Cable Zone(s) list select

ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA03 and with
the Load all Cables for selected zone radio
button selected, click the Next button
The Select Cable Way Zone(s) list is

displayed. Select ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 and
ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 and click the Next
button.
The Select Cables to Route list is displayed.
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Cables are displayed in the list in hierarchical order. For the purpose of this example, reorder the Cables in
the grid as shown below using the Move to Top, Move Up, Move Down and Move to Bottom buttons to the
right of the form before routing.
Select all nine Cables from the form and click the Route Cables button.
A status bar showing the routing progress is

displayed.
Depending on the routing order there may be areas where the Cables cross over each other, or where
changing the routing order would improve the free routes at the Start and End of Cables.
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The four Cables connected to the four pumps on 03SKID1 and 03SKID2 can be reordered to improve the free
routing.
Select Cable CBLP-03SKID1-PUMPA and click the Move to Top button on the Cable Data form to move the
Cable to the top of the list.
Use the Move Up arrow button to reorder the

three other SKID Cables as shown.
Select all nine Cables and click the

Route Cables button on the Cable
Data form again. The route of these
four Cables will change and the free
route layout improved, avoiding
crossovers when exiting the
Cableway Branch.
When connected to an ELCONN,

Free Routed Cables may be
routed on top of each other or
clash with other elements. If this
is an issue, the free routes can
be modified using the Modify
Free Points option on the
Modify Cable form.
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Cables CBPL-PMP-10 and CBPL-PMP-11 need to be

moved to the top of the routing order to avoid
crossing the other Cables when their route moves
onto Branch B2.
Select the two Cables and click the Move to Top button move the two Cables to the top of the list.
Select all nine Cables and click the Route Cables

button on the Cable Data form again. The two
Cables are routed first on the Cableways and will
now enter Branch B2 without crossing the other
Cables.
Any previously modified free routes to the

pumps will be lost.
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6.15 Disconnect Equipment

The disconnect utility disconnects all Cable connections from a selected Equipment element or Electrical
Connection (ELCONN).
Making the element that is to be disconnected

the CE and on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the
Connect group, selecting the Disconnect
Equipment option from the Disconnect
button options list displays a Confirm form.
Clicking the Yes button will confirm the disconnection.
6.16 Fill Level Check

The Cable Fill Level Check form allows the monitoring of fill levels on all possible drop-off points on a Cableway
Branch.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, clicking the Fill Level Check button displays the Fill Level
Check form.
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The information displayed in the form reflects the current element in the Model Explorer, for example
selecting a Site will open the form displaying all Cableway Branches within that Site. The form is divided into
6 areas:
• Load From - This contains four radio buttons, Site, Zone, Cableway, and Cableway Branch allowing the
user to choose the scope that will be displayed in the Select Cableway Branch list. There is also a Current
Element button adjacent to the radio buttons which refreshes the current contents of the list if the CE is
changed.
• Select Cableway Branch – This displays the results of the chosen scope, displaying the Cableway Branch
and the set Max Fill Level of the Branch. The right click menu from the list contains the following options:
• Navigate to… - Navigates to the selected Cableway Branch in the Model

Explorer.
• Highlight – Highlights the selected Cableway Branch in the 3D View.
• Current Branch – This shows the name of Branch currently selected in the Select Cableway Branch list.
• Interference Class Preferences

– This section of the form
contains an options list allowing
the user to check the fill level for
the full Cableway width by
selecting average of all.
Alternatively, for Cableway Branches containing multiple segments assigned to

different Iclass Cables, only the fill level for the selected Iclass segments will be
considered, for example POWER.
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• Branch Points – This displays the Branch point elements HATTA, RNODE, RATTA, and TATTA. These sit in
the order from Head to Tail of the Cableway Branch. The HATTA and TATTA are displayed as HEAD and
TAIL. The list can display up to 5 different types of fill levels based on the type of the drop-off point. These
are explained as follows:
Head – The Head of a Cableway Branch only displays a single fill level of all Cables passing through the
head.
Route Node – A route node on a Cableway Branch displays 4 different levels of fill levels.
− FLEVEL 1 – This is the fill level of all Cables present at the “Head” side of a route node.
− FLEVEL 2 – This is the fill level of all Cables present at the “Tail” side of a route node.
− FLEVEL 3 – This is the fill level of Cables leaving or joining at the Route node.
− FLEVEL – This is the fill level of all Cables passing through the route node. This does not include
Cables leaving or joining at the route node.
Route Attachment Points – A route attachment point on a Cableway Branch can display up to 5 different
levels of fill levels depending upon the number of Branch connections at the point.
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− FLEVEL 1 – This is the fill level of all Cables present at the “Head” side of a RATTA.
− FLEVEL 2 – This is the fill level of all Cables present at the “Tail” side of a RATTA.
− FLEVEL 3 – This is the fill level of Cables leaving or joining at the RATTA at the first Branch
connection.
− FLEVEL 4 – This is the fill level of Cables leaving or joining at the RATTA at the second Branch
connection.
− FLEVEL – This is the fill level of all Cables passing through the RATTA. This does not include
Cables leaving or joining at the RATTA.
Tail - The Tail of a Cableway Branch only displays a single fill level of all Cables passing through the Tail
Colours have been implemented on the individual cells which correspond to the Fill Check Utility Allowance
which is set on the Cabling Application Defaults form.
− Green – Maximum fill of Branch point is greater than the current fill level.
− Yellow – The fill of the Branch point is within the Fill Check Utility Allowance to the Maximum
fill.
− Red – The fill level of the Branch point exceeds the Cableway Branch Maximum fill.
The right click menu of the Branch Points list has the following options:
Navigate to… - Navigate to the selected Branch point in the model explorer.
List of Cables – Displays the List of Cables form with the selected Branch point.
Export to Excel… - Exports the list to an Excel spread sheet.
• Connections – This displays any valid connections associated with the selected Branch point element. If
no connections are found, then No Connections Associated will be displayed.
Clicking the link label for a valid connection will navigate

to the element in the Model Explorer and re-initialize the
form with that Cableway Branch and Branch point
selected.
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Clicking the Explain Fill Levels… link label on the form displays the Fill Level form which contains images
explaining the connections and various fill levels.
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- Using the Cable Data Form

Re-route the seven Control Cables in Zone ZONE-CABLES-CONTROL-AREA03 which route from EQUI MC-101
to the enclosures ST-002 and ST004 using the Cable Data form.
Adjust the routing order and if required the Cable Layout setting of the Cableway Branches used for routing
to eliminate crossovers and optimise the free routes at the end of the Cables.
Check the Cableway fill levels using the Fill Level Check utility for Cableways in SITE-CABLE-AREA03.
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6.17 -Cable Bundles

A Cable Bundle is a number of Cables which are routed together as one group, sharing the same rectangular
Cableway Branches throughout their route. All Cables in a bundle must have the Start and End references
belonging to the same item of equipment, be of the same Cable specification and have the same Interference
Class (ICLASS).
There are four layout modes for Cable bundles: Trefoil, Flat, Layered and Packed.
Trefoil – can be used for three Cables only, and Cables

must all be of Cable Type CONDUCTOR.
Flat – Cables will be bundled but in a single flat layer.

Cable gap settings for the Cables will be applied.
Layered – Cables will be bundled in a stacked

configuration. All Cables must be Touching.
Packed – Cables will be packed together; the

configuration is dependent upon the number of Cables
in the bundle. All Cables must be Touching.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group,

clicking the Bundle button displays the Create Bundle
form.
The Layout Mode options list allows the user to select the
bundling configuration required.
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After entering a Bundle Name and selecting the Layout Mode,

clicking the Apply button will create the Bundle and display the
Modify Bundle form.
The Cables in Bundle list displays the Cables which make up the
bundle. The five buttons below the list are as follows:
Create Cable – clicking this button will open the Create Cable form.
Add Cable – clicking this button displays the Add Cables to Bundle form. The form lists all the
available non-bundled Cables which are in the same Zone as the Bundle. Selecting the required
Cables and clicking the Include Cables button will close the form and add the Cables to the Bundle.
The Back button will return to the Modify Bundle form.
Remove Cable – clicking this button will remove the selected

Cables from the Cables in Bundle list.
Delete Cable – clicking this button will remove the selected Cables from the bundle and delete
them from the model.
Verify Layout – clicking this button will check the route for the bundle to ensure it is valid. If
there is a problem with the bundle route an error message will be displayed.
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6.17.1 Bundling Cables – (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, previously routed Control Cables will be added to a Bundle and re-routed.
In the Model Explorer navigate to ZONE-CABLES-CONTROL-AREA03. On

the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group click the Bundle button to
display the Create Bundle form.
Enter ST-004_BUNDLE in the Name textbox and from the

Layout Mode options list select Packed.
Click the Apply button to create the Bundle and display the
Modify Bundle form.
Click the Add Cable button to display the Add

Cables to Bundle form.
Select the four Cables CBLC-ST-004A, B, C and D

and click the Include Cables button.
Click the Back button to return to the Modify

Bundle form.
The four selected Cables are now added to the Cables in Bundle
table.
Close the Modify Bundle form.
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Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Cable Data button to display the Cable Data form. Select Cable Zone
ZONE-CABLES-CONTROL-AREA03 and click the Next button. Select Cableway Zones ZONE-CWAY-AREA02
and ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 and click the Next button.
The four Cables are

displayed in the grid and are
now assigned a Bundle
Name. Select one of the
Cables and all the Cables in
the Bundle will be selected
since they will be routed
together.
Click the Route Cables

button and the Bundle will
be routed as shown.
Close the Cable Data form.
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- Creating and Routing Cable Bundles

Create a Packed Cable Bundle named ST-002_BUNDLE for Cables CBLC-ST-002A, B and C. Route the bundle
using the Cable Data form, altering the routing order for the bundles and Cables terminating at EQUIs ST-002
and ST-004 to avoid Cable crossovers if required.
Modify the Cable Layout setting on the Cableway Branches the Cables and Bundles are routed on to see the
effect it has on the Cable routes.
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7 Cable Tray Creation

Once Cableway Branches have been routed, they can be dressed with material in the form of Cableway
components. The material can be applied to the Cableway regardless of whether Cables have been routed or
not.
In the Model hierarchy the Cabletray Material element (CTMTRL) is owned by the Cableway Branch element.
This material element will own the Cableway material components such as Straights, Bends, Risers, Tees,
Crosses and Reducers.
7.1 Cableway Dressing Workflow

There are two distinct steps to Cable Tray dressing within the application. The first is Preliminary Dressing.
These elements are always created first, whether using the manual or automatic dressing options which are
covered later in this chapter.
In the Model Explorer these appear as CTSTRA (Straights), CTBEND (Bends), CTRISE (Risers), CTTEE (Tees),
CTCROS (Crosses) and CTREDU (Reducers) elements, beneath the administrative CTMTRL (Cable Tray
Material) element.
The Preliminary Dressing items define the size and basic parameters
of the components that will be used. When using the automatic
dressing options, the system assesses the Cableway Branch that has
been selected and, based on defined criteria, creates a Preliminary
Dressing item for each component. It will, for example, calculate the
distance between two CTBEND components, and fill it with the
appropriate number of CTSTRA elements.
The basic parameters for each of these vary slightly. For example,
a CTBEND has Bend Type (Left of Right), Radius, Angle and Width,
to name a few.
Preliminary Dressing items appear as simple blocks, as shown.
Once the Preliminary Dressing has been created, the material components can be applied. The automatic
dressing options use the information from the Preliminary Dressing elements to select the correct
component. If adding material manually, the components are selected individually.
The material components appear in the Model Explorer as CTRAY

elements beneath the corresponding CTSTRA, CTBEND etc.
Once the material component is added, the Preliminary Dressing

item will be automatically hidden from view.
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7.2 Circular Cableway Material

The following specifications available in the AVEVA Catalogue are used for dressing circular Cableways
(Conduit).
Aluminium Rigid Conduit
• ALLIED-ARC-MET
• ALLIED-ARC-IMP
Galvanised Rigid Conduit
• ALLIED-GRC-MET
• ALLIED-GRC-IMP
The material components consist of:
• CTSTRA - Straight
• CTCOUP - Coupling
• CTBEND – Bends
Underground cabling networks including the use of circular conduit is covered in Chapter 9 of this guide.
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7.3 Creating Cableway Branch Material

The Create Material form can be accessed either by:
• On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group, selecting Material from the Material button options
list.
• Right clicking to display the PowerWheel, click the Cable tile followed by the Material tile.
• Clicking the Dressing link label on the Branch Tasks form.
The Create Material form has a number of textboxes for

administrative functions e.g. Material Name, Description,
Function, and Purpose. There are also several additional
fields:
Specification – the material specification can be selected

from the options list.
First Gap – sets the gap between the Head of the Branch
and the start of the first component..
Intermediate Gap – sets the gap distance between all

adjoining components.
Last Gap – sets the gap between the Tail of the Branch
and the end of the last component.
The example below shows the effect the gap settings

have on a dressed Cableway Branch.
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Tier Heights – this allows the user to

enter single or multiple values for
tier height(s).
If a Tier Height has been entered and is no longer

required, selecting it from the Tier heights options list,
right clicking on the down-arrow on the Tier heights field
and clicking the Remove button will remove the Tier
height.
Width – this is the default Cableway width value. A new value can be entered if required.
Height – this is the default Cableway height value. A new value can be entered if required.
Clicking the Create link label creates the CTMTRL element under the
CWBRAN element and displays the Modify Material form which
allows changes to be made to the Cableway Branch material.
A Cableway Branch material element (CTMTRL) must exist in the

Design database for material elements to be created.
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The Modify Material form consists of the following sections and associated link labels:
Attributes:
• Autoname Elements – used to apply Autonaming to all

material elements below the CTMTRL element.
• List Associated Cables – displays a list of all Cables that are

routed on the current Cableway Branch.
• Apply Changes – applies any changes made.
• Discard Changes – discards any changes made.
Preliminary Dressing
• Dimensions defined by user… – this displays the Preliminary

Dressing (User Defined Dimensions) form. allowing the user to
add or remove Cable Tray material to and from the Cableway
Branch. Sizes for the material components used are taken as
the width of the Cableway Branch as defined for the Branch
volume.
• Dimensions based on Branch fill levels… – this displays the

Preliminary Dressing (Branch Fill Level) form allowing the user
to add or remove Cable Tray material to and from the Cableway
Branch. For this option, the Cables routed through the
Cableway are considered and suitably sized Cable Tray material
will be applied. This will be the smallest available tray size to
accommodate the Cables without exceeding the Fill Level of
the Branch, ignoring the Cableway Branch volume settings.
Other Dressing options
• Dress using templates… – this displays the Dress using Templates form and allows the user to add or
remove template Cable Tray material from the Cableway Branch.
• Explicit Dressing… – This displays the Create <element> form allowing the user to create Straights/
Bends/Risers etc. as required.
Remove Dressing
• From Branch – this allows the user to remove the Cable tray material from the whole Cableway Branch.
• From Segment… – this allows the user to remove the material from a complete segment of the Cableway
Branch by graphical selection.
• From Point… – this allows the user to graphically pick a single segment of Cable Tray material to remove
from the Cableway Branch, i.e. a single straight.
• All Straights from Branch – this allows the user to remove all Cable tray straight material from the
Cableway Branch and only leaves the tees, bends, etc.
• All Straights from Segment… – this allows the user to remove all Cable tray straight material from a
segment of the Cableway Branch.
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7.4 Preliminary Dressing – Dimensions defined by user

The Dimensions defined by user option is used when the dressing to be applied to a Cableway Branch is to
reflect the width specified for the Cableway volume. For example, a 600mm wide Cableway volume will be
dressed with 600mm wide Cable tray components, irrespective of how many Cables are routed on the Branch.
Clicking the Dimensions defined by user link label on the Modify Material form displays the Preliminary
Dressing (User Defined Dimensions) form.
The Attributes fold-up panel of the form displays

settings for dimensions and gaps for the Branch.
Tier Heights can be set here for Cableways with

multiple tiers.
To save the changes in the Attributes fold up panel

click the Apply Changes link label.
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7.4.1 Dress Whole Branch
On the Dress whole branch section there are

numerous link labels giving options on how
the Branch can be dressed. These options
are applied to the current Branch, and no
selecting in the 3D View is required.
With Cable tray components – fills the

Cableway Branch with all available
components and straights.
With only straights – (Do not cut checkbox

unchecked), fills the Cableway Branch only
using straights which are trimmed to the
correct length. The straights extend to the
changes of direction points of the Branch,
not allowing for any Bends or Risers.
With only straights - (Do not cut checkbox

checked), fills the Cableway Branch only
using straights which are not trimmed. It will
only use full length straights. They will not be
trimmed back to fit the Cableway Branch.
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With only Bends and Risers – will only

add required Bends and Risers to the
Branch.
With only Bends, Risers and Reducers–

will only add required Bends, Risers and
Reducers to the Branch.
With only tees and crosses– will only

add required Tees and Crosses to the
Branch.
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Fill Gaps with Straights – clicking this link label will insert straight
sections into any gaps that remain between existing tray components.
Sort tray components – clicking this link label will reorder the
components in the CTMTRL to ensure they are in the correct sequence,
in situations where the hierarchy may have been reordered.
7.4.2 Dress part of Branch – Picked Point
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Picked
Point… link label will dress an individual component at or near a selected
point.
The user is prompted to Pick near point (POINTR)to be dressed. Using

the cursor, selecting the Cableway at the point for dressing will apply
the preliminary material nearest to the selected point.
This option cannot be used for creating Straights. If a straight section is

selected, then the nearest non-straight component to the point of
selection will be added.
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7.4.3 Dress part of Branch – Picked Attachment Point
This option will add a Tee or Cross to a selected RATTA on a Cableway

Branch, whichever component is required according to the number of
Branches attached to the RATTA.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Picked
Attachment Point… link label will prompt the user to Pick RATTA to
dress. Picking a RATTA within a Cableway Branch segment in the 3D
View will add the preliminary Cross or Tee.
Changing the 3D View to Wireline mode is necessary to allow the

RATTA to be selected in the 3D View.
7.4.4 Dress part of Branch – Straights between Picked Components
This option will dress a Cableway Branch between two selected existing
components. The first selected component must be the one nearest to
the Head of the Branch.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Straights
between picked components… link label will prompt the user to Pick First
Component. Selecting an existing material component from the Branch
will then prompt the user to Pick Second Component. After selecting the
second material component, preliminary material straights will be
applied between the two selected components.
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7.4.5 Dress part of Branch – Segment with Straights
This option will add preliminary Straights to a selected Cableway Branch

segment. The straights will fill up to the change of direction point on the
Branch. Connected Branches will be ignored when the segment is filled,
and no Tee or Cross components will be added.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Segment
with Straights… link label will prompt the user to Pick near the start of
the segment to be dressed. Selecting near the start of a segment of the
Branch will fill that segment with straight components.
Checking the Do not cut checkbox will only use full length Straights and will not trim the final Straight to suit
the length of the segment.
7.4.6 Dress part of Branch – Segment with all Components
This option will add all component types to a selected Cableway Branch
segment, up to and including the change of direction components. The
example shown below has Straight, Riser, Bend, Tee and Cross
components added.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Segment
with all components… link label will prompt the user to Pick near the
start of the segment to be dressed. Selecting near the start of a segment
of the Branch will fill that segment with all components.
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7.4.7 Dress part of Branch – Multiple Segments in Line
This option will add Straight components to multiple Cableway Branch

segments which are in a straight line, i.e. a straight leg of a Branch
contains multiple Route Points.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, clicking the Multiple
segments in line… link label will prompt the user to Pick near the first
point to be dressed. Selecting a Branch near the point the dressing will
start at will then prompt the user to Pick near the second point to be
dressed. After selecting near the second point, preliminary material
straights will be applied between the two selected points.
The example shown below has four POINTRs and hence three segments in the leg of the Branch. The first pick
was near POINTR1 and the second pick near POINTR 4.
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7.5 Preliminary Dressing – Dimensions based on Branch fill levels
The Dimensions based on Branch fill levels… option for Preliminary

Dressing works in the same way as the Dimensions defined by user… and
has the same options available for dressing.
7.6 Applying the Material

Once a Cableway Branch has been dressed with preliminary Cableway material, clicking the Apply link label
from the Material section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form will apply material to
the components in accordance with the chosen Cableway specification.
To remove the material from the Cableway Branch, click the Remove link label from the Material section on
the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form.
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7.7 Dressing Cableway Branches – (Worked Example)
Clear the 3D View. Navigate to

CWBRAN CWAY-AREA01-
CONTROL_B4 belonging to ZONE-
CWAY-AREA01 in the Model
Explorer and add it to the 3D View.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Material button to display the Cableway Branch
Dressing form.
Click the Autoname button to autoname the CTMTRL

element.
Select 2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS from the

Specification options list.
Leave all other settings at the default value. The Width

and Height are set according to the Branch Width and
Height attributes.
Click the Create link label to create the CTMTRL element

and display the Modify Material form.
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In the Preliminary Dressing section of the form

click the Dimensions defined by user… link label.
The Preliminary Dressing (user Defined

Dimensions) form is displayed.
From the Dress part of Branch section of the form, click the Picked
Point… link label. The user is prompted to Pick near the route point
(POINTR) to be dressed:.
In the 3D View select near the bend at the

vertical leg at the Eastern end of the
Branch.
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The preliminary dressing for the Riser is created and can be

seen in the 3D View and beneath the CTMTRL element of the
Branch.
From the Dress whole Branch section of the form, click the With only
bends and risers link label.
As a Riser already exists in the Branch, a Confirm form is displayed.

Click the Yes button to confirm deleting the CTRISER and redressing
the Branch.
The Branch is dressed with

preliminary Bends and Risers.
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From the Dress whole Branch section of the form, click the
Fill gaps with straights link label.
The gaps between the Risers and

Bends are filled with preliminary
Straight components.
From the Material section of the

form, click the Apply link label. The
preliminary dressing is replaced by
Cable Tray components from the
selected specification.
The material elements now each

own a CTRAY element containing
the specification reference of the
component.
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7.8 Multiple Branch Cableway Dressing

The Multiple Branch dressing function allows the dressing of multiple Cableway Branches in a single operation.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, clicking the Branch
Dressing button displays the Cableway Branch Dressing form.
The Cableway Branch Dressing form contains a

grid listing Cableway Branches which is
populated using the Select options list.
Navigating to a Site, Zone, Cableway or
Cableway Branch in the Model Explorer and
selecting the correct option from the options list
will add the Branches within that element.
Navigating to a valid element prior to opening
the form will automatically populate the grid.
The First Gap, Intermediate Gap and Last Gap options are covered in the Create Material form in section 7.3.
The grid includes columns which give information on the Branch status.
• MATTYPE – this column shows the Material Type (MATTYPE) setting for the Branch, set when the Branch
was created.
• Specification – the material specification to be used when the Cableway is dressed.
• Dressed – displays the dressing status of a Branch; a green tick designates the Branch has
been dressed, a red circle designates it has not been dressed.
• Supported – designates if the Branch has been supported, using a green tick or a red circle. This
functionality is not part of this training course.
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The Specification options list allows a Specification to be selected and clicking the Set Selected Cableway
Branches to Specification link label will apply it to the Branches selected in the grid.
When dressing or applying a Specification to multiple selected

Branches in the grid, the MATTYPE must be the same for all
selected Branches. Selecting Branches with different MATTYPEs
displays a Warning message.
Checking the Create tees, crosses and reducers checkbox will create these components where Branches
connect as required. With the checkbox unchecked, the Branches are dressed but simply butt up against the
connected Branches with straight components.
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The order in which the Branches

are selected in the grid will affect
how they are dressed. Main
Branches which contain Tees or
Crosses should be selected first,
followed by the connected
Branches. If a side Branch is
selected first, that Branch will be
dressed first without taking the
Tee or Cross it connects to into
consideration, as it has not yet
Side Branch Selected First Main Branch Selected First been created.
7.8.1 Multiple Cableway Branch Dressing – (Worked Example)
Remove all elements from the 3D View.

Navigate to CWAY-AREA03-CONTROL
belonging to ZONE-CWAY-AREA03 in the
Model Explorer and add it to the 3D View.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Branch

Dressing button to display the Cableway
Branch Dressing form.
Since the Cableway was the CE when the form

was displayed, the grid is populated with the
four Cableway Branches owned by the
Cableway.
Ensure the Create tees, crosses and reducers

checkbox is checked.
Ensure the Defined by user radio button is

selected.
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Select all four Branches in the grid. From the

Specification options list select
2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS and click the Set
Selected Branches to Specification link label. The
specification is set for the Branches and is shown in
the Specification column of the grid.
Select Branch B1 in the grid so it is the only Branch selected. This

Branch needs to be selected first, and therefore dressed first, as
it is the main Branch which will own the Tees. The Branch is
highlighted in the 3D View.
Holding down the CTRL key, select the remaining three

Branches. All Branches are now highlighted in the 3D View.
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Leave all the settings on the form at their default settings

and click the Apply Material link label.
The Cableway Branches are dressed with components, and the Dressed column of the grid displays green
ticks.
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- Adding Cable Tray Material
1. Apply the Material specification of 2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS to all the remaining undressed

Cableways created previously using the options covered in this chapter.
The CWAYS can be found in the ZONE-CWAY-AREA03, ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 and ZONE-CWAY-

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8 Cable Tray Modification

8.1 Removing Cableway Dressing
Once a Cableway Branch has been dressed, the dressing

can be removed from all or part of the Branch using the
options in the Remove Dressing and Material sections of
the form.
The Remove Dressing section of the form provides

various options to remove all or part of the dressing from
a Branch.
8.1.1 Remove Dressing – From Branch
From the Remove Dressing section of the form, clicking the From branch link
label will remove the dressing from the entire Branch. The CTMTRL element
beneath the Branch will be empty.
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8.1.2 Remove Dressing – From Segment
From the Remove Dressing section of the form, clicking the From
segment… link label will remove the dressing from a selected segment of
the Branch.
The user is prompted to Pick segment to remove dressing. Selecting a

segment of the Branch will remove the dressing for that segment.
8.1.3 Remove Dressing – From Point
From the Remove Dressing section of the form, clicking the From point… link label
allows a specific dressing element to be removed.
The user is prompted to Pick segment to remove dressing. Selecting a segment of

the Branch will remove the dressing for that segment.
To allow the selection of the material component, the 3D View will either need
to be in wireline mode, or the Cableway volume translucency needs to be set
to Off.
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8.1.4 Remove Dressing – All Straights from Branch
From the Remove Dressing section of the form, clicking the All straights from
branch link label will remove all straight components from the entire Branch.
8.1.5 Remove Dressing – All Straights from Segment
From the Remove Dressing section of the form, clicking the All straights
from segment… link label will remove all the straight components from
a selected segment of the Branch.
The user is prompted to Pick segment to remove straights. Selecting a

segment of the Branch will remove all the straight components for that
segment.
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8.1.6 Removing Dressing Material
Clicking the Remove link label in the Material section of the form removes the
material component (CTRAY) elements from the preliminary dressing
elements.
The attributes of the dressing can then be changed as required and the Branch
re-dressed.
8.2 Modifying Individual Components

Individual components on a dressed Cableway Branch can be modified without the need to re-dress the whole
Branch.
Making the component to be modified the CE by either selecting in the 3D View

or navigating to it in the Model Explorer and on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in
the Modify group, selecting Material Element from the Material button
options list displays the Modify <component type> form.
The form name will change to reflect

the component type being modified.
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The Modify <Component Type> form contains the following

options.
• CE – making a different component the CE and clicking this

link label will change the form to reflect that component
• Select Material – clicking this link label will open the

Choose <component> form.
• Remove Material – clicking this link label will remove the

material (CTRAY) from the component but will leave the
preliminary dressing element.
• Adjust adjacent straights – clicking this link label will

lengthen or shorten any adjacent straight components to
suit the modified component.
• Dress Backwards – checking this checkbox will reverse the

order of the Reference Points on the Branch. This can be
useful when adding a reducer which goes from a minor to
major tray width.
• Reference Point – this is the POINTR element from which

offsets are calculated. This will be displayed in the 3D
View with an <Origin> tag.
• Use templates – checking this checkbox will dress the

component with the template selected in the Templates
fold-up panel.
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• Display Preliminary Dressing – this checkbox toggles the display of the Preliminary Dressing on and off.
• Mode – this section sets the mode using radio buttons switch the form to either Modify or Create mode.
• Properties of Cable tray material element – clicking this link label displays the Properties form, if the
current component has editable properties.
• Properties of Cable tray template element – clicking this link label displays the Properties form, if the
current component template has editable properties.
• Copy with gap – clicking this link label will create a number of copies of the current component. The
Intermediate Gap set on the Modify Material form is applied between components. The number of
copies created is selected from the Number of copies options list
• Copy without gap - clicking this link label will create a number of copies of the current component, with
no gap. The number of copies created is selected from the Number of copies options list
• Update rules – clicking this link label will update template rules for template components.
• Apply Changes – clicking this link label will actions any updates to the Offsets, Angle attributes or
Dimensions settings.
• Discard Changes – clicking this link label discards any changes made to the form and returns them to the
original settings.
• Back to Cableway Material Tasks – clicking this link label closes the form and displays the Modify
Material form.
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The Offsets, Angle attributes and Dimensions fold-up panels contain

the basic parameter information for the Preliminary Dressing
element.
• Offsets – control the position of the component relative to its

Reference Point (POINTR).
• Angle attributes – control the angle properties of the

component. Changing the Angle, Radius or Riser Type attributes
if the CTRAY (material) already exists will not have any effect on
the material.
• Dimensions – control the size properties of the component.

Changing any of these attributes if the CTRAY (material) already
exists will not have any effect on the material.
Selecting a new material element will automatically update these

parameters.
Clicking the Select Material link label displays the Choose TRAY form.
The Table options list allows the user to select from all the available
Cableway specifications.
The Type options list shows all the available component types in that
specification.
The main grid displays all the components for the current
Specification and Component Type.
The components displayed can be filtered from the cells beneath the
headings. Moving the cursor over a cell will activate an options list
icon. Clicking this will show a list of all the different values for that
field. For example, only components with a Width of 600mm can be
shown.
When an item is selected on the grid, a preview of the component

will be shown in the 3D View on the form.
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8.3 Modifying Individual Components – (Worked Example)
Clear the 3D View and add Cableway

Branch CWAY-AREA01-CONTROL_B4 to
the 3D View.
Make CTBEND 1 of CWAY-AREA01-

CONTROL_B4 the CE by selecting it in the
3D View or by navigating to it in the
Model Explorer. Switching to wireline
mode will allow the CTBEND to be
selected.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Modify > Material >

Material Element option to display the Modify Bend
form.
On the Modify Bend form, check the Display

preliminary dressing checkbox to display the
representation of the CTBEND preliminary dressing.
Uncheck the checkbox to remove it from the 3D View.
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Click the Select Material link label at the top of the

form to display the Choose TRAY form.
The Table options list will already have the

/2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS specification selected
since this is the specification of the selected
component.
From the Type options list select /CT/VANTRUNK-

SW5-SS/CTBEND.
Hover the cursor over the top row of the Width column in the grid. From the displayed filter options,
uncheck all options and check only the 150mm width checkbox. Click the OK button to apply the filter.
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Further filter the results as follows:
• STYP – L (left hand bends)
• RADI – 600mm
• ANGL – 90
This should leave one bend option, with

the Item Name of:
T/V-SS/SW5-FE90-L-300-600.
Select this item from the grid and click

Apply.
As the new component is larger than the original 300mm

radius bend, the bend is now overlapping the adjacent
straight components.
Click the Adjust adjacent straights link label at the top of

the form to trim the adjacent straights back to the bend.
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Check the Display Preliminary Dressing checkbox. The

size of the preliminary dressing for the bend has been
changed to match the size of the new bend component.
Close the Modify Bend form.
8.4 Adding New Components
Creating new components uses the same basic form and steps as the modification process. The CTMTRL
(Cable Tray Material) element must already be created for that Cableway Branch in order to create a new
component.
Navigating to a Cableway Branch and making it the CE

and on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group,
selecting Material Element from the Material button
options list displays the Create <component type> form.
The form name changes depending on the current

component type selected in the Select Element list.
The form is the same as the Modify <component> form

covered in the previous section, but with the Creation
radio button selected in the Mode section of the form.
The first step in creating a component is to use the Select

Element list to choose a component to be created. The
fields beneath the Angle attributes and Dimensions
fold-up panels will vary depending on the component
type selected, reflecting the difference in the how
they’re defined, e.g. Risers can be Inside or Outside,
whereas Bends are Left handed or Right handed.
Riser
Bend
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The second step is to define the position of the component.
The position is determined by the Along Route (ZDis) value

in the Offsets section of the form and is relative to the
selected Reference Point.
Clicking the Pick link label adjacent to the

Reference Point textbox will prompt the
user to Pick on the segment which
<element type> should be placed.
Selecting the Branch volume will set the

Reference Point to the previous point and
apply the Along route (ZDis) value in the
Offsets fold-up panel which is the
distance the picked position is from the
Reference Point.
This distance can be changed by entering

a value in the textbox, or by clicking the
Pick position link label and selecting
something to align with in the 3D View.
An origin label and graphical aid is shown
at the position the new component will be
created.
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Selecting a component will set the

Reference Point to the position of the
downstream connection of the
component. The new component will be
created directly after the picked
component.
If the Dress backwards checkbox was

checked, the reference point would be
at the upstream connection of the
component, and the new component
would be created before it.
The Dimensions fold-up panel can be used to set

dimensions for the preliminary dressing of the component.
This is not compulsory as these dimensions will be
automatically updated to when the actual component is
applied.
Once all the information has been set, clicking the

Create link label will create the dressed component to
the dimensions specified.
By default, the form remains in Creation mode. To

access the component selection option the form the
Modification radio button needs to be selected.
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From the Modify <Component Type> form,

clicking the Select Material link label displays
the Choose TRAY form, allowing the
component required to be selected.
This works in the same way as described in

section 8.2 – Modifying Individual
Components.
Clicking the Apply button will create the CTRAY

element.
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8.5 Adding New Components – (Worked Example)
In this Worked Example, Cableway Branch CWAY-

AREA01-CONTROL-B1 will be modified and the width
reduced after the Tee component at the Western end
of the Branch. A reducer and new straights will be
created to complete the Branch.
Navigate to the Branch in the Model Explorer and

add it to the 3D View.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Modify > Material > Material option to
display the Modify Material form.
Click the From Point… link label located in the Remove Dressing section of
the form.
The user is prompted to Pick element to remove

dressing: Press the F11 key to change the view to
wireline mode to enable the straight components to
be selected in the 3D View. Select the straight
component after the Tee to remove the dressing.
Select the Straight component of the Branch after the

last Tee element to remove them element from the
Branch.
Repeat this to remove the remaining Straight

components after the Tee. Press the F11 key again to
turn off wireline mode.
Close the Modify Material form.
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Ensure the Cableway Branch is the CE.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Material > Material Element option
to display the Create <component> form.
Select Reducer from the Select Element list. The form

name and options change to reflect the selection.
Set the Reference Point to 1, click the Pick link label, and select the last Tee on the Branch in the 3D View. A
red sphere with an <Origin> tag will be displayed at the open end of the Tee.
Expand the Dimensions fold-up panel.
Enter 500mm in the Length textbox, 600mm in the

Arrive Width textbox and 300mm in the Leave Width
textbox.
This step is not compulsory as the selection of the

material element later will automatically resize the
Preliminary Dressing. However, if multiple
components are being created, this will give the user
a better preview of the component sizes.
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Click the Create link label to confirm the details and create the Preliminary Dressing.
The CTREDU element is added after the Tee.
Select the Modification radio button on the form to

change to Modification mode.
Click the Select Material link label to display the

Choose TRAY form.
Select /CT/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS/CTREDU from the

Type options list.
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Hover the cursor over the top row of the Width column in the grid. From the displayed filter options,
uncheck all options and check only the 150mm width checkbox. Click the OK button to apply the filter.
Further filter the results as follows:
• STYP – S (Concentric Reducer – S Straight)
• WIDT – 600mm
• LWID – 300mm
This should leave one Reducer option, with the Item

Name of: 2016/T/V-SS/SW5-RS-600-300.
Select this item from the grid and click Apply.
The Reducer will now be dressed using the selected

component and a CTRAY element is owned by the
CTREDU.
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On the Modify Reducer form, click the Back to

Cableway Material Tasks link label, located at the
bottom of the form, to return to the Modify
Material form.
Enter 300mm in the Width textbox click the Apply

Changes link label.
Click the Dimensions defined by user… link label

to display the Preliminary Dressing (User Defined
Dimensions) form.
From the Dress Whole Branch section of the form,

click the Fill gaps with Straights link label.
The Preliminary Dressing of the straight

components for the 300mm width section are
added to the Branch.
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Click the Apply link label in the

Material section of the form to add the
material components and complete the
Branch dressing.
Close the Preliminary Dressing (User

Defined Dimensions) form.
8.6 Modifying Cable Trays Using the Branch Dressing Form

The Cableway Branch Dressing form can be used to automatically dress Cableways with reducers where
Branches of different widths are already connected and are co-linear.
The reducer is added to the Cableway with the smallest width to ensure the required Cableway volume is
always achieved.
There are three types of reducers Eccentric (Right), Concentric (Centred) and Eccentric (Left). The correct
reducer will be added depending on the Cableway Branch justification and if the reducer is going from large
to small, or small to large.
Eccentric Left Reducer Concentric Reducer Eccentric Right Reducer
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8.6.1 Modifying Cable Trays using the Branch Dressing form – (Worked Example)
Clear the 3D View. Navigate to CWAY-AREA01-POWER in the Model Explorer and add it to the 3D View. In
this Worked Example, the Branch will be undressed, the length shortened, and a new inline connected Branch
added.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Branch Dressing button to display the
Cableway Branch Dressing form.
The form opens with the grid populated with the three
Branches owned by the Cableway.
Select all three Branches in the grid.
Right click on an entry and select Remove

Dressing from Selected Branches from the right-
click menu.
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The Branches are undressed and the

Dressed column for each Branch is
populated with a red circle to reflect the
status.
Close the Cableway Branch Dressing form.
Double click on Branch B1 to invoke the

Editor, then double click again to invoke
Quick Routing.
Right click on the East routing handle at

the West end of the Branch, and select
Enter Offset… to display the Constrained
Move form.
Enter 6000mm in the Offset textbox and click the OK button.
The Head is moved, and the Branch is shortened by 6000mm.

Press the Escape key to exit Editor mode.
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A new Branch is to be created in line with the Head of Branch

B1.
Navigate to CWAY-AREA01-POWER in the Model Explorer. Click

the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Branch button to display the
Cableway Branch Create Tasks form.
Open the Attributes fold-up panel and select Perforated from

the Material type options list and select Bottom – Left from the
Justification options list. Leave all other attributes to the default
setting.
In the Volume section of the form, enter 300mm in the Width

textbox and 150mm in the Height textbox.
Create a Segment 300mm wide, with the Iclass set to POWER.
In the Branch Tail section of the form, select Head of

Cableway Branch from the Connect To options list.
The user is prompted to ‘Pick CWBRAN.

Select Branch B1 in the 3D View to connect the Tail
to the Head of the Branch.
In the Branch Head section of the form click the Copy

Tail button and enter 321000mm in the West textbox.
An aid line is created between the Head and Tail

showing the proposed path of the Cableway Branch.
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Click the Create Cableway Branch

link label.
The new Cableway Branch is now

displayed in the 3D View and in the
Model Explorer.
The Cableway Branch Create Tasks

form is replaced by the Branch
Tasks form. This form can be
closed.
Navigate to CWAY-AREA01-POWER in the

Model Explorer and click the CABLING
SYSTEM > Tools > Branch Dressing button to
display the Cableway Branch Dressing form.
The newly created Branch B7 does not have

a Specification set.
Select CWAY-AREA01-POWER_B7 from the

grid.
From the Specification options list, select

2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS and click the
Set Selected Cableway Branches to
Specification link label to apply the
specification.
As stated previously, when dressing multiple Branches, the order the Branches are selected in the grid is the
order in which they will be dressed. Main Branches which contain the Tee and/or Cross elements need to be
dressed first. Also, in this scenario, the new 300mm wide Branch will contain the required reducer, hence it
needs to be dressed before the attached Branch B1.
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Select CWAY-AREA01-POWER_B7 first as it is the main Branch, then

B1, B5 and then B6.
Click the Apply Material link label to dress the Branches.
Green ticks in the Dressed column of the

grid denote the Branches are now dressed.
The new 300mm wide Branch contains the eccentric reducer where it connects to Branch B1.
Close the Cableway Branch Dressing form.
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9 Underground Cabling Networks

Underground cabling networks can be created for the areas where Cables run underground, and can consist
of Pull Pits, Junction Boxes and Pull Pit Branches.
Pull Pits are used for accessing underground cabling

networks for maintenance and Cable pulling. A network of
underground circular Cableways (conduit) are connected
to Pull Pits and link them together.
Pull Pits can be modelled in a similar way to Equipment

elements using primitives or can be added as Templates.
Junction Boxes – these act as an interface between

underground and above ground Cable networks –
underground Cableways terminate at Junction Boxes as
they come above ground.
Junction Boxes can be modelled in a similar way as

Equipment elements using primitives or can be added as
Templates.
Alternatively, Junction Boxes can be created with no

geometry and be placed where the underground
Cableway terminates directly at an element, for example
at the base of a street light.
Pull Pit Branches – these are the circular underground

Cableway Branches that link Pull Pits and Junction Boxes
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The following image shows the existing underground cabling network in the training project. The marked
area of this network will be created in the Worked Examples and Exercises in this chapter.
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9.1 Pull Pits
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group, clicking the Pull Pit button
displays the Pull Pit form.
The Zone section of the form contains a textbox which sets

which Zone a new Pull Pit will be created in.
The Set Zone button adjacent to the textbox will switch to

the Zone that is the CE.
The Pull Pit list displays any other Pull Pits owned by the
current Zone.
The buttons adjacent to the Pull Pit list give the following
options:
Pick in 3D View – clicking this button and selecting

a Pull Pit in the 3D View will select the Pull Pit in the
list. The selected Pull Pit must belong to the Zone
displayed at the top of the form.
Create Pull Pit – creates a new Pull Pit and adds it

to the list.
Delete Selected – deletes the Pull Pits selected in

the list.
Refresh Selected – refreshes the details of the

currently selected Pull Pit in the list.
Select CE – makes the Pull Pit that is the CE the Pull

Pit selected in the list. The Pull Pit must belong to
the Zone displayed at the top of the form.
The Details section of the form allow the Name and the Specification of the Pull Pit to be defined. The Position
and Orientation sections allow the Pull Pit to be positioned and oriented explicitly.
When created, a Pull Pit (PULLP) contains the following elements:
• Pull Node (PULLN) – this is automatically created with every Pull Pit and
used as connection references for Pull Pit Branches.
• BOX - a primitive if the Spec option is to Unset (Use Primitives)
• TMPL – a template element if the Spec option is set to a Template as

shown above.
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9.1.1 Creating Pull Pits – (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, the two Pull Pits required to extend the underground network will be created.
Clear the 3D View.
Navigate to ZONE ZONE-PULLPIT-AREA02 in the Model Explorer. This will be the Zone the new Pull Pits will
be created in.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Pull Pit button to display the Pull
Pit form.
The form is displayed with the selected Zone shown.

The Pull Pit list is populated with the four existing Pull
Pits owned by the Zone.
Click the Create Pull Pit button to create a new Pull

Pit and add it to the list.
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In the Details section of the form enter AREA02-

PULLP-5 in the Name textbox and press the Return
key.
From the Spec options list select

PULLPIT_Parts_Example1. A Confirm form is
displayed. Click the Yes button to delete the BOX
primitive that was automatically created.
The created PULLP element will now contain a

Template (TMPL) element.
The 3D View section of the form updates to show the

selected template.
In the Position WRT Zone area, enter 314500mm in

the West textbox and press the Return key,
333150mm in the North textbox and press the Return
key and 99900mm in the Up textbox and press the
Return key to set the Pull Pit coordinates.
Using the same method, create another new Pull Pit

with the following details:
Name - AREA02-PULLP-6
Spec - PULLPIT_Parts_Example1.
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The new Pull Pit needs to be positioned 7800mm South from Pull Pit AREA02-PULLP-5 created previously.
The Position WRT Zone area of the form will retain the positions
from the previously created Pull Pit.
In the Position WRT Zone section, click the

Offset button to show the Offset By textboxes.
Enter -7800mm into the North offset textbox

and press the Return key.
The Pull Pit is moved to the required position.
Close the Pull Pit form.
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9.2 Junction Boxes
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Tools group,

clicking the Junction Box button displays the
Junction Box form.
The form works in a similar way as the Pull Pit

form covered previously, with the same options
and workflow.
A Junction Box provides an interface

between an underground Cable
network and an above ground
network, or to an element to which
underground Cables are to be routed
to.
Pull Pit Cableway Branches terminate

at Junction Boxes when they come
above ground.
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In some cases, where a Pull Pit Branch needs to

terminate at an item of equipment, a junction box
with no primitive is used as the Head or Tail
connection point of the Pull Pit Branch.
In this example, the Junction Box has no primitive

and is positioned at the base of the light, providing
a termination point for the Pull Pit Branch
When created, a Junction Box contains the following elements:
• A Junction Node (JNODE) is automatically created with every junction box

and used as connection references for Pull Pit Branches. If Unset (No
Primitives) is selected in the Spec options list, this will be the only element
created.
• BOX - a primitive if the Spec option is to Unset (Use Primitives)
• TMPL – a template element if the Spec option is set to a Template as

shown above.
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9.2.1 Creating Junction Boxes – (Worked Example)
In this Worked Example, junction boxes

without primitives will be created to link the
underground cabling network to the base of
the two streetlights.
Add street lights EQUI LT-F2 and EQUI LT-F3 to

the 3D View, located in ZONE ZONE-
ELECTRICAL-AREA02.
Navigate ZONE ZONE-ELECTRICAL-AREA02 in the

Model Explorer.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Junction Box

button to display the Junction Box form.
The form contains a list of all the existing Junction

Boxes in the selected Zone.
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Click the Create Junction Box button. A new Junction Box is created and listed in the Junction Box list.
The Junction Box is automatically created with a single BOX primitive, as the default Spec setting is Unset (Use
Primitives).
In the Details area of the form, enter JNTBOX-LT-

F2 in the Name textbox.
From the Spec options list select Unset (No

Primitives).
A Confirm form is displayed. Click the Yes button to delete the existing BOX primitive, leaving only the
JNODE beneath the JNTBOX.
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To position the junction box, click Pick New Position

button from Position WRT Zone section.
The user is prompted to Pick New Position for Junction

Box (Distance [0]) Snap: is displayed.
Set the Positioning Control form to Ppoint and Snap
In the 3D View, select the Ppoint at the base of EQUI LT-F2. The Junction Box is created at the base of the
streetlight. This will be used as the termination point for an underground Cableway Branch.
Create another Junction Box without

primitives, named JNTBOX-LT-F3, at the
base of the street light EQUI LT-F3 using
the same process.
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9.3 Pull Pit Branches

A Pull Pit Branch is simply a circular Cableway Branch or conduit used for routing Cables through an
underground network. They are used to connect Pull Pits and Junction Boxes at a PULLN or JNODE.
A Pull Pit Branch uses the same CWBRAN element type as the above ground rectangular Cableways and must
be owned by a CWAY element.
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group,

clicking the Pull Pit Branch button displays the Create
Pull Pit Branch form.
When creating Pull Pit Branches, a new CWAY element

is created automatically as the owning element. This
CWAY is created in the Zone specified in the Create
CWAY in this Zone section of the form. This Zone will
default to the Cableway storage area set in the Cabling
Application Defaults form but can be changed if
required by navigating to a Zone and clicking the Set
Zone button.
The Cableway Branches section of the form is used to

define the Diameter and Bend Radius of the Branches.
A CWAY can own multiple Pull Pit Branches that connect

between the same two Pull Pits and/or Junction Boxes.
These are created automatically by defining the number
of Branches required and the Horizontal and Vertical
spacing in the Cableway Branches section of the form.
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The No Tail Pull Pit/Junction Box checkbox is used

to create Pull Pit Branches that are only connected
to a single Pull Pit or Junction Box at the Head. The
Tail position is defined by entering a Straight-Line
Distance value from the Head position.
Checking the Manual Route checkbox will still

allow the Head and Tail connections to be set as
described previously, however an additional Route
Points tab is included on the form which allows
Route Points to be added, removed or replaced.
The Head and Tail of the Branch must be connected

to a Pull Pit or Junction Box when using the Manual
Route option.
Checking the Mark All Nodes checkbox will display

and label the Route Points in the 3D View.
When automatically routing the Branches, checking the Use 90degree

Bends where possible checkbox will attempt to create an orthogonal
route for the Branches, where practical.
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9.3.1 The Cableway Iclass Form
After creating a Pull Pit Branch, the

Cableway Iclass form is automatically
displayed. This form allows the Iclass to be
set for the Pull Pit Branches as required
using the Standard Iclass options list.
The Iclass is used to define which class of

Cable can be routed through the Pull Pit
Branch, as is the case with rectangular
Cableways.
Selecting a Branch in the list on the form

will highlight the Branch red in the 3D View.
Default Autocolour Rules will apply a colour

to the Pull Pit Branches depending upon the
Iclass (Power is orangered, SIGNAL is yellow
etc.).
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9.3.2 Creating Pull Pit Branches- Automatic routing - (Worked Example)
In this Worked Example, the Pull Pit Branches

connecting Pull Pits AREA02-PULLP-1 and AREA02-
PULLP-5 will be created.
Clear the 3D View. In preparation for this Worked

Example and the following Worked Example and
Exercise, ensure the following elements are added
to the 3D View:
• PULLPT AREA02-PULLPT-01
• EQUI LT-F2
• EQUI LT-F3
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Pull Pit Branch button to display the Create Pull
Pit Branch form.
Navigate to Zone ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA02 in the

Model Explorer and make it the CE. Click the Set Zone
button in the Create CWAY in this Zone section of the
form to set it to this Zone.
Enter CWAY-WORKSHOP-AREA02-1 in the CWAY

Name textbox.
The Pull Pit CWAY will require 6 Branches (3 Horizontal

columns and 2 Vertical rows), at a Diameter of 150mm
and a Bend Radius of 750mm, and with Horizontal and
Vertical spacings of 200mm. These are the default
settings on the form when opened.
The Head and Tail of the Branches will be connected to the Pull Pits, and will be automatically routed, so
leave the No Tail Pull Pit/Junction Box and Manual Route checkboxes unchecked.
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With the Cableway Head tab selected, all the available Pull
Pits and Junction Boxes in the project are listed.
Select /AREA02-PULLP-1 from the list. The Pull Pit will be

labelled in the 3D View.
Click the Pick New Head Position button. The user is

prompted to Pick Exact Head Position (i.e. Central Position
of the Group of Branches) (Distance[0]) Snap: is displayed.
On the Positioning Control form select Graphics and Snap.
Select a point on the West face of Pull Pit AREA02-

PULLP-1.
A red graphical aid is displayed at the picked

position showing the configuration, size and
spacing of the Pull Pit Branch head termination.
One Branch Termination circle is filled. When

the Tail position is defined, the same Branch
termination is filled, making is easier to
determine if the orientation and configuration
of the Head and Tail terminations is correct.
After selecting the Head position the Head

Direction is automatically updated to suit, in this
case W WRT /*.
In the Head Position WRT Zone section of the form

enter 333150mm in the North textbox and
97800mm in the Up textbox to define the Head
position.
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Select the Cableway Tail tab. As with the Cableway Head tab, all the available Pull Pits and Junction Boxes in
the project are listed.
Select /AREA02-PULLP-5 from the list. The Pull Pit will be labelled in the 3D View.
Click the Pick New Tail Position button and select the Ppoint on the East side of AREA02-PULLP-5 to position
the Tail
After selecting the tail position, the Tail direction is

automatically updated to suit, in this case E WRT /*.
In the Tail Position WRT Zone section of the form enter

333150mm in the North textbox and 97800mm in the
Up textbox to define the Tail position.
Click the Create Cableway/Branches link

label. The six Pull Pit Branches are created.
Each CWAY Branch is connected to the

associated PULLN/JNODE.
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After the Pull Pit Branches are created the Cableway

Iclass form is displayed.
Select Branches B1 to B4 in the Cableway Branches list.

Select POWER from the Standard Iclass options list
and click the Apply link label to assign the Iclass to the
Branches.
The POWER Iclass is assigned to the four Branches and

the Branches are highlighted orange/red in the 3D
View.
Repeat this to set the Iclass for Branch B5 to CONTROL

and Branch B6 to SIGNAL.
The Control Branch is highlighted cyan and the Signal

Branch is highlighted yellow.
Close the Cableway Iclass form.
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9.3.3 Creating Pull Pit Branches- Manual Route- (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, the Pull Pit Branch linking the two streetlights LT-F2 and LT-F3 will be created and
manually routed.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Pull Pit Branch button to display the Create Pull Pit
Branch form.
Navigate to Zone ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA02 in the Model Explorer and

make it the CE. Click the Set Zone button in the Create CWAY in this Zone section
of the form to set it to this Zone.
Enter CWAY- LT-F3 in the CWAY Name textbox. The Pull

Pit CWAY will require a single Branch, with the default
Diameter of 150mm and Bend Radius of 750mm.
Only a single Branch is required, enter 1 in the Number

textbox for both the Horizontal and Vertical.
The Head and Tail of the Branch will be connected to the

Junction Boxes located at the base of the streetlights and
will be manually routed. Check the Manual Route
checkbox to display the Route Points tab.
Select the Cableway Head tab. All the available Pull Pits and
Junction Boxes in the project are listed. Select /JNTBOX-LT-
F3 from the list. The Junction Box position will be shown and
labelled in the 3D View.
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Since the Branch will initially route down from the Junction Box, enter D WRT /*
in the Head Direction textbox. The graphical aid at the Head position will change
to show the new direction.
The position of the Branch Head is at the origin of the Junction Box. The connection
point needs to be moved 125mm West to allow room for an additional Cableway
Branch to connect to the base of the streetlights. Click the Offset button in the Head
Position section of the form.
The Offset By textboxes are displayed. Enter 125mm in the

West textbox and press the Return key to move the Head
West position to 320395mm.
Select the Cableway Tail tab.
Select JNTBOX-LT-F2 from the list. Enter D WRT /* in the Tail

Direction textbox. Enter 320395mm in the West textbox to match
the West position of the Branch Head.
The graphical aid will show the

position and direction of the Tail.
With the Head and Tail positions defined, the route of the
Branch can be manually created. Select the Route Points
tab to display the manual routing options.
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The Route Point directly below the Head position will be

defined.
In the Route Point Position WRT Zone section of the form

click the Copy Head Position button.
The position of the first Route Point is set to that of the

Branch Head.
The position of the Route Point needs to be moved down.

Enter 97800mm in the Up textbox and click the Add After
button to create the new Route Point.
Route Point 1 is added to the list, and the position is

shown in the 3D View.
Add the second Route Point by clicking

the Copy Tail Position button and
entering 97800mm in the Up textbox.
Click the Add After button to add

Route Point 2 to the end of the list.
The position of Route Point 2 is shown

in the 3D View.
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Click the Create Cableway Branches link label

to create the Branch.
The Cableway IClass form is displayed.
Select the Branch in the Cableway Branches list and

select POWER from the Standard IClass options list
Click the Apply link label to set the IClass of the

Branch.
Close the Cableway IClass form.
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– Creating Pull Pit Branches

Use the following information to create the two additional Cableways and Pull Pit Branches marked in the
image to complete the underground cabling network.
Create the Pull Pit Branches under Zone ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA02.
CWAY-WORKSHOP-AREA02
• Create six Branches in a 2x3 configuration, using the default settings for Diameter, Bend Radius and
Spacing.
• Connect the Head to AREA02-PULLPT-5, positioned centrally on the South face, at an elevation of
97800mm.
• Connect the Tail to AREA02-PULLPT-6, positioned centrally on the North face, at the same elevation as
the Head.
• Set the IClass for Branches B1 to B4 to POWER, Branch B5 to CONTROL and Branch B6 to SIGNAL.
CWAY-LT-F2
• Create a single Branch using the default settings for Diameter, Bend Radius and Spacing.
• Connect the Head to AREA02-PULLPT-6, positioned centrally on the West face, at an elevation of
97800mm.
• Connect the Tail to Junction Box JNTBOX-LT-F2 at the base of street light LT-F2. Position the Tail 125mm
East of the Junction Box origin.
• Set the IClass for the Branch to POWER.
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9.4 Dressing Pull Pit Branches

Pull Pit Branches can be dressed with material in a similar way to rectangular Cableway, covered previously in
Chapter 7 of this guide.
Pull Pit Branches differ when compared with standard Cableway

Branches as the Material element (CTMTRL) is automatically created
when the Pull Pit Branch is created.
For standard Cableway Branches the CTMRL must be added as a

separate step.
9.4.1 Dressing Pull Pit Branches- (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, the single Pull Pit Branch CWAY-LT-F3/B1 created previously will be dressed.
Navigate to CWAY-LT-F3 in the Model Explorer. Ensure it is in the 3D View.
Before a Pull Pit Branch can be dressed, the Diameter needs to match an existing diameter available in the
specification being used. In this case, using the ALLIED-ARC-MET (Aluminium Rigid Conduit) specification, the
nearest diameter available is 155mm.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Modify > Pull Pit Branch button
to display the Modify Pull Pit Branch form.
Enter 155mm in the Diameter textbox and click the Modify

Cableway/Branches link label.
Close the Modify Pull Pit Branch form.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Tools > Branch Dressing

button to display the Cableway Branch Dressing form.
The MATTYPE column on the list of Branches indicates

the type of Branch, in this case Conduit.
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From the Specification options list select ALLIED-ARC-

MET.
With the Branch selected in the list, click the Set

Selected Cableway Branches to Specification link label.
The specification is applied to the Branch and the list is
updated.
Click the Apply Material link label and the Branch will be
dressed with material elements.
With the Branch now dressed, a green tick is displayed

in the Dressed column of the list.
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- Dressing Pull Pit Branches

Apply ALLIED-ARC-MET (Aluminium Rigid Conduit), 155mm Diameter material to all remaining Pull Pit
Branches created in this chapter.
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9.5 Routing Cables Through Pull Pit Branches

Cables can be routed through Pull Pit Branches using a similar method used for routing Cables on standard
rectangular Cableway Branches, covered previously in this guide. The behaviour differs as follows:
• Layout mode for Cables does not apply for Pull Pit
Branches. They will always be routed along the
centreline of the Branch.
• By default, the maximum number of Cables that

can be routed through a single Pull Pit Branch is 3.
Once a Branch is filled, the next Branch of the
required IClass will be used to route any further
Cables.
• This value can be changed on the individual

Branches by using the Cable Branch Modify Tasks
form and changing the Max Cables setting. This
needs to be considered when deciding on the
number of Branches required.
9.5.1 Routing Cables Through Pull Pit Branches- (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, three Power Cables will be created and routed from the distribution box MCC-2 to
the three lights LT-F4, LT-F5 and LT-F6 using the underground network.
Clear the 3D View then add the following elements:
• ZONE-PULLPIT-AREA02
• ZONE-PULLPIT-AREA03
• ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA02
• ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA03
• EQUI MCC-2
• EQUI LT-F4
• EQUI LT-F5
• EQUI LT-F6
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The visualisation of Cables will be changed to Centreline for this example.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Settings > Representation button to display the
Graphics Settings form.
On the Cabling tab, check the Cable Centreline

Representation checkbox and click the Apply
button followed by the Cancel button to close the
form.
On the Cabling Application Defaults form select

ZONE-CABLES-POWER-AREA03 from the Cable
options list to set storage area to.
Click the OK button.
Click the CABLING SYSTEM > Create > Cable button to display the Create Cable
form.
Enter CBLP-LTF4 in the Name textbox.
Enter LT-F4 Power Cable in the Description textbox.
Set the Specification to S-DIN.MGCG-4X25
All other settings can remain at the default setting.
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From the Start tab, click the Pick Start Ref button and select MCC-2 in
the 3D View.
Click Yes on the Confirm form to expand the

ELCONN search to the EQUI level. Select MCC-2F
from the List of Elconns form and click the Apply
button followed by the Dismiss button.
The Start Reference is updated to show the

selected Elconn.
Select the End tab, click the Pick End Ref button
and select the light LT-F4 to display the List of
Elconns form.
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Select LT-F4-POWER from the Select Elconn list and click

the Apply button followed by the Dismiss button.
The End Reference is updated to show the selected

Elconn.
Click the Apply button to display the Modify Cable form.
From the Routing section of the form, select ZONE-

CWAY-PULLPIT-AREA02 and ZONE-CWAY-PULLPIT-
AREA03.
Click the Auto-Route Cable button to route the Cable

through the Pull Pit Branches and Pull Pits
Close the Modify Cable form.
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Repeat the process to create the following Cables of the same specification to lights LT-F5 and LT-F6.
Name - CBLP-LTF5
Description - LT-F5 Power Cable
Connect the Head to Elconn MCC-2G
Connect the Tail to Elconn LT-F5-POWER
Name - CBLP-LTF6
Description - LT-F6 Power Cable
Connect the Head to Elconn MCC-2H
Connect the Tail to Elconn LT-F6-POWER
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10 Cable Tray Volume Converter
Prior to the release of the Cabling System discipline, it was possible to

create Cable Trays using the Piping-based Cable Tray discipline. This created
the Cable Tray as a PIPE element.
The Cable Tray Volume Converter function allows users to convert Pipe
based Cable Trays created by the CABLE TRAY discipline into Cableway
volumes (Cableway Branches). The application works by checking for any
changes in tray width and changes in direction on a TEE or a CROSS element
and creating new Cableway Branches at these points.
For each CTRAY converted, a new Cableway (CWAY) and Branches are created.
Further POINTR elements are created for any change in direction (BEND/ELBOW) in the tray and added to the
RPATH of the respective Cableway Branch element. For each CROSS or TEE on the tray a new RATTA is created
under the CONSEQ element of the Cableway Branch. If a CROSS or TEE has a leave/arrive point at an angle,
then a new Branch will be automatically created from this point.
10.1 The Cable Tray Volumes Form – Cable Tray List Tab
On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Create group, select Cable Tray Volume
from the Cableway button options list to display the Cable Tray Volumes
form.
The Cable Tray List tab is used to

define which Cable Trays that are to
be converted.
The list displaying the CTRAYs to be

converted is populated by navigating
to a Site or Zone in the Model
Explorer before opening the form, or
by selecting the relevant World, Site
or Zone radio button from the Select
level section and clicking the Refresh
Grid link label. The list contains
information on the Pipe Spec, Head
Connection and Tail Connection for
the CTRAYs.
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The Storage Areas section allows the user to select the ZONE
for the creation of the new CWAYs. Navigating to a Site in the
Model Explorer and clicking the Load Zones link label will
populate the options list with all Zones in that Site.
If a ZONE is not selected, the CWAY elements will be

created in the same ZONE as the selected Cable tray.
Right clicking on a list entry displays a menu as shown:
A red circle or a green tick is displayed in the Pipe-Spec column in

the populated list signifying the status.
The Volumes for this Cable tray are not present or created.
The Volumes for this Cable tray have been created.
The Set Cableway Branch Attributes section of the

form allows general attributes such as Description,
Function and Purpose to be set, and specific Branch
attributes such as Cable Excess (%), Maximum Fill (%)
and Height of the CWAY.
The Bend Radius Auto and Manual radio buttons are

used to derive the bend Radius used. With the Auto
radio button selected, the application will attempt to
replicate the bend radius of the original CTRAY bend
being converted.
The Bend Radius options list is used to specify if the

radius is applied as an Inner Radius for the Cableway
Branch, or as a Centreline Radius.
The Interference section of the form includes the following radio buttons:
• Cable Route Rule radio button allows a rule to be entered into the textbox.
• Standard Iclass radio button allows a selection to be made from the options list.
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10.1.1 Cabletray & Cableway Associations

Associations are automatically created and tracked during the Cabletray conversion process to maintain a
record of all Cabletrays that have been converted. These associations are stored under an Association Group
(ASSOGRP) element and can be accessed at any time by clicking the Show Association Manager link-label to
display the Association Manager form. The Purpose attribute is pre-set to TBAS to filter for Cableway and
Cabletray associations.
The Associations section of

the form displays all current
associations for the selected
filter. The form also displays
the Status of the
associations, the First
Associated Element and the
Second Associated Element.
The Restrictions and

Association Detail sections of
the form display further
detailed information about
the association selected in
the Associations grid.
If a converted volume is deleted, the association related to the volume also becomes invalid and must
be deleted manually using the Association Manager form.
Right clicking on a grid entry displays a

right click menu which gives options
for highlighting, navigating to the
association elements and exporting.
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10.2 The Cable Tray Volumes Form – Cableway Branch List Tab
The Cableway Branch List tab contains a list

which will contain all the new Cableway
Branches created, showing the original
Associated Cabletray, the Head
Connection and Tail Connection
information.
The right click menu is the same as the one

available from the Cable Tray List tab.
The lower section of the form contains link

labels which allow the Cableway Branches
to be modified.
10.2.1 Branch Connection Tasks

• Extend / Connect Branch Head – allows the user to connect the Head of the selected Cableway Branch
selected in the list to another Branch. When clicked the user is prompted to Pick on segment from which
the Branch should connect. The Branch is extended and connected to the picked Branch. A RATTA will
automatically be created where the two Cableway Branches meet.
• Extend / Connect Branch Tail – works in the same way as the Extend / Connect Branch Head but applies
to the selected Branch Tail.
• Connect Branches – allows the user to connect two Cableway Branches. When clicked the user is
prompted to Pick first branch. Selecting a Branch in the 3D View will then prompt the user to Pick Second
Branch. Selecting a second Branch will connect the two Branches. A RATTA will automatically be created
where the two Cableway Branches meet. The connected head and Tail positions must be coincident. If
they are not coincident a tolerance can be applied allowing for a maximum distance of 450mm between
the Branches.
• Disconnect Branches – allows the user to disconnect two Cableway Branches.
• Show Unconnected / Hide Unconnected – This allows the user to show or hide graphical aid text in the
3D View to indicate unconnected Cableway Branch Heads and Tails.
10.2.2 Branch Modification Tasks

• Modify Branch Attributes – displays the Modify Branch form and allows the user to modify the Cway
Branch attributes.
• Create / Modify Route Points – displays the Define Path / Route Tasks form, with the mode set to Create
as default.
• Create / Modify Route Attachment Points – displays the Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form.
• Create / Modify Route Nodes – displays the Route Node Create Tasks form.
10.2.3 Delete Elements

• Delete Cableway Branch – deletes the selected Cableway Branch.
• Delete Owning Cableway – deletes the owning Cableway of the selected Cableway Branch.
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10.3 Cable Tray Volume Conversion – (Worked Example)

In this Worked Example, a Cableway will be created from an existing Cable Tray element.
Clear the 3D View.
Navigate to ZONE-CTRAY-AREA02-
WORKSHOP in SITE-CABLE-AREA02,
in the Model Explorer and add it to
the 3D View.
Select the CABLING SYSTEM > Create >

Cableway > Cable Tray Volume option to
display the Cable Tray Volumes form.
The form is populated with the only

CTRAY located in the Zone.
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In the Set Cableway Branch Attributes section of the

form, enter the following in the appropriate textboxes:
Description Converted Cableway
Purpose CABL
Select the Auto radio button for the Bend Radius.
Set the Standard Iclass to POWER.
Leave all other settings as the default value.
Click the Load Zones link label and click the Yes button on the Confirm form.
Select ZONE-CWAY-AREA02 from the options list.
Select the CTRAY from the form and click the Create
Volumes link label. Click the Yes button on the Confirm
form.
The form updates to show the green tick in the grid,

indicating that the volume has been created.
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The new CWAY is created, with a

single Branch.
The volume of the new CWAY can

be seen following the route of the
original CTRAY.
Select the Cableway Branch List

tab on the form. The newly
created CWAY Branch is
displayed.
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Appendix A
– Vantrunk SW4, SW5 and SW6 Speedway

Components
Speedway Cable Ladder
Speedway Cable ladder is available in standard widths of 150mm, 300mm, 450mm, 600mm, 750mm, 900mm
and 1050mm. Other widths from 100mm to 1500mm in 50mm increments are available to order. The
Speedway Cable ladder is available in standard lengths of 3m and 6m. The Speedway Cable ladder is supplied
with standard wall gauges of 1.5mm for SW4 and 2.0mm for SW5 and SW6.
The Speedway Cable ladder comes in three

finishes:
G Galvanised Finish
SS Stainless Steel
XG Deep Galvanised Finish
Speedway SW4 Cable Ladder
Medium duty ladder for general purpose applications.
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Heavy duty ladder suitable for longer spans for general purpose application.
Extra heavy duty ladder with deeper Cable filling capacity, suitable for long span applications.
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Speedway Flat Elbows
Speedway flat elbows (FE) are designed to create

fixed angular coplanar connections between
horizontal Cable runs (Cable ladder installed in
horizontal plane) and vertical Cable runs (Cable
ladder installed in vertical plane). Speedway flat
elbows are available in widths from 150mm to
1050mm as standard.
Speedway flat elbows are available with angles of

30°, 45°, 60° & 90° as standard. Speedway flat
elbows are available with standard radii of 300mm,
450mm, 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm &
1200mm.
Each radiused side wall has a 75mm straight section

at each end to facilitate connection to Speedway
straight ladder.
Speedway Inside / Outside risers
Speedway inside risers (IR) and outside risers (OR)

are designed to create fixed angular non-coplanar
connections between Cable runs and can be used in
both vertical and horizontal orientations.
Speedway inside risers (or vertical inside bends)

create internal changes in direction; outside risers
(or vertical outside bends) create external changes
in direction.
Speedway risers are available in widths from 150mm

to 1050mm as standard. Speedway risers are
available with angles of 30°, 45°, 60°, & 90° and in
standard radii of 300mm, 450mm, 600mm, 750mm,
900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.
Speedway Equal / Unequal Tees
Speedway equal tees (ET) and unequal tees (UET)

are designed to create perpendicular coplanar
connections between horizontal Cable runs (ladder
installed in horizontal plane) and vertical Cable runs
(ladder installed in vertical plane).
Speedway tees are available in widths from 150mm

to 1050mm as standard. Speedway tees are
available with standard radii of 300mm, 450mm,
600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.

at each end to facilitate connection to straight
ladder.
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Speedway Crosses
Speedway crosses (C) are designed to create

intersecting coplanar connections between
horizontal Cable runs (ladder installed in horizontal
plane) and vertical Cable runs (ladder installed in
vertical plane).
Speedway crosses are available in widths from

150mm to 1050mm as standard. Speedway crosses
are available with standard radii of 300mm, 450mm,
600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.

at each end to facilitate connection to Speedway
straight ladder
Speedway Reducers
Speedway reducers are used to create coplanar

reductions in widths between straight ladders and
straight ladder & fittings of the same ladder type,
fulfilling the same role as abrupt reducers and
short/long adjustable couplers but using a purpose-
made fitting capable of self-support as part of a
Cable run.
Speedway straight reducers (RS reducer straight) are

used to create a concentric reduction, having an
equal width reduction along both sides. Left hand
reducers (RL reducer left) and right-hand reducers
(RR reducer right) are used to create offset
reductions to suit installation requirements. Left
hand reducers have the width reduction on the left
when viewed from the primary width. Right hand
reducers have the width reduction on the right
when viewed from the primary width.
Speedway reducers are available for widths of 150mm to 1050mm as standard. The widths of the Speedway
reducer are measured along the length of the two rungs. These measurements ensure that the Speedway
reducer has an exact width to match the Speedway straight ladder.
The Speedway reducer has an overall length of 500mm irrespective of ladder type and width reduction.
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– Hierarchy and Attribute Information

Elements with Primary attributes
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• To be able to create Cableways and Cableway Branches.

• To be able to create electrical connections for equipment items.

• To be able to create and route a Cable using various methods of routing.

• To be able to use the Cableway data checker utility.

• To be able to apply Cableway material to the Cableway Branch.

• To be able to create and manage Cable tray penetrations.

1.4 Course Structure

• Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font

Refer to other documentation

2 Entering AVEVA E3D Cabling System

The AVEVA™ E3D Design login form is

Project: Training (TRA)

Click the Model tile.

2.2 Setting up the Training Course

2.3 Accessing the Cabling System Application

Selecting the CABLING SYSTEM discipline from the Discipline

2.4 Cabling System Options via the PowerWheelTM

Material - This tile displays the Create Material form.

Cable - This tile displays the Create Cable form.

Cable Data - This tile displays the Cable Data form.

3 Overview of the Cabling System Application

3.1 Cabling System Overview

As with all AVEVA™ E3D Design databases that

• Cableway/Pull Pit Branches (CWAY)

• Junction Box (JNTBOX)

• Pull Pit (PULLP)

3.3 Creating Cabling System Administrative Elements

3.4 Cabling Application Defaults

Auto Routing Criteria

3.5 Cabling System Graphics Settings

Selecting the Cabling tab displays graphical settings such as Cableway

Alternatively, on the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group,

The Cableway Branch Obstruction

3.6 Interference Class Defaults

On the CABLING SYSTEM tab, in the Settings group, clicking the

- Setting up the Application

Cableway Material: 2016/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS

Min Length Straight Tray: 100mm

Reserved Volume - Bottom 25mm

Material Volume 26mm

Access Height 55mm

Allowable Classes: POWER

Create Head/Tail RNODEs: Checked

Auto Routing Criteria:

Layout Cable Checked - (Minimise Free Route)

Optimise Auto-Route Map Checked

On the Graphics Settings form:

• Set Cableway Branch Obstruction