Details on Constructing Electric Cable Trays

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Construction height

In the Construction height section, you determine the height at which objects are drawn by setting the storey, reference edge and, if necessary, an offset.

Medium

Use this drop-down list to select the medium for the drawing and pipe or duct construction commands. Click on to open the Media table, in which you can manage, parameterize all available media and create additional media.

Material settings ...

Opens the Material dialog where you can define the default settings for the material to be used for the electric cable trays. You can also reverse the process by subsequently assigning the material to a 3D route that has already been drawn.

Draw cable duct <

Starts the drawing command for cable ducts. You can draw ducts from any starting points or from connection points of already drawn components.

Insert branch <

Inserts a branch into created ducts.

Insert double branch <

Inserts a double branch into created ducts.

Put socket on <

With this command you can provide ducts or pipes with rectangular, oval or round sockets.

Connect <

Connects two open duct ends to each other.

Create cutout <

With this command you can create rectangular, oval or round cutouts on ducts or pipes.

Once you make a cutout in a duct, you can continue working on that cutout as you would on any other connection. In such cases, the program automatically suggests sockets or branch saddles when a duct is connected.

Edit cutout <

You can use this command to edit cutouts in ducts. For example, you can adjust dimensions of cutouts or change rectangular cutouts to round cutouts.

Delete cutout <

You can use this command to delete cutouts in ducts. After starting the command, you can select the cutout to be removed. The cutout is removed directly from the duct.

Place cover on connector <

You can use this command to connect and remove covers from connections. To attach a cover, select the connection after selecting the command; to remove, select the cover to be removed.

Move component <

Moves components in your drawing.

Rotate component <

Rotates components in your drawing. The components are always rotated around the correct axis in 3D so that the alignment of the connections is not changed.

Align component <

With this command you can align and connect duct sections through a combination of rotating and moving.

Edit component <

You can use this command to edit components that have already been installed.

Delete component <

You can use this command to delete components that have already been installed in ducts without creating a gap in the duct section. If you delete a branch, for example, the duct section will also be closed automatically.

Set section lengths <

Use this command to assign section lengths to ducts. After activating the command, enter the desired section length in the command line and confirm your entry. You can then select the ducts that should apply the section length. Right-click to confirm the object selection.

Split into segments <

You can use this command to divide ducts into section lengths.

Ducts are drawn as duct sections in your drawing. This has the advantage that you can process the sections more quickly and, for example, easily install and remove components such as silencers. The ducts you draw in one go are always created as a ducts section. For positioning and labeling, the section lengths must be divided.

Place fitting on connection <

Use this command to define fitting lengths of connections and provide them with loose flanges. Additional fitting lengths are shown in the material list.

Reconnect segments <

You can use this command to combine sections lengths.

Set angle <

Allows you to set the angle of the component in different ways from the command line. The following setting options are available:

• Angle: Set the angle of the component by specifying an angle as a numerical value.

• Show: Set the angle of of the component by picking a start and end point in the drawing.

• Slope: Set the angle of the component by a percentage of the slope or gradient (negative values).

• Objects: Set the angle of the component by selecting an object in the drawing.

• Connector <: Set the angle of of the component by selecting a component connection in the drawing.