Inserting in Standard Mode

You can create a protective covering and place it over a segment in Standard mode.

The Standard mode lets you define and position the two ends of a protective covering.

Before you begin: Open an electrical branch geometry.
  1. From the Protection section of the action bar, click Protective Covering .
    The Instantiate Protective Covering dialog box appears.
  2. Under Selection mode, select From scratch.

    Note: By default, this mode is selected.

  3. In the Type list, select one of the following types:
    • Fixed Diameter
    • Adaptive Diameter
    • Corrugated tube
    • Tape.

    Note: You can apply a customized type to a protective covering. For more information, see Using a Customized Type for Protective Covering Created from Scratch.

  4. In the Thickness box, type a value or use the arrows to change the value.
  5. Click More >> to set other parameters.
    According to the selected covering type, parameters are displayed:
    • Inner diameter: sets the diameter for fixed diameter protective coverings and corrugated tubes.
    • Bend radius: sets the bend radius for fixed diameter protective coverings and corrugated tubes.
      Note: The bend radius is only used with the FLEX algorithm and is not taken into account when computing the segment using the standard algorithm. However, this parameter lets you create knowledge rules.
    • Width: sets the width for tapes.
    • Linear mass: sets the mass of protective coverings per meter.
    • Flexibility: sets the stiffness used when computing segments. For more information, see About the FLEX Algorithm.
    • Line Type: defines how coverings will be represented on drawings.
      Tips:
      • Select No line type to represent the covering in double line (projection) mode.
      • In Me > Preferences > Equipment > Electrical Discipline > Electrical 3D Design > Electrical Geometry Management tab, you can set a default line type in the Protective Covering Instantiation area.
  6. Under Placement mode, select Standard.
  7. Select a segment in the work area.

    Tips:
    • To cover all the segments in a branch, select the first segment, press Shift and select the last segment in the branch.
    • To place a protective covering over an existing covering, select the existing covering in the tree or the work area.

    • The protective covering is placed over the selected segment.
    • The length of protective covering is the same as the length of the selected segment.
    • The ends of the protective covering are highlighted in green labels and their respective reference points are the selected segment ends.


    Important: Any modification made by below functionality will not impact the definition of the protection ends:
    • Branch point creation
    • Branch point removal
    • Branch split
    • Branch route modification
    • Add of a new protection.

    If you want to redefine the protection ends, you will have to do it manually.

  8. To modify the length and position of the protective covering, do one of the following:
    • Drag the Start or End label along the center curve. As you trim, the distance between the selected end of the protective covering and the corresponding reference point is updated.
    • Double-click the Start or End label and, in the Edit Last End dialog box, type a value in the Distance box, and then click OK.
    • Double-click the distance label and, in the Parameter Definition dialog box, type a value in the Value box, and then click OK.


A new protective covering is inserted and appears under the Protection Set node in the tree.