Conductor

Tree Visualization

Conductor

• Based on Route Status: Organizes the conductors in the tree according to their route status: Specs Fully Routed, Specs Partially Routed, Specs Not Routed.

  For more information, see Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: Routing Conductors: Routing Concepts: About Route Status Visualization in the Tree.

• Based on Resolution Status: Organizes the conductors in the tree according to their resolution status: Specs Fully Resolved, Specs Not Resolved, Specs Not Loaded.

  For more information, see Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: Mapping Conductors and Conductor groups: About Mapping Conductors.

  By default, this option is selected.

Cable

Automatic reorder of cable alphanumerically: Sorts the cables of an electrical physical system alphanumerically, whenever a new cable is created or copied to the electrical physical system.

By default, this option is cleared.

Separation Code File

Specifies whether or not a compatibility table is used during:

• Conductor routing: Automatic Routing and Manual Routing. For more information, see Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: Routing Conductors Automatically, Routing Conductors Manually.
• Route simulation: Simulate Route, see Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: Simulating the Route.

No Rule

Does not apply separation conditions.

Compatibility table

Takes separation codes into account.

• Conductor-Segment: the compatibility table allows you to check if a conductor can be routed through segments. The separation code of the conductor or conductor group to route is compared with the separation code of each segment. If codes are compatible (or if the segment has no separation code), the conductor can be routed through this segment. Otherwise it cannot be routed.

  By default, this option is selected.

• Conductor-Conductor: the compatibility table allows you to check if two conductors can be routed through the same segment. The separation code of the conductor or conductor group to route is compared with the separation codes of all conductors or conductor groups already routed through the shared segment. If codes are compatible (or if the segment has no separation code), the conductor can be routed through this segment. Otherwise it cannot be routed.
• From Folder : uses a compatibility table (.txt file) stored in a folder on your disk.
• From Data Setup : uses a compatibility table stored in the Data Setup. See Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: Electrical Resources in Data Setup Management Tasks: Associating a Compatibility Table to a Resource Table in Data Setup.

By default, Compatibility Table is selected.

For more information about compatibility table and separation code, see the Electrical 3D Design User's Guide: About Compatibility Table

Conductor Routing

Complements the business rule actions.

Compute alternate path based on EWR_ValidateSegmentInConductorRoute result

Computes the alternate path based on the EWR_ValidateSegmentInConductorRoute result to enable\disable the iterative computation of the alternate path if the business rule rejects the shortest path.

This option comes to play only when the business rule EWR_ValidateSegmentInConductorRoute is provided in the Data Setup app. EWR_ValidateSegmentInConductorRoute is dedicated to validate a segment before adding it in the conductor route, checking the loading of the segment. If the segment is overloaded, the business rule triggers the computation of an alternate route (another route which is the next shortest).

If this business rule is not present, checking or clearing this option does not affect the routing behavior.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Ensure route path extremities matches the conductor ends (if defined till ports)

Ensures that port ends when defined on conductor specifications are respected during routing. Therefore, only a path via a segment connected to a correct port is chosen.

If a path exists via the defined port, it is chosen but if no path exists via the correct port, then the path is found via other ports on the device. And if no such path exists, then the routing fails.

If you let this option cleared, the path via the correct port is not guaranteed.

This option comes into play only for the routing of conductors whose specifications are defined till specific ports on the devices

By default, this check box is cleared.

Unset the route details when the conductor/route extremities are modified

Allows to clear the entire route of a conductor or of an electrical cable when you edit one extremity or both extremities of the conductor/cable (From/To parameters).

When this option is cleared, the route of a conductor is kept after editing its extremities, except if a distant link connects the conductor and the unset extremity. In this case, the distant link section is removed from the route and the conductor is connected to the closest extremity.

By default, this check box is selected.

Unset the route constraints when the conductor/route extremities are modified

Allows to remove all the constraints set on a cable route when you edit one extremity or both extremities of its parent cable.

By default, this check box is selected.

Important: This option is only applicable for electrical cables, not for conductors.

Maximum Filling Ratio percentage

Allows you to enter a maximum filling ratio value for your segments. This value is taken into account when you validate the route of your conductors using the Validate Segment Overloading for Input Conductor Considering Underlying Conductors opening ID.

For more information, see Data Setup User's Guide: List of Resource Set IDs: 3D Modeling: Electrical Physical System Design Resources: Electrical Physical System Design: Business Logic: Validate Segment Overloading for Input Conductor Considering Underlying Conductors (EWR_ValidateSegmentInConductorRoute).

By default, the value is 50.

Enable the 'Route selected conductors(s) automatically' command

Displays the Route selected conductors(s) automatically command in the Conductor Routing Assistant panel.

Clearing the option allows to prevent existing conductor routes from being edited while using Route selected conductors(s) automatically.

By default, this check box is selected.

Prioritize routing via main segments

Allows to activate the priorization of conductors or cables during the routing process. The priorization must be defined using the Segment Separation Code resource.

For more information, see Data Setup User's Guide: List of Resource Set IDs: 3D Modeling: Electrical Physical System Design Resources: Electrical Physical System Design: Electrical Physical System Design Resources: Available Resources.

Mapping

Defines whether the attributes of the conductor or conductor group reference are copied into the conductor or conductor group specification mapped with it.

Propagate attributes from Conductor (Conductor Group) reference to Conductor (Conductor Group) features

After inserting several conductors and/or conductor groups in the branch, maps them with conductors references (or conductor group reference). If you select this option, you can propagate the attributes of a conductor or conductor group reference in the conductor or conductor group specification mapped with it.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Impact on Segment

Keep ratio, if creation mode is BendRadiusRatio

Keeps ratio if the segment's creation mode is Bend Radius Ratio. The Bend Radius Ratio is used for the computation of the branch.

The bend radius is the minimum bend radius allowed for the whole segment.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Diameter and bend radius to its content

After conductor routing, updates segment diameter and bend radius based on the conductors and conductor groups routed through the segment.

If you clear this option, and you subsequently need to update segment diameter, you will have to force the update of each electrical branch geometry. For more information, see Electrical 3D Design: Routing Conductors: Updating the Segments Diameter.

Note: This option is not considered when you route conductors using the Manual Routing command. For more information, see Electrical 3D Design: Routing Conductors: Routing Conductors Manually.

By default, this check box is selected.

Bend radius according to the conductor properties

Three mutually exclusive modes are available:

• Always: The greatest bend radius of the conductors routed through the segment determines the segment bend radius to be applied.

  By default, this option is selected.

• Never: The minimum segment bend radius is never updated.
• Conditional: The conductor bend radius is taken into account when it is greater than the segment bend radius.

Percentage added to equivalent area

Specifies in percentage the spare space between conductors in the segment.

This value is taken into account in the formula used to compute the segment's diameter when:

• Diameter and bend radius to its content is checked, and the number of conductors and/or conductors groups is 3 and above.
• Diameter and bend radius to its content is cleared.

By default, 15% is selected.

Cutting Length

Default cutting length tolerance

Lets you specify the default cutting length tolerance for newly created cable.

By default, the cutting length tolerance is 0%.

Disable cutting length tolerance edition

Lets you make the cutting length tolerance value uneditable.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Cable Mass, COG, and MI Computation

Compute cable mass, COG, and MI on synchronize and length edition

Computes the mass, center of gravity, and moment for inertia for a cable in the following cases:

• After synchronizing the cable with routes in Cable Management Assistant .
• After modifying the following lengths of the cable, provided that the cable is synchronized with at least one route:
  • Boundary length from and boundary length to
  • Extra length from and extra length to
  • Estimated length of other routes that are not validated

Mass of cable computed based on

Computes the mass of cables based on either their design length or cutting length.