Branch Rule

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Branch Rule tables.

The Branch Rule ensure that when you create a branch, the connection type is compatible with the shape dimension of the header and the branch.

In Data Setup, this definition table should be assigned to:

when using file-based tables, the Branch Rule item in the resource table of Raceway Design Resources.
when using Engineering Specification objects, a specification in the resource table of Raceway Specification Resources.

This section describes the customization options of the Branch Rule tables.

The following table describes the meaning of each column.


Parameter	Type	Importance	Input / Output	Description
Header Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Required	Input	Used for filtering.
Header Realization Type
Header Shape
Material
Material Category
Branch Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Required	Input	Used for filtering.
Branch Shape
Branch Material
Branch Material Category
Branch Case	String	Required	Output	The method of attaching the branch to the header: STUB-IN, STUB-ON, OnSurfaceCompo or InHeaderCompo.
Part Subtype	String	Only required when BranchCase = OnSurfaceCompo or InHeaderCompo	Output	The type of part you want place.
Branch Angle	Angle	Optional	Output	The angle between the branch and the header.
Branch Point Offset	Length	Not required when BranchCase = InHeaderCompo	Output	The distance between the axis of the header and the branch point.
Branch Port End Style	String	Not required when BranchCase = InHeaderCompo	Output	The style of the branch port: WELD STUB IN, WELD STUB ON or WELD SET ON.
Branch Port Height	Length	Not required when BranchCase = InHeaderCompo	Output	The height of the branch port.
Branch Port Width	Length	Not required when BranchCase = InHeaderCompo	Output	The width of the branch port.

A typical Branch Rule file-based table is shown below:

Important: The columns must all be found in this order to be correctly read by the app.

A typical Raceway Branch Rule Engineering Specification table is shown below:

The columns definitions are as follow:


Column Name	Column Type	Link to Table	Link to Column
Header Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Tray Reference Dimension	Nominal Size
Header Realization Type	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Realization Type
Header Shape	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Shape
Material	DS Material	Tray Reference Dimension	Material
Material Category	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Material Category
Branch Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Nominal Size
Branch Material	DS Material	Material	Material
Branch Material Category	String	Material	Material Category
Branch Shape	String	Nominal Size	Shape
Branch Case	String	-	-
Physical Part Subtype	String	Part Subtype	Physical Part Subtype
Branch Angle	Angle	-	-
Branch Point Offset	Length	-	-
Branch Port End Style	String	End Style	End Style
Branch Port Height	Length	Tray Reference Dimension	Height
Branch Port Width	Length	Tray Reference Dimension	Width

The table has the following attributes:

This section explains where to find the sample resource file.

The default location of XXX_XXX_BranchingRules.xls is:

..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Raceway\Specification\

and then the relevant specification, such as SS150R.


Used in this app	When	Is seen as
Electrical Raceway 3D Design	Creating branch	-
Electrical Raceway 3D Design	Modifying ports	-