Minimum Straight Length

Overview

This section provides a brief overview of the Minimum Straight Length table.

The Minimum Straight Length table maps some attributes of the trays with the allowed minimum straight lengths between two bends.

In Data Setup, this table should be assigned to:

when using file-based tables, the Minimum Straight Length Table item in the resource table of Raceway Design Resources.
when using Engineering Specification objects, a specification in the resource table of Raceway Specification Resources.

Table Description

This section describes the customization options of the Minimum Straight Length table.

File-Based Table

A typical Minimum Straight Length file-based table is shown below:


V_RealizationType	V_Shape	V_Height	V_Width	V_MaterialName	V_MinimumStraightLength
100mm	Rectangle	100mm	300mm	Steel	700mm
200mm	Rectangle	200mm	500mm	Steel	1100mm
100mm	FlatOval	100mm	300mm	Steel	700mm
200mm	FlatOval	200mm	500mm	Steel	1100mm

Note: Values in this table are independent of the values you enter in the discrete list tables.

To customize the table, enter a line in the spreadsheet for each standard and size in every material that you use.


Parameter	Type	Importance	Input / Output	Description
V_Standard	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_NominalSize	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_RealizationType	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_Shape	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_Height	Length	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_Width	Length	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_MaterialName	String	Required	Input	Used for filtering
V_MinimumStraightLength	Length	Required	Output

Important: Any material you specify in a table must exist in the database. There is a specific procedure for creating material - you must use this procedure and save the material in the database first. For more information, see the 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps and the Material Definition User's Guide. The name in the DS_Material column must match the name in the database. Also note that material names in the database must be unique. If you have two entries with the name nickel in the database then, when you are routing a nickel tray, you will get an error message and material will not be applied to the tray.

Engineering Specification Table

A typical Minimum Straight Length Engineering Specification table is shown below:


Nominal Size	Shape	Height	Width	Material	Material Category	Minimum Straight Length
100mm	Rectangle	100mm	300mm	Steel	Steel	700mm
200mm	Rectangle	200mm	500mm	Steel	Steel	1100mm
100mm	FlatOval	100mm	300mm	Steel	Steel	700mm
200mm	FlatOval	200mm	500mm	Steel	Steel	1100mm

The columns definitions are as follow:


Column Name	Column Type	Link to Table	Link to Column
Nominal Size	Nominal Size	Tray Reference Dimension	Nominal Size
Realization Type	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Realization Type
Shape	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Shape
Height	Length	Tray Reference Dimension	Height
Width	Length	Tray Reference Dimension	Width
Material	Material	Tray Reference Dimension	Material
Material Category	String	Tray Reference Dimension	Material Category
Minimum Straight Length	Length	-	-

The table has the following attributes:

Standard
Circuit Type

Sample Resource File

This section explains where to find the sample resource file.

The default location of XXX_XXX_MinimumTangentLength.xls is

..\startup\EquipmentAndSystems\Raceway\Specification\

and then the relevant specification, such as SS150R.

Where Used


Used in this app	When	Is seen as
Electrical Raceway 3D Design	Routing trays	Table Browser dialog box