Define the Routing for a Cable or a Single-Core Cable Assembly - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

This procedure explains how to define a routing path for a single cable or a single-core cable assembly.

1. In the Electrical Index, expand the folder hierarchy Wiring Equipment > Cables, and the required folder among the following: Power Cables, Control Cables, Grounding Cables, or Instrumentation Cables.

2. Right-click the cable for which you want to define routing, and on the shortcut menu select Common Properties.

3. Select the Design Data tab.

4. In the Cable routing group box, select Define.

5. On the Cable Routing Definition dialog, select an appropriate segregation level. You can also select a segregation level on the Design Data tab of the Cable Common Properties dialog.

6. Enter all the appropriate design data values. You can also enter these values on the Design Data tab of the Cable Common Properties dialog.

7. Enter all the appropriate installed data values on the Design Data tab of the Cable Common Properties dialog.

8. In the Routing definition group box, do one of the following:

   • To define a new route, select Add and then select the appropriate cableway and segment from the lists in the grid.

   • To use an existing route, under Find route, select one of the following:

     • Predefined Route — to search for and use an existing route that has been saved in this plant.

     • From Cable — to search for a cable whose routing can be used for the current cable.

     • Cable Tag — to use the routing definition of one of the parallel cables in the current set. (This option is available only if you selected the Allow different routes for all cables routing method for parallel cables.)

   

   • When defining the routing for a single-core cable assembly, make sure that the total length values of all constituent cables is identical. The software will not allow you to complete the routing definition if one of the cables in the set has a different length.

   • You can account for the point at which the cable exits the cableway segment so that Smart Electrical can calculate the actual cable length more accurately. To do this, on the Cable Routing Definition dialog, you must enter a Drop-off Length value in the Routing definition grid. This value specifies the length of the cable on the assigned segment. This way the distance between the end of the segment and the drop-off point of the cable is not included in the Actual length of the cable.

9. Select Apply or OK as needed,

You can save the current routing definition by selecting the Save as New Route button. After you do that, you will be able to use this routing definition for other cables after selecting From Cable in the Find route list.