Use this procedure to set the options for the cable routing throughout a specific <plant>. Smart Instrumentation applies your selections to existing cables and sections and to all future routing elements. When you change the Length unit of measure, the software automatically recalculates values of routing elements that currently exist in your plant and expresses them in the new units of measure. The routing elements that Smart Instrumentation recalculates after a change in the Cable Routing Options dialog are cable length, panel-routing distance, and section length.
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In the Wiring Module window, select Actions > Cable Routing Options.
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On the Cable Routing Options dialog, from the Length unit of measure list, select a unit of measure.
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In the message box that opens, select OK to confirm calculation in the new unit of measure.
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From the Position width unit of measure list, select the required unit of measure.
Set the Position width unit of measure at initialization, and do not change it. Although changing the length unit of measure
recalculates length values in the new unit of measure, changing the position width
unit of measure changes the label without recalculating the value of the position
width.
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In the message box that opens, select OK to confirm the position width unit of measure.
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In the Cable spare length group box, to calculate the spare cable length for all the cables in the <plant>, do one of the following:
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Select Fixed length and type its value in the box to the right.
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Select Fixed percentage, and type or select a percent value in the box to the right.
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Under Panel to routing distance, type the distance from a junction box or marshaling rack to the beginning of a routing section.
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To customize cable routing terminology, next to Customize terminology, select the check box and then select the Terminology command button. For details, see Customize Cable Routing Terminology.
For cable drums with status Design or Purchased, if you change cable spare length, Smart Instrumentation recalculates the cable length, but not for drums with status Locked.