TM-2225 AVEVA Marine (12.1) Cable Design Rev 2.0

AVEVA Marine
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TRAINING GUIDE
Cable Design
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Date Revision Description of Revision Author Reviewed Approved
10/11/2011 0.1 Issued for Review WR
18/11/2011 0.2 Reviewed WR JL
22/11/20111 1.0 Approved for Training 12.1 WR JL SH
Copying of cables form modified
26/01/2012 2.0 and Appendix C Added, Approved WR WR
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Contents
1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Aim..................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Course Structure .............................................................................................................................. 9
1.5 Using this guide ............................................................................................................................... 9
2 Cabling Design System ......................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Accessing the Cable System Application ................................................................................... 12
2.3 Cabling Application Defaults ........................................................................................................ 13
2.4 Cabling System Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 14
Exercise 1 Setting up the Cable Design Application .............................................................................. 15
3 Cableways .............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.1 CableWay Branch Create / Modify Tasks form Attributes........................................................ 17
3.1 Creating a Cableway (Worked Example) ..................................................................................... 19
3.2 Creating a Cableway Branch ........................................................................................................ 20
3.2.1 Connections and Positioning .................................................................................................... 21
3.2.2 Connection and Positioning (Worked Example) ...................................................................... 22
3.3 Branch Tasks.................................................................................................................................. 23
3.3.1 Define the Path / Route ............................................................................................................ 24
3.3.2 Creating /Modifying the Route points - (Worked Example Contd.) .......................................... 25
3.4 Edit Route Points using the Model Editor ................................................................................... 27
3.5 Creating a Route Attachment Point ............................................................................................. 29
3.5.1 Positioning ................................................................................................................................ 29
3.6 Creating a Route Attachment Point - (Worked Example Contd.) .............................................. 30
3.7 Creating a New Branch from a Route Attachment Point - (Worked Example Contd.) ............ 31
3.8 Modifying Cableway Route using Quick Router (Worked Example) ........................................ 32
3.9 Creating a Route Node .................................................................................................................. 33
3.10 Creating a Route Node Point - (Worked Example Contd.) ......................................................... 34
3.11 Mark Route Nodes.......................................................................................................................... 35
3.12 Checking Cableway Branch Connections ................................................................................... 36
3.13 Disconnecting a Branch ................................................................................................................ 37
3.14 Connecting Cableway Branches .................................................................................................. 37
3.15 Splitting Cableway Branches ........................................................................................................ 38
3.15.1 Split Cableway Branch (Split at Point) (Worked Example Contd.) ........................................ 38
3.15.2 Split Cableway Branch (Split using Plane) ............................................................................... 39
3.16 Merging Cableway Branches ........................................................................................................ 41
3.17 Reverse Branch .............................................................................................................................. 41
3.18 Control Node .................................................................................................................................. 42
3.19 Deleting a Branch........................................................................................................................... 42
3.20 Copying Cableway Elements ........................................................................................................ 43
3.1 Copying Cableway (Worked Example)......................................................................................... 44
Exercise 2 Cableway Routing .................................................................................................................... 45
4 Cable Design .......................................................................................................................................... 47
4.1 Accessing the Cable Application ................................................................................................. 48
4.2 Creating a Cable ............................................................................................................................. 48
4.2.1 Choose Cable........................................................................................................................... 49
4.2.2 Setting the Start and End References - Pick ........................................................................... 50
4.2.3 Setting the Start and End References - List Equipments ........................................................ 50
4.3 Adding Electrical Connections ELCONNs to an Equipment Element ..................................... 51
4.4 Create a Cable - (Worked Example) ............................................................................................. 52
4.5 Routing a Cable .............................................................................................................................. 53
4.5.1 Automatic Routing Algorithms .................................................................................................. 53
4.5.2 Automatic Routing .................................................................................................................... 54
4.5.3 UnRoute Cable / Delete Cable ................................................................................................. 54
4.5.4 Define Route ............................................................................................................................ 55
4.5.5 Define Route (AutoRoute) ........................................................................................................ 55
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4.5.7 Manual Route Cable ................................................................................................................ 59
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4.5.8 Manual Route Cable (Worked Example) .............................................................................. 60

4.5.9 Free Routing a Cable ............................................................................................................... 62
4.5.10 Modifying / Creating a Route Point .......................................................................................... 63
4.5.11 Modifying / Creating a Route Point Worked Example ........................................................... 63
4.1 Modify Routing Status ................................................................................................................... 64
4.2 Applying the Routing Rules .......................................................................................................... 64
4.3 Copying Cables .............................................................................................................................. 65
4.4 Deleting Cables .............................................................................................................................. 65
4.5 Data Checker .................................................................................................................................. 66
4.6 Adding a Cable to a System .......................................................................................................... 67
Exercise 3 Cable Routing .......................................................................................................................... 68
4.7 Import Cables ................................................................................................................................. 69
4.8 Export Cables ................................................................................................................................. 70
4.9 Cable Data ....................................................................................................................................... 71
4.9.1 Cable Data (Worked Example) ................................................................................................ 72
4.10 Disconnect Equipment .................................................................................................................. 74
Exercise 4 Importing Cables ..................................................................................................................... 74
5 Cable Tray Design .................................................................................................................................. 75
5.1 How it works ................................................................................................................................... 75
5.2 Creating Cableway Branch Material ............................................................................................. 76
5.2.1 Preliminary Dressing Defined by user ................................................................................... 78
5.2.2 Dress Whole Branch ................................................................................................................ 79
5.2.3 Dress Whole Branch - With Cable tray component ................................................................. 79
5.2.4 Dress Whole Branch - With Straights....................................................................................... 79
5.2.5 Dress Whole Branch - With Straights (Do not cut) ................................................................... 80
5.2.6 Dress Whole Branch - With only Bends and Risers ................................................................. 80
5.2.7 Dress Whole Branch - With Only Tee and Crosses ................................................................. 81
5.2.8 Dress Whole Branch Fill Gaps with Straights ....................................................................... 81
5.2.9 Dress Whole Branch Sort trays components ........................................................................ 81
5.2.10 Dress part of Branch - Picked Point ......................................................................................... 82
5.2.11 Dress part of Branch Picked Attachment Point ..................................................................... 82
5.2.12 Dress part of Branch Straights between Picked Components .............................................. 83
5.2.13 Dress part of Branch Segment with Straights ....................................................................... 83
5.2.14 Dress part of Branch Segment with all components ............................................................. 84
5.2.15 Dress part of Branch Multiple Segments in Line ................................................................... 84
5.3 Preliminary Dressing Dimensions based on branch fill levels .............................................. 85
5.4 Applying the Material ..................................................................................................................... 85
Exercise 5 Cable Tray Material .................................................................................................................. 85
6 Cable Tray Modifications ...................................................................................................................... 87
6.1 Modifying Cable Trays at Branch Level ....................................................................................... 87
6.2 Modifying Individual Components ............................................................................................... 88
6.3 Modifying Individual Components Worked Example .............................................................. 89
6.4 Adding New Components ............................................................................................................. 91
6.5 Adding New Components Worked Example ............................................................................ 92
7 Cableway Penetrations.......................................................................................................................... 97
7.1 Introduction to Hole Management ................................................................................................ 97
7.1.1 Hole Element Storage .............................................................................................................. 98
7.1.2 Request and Approval Workflow .............................................................................................. 98
7.1.3 Use of the Hole Management Application .............................................................................. 100
7.2 Rectangular Hole Type HR Penetration ..................................................................................... 101
7.3 Rectangular Hole Type HR with Sleeve .................................................................................. 104
7.4 Circular Hole Type D with Sleeve ............................................................................................ 104
7.5 MCT Cable Transit........................................................................................................................ 105
7.6 Hole Association Manager .......................................................................................................... 106
Exercise 6 Cableway Penetrations ......................................................................................................... 108
8 Reporting .............................................................................................................................................. 109
8.1 Reporting ...................................................................................................................................... 109
8.2 Creating a Report using the Search Utility (Worked Example) ............................................... 109
8.3 Useful reporting attributes .......................................................................................................... 111
9 Appendix A Vantrunk SW4, SW5,and SW6 Speedway.................................................................. 113
9.1 Speedway Cable Ladder .............................................................................................................. 113
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9.1.2 Speedway SW5 Cable Ladder ............................................................................................... 114

9.1.3 Speedway SW6 Cable Ladder ............................................................................................... 114
9.2 Speedway Flat Elbows ................................................................................................................ 115
9.3 Speedway Inside / Outside risers ............................................................................................... 115
9.4 Speedway Equal / Unequal Tees ................................................................................................ 115
9.5 Speedway Crosses ...................................................................................................................... 116
9.6 Speedway Reducers .................................................................................................................... 116
10 Appendix B Hierarchy and Attribute Information ...................................................................... 117
11 Cable Tray Volume Converter......................................................................................................... 119
11.1 Cable Tray Volume Convertor Functionality ............................................................................. 119
11.2 Cable Tray List ............................................................................................................................. 120
11.3 Set Cableway Branch Attributes ................................................................................................ 120
11.4 Storage Areas ............................................................................................................................... 120
11.5 Cable Way Branch List ................................................................................................................ 124
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CHAPTER 1
1 Introduction
The AVEVA Marine Cabling System application supports the creation of cableway, cables, and cable tray
material. This course has been designed for people who are involved in the detail design and layout of
electrical systems. It will provide the necessary skills for the user to be able to create cableways, cables,
cable tray material, and cable tray penetrations.
1.1 Aim
Over two days the participants will learn to use the AVEVA Marine Cabling System application, and be
familiar with the cableway creation, cable creation and cable tray creation.
1.2 Objectives
To have a clear understanding of the AVEVA Marine Cabling System application

To be able to create cableways and cableway branches
To be able to modify the cableway route using route points and model editor
To be able to create and route a cable element
To be able to use the cableway data checker utility
To be able to apply cable tray material to the cableway branch
To be able to create and manage cable tray penetrations
1.3 Prerequisites
As it is necessary to have a good understanding of the rules and conventions in the AVEVA Marine
Outfitting systems, the participants should have already completed the AVEVA Marine Outfitting
Foundations course.
1.4 Course Structure
Training will consist of oral and visual presentations, demonstrations and set exercises. Each workstation
will have a training project, populated with model objects. This will be used by the trainees to practice their
methods, and complete the set exercises.
1.5 Using this guide
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document, here is a summary;
Menu pull downs and button click actions are indicated by bold turquoise text.
Information the user has to key-in will be in bold red text.
Annotation for trainees benefit
Additional information
System prompts should be bold, italic and in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'
Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font, colours and styles used as before.
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CHAPTER 2
2 Cabling Design System
2.1 Overview
The Cabling Design System application allows the users to create cableways, cables and dress the
cableways with material (trays / ladders). The cables can be routed through the cableway network to provide
such information as length estimations and node schedules. The application is divided into three main areas,
Cableways, Cables and Cableway material. The cabling design process is as follows:
Cableways are created early in the 3D modelling process to reserve space in the model for the
cables and cable trays.
Cables are selected from the catalogue, optionally connected to equipment, before entering the
cableway to follow the cableways route until leaving to connect to another equipment element.
Alternatively, the cables and connecting equipment could have come from the Cable Diagrams
application and be built through the Schematic-3D-Integrator application.
The system currently uses Dijkstras algorithm for the routing of cables around the cableway / tray
Cable tray material is added to the cableways either automatically or manually. There are also
options to allow the user to initially dress the cableway with material.
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2.2 Accessing the Cable System Application
To start AVEVA Marine, Select Start > All Programs > AVEVA Marine > Design >
Marine 12.1 > Outfitting
The AVEVA MARINE Outfitting Login

form is displayed the Project,
Username, and MDB are chosen by
using the option arrows adjacent to
each entry, whilst the Password must
be entered using the keyboard. The
options are determined by the project
set-up triggered when AVEVA Marine
is initialised.
Enter the Project Training, Username ELECT, Password ELECT, MDB ELECTRICALFWD, and then click
the Login button.
The 12.1 splash screen will change depending upon the

version being used
A default screen layout will be displayed comprising the main menu bar for the application and a Design
Explorer window showing part of the design hierarchy. The user can reposition and, in some cases, resize
the Outfitting Design windows.
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Now from the Main pull down menus select Design > Cabling System, the
display on the window changes to show the user that they are in the Cabling system
application and also the Cabling Application Defaults form is displayed.
The Change in the Module name is displayed on

the banner on the top of the Outfitting Design
form
2.3 Cabling Application Defaults
The Cabling Application Defaults form is displayed upon entering the application. The form is divided into
four sections Storage Areas, Cable Data, Specifications, and Cableway Dimensions.
Storage Areas - These are pull down lists containing all the
available storage areas for the CableWay and Cable elements.
The available list is only populated if the purpose on the

Zone is set to CABL.
Cable Data- This section holds the defaults for the Excess
Lengths for Head and Tail and also the default Proximity
Distance.
Specifications - These are a list of the available specifications for the CableWay Material and the Cable
from the catalogue.
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System Ref The system reference is the default

system used for the cable
Gaps - There is also the possibility to use Gaps, which allows the user to give the First, Inter
(Intermediate) and Last gaps size.
If the Specifications have been set the user

must remember to change it when applying
different cable tray material to other
cableways or creating different Cables
The first gap is on the head or between any element other than straight and straight. The intermediate
gap is between two straights. The last gap is on the tail or between any element other than a straight.
Minimum Length Straight Tray - This is the Minimum length of straight tray that is allowed when the
cableway is dressed with cable Tray material
Cableway Dimensions - These are the default dimensions for the Cableway route. i.e. space
reservation area. They include,
Width This is the width of the cableway

Height this is the height of the cableway
Cable Excess (%) this is the excess length as a % of the total, this would allow for sagging of the
cables
Maximum Fill (%) This is the fill level as a % of the total, based on the cross sectional area of the
cableway volume
Interference Class Allows a preset IClass attribute to be defined by default for new cableways, this is
loaded from the Catalogue database.
Auto Routing Criteria This toggles between two different routing methods, minimise free route and
minimise total length
If the Cabling Applications Defaults need to be changed then select Settings > Cabling Defaults from
the main pull down menu.
2.4 Cabling System Toolbar
The Cabling System Toolbar is displayed once the cable application is activated. If the toolbar has been
closed and needs to be re-displayed, right click in the menu area and select Cabling System Toolbar
1. Create Cableway
2. Create Cableway Branch
3. Modify Cableway Branch
4. Create Cable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5. Modify Cable
6. Create Cableway Material
7. Modify Cableway Material
8. Copy Cable
9. Copy Cableway Element
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Exercise 1 Setting up the Cable Design Application
1. Using the design Explorer navigate to the SITE ELECT_4DK_FWD and create a new ZONE 403-
CABLE with the purpose attribute set to CABL
2. Setup the Cabling Application Defaults as shown below:
Storage Areas
Cableway 403-CABLE-001
Cable 403-CABLE-001
Cable Data
Excess Lengths Head 1000.00mm 500.00mm
Tail 1000.00mm 500.00mm
Proximity Distance 500.00mm
Specifications
CableWay Material ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS
Cable CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO
System Ref High Voltage System 230V AC
Gaps First 0.00mm Inter 0.00mm Last 0.00mm
Minimum Length Straight Tray 150.00 mm
Cableway Dimensions
Width 300.00 mm
Height 100.00 mm
Cable excess (%) 5
Maximum Fill (%) 75
Interference Class POWER
Auto Route Criteria

minimise free route
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CHAPTER 3
3 Cableways
Cableways are the first phase in the creation of the Cabling System. They are used to reserve a volume in
space through which cables can be routed, and the Cableway material will be added. There are a range of
element types used to define parameters such as the Head, Tail, route etc. which will be covered later in the
course.
Cableway branches serve four main purposes:

1. They define the start and finish points of a cableway branch route (HEAD and TAIL)
2. They own route path elements which define the route of a cableway branch in 3D view
3. They are used to route cables through them
4. They are used to place cableway material (Ladder / Tray) elements based on its physical path.
3.1.1 CableWay Branch Create / Modify Tasks form Attributes
Cableway Branches have a number of attributes which can be defined upon the creation or modification of
the cableway branch. These attributes are shown below along with some examples.
Description, Function, and are general attributes for the user to

Purpose enter basic branch information.
Beta Angle This is the angle of rotation of the cableway.
Beta Angle = 90 Beta Angle = 0
Bend Radius This is the bend radius that will be applied to the cableway when created and also
when the cableway is dressed with material.
Bend Radius = 300 Bend Radius = 500
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Open Direction This is the direction of open side of the cableway, once it is dressed with material.
Open Direction Z Open Direction Z Open Direction +Y
The Open Direction must be set to correspond with the first section of Cableway i.e. from the Head, as
the software uses this as a reference to work out changes in direction
Justification This allows the cable tray to be justified Bottom

Centre / Left / Right, Centre Centre / Left /
Right, and Top Centre / Left / Right using the
pull down menu to select the justification
required.
Bottom - Right Bottom - Centre Bottom - Left
Cable Excess (%) This is to allow for sagging when the cable is supported on the cable Tray.
i.e. if cable ladder is used then the cable will sag between the runs.
Maximum Fill (%) This is the Maximum fill level allowed on the cableway. It is calculated
based on the cross sectional area. Once this value has been exceeded, the
user would have to reroute additional cables along another cableway or
modify the size of the existing cableway to accommodate the additional
cables.
Current Fill Level (%) This is the Current Maximum fill level allowed on the cableway branch.
Interference
Cable Route Rule The rules are used to control the cable route i.e. (IClass EQ CONTROL);
this means that only cable with the IClass attribute set to CONTROL would
be allowed to be routed along this cableway branch and non CONTROL
cables would be routed on alternative cableways.
Standard Iclass This attribute, if set on the cableway and then a cableway route rule is
added, this will allow only cables with the same IClass attribute to be routed
along the cableway. The Load button will load the IClasses from the
Properties database.
The IClass (Interference Class) attribute set by the Cable Route Rule is very important. This attribute, if
different on the cable and cableway, will stop the cable from being routed.
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Shape Volume Size This allows the user to select the shape Rectangular or Circular and key in the
dimension for either Width and Height or Diameter.
3.1 Creating a Cableway (Worked Example)
As the default Cableway storage area has been set, select Create Cableway from the Cabling System
Toolbar or select Create > Cableway from the main pull down menu.
or
When the CableWay Create Tasks form is displayed, click the Autonaming icon on the form to populate the
Cableway Name field, if the Autonaming file has not been set up, the Cableway Name will require changing
to CWAY_403-001, key in the Description Training Cableway, the Purpose CABL and then click the
Create CableWay link label.
Autonaming icon
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3.2 Creating a Cableway Branch
After the Cableway is created, the Cableway Branch Create Tasks

form is displayed. This could also be activated by selecting the
Create Cableway Branch icon from the Cabling System Toolbar or
selecting Create > Cableway Branch from the main pull down
menu.
or
The Cableway Branch attributes can be set via this form as shown
below, as well as the position for the Head and Tail.
If the Create Orthogonal Route

is checked then the cableway
route will follow an orthogonal
route from Head to Tail.
The Directional Sequence

option allows the user to
specify the order in which the
branch will be routed.
It is important to ensure that the Directional Sequence and the Open Direction are compatible, i.e. an Open
Direction of Z WRT /*could be invalid if the Directional sequence was set to Z, X, Y or Z, Y, X, if an invalid
sequence is chosen then a warning message will be displayed.
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3.2.1 Connections and Positioning
There are a number of options for positioning and / or connecting the Head or Tail of a cableway branch.
Connect From: Has a drop down list containing five options:
Explicit allows the Branch Head / Tail to be picked with the

cursor.
Head of Cableway Branch allows the Branch Head / Tail to
be positioned at the head of a selected cableway branch.
Tail of Cableway Branch allows the Branch Head / Tail to
be positioned at the tail of the selected cableway branch.
Branch Off allows the Branch Head / Tail to be positioned
at a selected point on an existing cableway branch.
Route Attachment Point allows the Branch Head / Tail to
be positioned at a selected route attachment point.
Copy Tail / Head Copies the Head / Tail position for the Tail / Head so that it can be
positioned by entering offset values for any of the three axes of the co-
ordinate system.
The tick box to the right of the World position is a lock; this can be used to stop the
cableway branch moving along a particular axis
Pick Head/Tail Position This is used to allow the user to pick the branch Head / Tail position
in the 3D graphical view, if selected this will activate the position
control form.
Create Orthogonal Route This allows the user to create an orthogonal route and select the
Direction Sequences of the cableway route
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3.2.2 Connection and Positioning (Worked Example)
Using the positional settings for the Head and Tail shown, create a
new cableway branch, ensuring that the Open Direction is set to X
WRT /*, and the Directional Sequence is set to Z, X, Y
After clicking the Create Cableway Branch link label, the created
cableway branch is shown in the 3D graphical view and also in the
Design Explorer window.
The Cableway Branch Obstruction may need to be changed to Solid to be able to see the undressed
cableway, select Settings > Graphics and use the Cabling tab
In the Design Explorer, beneath the CWBRAN element is a selection of

additional elements.
Routing Features (RTFEAT) owns Route Node (RNODE) elements. The

two routes created with the branch are positioned at the Head and Tail and
provide entry and exit points for cables.
Tail (TATTA), Head (HATTA)
The TATTA and HATTA are used as reference points for cable routing and branch connections
Route Path (RPATH) owns the Route Points (POINTR) elements that define the path the branch takes.
They provide the position and the order of the route as well as radius information.
The Branch Tasks form will be displayed automatically.
Moving the Cableway Branch a specified distance in a

particular direction can be done by entering the required co-
ordinate values and using the lock boxes on the Cableway
Branch Tasks form before creating the branch
Copy Tail / Head, and Pick Head / Tail Position are only
available with the Explicit option
If the Cableway Branch has already been created, the user can
select the branch to move and move it to the required position using
the Model Editor
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3.3 Branch Tasks
Branch Tasks such as Define Path / Route, Create Route Node, Create Route Attachment Points, Delete
Branch, Disconnect Branch, Check Connections and Dressing can be reached using the Branch Tasks form.
This form is displayed automatically after clicking the Create Cableway Branch link label on the Cableway
Create Tasks form.
Define Path / Route this displays the Define Path / Route Tasks
form allowing the user to create and modify
route point positions.
Create Route Node this displays the Route Node Create Tasks
form allowing the user to create and modify
route node positions.
Create Route this displays the Route Attachment Points
Attachment Points Create Tasks form allowing the user to
create and modify the route attachment
point positions.
Delete Branch this displays a Confirm message dialogue
box before deleting the branch.
Disconnect Branch this allows a selected branch to be
disconnected from the connection points
Check Connection this displays the Cableway Branch
Connection form.
Dressing this display the Create Material form
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3.3.1 Define the Path / Route
The Define Path / Route Tasks form allows route points to be created and positioned on a cableway branch.
A route point is a reference point inserted at a defined position on the cableway branch and provides a
reference for routing the branch and for adding cable tray material.
The Define Path / Route Tasks form can be displayed by selecting the
link label on the Branch Tasks form or by selecting Create > Branch
Elements > Route Point
Direction from Current Point This shows the direction from the
selected route point to the points
origin position, see note below.
Distance from Current Point This shows the distance from the
previous route point. Route Point
Position, see note below
Route Point Positions
Pick Position this allows the position of a route point
on the cableway branch to be picked
in the 3D view.
Copy Previous this copies the position of the previous
route point
Copy Next this copies the position of the next
route point
Fillet Radius This sets the radius of curvature
between two straight sections of
cableway.
There are two Modes available, Creation and Modification which affect the appearance of the form.
Changing from Creation to Modification changes the Direction from Current point and Distance from
Current point fields at the top of the form to Direction from Previous point and Distance from Previous
point. The Creation mode also includes a Create Route Point link label at the base of the form
Backwards This changes the Route Point order
Mark Route Points This displays the Route Points graphically along the cableway
List Associated Cables This lists all associated cables routed along the cableway element
Create Route Point This will create a route point after the Point selected
in the list. Adding the new point to the Select Route
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3.3.2 Creating /Modifying the Route points - (Worked Example Contd.)
The aim of the worked example is to modify the existing route by adding additional Route Points to allow for
an obstruction. From the Define /Path Route Tasks form, set the form to Creation Mode. From the Route
Point position section, key in the new World Position for Z of 3750.00mm and click the Create Route Point
link label. The newly created route point is now visible in the Select Route Point list.
Clicking the right mouse button with the cursor over the grid will allow the
user to change the grid system display
Change the Route Point Position for Y to a new World Position -5750.00mm as shown and click the Create
Route Point link label once again, the form is automatically updated.
Change the Route Point Position for Z to a new World Position 3000.00mm as shown and click the Create
Route Point link label once again.
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Lock the X and Z World Position, click the Copy Next link label. The Y World Position is changed to
4950.00mm click the Create Route Point link label once again.
Copy Next and Copy

Previous allows the
user to Copy the
Route Point Position
i.e. X, Y, Z of the
previous or next route
point
Finally the route has been changed to the required position with the addition of new route points.
The user can now modify the Fillet Radius by changing to the Modification mode, selecting the Route Point
from the list and keying in a Fillet Radius value of 300. The user must click the Apply Changes link label for
each case.
Remember to unlock the X and Z

positions when changing the Fillet
Radius.
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3.4 Edit Route Points using the Model Editor
The route of the cableway can be altered using the Model Editor to manipulate
the route points. From the 3D graphical view select a route point, and click the
Model Editor icon.
The Model Editor is displayed at the origin position for the Cableway
Select the cableway and click the right mouse button. A pop-up menu is displayed, from which the user can
select Edit Route Points. The Model Editor is now displayed on the first route point.
With the cursor select the route point to move. The model editor handle now moves to the selected route
point i.e. V -1400.00mm
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The route point is moved and the cableway modified to follow the new position of the route point. Repeat the
process until the cableway is modified to the users requirements.
If any cables had been held within the cableway

branch, these can be re-routed using the
AutoRoute Cable facility on the Modify Cable form
Holding down the ctrl key on the key board allows

more than one route point to be selected for
modification
Right clicking whilst in the Edit Route Points mode will allow the
user to insert additional route points by selecting Insert route point
from the right click context sensitive menu
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3.5 Creating a Route Attachment Point
A Route Attachment point (RATTA) is a reference point which is used to allow branches to be connected at
a position other than the Branch Head / Tail. The RATTA element sits beneath the Connection Sequence
(CONSEQ) element which is owned by the CWBRAN.
The main information held by the attributes of the RATTA is the name of the POINTR it was positioned from
and the offset distance.
The Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form is displayed by clicking the Create Route Attachment
Points hyper link button on the Branch Tasks form or by selecting Create > Branch Elements > Route
Attachment Point from the main pull down menu. When the Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form
is displayed and a <RATTA> label is also added to the 3D graphical view.
3.5.1 Positioning
The Route Attachment Points Create Tasks form allows the position of the RATTA to be defined. It also
allows the user to select whether a new RATTA is being created, or an existing one modified.
Reference Point - This allows the user to select a reference

point or to use the Pick label link to pick a branch in the 3D
view to set the reference point. The references are the points
defining the route path.
Offset Distance - This is populated by keying in the offset
required or by using the Pick link label.
Move Offset - This allows the user to increase / decrease the
distance by using the arrow button.
Proportional Distance - This is populated by keying in a value
between 0 and 1.
Mark Route Points - This checkbox toggles the display of the
Route Point names in the 3D View.
The <RATTA> label will be repositioned automatically by selecting a

Reference Point from the drop down list on the form, this will then show
a preview of the specified position in the graphical display.
Create Route Attachment Point - This link label actions the creation of the RATTA
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3.6 Creating a Route Attachment Point - (Worked Example Contd.)
From the 3D graphical view select the cableway to add a route attachment point to, and then from the main
pull down menu select Create > Branch Elements > Route Attachment Point. The Route Attachment
Points Create Tasks form is displayed. Now from the Reference Point pull down list, select number 2
The <RATTA> is displayed in the 3D graphical view. Key in the Offset Distance 750.00mm, this places the
<RATTA> along the segment between points 2 and 3. When the required position is achieved click the
Create Route Attachment Point link label.
The RATTA is created and can be seen in the Design Explorer window or by
changing to modification mode.
The RATTA position will adjust form the Offset Distance due to the bend radius, i.e. the 750mm will
actually be 450mm due to the 300mm bend radius as the distance is taken from the fillet end and not
the CL of the bend.
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3.7 Creating a New Branch from a Route Attachment Point - (Worked Example Contd.)
From the main pull down menu select Create > Cableway Branch, the Cableway Branch Create Tasks
form is displayed. Change the Width of the tray to be 150.00mm and make sure that the Open Direction is
set to X WRT /*, now from the Branch Head section of the form select the Connect From pull down list and
choose Route Attachment Point
At the top of the graphical display area, the user is prompted to Pick RATTA. Using the cursor select the
RATTA required.
The user may need to switch to wireline mode to

be able to select the RATTA by pressing F8, the
Graphical Settings could also be changed to make
selection and visualisation better.
The Head position will now be displayed. From the Branch Tail section of the form click the Copy Head link
label.
The Tail positions are now populated with the same values as the Head positions. Change the Z World
Position to 4500.00mm and the click the Create CableWay Branch link label. The new Cableway branch is
created and displayed in the 3D View.
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3.8 Modifying Cableway Route using Quick Router (Worked Example)
To modify the route of the newly created cableway branch, click the Model Editor icon, right click and select
Quick Routing from the context menu.
The Quick Routing arrows are displayed at the Head and Tail of the branch. Click the Tail arrow and holding
down the left mouse button drag the arrow down in the -Y direction by 1500.00mm and then release the
mouse button.
Repeat the operation this time dragging the arrow in the Z direction by 1600.00mm
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3.9 Creating a Route Node
A route node (RNODE) is a multi purpose reference point created on the cableway branch, and facilitates
the implementation of various activities such as defining take-off points, positioning penetration glands,
reporting and to aid in the cable routing i.e. force the cable to pass certain route node points.
The Route Node Create Tasks form is displayed either by selecting

the Create Route Node link label on the Branch Tasks form or from
the main pull down menu by selecting Create > Branch Elements >
Route Node
Route Node Name - A route node name can be keyed in or the

Autonaming icon can be selected to give an automatically
generated name i.e. RN001
Route Node Type - This is the type of route node; this can be
selected from the drop down list.
Takeoff - This is a RNODE from which the cable will leave or

enter the cableway.
Gap - This is the point that a gap will be left between the
Cableway Material, and is positioned at the centre point of the
gap. The size of the GAP is defined by the GAP (Y Offset) field.
Offset - This RNODE is used to position Transit Glands and
Fittings, and is created automatically for the user.
Penetration - This RNODE is used by the system to hold
reference to penetrations, and is created automatically for the
user.
Report - This RNODE has no active function, but allows users to
report for any position on the branch.
The functionality for the Control and Seam options are not yet
implemented.
Reference Point - This allows a reference point to be set from the drop down list or by selecting the Pick
label link. The references are the points defining the route path.
Offset Distance - This is populated by keying in the offset required or by using the Pick link label.
Move Offset - This allows the user to enter a value in the box and use the right or left arrow to respectively
increase or decrease the Offset Distance by that value
Proportional Distance - This is populated by keying in a value between 0 and 1.
X, Z Offset / Gap (Y Offset) - The X, Z Offsets are used when the Offset RNODE type is selected. The Gap
(Y-Offset) will become active when the Gap or Penetration Route Node type is selected.
Connection - This allows the user to connect a RNODE to a CNODE by either pick or key in a connection.
Specification - This allows the user to set a specification against the route node i.e. to be able to represent
the route node with a primitive.
The different Route Node Types are

displayed with three different primitives
as shown below.
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3.10 Creating a Route Node Point - (Worked Example Contd.)
With the Cableway Branch CWAY_403-001_B1 active, select Create > Branch Elements > Route Node
from the Main pull down menu. The Route Node Create Tasks form is displayed. Select the Autonaming
icon to automatically name the route node.
From the Route Node Type pull down list select Takeoff, set the
Reference Point to 6, key the Offset Distance as 2150.00mm, set
the Reference Specification by clicking the Choose link label and
then selecting CABLEWAY_REPRESENTATION.MAIN_TABITE
item from the Choose Route Node form which is displayed.
Finally click the Create Route Node link label.
The Route Node is displayed in the cableway with a small primitive as shown below.
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3.11 Mark Route Nodes
The Mark Route Nodes utility allows the user to display graphically the Route Node points with in the current
Site, Zone, Cableway, or Branch. From the main pull down menu select Utilities > Mark Route Nodes
The Mark Route Nodes form is displayed showing a list of the Route Nodes for the current cableway. On the
form there is a Select pull down list. This allows the user to navigate to the current Branch, current
Cableway, current Zone or current Site to view the Route Nodes owned by the selection.
The Route Nodes are also displayed in the 3D graphical view.
Checking the Mark Selected button will add a tag to the Route Node selected in the Mark Route Nodes list,
Unmark Selected will remove the selected tag.
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3.12 Checking Cableway Branch Connections
This utility allows the user to check the cableway branch connections by using the Cableway Branch
Connection form. This form can be accessed either by selecting the Check Connections link label on the
Branch Tasks form of from the main pull down menu by selecting Utilities > Check Branch Connections
From the Main pull down menu select Utilities > Check Branch Connections.
The Cableway Branch Connections form is displayed. On the form there is a Select pull down list, this allows
the user to navigate to the Current Branch, Current Cableway, Current Zone or Current Site to check the
cableway branch connections
The Tag section of the form influences how the various Branch Connections are tagged in the graphical
display. Checking the Selected box will add the appropriate tag to the Branch Connection selected in the list
Whilst clicking one of the other link labels for Connected, Unconnected or All will add tags for every
instance in the list. For example, with Current Branch in the Select pull down clicking the Unconnected link
label will add tags to all Branch Connections with that status owned by the current Branch and clicking the
Remove All link label will remove all the tags from the graphical display.
Clicking the right mouse button displays a pop up menu. The user can
Navigate on Selection (this navigates to the selected element in the
Design Explorer), Disconnect, Export to Excel and Print Preview.
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3.13 Disconnecting a Branch
To disconnect a cableway, select the cableway branch to be disconnected from its connection points and
then click Disconnect Branch link label from the Branch Tasks form.
Disconnecting cableway branches means that it will not be

possible for cables to be routed between the two branches
This can be also done from the main pull down menu by selecting Utilities >
Disconnect Branches
3.14 Connecting Cableway Branches
The Connect Branches utility allows the user to connect two cableway branches using the pick facility.
The Utility is accessed by selecting Utilities > Connect Branches from the main pull down menu.
The user in prompted to Pick First Branch. Using the cursor select the first branch to connect.
At the top of the graphical display the user is prompted once again to Pick Second Branch. With the
cursor, select the second branch to connect. When the Confirm dialogue form is displayed click the Yes
button.
A RATTA will automatically be created where

the branches meet.
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3.15 Splitting Cableway Branches
The Split Branches utility allows the user to split a cableway branch
either at a point or by using a plane. The utility is accessed by
selecting Utilities > Split Branches from the main menu to display
the Split Cableway Branch form.
3.15.1 Split Cableway Branch (Split at Point) (Worked Example Contd.)
From the graphical display select the Cableway branch to split, and then from the main pull down menu
select Utilities > Split Branches
The Split Cableway Branch form is now displayed. From the split options pull down list select Split at Point
and then click the Pick Point button. Using the cursor select the cableway approximately where the split is
required.
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The form is updated showing the Distance from segment start position. This can now be changed if required.
Key in 450.00, in the Move down-stream components to section of the form and select Existing Cableway
radio button and then click the Split button.
The Move Offset allows the user to set an offset

distance to increase / decrease the distance from
segment start value each time the direction arrow is
clicked
The original cableway branch is now split and a new cableway branch is created.
3.15.2 Split Cableway Branch (Split using Plane)
From the graphical display select the Cableway branch to split or select the branch
using the Design Explorer, and then from the main pull down menu select Utilities
> Split Branches
Since CWBRAN CWAY_403-001_B3 penetrates the deck panel F204_TD_1, then this could be split at a
specified distance above a plane. From the Split options pull down list select Split using Plane. Now click
Add Ce button to add the cableways to be split (several cableways could be selected if required). In the
Move down-stream components to section of the form select the New Cableway radio button and then click
the Create plane button.
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The user is now prompted at the top of the graphical display to Pick on the segment which the branch
should be split. Using the cursor indicate where the split plane should be created. The split plane is now
displayed in the graphical view.
The Modify plane button

can be used to activate the
Modify Plane form so the
plane position can be
changed if required
The Align button can be

used to align the plane
using the positioning
control toolbar.
The Plane can now be aligned with the HPANEL F204_TD_1 HPLATE 1, click the Align button and then
select the HPANEL F204_TD_1 HPLATE 1from the graphical view. Now use the Modify plane button to
change the Z value so that the cableway is split 200.00mm above the deck.
Once the split plane is in the correct position, click the Split button. The
original cableway branch is now split and a new cableway and cableway
branch is created.
The Open Direction of the Cableway may need to be changed for the
newly created cableway to be displayed graphically
The Newly created Cableway may require renaming, if the Auto naming has not been set up and may
also require moving to a different zone, which may mean moving the element across databases.
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3.16 Merging Cableway Branches
The Merge Branch utility allows the user to merge two cableway branches using the pick facility. The utility is
accessed by selecting Utilities > Merge Branches from the main pull down menu. The user is now
prompted in the top of the graphical display to Pick First Branch. Using the cursor select the first branch
element from the graphical display. The user is then prompted once again, this time to Pick Second
Branch. Again with the cursor select the second branch to merge.
When the Confirm dialogue form is displayed asking the user to confirm the merge of the two cableway
branches, click the Yes button. The two cableway branches are merged.
The Open Direction of the Cableway may need to be changed

for the newly created cableway to be displayed graphically
If two different sized cableways are selected for merging then

the first cableway selected will be the size retained. This also
applies if one is a rectangular cableway and the other a
circular conduit
The name of the merged branch is taken from the first branch selected and all the cables passing
through the branches being merged will need to be re-routed.
3.17 Reverse Branch
The reverse utility reverses the Branch Head and Branch Tail. Select the CWBRAN CW_403-001_B2 from
the graphical view. Now from the main pull down menu select Utilities > Reverse Branch. The Head and
Tail position are now reversed.
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3.18 Control Node
A control node is a point in space that has a position. This is used as an early aid to cableway routing. A
control node element can exist below a ZONE or CWAY. From the main pull down menu select Create >
Control Node. The Create Control Node form is displayed. Key in the Control Node Name or use the
Autonaming icon to populate the Control Node Name field. Set any additional attributes and give the
Control node a position. Finally Click the Create Control Node link label. The Control Node is created and
is displayed in the graphical view and the Design Explorer.
The control node can be modified by selecting Modify > Control

Node from the main pull down menu. A Route Node can be
connected to a Control Node.
3.19 Deleting a Branch
A cableway branch can be deleted by selecting the branch in the 3D graphical view and then clicking the
Delete Branch hyperlink on the Branch Tasks form or by selecting Delete > CE from the main pull down
menu.
From the main pull down menu select Modify > Cableway Branch. The Cableway
Branch Modify Tasks form is displayed. Now click the Branch Tasks link label.
Once the Branch Tasks form is displayed click the Delete Branch link label. A Confirm dialogue box is
displayed, asking the user if it is Are you sure to delete /<Cableway Name>. Click the Yes button to
confirm deletion or the No button to cancel.
When a cableway is deleted where cables were previously

routed the cables will have their status changes to un-routed
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3.20 Copying Cableway Elements
To copy cableway elements select Create > Copy > Cableway Elements from the main pull down menu.
The Copy Cableway Elements form is displayed.
The Copy Cableway Elements form has four sections:
Select Options - This allows the user to select at which level the
elements will be copied. The user can select from Zone, Cableway,
Cableway Branch or Cableway with Cables.
Select Elements - This allows the user to select the element to copy by
clicking the CE link label and then entering the name of the new element.
Copy Options - This allows the user to key in the number of copies
required.
Offset - This allows the user to either key in the offset position or to pick
the offset using the Pick Offset link label.
Depending upon which options is selected, the Select Elements and Copy Options sections of the form
will show different fields
When copying connected cables, the newly created copies of the cable will not have associations with
equipment
If a new Cableway/Branch is created and it intersects correctly with an existing branch, then a RATTA
will automatically be created
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3.1 Copying Cableway (Worked Example)
On the Copy Cableway Elements form select the Cableway Branch radio button, now using the Design
Explorer navigate to the cableway branch to copy i.e. CWAY_403-001_B2 and then click the CE link label.
Click the Autonaming icon on the form to populate the Name of New
Branch field. Key in the Number of Copies i.e. 1, key in the Offset i.e.
World Position Y 350.00mm, Z 250.00mm
The new cableway branch route is shown dotted allowing the user to change it position, once ok then click
the Copy link label. A Message dialogue is now displayed informing the user that the Copy was
successful, click the OK button, now the new cableway branch is added to the graphical view.
The Cableway Routing Points can now be modified or additional Routing Points added to change the
layout of the cableway.
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Exercise 2 Cableway Routing
Prior to starting the exercise Delete the previously created training example
cableways. Now using the Design Explorer navigate to the SITE
EQUIP_4DK_FWD and add the ZONE 403-EQUIP and the BLOCK F401,
BLOCK F204, the rest of the Outfitting elements for the area can also be
added i.e. ZONE 403-HVAC, ZONE 403-PIPE, ZONE, ZONE 403-STRUCT,
etc.
The following equipment SWC3001, SWC3002, SWC3003, SWC3004,

SWC3005, SWC3006, SWC1001, SWC1002, SWC1003, and SWC1007
will be the equipment that the cable trays will be required to be routed
for around the engine room ZONE 403-CABLE.
Create the Cableways CWAY_403-001and CWAY_403-002 complete

with the cableway branches as shown, belonging to the ZONE 403-
CABLE. The Branch Head and Tail Positions are shown below for the
main routes.
The Cableways sizes to be used are Width 150.00mm x Height

100.00mm and Width 300.00mm x Height 100.00mm
All the other Cableway branches are to be created similar to shown

below exact positions to be determined by user to tie in with the relevant
equipment and collision free.
SWC3001 Position X 121950mm Y 4300mm Z 3850mm

SWC3002 Position X 121950mm Y -5200mm Z 3850mm
SWC3003 Position X 121897.5mm Y -2200mm Z 3190mm
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CHAPTER 4
4 Cable Design
Cables are normally created after the layout of the cabling system has been defined by the cableways. The
created cables are then routed along the cableways to connect to various equipment elements either
automatically or manually. The cable has a cable specification that includes the physical properties of the
cable. Some of these properties are listed below.
Outer Diameter
Outer Shield Diameter
Uweight /m - Unit weight per meter
Resistance - This is the resistance to electrical

current, resistance is measured in ohms
Reactance - This is a measurement of

capacitance in an alternating current (AC)
circuit, reactance is measured in ohms
Impedance - Electrical impedance, or simply impedance, describes a measure of opposition to a

sinusoidal alternating current (AC). Electrical impedance extends the concept of resistance to AC
circuits, describing not only the relative amplitudes of the voltage and current, but also the relative
phase. Impedance is a complex quantity and the term complex impedance may be used
interchangeably; the polar form conveniently captures both magnitude and phase characteristics,
Where the magnitude represents the ratio of the voltage difference amplitude to the current
amplitude, while the argument gives the phase difference between voltage and current. In Cartesian
form,
Where the real part of impedance is the resistance and the imaginary part is the reactance.
Dimensionally, impedance is the same as resistance; the SI unit is the ohm
MinBend - This is the minimum bend radius
CondGroups - This is the number of conductor groups
Dinterference - This is the default Interference class
VoltAC - This is the alternating current voltage
VoltDC - This is the direct current voltage
Current - Electric current is the flow (movement) of electric

charge. The SI unit of electric current is the ampere, and electric
current is measured using an ammeter. For the definition of the
ampere. The electric charge may be either electrons or ions. The
nature of the electric current is basically the same for either type
Gap Allowance - Not yet implemented
XArea - This is the cross sectional area
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4.1 Accessing the Cable Application
Depending upon the configuration of the project, the cables may be stored in different databases, which the
Cableway user does not have access to. If this is the case the user may have to logoff and log back into the
application as a different user. In this case the databases have been configured to allow a cableway user
and a cable user to access both applications.
4.2 Creating a Cable
From the main pull down menu select Create > Cable. The Create
Cable form is now displayed.
The Create Cable form is split into six sections as shown below.
Element Naming
Name - The Name field is populated automatically by clicking the
AutoNaming icon; a new name can be keyed in if required.
Primary System a cable can be assigned to a system, the
systems are typically created by the administrator.
Basic Data
Description - Description of cable.
Function - Function of cable.
Purpose - Purpose of cable.
Fill Check - This controls whether a check of the fill levels is
carried out automatically when a cable is routed.
Excess Length (mm) - There are four excess lengths, two for the
head and two for the tail, which are user dedfined.
Proximity Distance The proximity distance is the search
distance for an equipment element from the end of a cableway.
Routing Status - This is the status of the current cable, i.e. Un-
routed, Routed, Routing failed, etc.
Cable Length This is the total Cable Length. This is populated
when the cable is routed, this is calculated from the point where the cable enters the cableway or
cable tray and the point where the cable leaves the cableway / tray, plus the Cable Free Length, plus
any added Excess Lengths and percentages from defaults.
Cable Free Length - This is populated when the cable is routed. This is the total length from the start
equipment to the point the cable enters the cableway / tray plus the total length from the point the
cable leaves the cableway / tray to the end equipment.
Specification
Choose Cable - This allows the user to select a cable from the available specifications.
Specification - This displays the cable that has been selected from the specification.
Description - This displays the description of the selected cable.
No. of Cores - This displays the number of cores the cable component has.
Interference Class - This displays the default interference class applied to the selected cable from
the specification.
Start / End
Reference - This allows the Start / End reference to be either keyed in or picked graphically using the
cursor.
Description - This is the description of the Start / End reference element.
List Equipments - This allows the user set the Start / End reference by selecting from a list of
equipment.
Tasks
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4.2.1 Choose Cable
Currently the specification reflects what was set up in the cabling

defaults, if this is required to be changed this done by clicking the
Choose Cable link label, from the Specification section of the
Create Cable form.
The Choose Cable form is displayed. From the Table pull down list select /CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-
TABGRO, then from the list of available cables select S-DIN.MGCG-3x25 and click the Apply button to
confirm the cable selection.
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4.2.2 Setting the Start and End References - Pick
From the Start section on the Create Cable form, click the Pick link label. At the top left corner of the
graphical view a prompt is displayed asking the user to Identify Equi/Valve/Inst/Pcom/Elconn for Start
Ref:. Using the cursor indicate the equipment SWC3001
If the Equipment has no electrical connections (ELCONNs) the the origin of the equipment will be used.
If one electrical connection is available then this will be taken by default, if more than one electrical
connection is present on the equipment element the a List of Elconns will be displayed for the user to
select the required electrical connection.
Because the equipment SWC3001 has electrical connections

(Elconns) the List of Elconns form is displayed, select the Elconn that
the cable is to be connected to SWC3001/EL1 and then click the
Apply Link Label. The Reference is now populated with the selected
equipment SWC3001/EL1
4.2.3 Setting the Start and End References - List Equipments
Instead of selecting an equipment graphically, it is also possible to select an item from a list by clicking the
List Equipments link label on the create Cable form. This displays a list of all equipment items underneath
a selected ZONE, with the option of also applying a rule to help filter the search.
Using the Design Explorer navigate to the Zone 403-EQUIP and then from the List of Equipments form
select Zone from the pull down list. The List of Equipments is now populated with all of the equipments from
the selected Zone. Select the equipment SWC3002 and click the Apply button.
The List of Elconns form is displayed once again,

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4.3 Adding Electrical Connections ELCONNs to an Equipment Element
When connecting a cable to an item of equipment, there are two possibilities for reference points. The cable
can connect directly to the equipment element, taking its origin point as the actual starting position.
Alternatively, the cable can connect to an ELCONN element if present. The ELCONNs are electrical
connections and can be added to any item of equipment.
To add an ELCONN to an equipment element, application mode must be

changed to Equipment; navigate to the equipment element in the Design
Explorer and select Create > Electrical Component. The catalogue reference
can then be set on the ELCONN. The ELCONN holds the terminal information
i.e. T1, T2, T3 etc. and this is set in the catalogue.
Select /ELCONN_T3 from the Create Electrical Component

form and click Create button. The Create Electrical
Component form will be disabled and the user will be
prompted Electrical (Snap) Snap:
The Create Electrical Component form now changes to allow

the user to set the component position, alternatively the user
could indicate graphically to position the component.
Once the component is positioned press the Esc key or click the Next button on the form to complete the
command. The ELCONN also has a position attribute so it can be positioned using the Model Editor. Once
the ELCONNs have been created, switch applications back to Cabling System.
If the equipment element only has one ELCONN, a message form will
inform the user Cable will connect to the only elconn under the
Equipment
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4.4 Create a Cable - (Worked Example)
From the main pull down menu select Create > Cable, key in
the Name HVS-005. Select High Voltage System 230V AC from
the Primary System pull down.
Key in the description High Voltage Cable, Set the Fill Check to
On, leave the Excess Lengths fields to 1000.00mm / 500.00mm
and set the Proximity Distance to 1000.00mm
Click the Choose Cable link label, and from the /CABLE-
DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO table, select the S-DIN.MGCG-
3X10 Cable Specification. Click the Apply Button to save the
selection.
Now using the Pick link label for the Start and End References set
the Start to SWC3001/EL3 and the End to SWC3002/EL5
Once all the necessary information has been populated on the form, click the Create Cable link label.
The Modify Cable

form is now
displayed, and
the cable is
visible in the
Design Explorer.
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4.5 Routing a Cable
Once the CABLE element has been created, the Create Cable form
updates to a Modify form. The Start and End Reference fields now
have a Disconnect link label which can be used to remove the
cable from its connection point. There is also an Apply Changes
link label to action any modifications that are made.
The other main changes routing options at the bottom of the form
4.5.1 Automatic Routing Algorithms
The Cabling Defaults form which is accessible from Settings > Cabling Defaults provides the user with a
choice of two methods for determining how a cable route is chosen by the Auto Routing facility.
The example cableway used below is a U-shaped branch with two Takeoff Route Nodes (RN027 and
RN028) positioned on the long straight section.
Minimise Free Route finds the closest valid entry and exit points to the Start and End References, and
then finds the shortest route through the connected cableways. The example below is AutoRouted using
Minimise Free Route
Minimise Total Length searches all valid entry and exit points within the Proximity Distance from the Start
and End Reference points, and uses the shortest possible route. The example below is AutoRouted using
Minimise Total Length. As the Takeoff Route Nodes are within the Proximity Distance, they are used as the
entry and exit points to minimise the length of the cable.
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4.5.2 Automatic Routing
The Auto Routing Tasks available from the Modify Cable form allows the user to automatically route a
created cable between the Start and End references. The task attempts to find the shortest route for the
cable along the connected cableways in the Zone / Zones selected for routing. The cable will be routed
orthogonally to the nearest attachment point on the cableway / tray
The user can expand the Auto Routing Options panel on the Modify Cable form to perform this task.
The Cableway related Zones will be displayed so long as there is

a cableway branch element in that zone
Multiple Zones can be selected by using the Shift or Ctrl key
Select the Zone / Zones that include the

cableways on to which cables are to be routed
and then click the AutoRoute Cable link label in
the Auto Routing Options. The Cable(s) is auto-
routed around the cableway from the Start
Equipment to the End Equipment.
The Design Explorer tree is populated with the RPATH element and its
references, the Modify Cable form is updated with the Routing Status,
Cable Length and Cable Free Length.
The cable Length shown on the form is

the total length and includes Cable free
Length and the Excess Lengths.
4.5.3 UnRoute Cable / Delete Cable
The Modify Cable form also gives the user the option to UnRoute or Delete cables. Clicking the Unroute
Cable link label will display a Confirm dialogue box asking the user to confirm the action. UnRouting a cable
will remove the Route Path and its associated elements.
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4.5.4 Define Route
The Define Route Tasks allows the user to select from a variety of options to manually define a cable route
by selecting an entry point and exit point on the cable way branch for the cable. When the user clicks the
Define Route link label, the Modify Route form is displayed.
4.5.5 Define Route (AutoRoute)
The basic Define Route options allow the user to explicitly define an
Entry and Exit point, and then use the AutoRoute function to find the
shortest route through the cableways.
The Pick Entry Point and Pick Exit Point link labels allow the use
to graphically select a Cableway Branch. Once a branch has been
selected, the list below the link label will be populated with all the
valid Entry / Exit point from that branch. The currently selected Entry
and Exit points will be marked in the 3D view with <Entry> and
<Exit> tags.
The user must also select which Zones to be considered for cable
routing. One or more zones can be selected by holding the Ctrl or
Shift key
Click the AutoRoute Cable link label to confirm the points, and the
system will find the shortest valid route
This option will only create the EXTGEO elements, so in order to

complete the creation of the cable, the Head Free Route and Tail
Free Route link labels can be used to orthogonally route the head
and tail sections of the cable
Alternatively the , Auto Head/Tail Free Route check box allows

users to automatically free route cable at the Head/ Tail of a cable
with the creation of EXTGEO elements
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4.5.6 Define Route (AutoRoute) Worked Example
Before selecting the Define Route link label, UnRoute the previously routed cable HVS-005. Now from the
Cableway Branch Entry section of the form click the Pick Routing Branch link label. The user is prompted
in the top left corner of the graphical view to Identify Cableway Branch:. Holding down the left hand
mouse button, move the cursor over the cableway required. The prompt will now change to show the
cableway branch name.
Upon releasing the left hand mouse button, the Select Entry Points list is populated with the route points
contained within the Entry Point Branch. The user can then select an Entry Point required from the list.
The same process can be repeated for the Cableway Branch Exit..
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The Routing Options can now be selected for the Defined Specific Cableway Zones and the Auto Head/Tail
Free Route check box can be selected. Once the required Entry and Exit points have been selected, click
the AutoRoute from Entry to Exit Point link label. The cable is now routed between the Entry and Exit
point if a valid route is available
4.5.6.1 Define Route (Through PRPs -Preliminary Route Points)
This Routing Task allows the user to route a cable through selected
Preliminary Route Points (PRPs). When the user clicks the Define
Route Through PRPs link label on the Modify Route form, the Route
Through PRPs form is displayed.
Pick Routing Branch - This populates the Select Preliminary Route

Points from Cwbranch list with route points contained within the
selected branch.
Inserts selected Inserts selected Inserts selected

PRP point before PRP point after PRP to the
the selected PRP the selected PRP bottom of the List
from the List of from the List of of Preliminary
Preliminary Route Preliminary Route Route Points.
Points Points.
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Moves the selected PRP to the Top of the list.

Moves the select PRP up by one on the list.
Removes the selected PRP from the list.
Moves the select PRP down by one on the list.
Moves the selected PRP to the bottom of the list.
Label All PRPs this labels all the preliminary route point from the List of Preliminary Route Points with
graphical aid text.
Remove All Labels this removes all the graphical aids from the 3D View.
Before selecting the Define Route Through PRPs link label, UnRoute the previously routed cable HVS-
005. Now using the Cableway shown above CWAY_403-002, the user can change the route of the cable
and force the cable to take an alternative route.
Clicking the Pick Routing Branch link label allows the user to select a Cableway Branch element for the
route definition. Once the Cableway Branch is indicated the form will be populated with the available Primary
Route Points from the Cwbranch.
From the form select the required Preliminary Route Point from Cwbranch list and using the Inserts selected
PRP point after the selected PRP from the List of Preliminary Route Points arrow, add the Preliminary
Route points to the List of Preliminary Route Points. Repeat the process and add all required Preliminary
route points to the list.
Once All the Preliminary route nodes have been added, the Label
All PRPs link label can be clicked to graphically display them.
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The Routing Options must now be selected, i.e. 403-CABLE-001, now click the Route Cable link label. The
Cable route can now be seen in the 3D graphical display.
The RANEQ (proximity distance) value may be required to be changes

to allow the cable to be routed; this can be done from the Modify Cable
form.
4.5.7 Manual Route Cable
The Manual Route Cable task allows the user to manually create or
modify a cable route between its start and end references. This
option works by building segments of cable route one by one to
create path of the cable. A segment of a cable is referred to as path
of a cable within a single cableway branch. This option is
particularly useful when cables jump between cableways which
have no physical connections.
When the user clicks the Manual Route Cable link label, the
Manual Route Cable form appears.
Pick Routing Branch this link label populates the Select

Entry/Exit from Cableway Branch list with all the possible
entry/exit/via points on a cableway branch.
Entry: Add sets the selected Entry/Exit point from the Select
Entry/Exit from Cableway Branch list as the start point for the
cable segment.
Exit: Add sets the selected Entry/Exit point from the Select
Entry/Exit from Cableway Branch list as the end point for the
cable segment.
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Create Cable Segment based on the option chosen (append/insert), creates the cable segment from
the selected entry to the exit point.
Append adds the selected cable segment to the bottom of the cable segments list.
Insert inserts the selected cable segment before/after the selected segment from the existing
cable segments.
Modify allows users to modify the existing cable segments.
Delete Cable Segment deletes the selected cable segment from the Existing Cable Segments list.
Head/Tail Free Route creates free routes at the head and the tail of a cable.
Delete Free Routes deletes all existing free routes on a cable.
4.5.8 Manual Route Cable (Worked Example)
From the Modify Cable form, select Manual Route Cable link label, the form changes to display the Manual
Route Cable form. From the Manual Route Cable form select the Pick Routing Branch link label and then
indicate the cableway branch element form the 3D graphical display.
The Select Entry/Exit from Cableway Branch list is now populated with valid entry and exit points along
the cableway branch, select the appropriate entry point and then click the Add link label
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The exit point is selected in the same way.
Once both entry and exit points have been selected, click the Create Cable Segment link label.
The Head Free Route & Tail Free Route link label could be used to complete the cable route.
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4.5.9 Free Routing a Cable
The Free Route Cable task allows the user to define a cable route between picked points in the 3D graphical
view. This could be used to route a cable through a pipe or along a structural section. The Route points do
not have to be cabling elements, they can be any vertex, point, element, that can be selected in the 3D
graphical view.
From the Modify Cable form click the Free Route Cable link label. The Positioning Control toolbar is
activated and also the user is prompted in the top left corner of the graphical view to Pick to define
position < Esc> to finish (Snap) Snap:. Pick the required points and then press the Esc key.
A Confirm dialogue box is displayed asking the user to Create Free

Route ?. Click the Yes button. The free routed cable can now be
seen following the picked path and the Modify Free Point form is
displayed. This allows the user to modify a routing point.
Please be aware that if cables are Free Route Cables, they will
not be attached to the cableway and therefore will not be
displayed when the List Associated Cables link label is
selected.
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4.5.10 Modifying / Creating a Route Point
The Modify Free Point Tasks allows the user to modify a route point by
selecting the Modify Free Points link label from the Modify Cable form.
The form has two modes, one for Creation of additional route points and
one for Modification of route points.
Routing Point - This lists the route points on a selected cable route. The
route point to be modified is selected from the list
Direction from of Previous - This field is populated upon the selection a
route point.
Distance from of Previous - This field is populated upon the selection a
route point.
The Position section of the form allows explicit positions to be entered in the co-ordinate boxes. The Pick
Position link label allows the user to graphically select a position, activating the Positioning Control Toolbar
while the Copy Previous and Copy Next link labels copy the coordinates of the preceding or proceeding
route point to the co-ordinate boxes
In the Creation Mode the form changes to a Create Free Point form
4.5.11 Modifying / Creating a Route Point Worked Example
Switch the form into Creation mode, select POINTR1 from the Routing Point list and then click the Create
Route Point link label.
An additional point is created on top of POINT1. Switch to Modification

mode. Select the newly created POINT2, in the Direction from Previous and
Distance from Previous fields key in the Z 5100.00mm respectively and then
click the Apply Changes link label.
Repeat the process adding additional

points, switching from Creation to
Modification mode to set the Direction
from Previous and Distance from
Previous fields
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4.1 Modify Routing Status
The Manual Routing status is there to shown the user the status of the
cable, as the cable will either be a solid line or a dashed line. The cable
will only appear solid if the routing status is set to 1 and all other
statuses 2 5 will be shown as dashed
Once a new status value has been selected from the pull down list, a
confirm message window is displayed.
4.2 Applying the Routing Rules
If a cableway branch element has a Routing Rule i.e. (Iclass EQ CONTROL) added, then the only cables
that can follow this cableway branch would be the cables with their Iclass attribute set to CONTROL.
Before selecting the routing rule, UnRoute the previously routed cable HVS-005 (this has an interference
class of POWER). Now on the CableWay Branch Modify Tasks form, the user can select the Standard Iclass
radio button and from the pull down select CONTROL. This sets the Cable Routing Rule to (ICLASS EQ
CONTROL)
Now if the user tries to Auto route HVS-005 once again, a power cable with the Iclass attribute set to
POWER, then the cable will no longer be possible to be routed along the cableway and either an alternative
path if available, will be taken to reach its end reference point, or and Error message will be displayed
informing the user Cable routing failed. There is no valid route
If there is more than one Iclass then the cable routing rule could be keyed in i.e. (ICLASS EQ
CONTROLPOWER)
Remember to change the routing rule for the Standard Iclass

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4.3 Copying Cables
The Copy Cable form can be accessed either by selecting the

Copy Cable icon on the Cabling System Toolbar or from the
main pull down menu by selecting Create > Copy > Cable
Elements
or
This will open the Copy Cable form, the form is split into two sections Cable
Attribute Copy and Route path. The Cable attributes to copy section allows
the user to copy the Spec Ref, Start Ref or End Ref of the cable. The Route
Path section allows the user to Copy Route Path, Head Free Route and Tail
Free Route.
Once the Cable Copy link label is clicked, a Message will inform the user
Copy was Successful, click the OK button.
4.4 Deleting Cables
The Delete Cable Task allows the user to delete a selected cable.
Clicking the Delete Cable link label on the Modify Cable form
displays the Delete Tasks form. To delete the cable click the Delete
link label.
A confirm dialogue box is displayed asking the user, Do you really want to
delete Cable <Cable Name>? Click the Yes button to confirm deletion.
Cables can also be deleted using the main pull down menu options
Delete > CE / Members / Selection
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4.5 Data Checker
The Data Checker utility allows the user to see graphically, with the aid of colour representation, the
cableway fill levels.
From the main pull down menu select Utilities > Data Checker, to display the Checker form. Navigate using
the Design Explorer to the cableway element to check and then from the Checker form select Add > CE.
The current element is added to the Check Items list. Now from the Classes pull down list select Cabling
Application, and from the Groups pull down list select Checks for Cableways. Select the Cableway Fill
Check from the Checks list and then click the Check button.
The graphical view changes to display the cableway with colours to represent the fill levels.
Checks can also be performed for Trays and Penetrations from

the Checker Results form
The files that the Cableway checker use are stored in the
C:\AVEVA\marine\OH12.1.1\pmllib\design\functions folder and are named
chkCableCWFillCheck.pmlfnc, chkCablePeneFillCheck.pmlfnc, chkCableTrayFillCheck.pmlfnc these
are located in the can be modified if required.
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4.6 Adding a Cable to a System
To add a Cable element to a System, navigate using the Design Explorer to

the Cable element and then from the main pull down menu select Utilities >
Systems
The Modify Design System form is displayed.

The form is broken down into four sections
Database Items, System Explorer, System
Members and Attributes.
From the System Explore section navigate through the tree to select the required Electrical System i.e. HVS
(High Voltage System). Now from the Database Items section click the right mouse button and from the
popup menu select Add Selected Element(s) to this System. The System is now displayed in the Main
System tab.
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Exercise 3 Cable Routing
1. Route the 9 cables from the Start Ref. to the End Ref. as shown in the list below.
2. Use the Component :
a. S-DIN.MGCG-2x1.5 from the /CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO for the POWER

cables.
b. S-DIN.MGCG-3X4 from the /CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO for the POWER cables.
c. . S-DIN.MGCG-3x10 from the /CABLE-DIN.MGCG-POWER-TABGRO for the POWER

cables.
3. Apply Electrical System HVS to all Cables.
4. Check the Cableway fill level using the Data Checker Utility.
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4.7 Import Cables
The Import Cables utility allows the user to import cable reference set data. The import function can be
accessed from the main pull down menu by selecting Utilities > Import Cables. The Import data form is
displayed allowing the user to browse to the correct location, select the .csv or .xls file required (newcable-
import1.csv) and then click the Open button.
If the cable Startref or Endref is to

be added to include the Elconn
information, the Elconn must be
named i.e. SWC3001/EL3
The .csv file contains the

required Cable data to be
imported into the Outfitting
system. An example of the
.csv file is shown
When the Spreadsheet Import form is displayed, navigate using the Design Explorer to the Cable Zone were
the cables will be imported to, and then click the Load All Data button on the Spreadsheet Import form.
Each column in the Spreadsheet corresponds

to an attribute of the cable listed in rows. The
attribute will be set on the cable to the value
given in the .csv file.
Message This shows any relevant messages regarding the

import data
Load All Data This loads all the data from the .csv file
Load New Data This loads only the new data from the .csv file.
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4.8 Export Cables
The Export Cables utility allows the user to export cable data to a excel format that can be then imported
into the AVEVA Instrumentation application. The export function can be accessed from the main pull down
menu by selecting Utilities > Export Cables. The Cable Export form is displayed; the user populates the
form by navigating in the design explorer to a cable SITE or ZONE and then clicks the CE button on the
Cable Export form. When the form is populated with the required data the user can then click the Export link
label.
The Save Table to Excel form is displayed, this allows the user to navigate to a suitable folder to export the
information, click the Save button to execute the command.
The exported data can now be opened using Excel.
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4.9 Cable Data
The Cable Data utility provides cable and

routing information which can be used to
perform various operations including routing
a selected cable or routing all cables, i.e.
Bulk Routing, a necessary operation for large
scale cabling operations.
The utility can be accessed from the main

pull down menu by selecting Utilities >
Cable Data
Zone Selection List
Reload cable zones - This reloads all the zones

containing cables
Zones Containing Cables - This displays all the
Zones containing cables and allows the user to
select the cable zones to be loaded into the cable
list. The Zones Containing Cables has a right click
context menu.
Load Cables for Selected Zones - This loads all the cables for the selected Zones and populates
the Cable list.
Load Un-Routed Cables for
Selected Zones - This loads only
un-routed cables for the selected
Zones and populates the cable
list.
Load Cables by Start/End Ref
Equipment Zone - This allows
the user to select the cables to
load from the connected
equipment by selecting the
equipment zone from the drop
down list.
Cable List - This lists all the

cables from the selected zones,
showing the Cable Name, Class
Type, Start Ref, End Ref,
Specification, Stats etc. for each
cable. The Cable list has a right
click context menu.
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Route Information
Route List - This loads the route of the cable selected in the Cable list and populates the Route list.
If the cable has not yet been routed then no route will be visible in the Route list.
To routes the cables, select a method of populating the Cable List, then select one or more cables. Use the
right click context sensitive menu from the cable lists or the link labels to select a routing option to
automatically Route Selected cable(s) or Unroute Selected Cable(s).
4.9.1 Cable Data (Worked Example)
From the Cable data form, select the zone to load the cables from. Next click the Load un-routed cables
for selected zones link label.
This populates the cable list with all of the un-routed cables from the previously selected Zone.
Now from the Zones containing cableways (for routing), select the Cableway zones required for the cables
to be routed. Return back to the Cable list and using the Shift key select the first and last cable from the list
to highlight them all, then either click the right mouse button and from the right click context menu select
Route Selected Cable or select the Route Selected Cable(s) link label
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If an individual cable is selected from the Cable list, it is possible to select the Route Information tab. Then
the Route List information is displayed with the Route Element, Type and the Branch information for the
selected cable.
The Cables once routed can be seen in the 3D Graphical view, they follow the Centreline of the Cableway
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4.10 Disconnect Equipment
The disconnect utility disconnects all cable connections from the selected equipment element. From the
graphical view indicate the equipment element that requires the connected cables to be disconnected. Then
from the main pull down menu select Utilities > Disconnect Equipment. A Confirm dialogue box is
displayed informing the user The following Electrical Connections (ELCONNs) belonging to
Equipment /SWC3001 have cables connected SWC3001/EL1, -SWC3001/EL2, etc. Disconnect all
connected cables from these Electrical Connections?; click the Yes button.
If an equipment element is not the current element then a Message dialogue box will inform the user
Navigate to an Equipment (EQUI) or Electrical Connection (ELCONN) to disconnect
Exercise 4 Importing Cables
1. Create a .csv file to be used for importing cables. The file should look similar to the layout below.
2. Import the file into the ZONE 403-CABLE-001
3. Use the Cable Data utility to Route all the newly imported cables.
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5 Cable Tray Design
Once the cableway branches have been routed, they can be dressed with material. The material can be
applied to the cableway regardless if cables have been routed or not. The default specification selected
defines the cross section to be used for space reservation and therefore the cable tray material. In the
Design hierarchy the material is situated below the Cableway Branch element. This material element will
own the cableway material elements such as Straights, Bends, Risers, Tees, Crosses and Reducers.
5.1 How it works
There are two distinct parts to the Cable Tray side of the application. The first is the Preliminary Dressing.
These elements are always created first, whether using the manual or automatic dressing options.
In the Design Explorer these appear as CTSTRA (Straights), CTBEND (Bends), CTRISE (Risers), CTTEE
(Tees), CTCROS (Crosses) and CTREDU (Reducers) elements, beneath the administrative CTMTRL
(Cable Tray Material) element.
The Preliminary Dressing items define the size and basic

parameters of the components that will be used. When
using the automatic dressing options, the system
assesses the Cableway Branch that has been selected
and, based on defined criteria, creates a Preliminary
Dressing item for each component. It will, for example,
calculate the distance between two CTBEND components,
and fill it with the appropriate number of CTSTRA
elements.
The basic parameters for each of these vary slightly; for

example, a CTBEND has Bend Type (Left of Right),
Radius, Angle and Width, to name a few.
Preliminary Dressing items appear as simple blocks, as

shown on the right.
Once the Preliminary Dressing has been created, the material components can be applied. The automatic
dressing options use the information from the Preliminary Dressing elements to select the correct
component. If working manually, the components are selected individually
The material components appear in the Design

Explorer as CTRAY elements beneath the
corresponding CTSTRA, CTBEND etc.
Once the material component is added, the Preliminary

Dressing item will be automatically hidden from view
The presence of the CMTRL element on a CWBRAN

causes the volume to be hidden the next time it is
loaded in the 3D view
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5.2 Creating Cableway Branch Material
From either the graphical view or the Design Explorer select the cableway branch that the material is
required to be added to. The Create Material form can be accessed either by selecting the Create
Cableway Material icon on the Cabling System Toolbar or from the main pull down menu by selecting
Create > Material > Main
or
The Dressing link label on the Branch Tasks form also displays the Create Material form
The Cable Material form is now displayed.
Cableway - This displays the selected cableway name

Current Branch - This displays the current cableway branch name
Material Name - The user can either key in a material name or use the
Autonaming icon to name the material
CE - This allows the user to display the Modify Material form by
selecting a material element and then clicking the CE button
Attributes
Specification - This allows the user to select a material

specification from a drop down list
Description - This allows the user to key in a description
Function - This allows the user to key in a function
Purpose - This allows the user to key in a purpose
First Gap - This sets the gap distance from the start of the
cableway branch to the start of the cable tray element.
Intermediate Gap - This sets the gap distance between
intermediate cable tray elements on the cableway branch.
Last Gap - This sets the gap distance from the last cable tray element to the end of the cableway
branch.
Tier Heights - This allows the user to key in single or multiple values for the tier height/s.
Width - This is the default cableway width value; the user can enter a new value if required.
Height - This is the default cableway height value; the user can enter a new value if required.
List Associated Cables

Clicking the List Associated
Cables link label will display a
List of Cables form which shows
the associated cables to the
current cableway branch
Create - Clicking the Create link

label actions the creation of the
cable tray material and displays
the Modify Material form.
Once Material Name and all the required attribute information has been entered, click the Create link label.
This creates the CTMTRL element under the CWBRAN element and can be seen in the Design Explorer,
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The Modify Material form can also be accessed either by

selecting the Modify Cableway Material icon on the Cabling
System Toolbar or from the main pull down menu by selecting
Modify Material > Main
Before the user can create individual material elements, a

cableway branch material element (CTMTRL) must exist in the
Design database
Attributes
Autoname Elements - This is after the creation of cable tray
material and is used to apply autonaming to all material
elements below the CTMTRL element.
List Associated Cables This displays a list of the

associated cables
Apply Changes - This applies the changes to the selected
Attribute.
Discard Changes - This cancels any changes made to the
attributes.
Preliminary Dressing
Dimensions defined by user - This displays the Preliminary Dressing (User Defined Dimensions)
form allowing the user to add or remove cable tray material from the cableway branch.
Dimensions based on branch fill levels - This displays the Preliminary Dressing (Considering
Branch Fill Levels) form allowing the user to add or remove cable tray material from the cableway
branch.
Other Dressing options

Dress using templates - This displays the Dress using Templates form and allows the user to add
or remove template cable tray material from the cableway branch.
Explicit Dressing - This displays the Create Straight / Bend / Riser etc. form allowing the user to
apply straights / bends / risers etc as required.
Remove Dressing
From Branch - This allows the user to remove the cable tray material from the whole cableway
branch.
From Segment - This allows the user to remove a complete segment of cable tray material from
the cableway branch, i.e. straight, tee, straight etc. To select the segment the user needs to be in
wireline mode (F8).
From Point - This allows the user to pick a single segment of cable tray material to remove from
the cableway branch, i.e. a single straight. To select the segment the user needs to be in wireline
mode (F8).
All Straights from Branch - This allows the user to remove all cable tray straight material from the
cableway branch and only leaves the tees, bends, etc.
All Straights from Segment - This allows the user to remove all cable tray straight material from a
segment of the cableway branch. To select the segment the user needs to be in wireline mode (F8)
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5.2.1 Preliminary Dressing Defined by user
From the Modify Material form click the Dimensions defined by user link label. A Message dialogue
informs the user Dimensions from spec /ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS load and Spec for material to
/ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS; click the OK button.
The Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form is displayed.
The length option has to be used in conjunction with Dress

whole branch With Straights. If With Cable tray components
are used the application takes into account the length from
the specification
The attribute section can be opened by clicking the arrow.
The Tier Height can be entered from this form. To save the
changes click the Apply Changes link label.
Tier Height
If the Tier Height has been entered and is no longer required,

select the value to remove and then click the right mouse button
over the pull down arrow and from the pop up window. Click the
Remove button.
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5.2.2 Dress Whole Branch
On the Dress Whole Branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimension) form, there are a
range of options for how the branch should be dressed.
5.2.3 Dress Whole Branch - With Cable tray component
From the Dress whole branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form, click
the With Cable tray components link label. The cableway now shows where all the cable tray material will
be straights, bends, risers, tees, and crosses.
To remove the displayed dressing click the From Branch link label from the Remove Dressing section
on the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form
5.2.4 Dress Whole Branch - With Straights
the With Straights link label. The cableway now shows where any straight material will be applied.
The straight material dresses where the tee, risers and bends would have been, this is because it is
assumed that only straight material will be used.
To remove the displayed dressing click the All Straights from Branch link
label from the Remove Dressing section on the Preliminary Dressing (User
defined Dimensions) form
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5.2.5 Dress Whole Branch - With Straights (Do not cut)
From the Dress whole branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form, tick the
Do not cut check box and click the With Straights link label. The cableway now shows where any straight
uncut material will be applied.
5.2.6 Dress Whole Branch - With only Bends and Risers
the With only Bends and Risers link label. The cableway now shows where any bends or risers material
will be applied.
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5.2.7 Dress Whole Branch - With Only Tee and Crosses
the With only Tees and Crosses link label. The cableway now shows where any tees or crosses material
will be applied.
5.2.8 Dress Whole Branch Fill Gaps with Straights
the Fill Gaps with Straights link label. The cableway now shows any remaining gaps filled with straights
5.2.9 Dress Whole Branch Sort trays components
This option will reorder the elements in the design explorer to ensure they are in the correct order. From the
Dress whole branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form, click the Sort
trays components link label.
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5.2.10 Dress part of Branch - Picked Point
From the Dress part of branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form click,
the Picked Point link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to Pick near the route point
(POINTR) to be dressed. Holding down the left hand mouse button pick the cableway at the point for
dressing. The cableway now shows where the cable tray material will be applied.
Repeat the process to add additional material.
5.2.11 Dress part of Branch Picked Attachment Point
From the Dress part of branch section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form, click
the Picked Attachment Point link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to Pick RATTA to
dress. Holding down the left hand mouse button pick the RATTA within the cableway segment. The cable
tray material will be dressed at the RATTA.
The RATTA must have a branch connected and often it is easier to change to wire line mode (F8) to
indicate the RATTA element.
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5.2.12 Dress part of Branch Straights between Picked Components
the Straight between Picked Components link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to
Pick First Element, change to wire line mode (F8) and then indicate the material component. The user is
now prompted to Pick Second Element. After picking the second material component cable tray straight,
material will be applied between the two picked components.
Switch back to shaded mode to display the material (F8).
5.2.13 Dress part of Branch Segment with Straights
the Segment with Straights link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to Pick near the
start of the segment to be dressed. Holding down the left hand mouse button pick the cableway segment
to be dressed. The cableway now shows were the cable tray material will be applied.
To remove the displayed dressing click the From Branch link label from the Remove Dressing section
on the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form
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5.2.14 Dress part of Branch Segment with all components
the Segment with all components link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to Pick near
the start of the segment to be dressed. Holding down the left had mouse button pick the cableway
segment to be dressed with all components.
The cableway now shows were the cable tray material will
be applied.
5.2.15 Dress part of Branch Multiple Segments in Line
This is to allow the user to dress the cableway with material that may have additional route points along the
same straight.
Additional Route Points must exist in the cableway branch, use the Modify >Branch Elements >
Route point, to create additional route points in a straight segment.
the Multiple Segments in line link label. The user is prompted in the top left hand corner to Pick near the
first point to be dressed:. Holding down the left had mouse button pick the cableway segment.
The user is then prompted to Pick near the second point to be dressed:.
Holding down the left had mouse button pick the cableway segment.
The cableway now shows where cable tray material will be applied.
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5.3 Preliminary Dressing Dimensions based on branch fill levels
The Dimensions based on branch fill levels, work in the same way as the
Dimensions defined by user with the exception that the cables inside the
cable tray are taken into account and a suitable sized cable tray material will be
applied.
5.4 Applying the Material
Once the user has dressed the branch with cable tray components required, the material can be applied by
clicking the Apply link label from the Material section of the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions)
form.
The whole branch does not have to be dressed to apply the material
To remove the material from the cable tray click the Remove link label from the Material
section on the Preliminary Dressing (User defined Dimensions) form
Exercise 5 Cable Tray Material
1. Apply the Material ST/VANTRUNK-SW5-SS to the cableways routed in Exercise 1.
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CHAPTER 6
6 Cable Tray Modifications
6.1 Modifying Cable Trays at Branch Level
Once the cableway branch has been dressed, the same

selections of options are available to the user.
The Remove Dressing options allow dressing to be removed from

the Whole Branch, from a Segment (previous bend/riser to the
start of the next bend/riser), or from a specific Point (individual
component).
There is also the option to remove just the Straight sections from
a Branch or Segment.
After components have been removed, they can be redressed

using the standard creation options.
Existing dressing can be removed from part of a branch, the

attributes or spec changed, and the gaps redressed with the
newly defined material.
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6.2 Modifying Individual Components
Individual components can be modified to cater for scenarios where

one or more components need to be altered, without redressing the
whole branch.
The component to be altered should be selected as the current element

in the Design Explorer, and then the Modify > Material > Elements
option selected from the main menu.
The Modify <Component Type> form is displayed
CE - select a component from the Design Explorer or 3D view

and click CE to change the component being modified.
Select Material - this loads the Choose <Component> form
Remove Material - this undresses the component, i.e. removes
the CTRAY element but leave the CTBEND.
Adjust adjacent straights - once a new component has been applied, this trims neighbouring
straights to prevent overlaps
Dress Backwards - this reverses the order of the Reference Points, and is particularly useful for
adding reducers going from a minor to major tray width.
Reference Point - the POINTR element from which offsets are
calculated. This will be displayed graphically with an <Origin> tag.
Use Templates this allows templates to be used instead of
catalogue components.
Display Preliminary Dressing this toggles the display of the
Preliminary Dressing on and off
Mode switches between Creation of new components, and
Modification of existing ones.
Apply Changes actions any updates to the Offsets, Angle
attributes or Dimensions settings.
Discard Changes cancels any changes made to the form before
Apply Changes to the Offsets, Angle attributes or Dimensions
settings.
The Offsets, Angle attributes and Dimensions drop-down panels contain

the basic parameter information for the Preliminary Dressing item.
Offsets controls the position of the component relative to its reference

point
Angle attributes controls the angle properties of the components. Changing the Angle, Radius or Bend
Type attributes if the CTRAY already exists will not have any effect on the material.
Dimensions controls the size properties of the component. Changing any of these attributes if the CTRAY
already exists will not have any effect on the material.
Selecting a new material element will automatically update these parameters.
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When the Select Material link label is clicked, the Choose <Component> form is
loaded
The Table drop down lists all the available specifications.
The Type drop down lists all the available component types in
that specification.
The main grid lists all the components for the current
specification and component type.
The components can be filtered from the cells beneath the

headings.
Clicking on the icon brings up a list of qualifiers, e.g. Equals,

Less Than, Greater Than, Contains. Once a qualifier has been
selected, text can be entered into the box to filter to items.
Moving the mouse pointer over the cell will activate a drop-
down list icon. Clicking this will show a list of all the different
values for that field.
When an item is selected from the grid, a model of the

component will be shown in the 3D view
6.3 Modifying Individual Components Worked Example
From the Design Explorer or the 3D graphical view select CTBEND 1 of

CTMTRL CWAY_403-002_MTRL1
Now from the main pull down menu select Modify > Material >
Elements. The Modify Bend form is displayed, from the form, tick the
Display Preliminary Dressing option to make the representation of
the CTBEND. Un-tick the box again to remove it from the display
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Click the Select Material link label from the top of the form to load the Choose
TRAY form.
Using the column heading filters, select:
STYP - L
RADI - 600
ANGL - 90
WIDT - 300mm
This should leave one bend option, with the

item name T/V-SS/SW5-FE90-L-300-600.
Select this item from the grid and click Apply
button.
As the new component is larger than the previous, the bend is now
overlapping the neighbouring straight sections.
Click the Adjust adjacent straights link label at the top of the form to refit the neighbouring straights.
Toggle the Display Preliminary Dressing option on and off, and note the size
of the CTBEND element has been updated to match the tray component.
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6.4 Adding New Components
Creating new components uses the same basic form and steps as the
modification process. The CTMTRL element must already be present though
in order to create a new component.
The component creation function is accessed from Create > Material >
Elements option from the main pull down menu.
The form layout is identical to the Modify <Component Type> form, with just
the Creation radio button selected instead of Modification.
First a component type must be selected from the list at the top. The fields
beneath the Angle attributes and Dimensions drop-down panels will vary
depending on the type selected, to reflect the difference in the how theyre
defined, e.g. Risers can be Inside or Outside, whereas Bends are Left or
Right.
The second step is to define the position of the components. The position is
determined by the Along Route (Zdis) value in the Offsets section of the
form, and is relative to the selected Reference Point e.g. 2000 from
Reference Point 2.
Once a Reference Point has been set, the Along Route (Zdis) value can be
set using the Pick Position link label and graphically selecting the Cable
Tray component immediately before where the new one is to be placed.
An <Origin> tag will appear in the 3D view at the

position where the component will be created.
The Dimension attributes can also be set if required, but when a specific
material component is selected, these attributes will be automatically
updated to the fit the chosen component.
Once all the information has been set, clicking the Create link label will
create the Preliminary Dressing item. By default the user remains in
Creation mode, and must select the Modification radio button to access
the component selection options.
From the Modify <Component Type> form, the Select Material link label
will load the Choose TRAY form, allowing the user to select a
component.
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6.5 Adding New Components Worked Example
In this worked example the last straight section of one of the

branches will be removed, the end route point moved to allow for
additional tray and a reducer to be added after the tee, and the
branch completed with smaller width tray from the reducer.
From the main pull down menu select Modify > Material > Main, from the Remove Dressing section of
the Modify Material form, select the From Point link label and select the last Straight section CTMTRL
CWAY_403-001_MTRL1 to remove it.
Once the last piece of straight material is removed, click the model editor icon and then right click on the
cableway and from the pop-up context sensitive menu select Quick Routing. Click the end of the cableway
and the model editor handle is displayed, drag the handle in the X direction to extend the cableway by
1200.00mm
Click the Model Editor icon once again to deactivate the feature.
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Now from the 3D graphical view select the Cable Tray tee component and from the main pull down menu
select the Create > Material > Elements., this displays the Create <Component Type> form
From the Select Element section, choose the Reducer option. Set
the Reference Point to 2, click the Pick link label, and select the
last tee on the branch. A green sphere with an <Origin> tag will
appear at the end of the bend (this will automatically set the Along
Route (Zdis) value on the Offsets section of the form). In the
Dimensions section key in the Length 500.00, Arrive Width
300.00, Leave Width 150.00, Height 100.00 and then click the
Create link label to confirm the details and create the Preliminary
Dressing. The CTREDU element will appear in the 3D view
This step is not compulsory as the selection of the material

element later will automatically resize the Preliminary
Dressing. However, if multiple components are being
created, this will give the user a better preview of the
component sizes
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Now from the Mode section of the form select the Modification radio button, and then select the Select
Material link label from the top of the form.
The Choose Tray form is displayed, select the component at the top of the list, a 300mm to 150mm
concentric reducer, and click Apply button.
The reducer component (CTRAY) will replace the CTREDU element in the 3D view.
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From the Modify Reducer form, select the Back to CableWay Material Tasks link label at the bottom of the
form and then click the Dimensions defined by user link label from the preliminary dressing section of
the form.
Now from the Attribute section of the Preliminary Dressing form change the Width value to 150, and click the
Apply Changes link label. Now from the Dress Whole branch section of the form select the Fill gaps with
Straights link label.
The Preliminary Dressing for the 150mm width straight sections will appear in the 3D view, click the Apply
link label to add the material components and complete the branch
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CHAPTER 7
7 Cableway Penetrations
On a typical AVEVA Marine project it is necessary for designers to create holes in panel elements, i.e. deck
plates, grating, Bulkheads, etc. Due to the implications on design integrity and cost, the hole creation
process needs to be controlled and managed.
7.1 Introduction to Hole Management
AVEVA Marine controls and manages holes using the Hole Management application which facilitates:
Communication of hole data between disciplines, including Request and Approval processes.
Ensuring holes are only created by users with appropriate write access permissions.
Performing validation checks on managed holes and providing feedback to users on the hole
status.
Generation of reports for managed holes.
Generally in AVEVA Marine projects discipline Designers do not have write access to items created by other
disciplines, i.e. a Cable Designer does not have write access to Structural Hull elements and Structural Hull
Designers do not have write access to Cable elements.
With Hole Management, penetration holes are specified and requested by the penetrating discipline,
normally Cable, Piping, HVAC or Equipment designers, and approved by the penetrated discipline, normally
Structural Hull Designers. For cases where a penetration is required, for a steel section through a floor plate,
the hole would be specified, requested and approved by the outfitting structural discipline.
The definition of a penetration hole by the relevant discipline in the appropriate Design application creates a
virtual hole in the panel element, consisting of a FRMW and two FIXING elements. Each FIXING element
has a Specification Reference (Spref) attribute that points to the hole definition in the catalogue. An
Association (ASSOC) element that references all of the hole elements is also created.
Once the virtual hole has been created the penetrating discipline enters the Hole Management application
and requests the hole. The owner of the panel, normally the Structural discipline, then reviews and approves
(or rejects) the hole request using the mechanism provided by the Hole Management application.
The act of approving the request creates the actual hole as a PFIT owned by the PANE element. The Hole
Management application checks and validates the hole using the association restrictions and stores data on
the hole history and status. Only valid holes may be approved. For a structural penetration the Structural
Designer may be both the requester and approver, although specific company procedures, controlled by
Data Access Control (DAC), may be required if the Originator and Reviewer need to be different.
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7.1.1 Hole Element Storage
The virtual hole FIXING elements are stored in a FRMW owned by a

STRU whose Purpose attribute is set to HOLE. For example
The STRU element is normally pre-defined by the System

Administrator in a specific Design database.
If a suitable STRU does not exist, the following error message will be
displayed.
If a coaming is to be used for the Cable Penetration, then a STRU

must exist with the Purpose attribute set to HMCM, If a suitable
STRU does not exist, the following error message will be displayed
The Hole Management associations are stored in an Association

Group (ASSOGP) element owned by an Association World
(ASSOWL) element. The ASSOGP must also have its Purpose
attribute set to HOLE.
The ASSOWL and ASSOGP elements are normally pre-defined by

the System Administrator. An association is created for each hole and
named on a simple sequential numbering basis.
Each association has several members of different element types that

are not within the scope of this training guide. The Design Explorer may look like this:
If no ASSOGP element with the Purpose set to HOLE can be found, the Hole Management application will
create an ASSOGP in the first writeable ASSOWL element and set the Purpose attribute.
7.1.2 Request and Approval Workflow
Once the penetration hole has been specified and the virtual hole created, the Hole Management
application provides a series of tasks for the Originator (Penetrating discipline) and Reviewer (Structural
discipline). These tasks are:
Originator Tasks Reviewer Tasks

Request Approve
Redundant Reject
Cancel Request Agree Redundant
Delete Entry
There are three main workflow scenarios for the request/approval cycle that are detailed in the following
sections.
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7.1.2.1 Hole Creation/Modification Workflow
In this workflow the Originator creates the virtual hole and then either requests it or deletes the entry.
If requested and not cancelled or deleted, the Reviewer checks the hole details and, if verified, approves the
hole, thereby creating the actual hole.
If the Reviewer rejects the hole then the Originator can either modify the virtual hole and re-request the
hole or cancel the request and delete the entry.
7.1.2.2 Redundant Hole Workflow
In this workflow the actual hole has been created. The Originator decides that the hole is now redundant
and sets its status to Redundant.
Before the Originator can delete the entry the Reviewer must agree that the hole is redundant.
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7.1.2.3 Rejected Hole Workflow
In this workflow the actual hole has been created. The Reviewer, possibly due to changed conditions,
decides to reject the hole. The Originator has the option to:
Modify the hole and re-request it, whereby it will go through the normal review and approval
cycle.
Cancel the request, in which case the virtual hole details remain
Delete the entry, in which case the entire hole is deleted and the virtual hole and association
deleted. The actual hole is deleted and the panel restored to its original state.
7.1.3 Use of the Hole Management Application
The Hole Management application, as with other applications that use associations, is passive, i.e. the user
is not alerted if a hole association is broken or invalidated. The user must enter the Hole Management
application and actively verify if the association is still valid.
The use of the application will vary from company to company. In some it may be down to the individual
Designers to request and approve holes, whilst in others it may be the discipline Lead Designer or a
designated user who performs the tasks.
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7.2 Rectangular Hole Type HR Penetration
Using the Design Explorer navigate to the ZONE 403-CABLE-001 and run in the macro 403-Penetration.txt
then from the Design Explorer drag into the graphical view the HPANEL /F204_TD_1, the three cableways
and the hull panel are shown.
Now from the main pull down menu select Utilities > Cable Way Penetrations > Create Penetration.
The Create Penetration form is displayed.
From the Create Penetrations form, click the Pick Penetrated Item button. The user is now prompted in the
top left corner of the graphical view to Pick item in which a hole will be created. Holding down the left
hand mouse button move the cursor over the hull panel. The prompt changes to show the selected item
name. Release the mouse button and the hull panel will be selected and also highlighted. The selected item
is now displayed in the Create Penetration form.
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Now from the Create Penetration form, click the Pick Penetrating Items button. The user is now prompted
in the top left corner of the graphical view to Pick penetrating item. Holding down the left hand mouse
button move the cursor over the cableway. The prompt changes to show the selected item name. Release
the mouse button and the cableway will be selected and will also be highlighted. The selected item is now
displayed in the Create Penetration form. Click the OK button to confirm the selections.
The Cable Hole Management Definition form now is displayed. From the Hole type section select the Type
pull down list and select Rectangular Hole Type HR
For the Hole shape parameters, key in the Width 450, Height 250 and the
Radius 50. From the Offset & Orientation section key in the Open Offset 50
(since the cableway height is 100mm this will centre the hole around the
centre of the cableway). Finally click the OK button.
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When the OK button is clicked, the FRMW element including the FIXING is added to the VH_Zone and also
the ASSOC for the hole is added to the ASSOWL Hole_Management_Associations.
The ASSOWL element may be hidden as this is non-user system data, to

display this select Settings > Explorer from the main pull down menu
For the Sleeve to be created as an outfitting element, a Structural element needs to exist inside a Zone
with the Purpose attribute set to HMCM for Hull Panels or OMCM for Outfitting Panels
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7.3 Rectangular Hole Type HR with Sleeve
The creation of the Rectangular Hole Type HR with Sleeve is exactly the same process as creating the
previous penetration, the only exception is the Hole shape parameters. Where a Sleeve Height and a Sleeve
Thickness are required.
7.4 Circular Hole Type D with Sleeve
The creation of the Circular Hole Type D with Sleeve is exactly the same process as creating the previous
penetration, the only exception is the Hole shape parameters. Where a Diameter, Sleeve Height and a
Sleeve Thickness are required.
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7.5 MCT Cable Transit
The creation of the MCT Cable Transit is a similar process to that of creating the previous penetration. From
the Cable Hole Management Definition form, select from the Class pull down list the MCT Cable Transit,
then from the Type pull down list select RGS Cable Transit.
From the Penetration pull down list select MCT TRANSIT RGS 2+8x1, set the Rotation to 90 and then click
the OK button.
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7.6 Hole Association Manager
The cableway penetrations now have to be requested through the Hole Management utility. From the main
pull down menu select Utilities > Hole Management. The Hole Association Manager form is displayed.
Select HPANEL F204_TD_1 in the Design Explorer, from the Discipline Pull down select Cableway and the
click the Apply Filter link label.
The Hole Associations list is populated with all of the outfitting elements that penetrate the hull panel. Select
the item required, click the right mouse button and from the context sensitive menu select Validate.
Once the hole has passed the validation, click the right mouse button once again and from the right click
context menu select Save/Unclaim
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Now from the Hole Association Manager form click the Manage Selected Holes link label.
The previously created cableway

penetrations should be saved, released
from the Claims list and saved again
before activating the Hole association
Manager
The Hole Management form is now displayed. This form shows the Selected Hole data, the Hole Validation
results, the Hole History, a Hole Comments text field and a Request link label.
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Click the Request link Label. A Confirm dialogue box is displayed asking the user Do you really want to
change the status to REQUESTED?; click the Yes button.
The status of the hole can now be seen in the Hole History section.
Finally click the Return to Hole Associations link label and repeat the process
for all the required holes.
Exercise 6 Cableway Penetrations
1. Using the Design Explorer navigate to the ZONE 403-CABLE-001 zone and then add the macro file
403-Penetration.txt
2. Using the Design Explorer drag the HPANEL /F204_TD_1 into the graphical view.
3. Experiment with the different types of penetrations i.e. a MCT cable penetration etc. at the point
were the cableways penetrated the HPANEL
4. Using the Hole Association Manager,

Validate and then Request the
Penetration.
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CHAPTER 8
8 Reporting
8.1 Reporting
Reporting is an essential part of any project, and provides a valuable source of detailed information on what
has been, or needs to be, carried out.
As well as the traditional Reporting Tool, it is also possible to create reports using the Search feature.
8.2 Creating a Report using the Search Utility (Worked Example)
The first step in creating the report is to perform a search.
From the Main pull down menu, select Display > Search, the
Search form is displayed.
Leave the Name Contains field blank, but key in the Item Type
CABLE. Under the Search Filters heading, enter /403-CABLE-001
into the first text field, and check the Beneath Item checkbox.
This search is now configured to search for any items with a Type
of CABLE beneath /403-CABLE-001 in the hierarchy. Click the
Search button at the top right of the form to perform the search.
The Search Results form will appear showing all the CABLE items
that were found. In the default format only the Name and Type are
shown.
In order to make a useful report, additional Columns need to be added to the Search Results. Right click in
the column header area and select Column Setup from the context sensitive pop-up menu.
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The Column Setup form is displayed, showing the columns

that are currently being displayed in the Search Results form.
The arrows on the right hand side allow the user to reorder
the existing columns, while the Add Column / Delete
Selected Columns link labels at the bottom of the form allow
columns to be added and deleted
Modify / add the following Expressions and Headings as shown below.
Name - Name
Spref - Specification
Cbrnls - Cable Route Nodes
Cbtole - Cable Total Length
Staref - Start Reference
Endref - End Reference
The updated columns will now appear in the Search Results window.
Next, right click in the header area and select the Export to Excel option. Select a location and enter a
filename in the Save As form to complete the export. The file can now be viewed and edited using Excel.
For additional information on Reporting, see TM-2204 AVEVA Marine (12.1) Reporting training guide.
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8.3 Useful reporting attributes
Attribute Description
Name Name of the Element

Description Description
Purpose Description code word
Spref Cable Specification reference
Mdsysf Cable System
FEQDES From Equipment Description
TEQDES To Equipment Description
MarkRf Cable Mark Points
RoutNd Cable Preliminary route point
CExes Cable Excesses
Staref Cable Start Reference
StaPoint Cable Start Connection point
Endref Cable End Reference
EndPoint Cable End Connection point
CBSta Cable routing status
Iclass Interference Class
Pseudo Attributes Description
POSE End Point position

DTXR R Text of detailing text
DTXS S Text of detailing text
POSS Start Point position
CBCOG Cable Centre of Gravity
CBTOLE Total Length of Cable
CBFRLE Free Length of cable
CBPREF References to POINTR forming route of cable
CBWEIG Cable Weight
CBRWGL Raw length of cable
PRMOWN Primary owning element
NUMCOR Number of Cores
CBRNLS Cable Route Node List
CATTEX Concatenation of R and S Text
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Appendix A
9 Appendix A Vantrunk SW4, SW5,and SW6 Speedway
9.1 Speedway Cable Ladder
Speedway Cable ladder is available in standard widths of 150mm, 300mm, 450mm, 600mm, 750mm,
900mm and 1050mm. Other widths from 100mm to 1500mm in 50mm increments are available to order.
The Speedway Cable ladder is available in standard lengths of 3m and 6m. The Speedway cable ladder is
supplied with standard wall gauges of 1.5mm for SW4 and 2.0mm for SW5 and SW6
The Speedway cable ladder comes in three finishes:
G Galvanised Finish
SS Stainless Steel
XG Deep Galvanised Finish
9.1.1 Speedway SW4 Cable Ladder
Medium duty ladder for general purpose applications.
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Heavy duty ladder suitable for longer spans for general purpose application.
Extra heavy duty ladder with deeper cable filling capacity, suitable for long span applications.
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9.2 Speedway Flat Elbows
Speedway flat elbows (FE) are designed to create

fixed angular coplanar connections between horizontal
cable runs (cable ladder installed in horizontal plane)
and vertical cable runs (cable ladder installed in
vertical plane). Speedway flat elbows are available in
widths from 150mm to 1050mm as standard.
Speedway flat elbows are available with angles of 30,

45, 60 & 90 as standard. Speedway flat elbows are
available with standard radii of 300mm, 450mm,
600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.
Each radiused side wall has a 75mm straight section at each end to facilitate connection to Speedway
straight ladder.
9.3 Speedway Inside / Outside risers
Speedway inside risers (IR) and outside risers (OR) are

designed to create fixed angular non-coplanar
connections between cable runs and can be used in
both vertical and horizontal orientations.
Speedway inside risers (or vertical inside bends) create

internal changes in direction; outside risers (or vertical
outside bends) create external changes in direction.
Speedway risers are available in widths from 150mm to

1050mm as standard. Speedway risers are available
with angles of 30, 45, 60, & 90 and in standard radii
of 300mm, 450mm, 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm
& 1200mm.
9.4 Speedway Equal / Unequal Tees
Speedway equal tees (ET) and unequal tees (UET) are

designed to create perpendicular coplanar connections
between horizontal cable runs (ladder installed in horizontal
plane) and vertical cable runs (ladder installed in vertical
plane).
Speedway tees are available in widths from 150mm to

1050mm as standard. Speedway tees are available with
standard radii of 300mm, 450mm, 600mm, 750mm,
900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.
Each radiused side wall has a 75mm straight section at

each end to facilitate connection to straight ladder.
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9.5 Speedway Crosses
Speedway crosses (C) are designed to create

intersecting coplanar connections between horizontal
cable runs (ladder installed in horizontal plane) and
vertical cable runs (ladder installed in vertical plane).
Speedway crosses are available in widths from 150mm

to 1050mm as standard. Speedway crosses are
available with standard radii of 300mm, 450mm,
600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1050mm & 1200mm.
Each radiused side wall has a 75mm straight section at

each end to facilitate connection to Speedway straight
ladder.
9.6 Speedway Reducers
Speedway reducers are used to create coplanar

reductions in widths between straight ladders and straight
ladder & fittings of the same ladder type, fulfilling the
same role as abrupt reducers and short/long adjustable
couplers but using a purpose-made fitting capable of self-
support as part of a cable run.
Speedway straight reducers (RS reducer straight) are

used to create a concentric reduction, having an equal
width reduction along both sides. Left hand reducers (RL
reducer left) and right hand reducers (RR reducer right)
are used to create offset reductions to suit particular
installation requirements. Left hand reducers have the
width reduction on the left when viewed from the primary
width. Right hand reducers have the width reduction on
the right when viewed from the primary width.
Speedway reducers are available for widths of 150mm to 1050mm as standard. The widths of the Speedway
reducer are measured along the length of the two rungs. These measurements ensure that the Speedway
reducer has an exact width to match the Speedway straight ladder.
The Speedway reducer has an overall length of 500mm irrespective of ladder type and width reduction.
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Appendix B
10 Appendix B Hierarchy and Attribute Information
Elements with Primary attributes
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Elements with Pseudo attributes
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Appendix C
11 Cable Tray Volume Converter
This allows the user to convert cable trays for the Cable Trays module into Cableway volumes (cableway
branches)
The Cable Tray Volume form allows the user to select existing cable tray created with the Cable Trays
module and from these create volumes with dimensions extracted from the tray members. Additionally the
user can also select the ZONE where they would like to create the newly created elements. The user may
also set some cableway branch attributes using the form.
The application checks for any changes in tray width and change in direction on a TEE or a CROSS
element, as this will require a new cableway branch to be created, and then for each Tray a new Cableway
(CWAY) and Cableway Branch (CWBRAN) elements are created under the CWAY.
The populated list is checked for any change in direction (BEND / ELBOW) in the tray and a new POINTR is
added to the RPATH of the cableway branch element.
For each CROSS or TEE on the cable Tray a new RATTA is created under the CONSEQ element of the
cableway branch. If a CROSS or TEE has a leave point at an angle i.e. 3, then a new branch will be
automatically created.
The VWidth of the new cableway branch is extracted from the ABORE attribute of the first element of the
segregated list.
11.1 Cable Tray Volume Convertor Functionality
Prior to running the Cable Trays Volumes convertor, drag the cabletray.txt macro into the Command
Window. This will create two cable Tray elements in the ZONE 403-CABLE-001
The Cable Trays Volumes form can be activated by selecting Utilities > CableTrays Volumes
When the Cableway Tray Volumes form is loaded, it will list all the cable trays form the currently selected
ZONE, it also displays the Head and Tail connections for each branch under the Cable Tray List tab on the
form. The user may choose to switch between WORLD, SITE or ZONE using the design explorer to change
the selection level.
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11.2 Cable Tray List
A context sensitive menu is also available for the Cable Tray

List Tab, this can be displayed by clicking the right mouse
button. This context sensitive menu will allow the user to
Navigate to the current element, Highlight the current selected
elements, Unhighlight the current selected elements, Export to
Excel the populated list or Print Preview the populated list.
Two icons could be visible under the Pipe-Spec header in the populated list, these are:
This icon depicts that the volumes for this cable tray have been created.
This icon depicts that the volumes for this cable tray are not present or created.
11.3 Set Cableway Branch Attributes
The Set Cableway Branch Attributes section of the form, allows the user to set some attributes prior to
creating the Cableway volumes.
Clicking the Reset Fields link label simply resets the parameter
values for the attributes to their default value.
11.4 Storage Areas
Under the Storage Area section on the form, the user may select the ZONE where they would like to crate
the CWAY / CWBRANCH elements; this is done by clicking the Load Zones link label which will then
populate a pull down list of available ZONES for the current element in the hierarchy.
If the user does not select a zone to create the elements, the elements will be created in the same
ZONE as the selected cable tray.
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If an Association World with the purpose set to TBAS does not exist then when the user clicks the Create
Volumes link label they will be presented with an Error message. Cannot find association group to
create association. Please create association group with purpose TBAS click the OK button.
The Organise Association Store form is now displayed. Click the Create Association World link label,
Key in the Name

CABLE_TRAY_VOLUME_ASSOWL, purpose
TBAS, Description Association World for
Cable Tray Volumes and then click the Apply
Changes button.
TBAS (Tray Branch Associations)
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Now from the Organise Associations Store form, click the Show Associations Group link label, the bottom
of the form now changes. Click the Create Associations Group link label.
The bottom of the form changes
Key in the Name

CABLE_TRAY_VOLUME_GRP, purpose TBAS,
Description Cable Tray Volumes Group and
then click the Apply Changes button. The
Organise Associations Store form can now be
closed.
Once the association group has been created and any attribute information keyed in on the Cable Tray
Volumes form, the user can now create the Volumes. From the Storage Areas section of the form select the
cable trays from the populated list that require conversion.
then click the Create Volumes link label. A Confirm form is displayed Create Cableway Volumes for
Selected Cabletray Branches? Click the Yes button
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AS can be seen from the converted cable trays above, the new cableway elements have been created.
Each branch contains two RNODES which present the HEAD and TAIL of each branch, the branch also
contains RATTAs which are placed at the position of any TEE or CROSS. The bend radius for each
POINTR is inherited from the corresponding element on the cable tray. If no bend radius attribute is
available then it is then calculated from the arrive position and the leave position of each BEND or ELBO.
(The user may also set this radius attribute while creating the volumes by choosing the Manual option from
the form and then specifying the radius value.
For any given cableway, if multiple branches are created, the utility automatically connects all the
branches where possible. The feature also connects a new volume to all the other volumes whose
associated cable trays are connected to the current cable tray i.e. connected at a TEE, CROSS, HEAD
or TAIL
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11.5 Cable Way Branch List
Once the Cable Trays have been converted into volumes, the Cableway Branch List tab is populated and
the volumes that have been created are listed with their associated cabletray, HEAD Connection and Tail
Connection attributes.
The displayed list has a right click context sensitive menu allowing the
user to Navigate to the current selected element, Modify Attributes
for the currently selected element, Highlight the current selected
elements, Unhighlight the current selected elements, Export to
Excel the populated list or Print Preview the populated list.
The Cableway Branch List tab also contains link labels to the following utilities.
Branch Connection Tasks
Extend / Connect Branch Head This allows the user to connect the HEAD of the
selected cableway branch to another branch. When clicked it will prompt the user to
pick on the branch segment where the branch head should connect to. Once picked it
moves the HEAD position of the selected cableway branch to the picked position on
the picked cableway branch. A RATTA will automatically be created where the two
cableway branches meet.
Extend / Connect Branch Tail This allows the user to connect the TAIL of the selected cableway branch
to another branch. When clicked it will prompt the user to pick on the branch segment where the branch Tail
should connect to. Once picked it moves the TAIL position of the selected cableway branch to the picked
position on the picked cableway branch. A RATTA will automatically be created where the two cableway
branches meet.
Connect Branches This allows the user to connect two cableway branches, the user is prompted to pick
the first cableway branch and then the second cableway branch, clicking Yes on the displayed confirm form
will connect the two branches. A RATTA will automatically be created where the two cableway branches
meet.
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Disconnect Branches This allows the user to disconnect a cableway branch from its connection point.
The user is then asked to confirm the disconnection.
Show Unconnected / Hide Unconnected This allows the user to show / hide the 3D graphical aid text
that displays the unconnected labels on the cableway branch ends that have unset connection references.
Branch Modification Tasks
Modify Branch Attributes This displays the Modify Branch form and allows the
user to modify the cableway branch attributes.
Create / Modify Route Points This displays the Define Path / Route Tasks form,
with the mode set to create as default.
Create / Modify Route Attachment Points This displays the Route Attachment Points create Tasks form,
with the mode set to create as default.
Create / Modify Route Nodes This displays the Route Node Create Tasks form, with the mode set to
create as default.
Delete Elements
Delete Cableway Branch This deletes the selected cableway branch
Delete Owning Cableway This deletes the owning cableway of the selected cableway
branch.
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4.5.8 Manual Route Cable (Worked Example) .............................................................................. 60

Copyright 1974 to current year. 6

9.1.2 Speedway SW5 Cable Ladder ............................................................................................... 114

To have a clear understanding of the AVEVA Marine Cabling System application

1.4 Course Structure

1.5 Using this guide

2 Cabling Design System

2.2 Accessing the Cable System Application

The AVEVA MARINE Outfitting Login

The 12.1 splash screen will change depending upon the

The Change in the Module name is displayed on

2.3 Cabling Application Defaults

The available list is only populated if the purpose on the

System Ref The system reference is the default

If the Specifications have been set the user

Width This is the width of the cableway

2.4 Cabling System Toolbar

Exercise 1 Setting up the Cable Design Application

2. Setup the Cabling Application Defaults as shown below:

Auto Route Criteria

Cableway branches serve four main purposes:

3.1.1 CableWay Branch Create / Modify Tasks form Attributes

Description, Function, and are general attributes for the user to

Beta Angle This is the angle of rotation of the cableway.

Beta Angle = 90 Beta Angle = 0

Bend Radius = 300 Bend Radius = 500

Open Direction Z Open Direction Z Open Direction +Y

Justification This allows the cable tray to be justified Bottom

Bottom - Right Bottom - Centre Bottom - Left

3.1 Creating a Cableway (Worked Example)

3.2 Creating a Cableway Branch

After the Cableway is created, the Cableway Branch Create Tasks

If the Create Orthogonal Route

The Directional Sequence

3.2.1 Connections and Positioning

Connect From: Has a drop down list containing five options:

Explicit allows the Branch Head / Tail to be picked with the

3.2.2 Connection and Positioning (Worked Example)

In the Design Explorer, beneath the CWBRAN element is a selection of

Routing Features (RTFEAT) owns Route Node (RNODE) elements. The

Tail (TATTA), Head (HATTA)

The Branch Tasks form will be displayed automatically.

Moving the Cableway Branch a specified distance in a

3.3 Branch Tasks

3.3.1 Define the Path / Route

Backwards This changes the Route Point order

3.3.2 Creating /Modifying the Route points - (Worked Example Contd.)

Copy Next and Copy

Remember to unlock the X and Z

3.4 Edit Route Points using the Model Editor

If any cables had been held within the cableway

Holding down the ctrl key on the key board allows

3.5 Creating a Route Attachment Point

Reference Point - This allows the user to select a reference

The <RATTA> label will be repositioned automatically by selecting a

3.6 Creating a Route Attachment Point - (Worked Example Contd.)

The user may need to switch to wireline mode to