Creating equipment items automatically
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Command |
Path |
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Create Equipment |
ConnectCAD > Layout |
The Create Equipment command automatically creates an equipment item for each of the unique devices in the designated layer or layers, placing it on the active layer. The devices must have a Device Name. If an equipment item already exists for the device, it is not duplicated.
Equipment items are not created from virtual devices created with the Device Builder tool.
To automatically create equipment items:
Navigate to the layer where the equipment items will be created.
Select the command.
The Create Equipment dialog box opens.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Layer list |
Select the layers with devices to create as equipment items. A check mark in the Use column indicates that the layer will be included. |
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Selected devices only |
Only creates equipment items from selected devices on the indicated layers |
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Select All Layers / Deselect All Layers |
Either select all of the layers, or deselect all of the layers |
Equipment items are created for each unique existing device and placed on the active layer. Rack-mounting equipment is stacked vertically on the left of the drawing, and non-rack-mount equipment is placed in a horizontal array along the top of the drawing.
Move the devices into the equipment racks if needed, or into the model layer to connect it to a drop point/cable route network; see Placing equipment.
