Single cable connection
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Mode |
Tool |
Workspace: Tool set |
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Vertex
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Cable
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Design Suite and Spotlight: Cable/Power Planning ConnectCAD: Cable Route |
Vertex mode uses a single cable to connect two distributors, a distributor and an electrical device, or two electrical devices. The type of cable is determined by its style (data cable, feeder cable, multi cable, or jumper cable).
To connect with a single cable:
Click the tool and mode.
If desired, click Cable Style on the Tool bar to select a resource from the Resource Selector.
Click the appropriate mode in the Tool bar to select the creation method for the cable. For more information on the polyline tool modes, see Creating polylines.
Click on the source distributor, if this is part of the connection. The Select Output dialog box opens. See Selecting the output. (If the option to select the next free output is selected, the dialog box does not open.) The first click of the tool must be on an object with outputs.
If a cable path exists, it is highlighted as the cursor moves over it. The new cable can use all or part of the path. Click on the path at the desired entry point. The cable will exit the path at the end of the cable path closest to the next click; continue clicking to complete the cable run.
To exit the cable path before the end of the path, press the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac) while drawing the cable.
Click to set the end of the segment and the beginning of the next, snapping to existing geometry. As you place the cable, compatible objects such as distributors, electrical devices, other cables, and trusses are highlighted; click to connect. If the option to Automatically follow paths when a cable is drawn is selected in the Cable Preferences, the cable follows existing truss system and cable paths to make the connection. Continue drawing segments in this manner and double-click when the cable is complete.
