|
Location Boundary |
  
|
|
Location Boundary |
|
Drawing > PlanView and Layout Tools > Location Boundary
Commandline: pw
Explanation
Define geometric boundaries for locations important to the design. For example we would want to know where on the drawing the Machine Room is but not necessarily the kitchen (unless part of our cable ends up in the kitchen).
Prerequisites
| 1. | Source and destination Location Boundaries placed in the Plan View space. |
Operation
| 1. | Start the tool. |
| 2. | Select a text entity with the name of the location to pre populate the dialog. |
| 3. | Set the location type and geometry type. |
| 4. | Draw the boundary |
| 5. | Done. Lather , rinse, repeat. |
Related Topics
Dialog Options
Item |
Description |
|---|---|
Cable Type |
Select the Cable Type |
Signal Type |
Select the Signal Type |
How Many |
How many wires of this type take this path. A record will be created for each. |
Length Divisor |
We will divide the length of the polyline by this value and place that info in the Length field of the record. For example, say your Drawing Unit = 1 inch and you want the length in the Length field to be displayed in feet. Your Length Divisor would be 12. |
Create Named Path |
Create an entry in the Named Paths table with the name provided and length of the polyline. |
Examples