The [Basic] tab allows you to select the locations to include in the Rack Building function. As you select each location, the Systems Involved list will populate.

Systems Involved list

Displays a list of all the systems that will be placed in the created drawing.

The [Advanced] tab exposes properties that control the behavior of the utility.

Chassis Width

Sets the width of the chassis in DU

Height in RU

Sets the height of the locator grid in Rack Units (RU = 1.75 inches or 4.445cm)

Slot Count

Sets the number of slots per locator grid. This is used to position items that may not be located at the insertion point of the rack unit.

Slot Delimiter

WireCAD searches the Elevation field for numeric values first then for the slot delimiter if found it parses the the data into two values the elevation and the slot, or in other words how far up in the rack and how far over.

Insertion Point

Where to start the whole process

Attribute Height

If view rule is not ShowDWGInPath, sets the attribute height of the displayed text.

View Rule

ShowDWGInPath = use the dwg file found in the equipment definition BlockRef (Front Panel File).

CreateFromDimensions = use the dimension data from the equipment definition to create a 3D rack block.

CreateFromDimensionsIfNotFound = Use dimension data if the BlockRef is not found.

Place Text If Item Cannot Be Created

If the item cannot be created due to lacking data, place a text marker in the drawing at the location.

Include hashes

This will normally be checked unless you are rebuilding a drawing that already has the locator grids.

Spacing DU

Sets the location grid spacing in Drawing Units