Populate Cables

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Populate Cables

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Drawing > PlanView and Layout Tools > Populate Cables

Commandline: popc

 

Explanation

This tool pulls the cables from the Cables table into the drawing. The assumption with this tool is that you will use it after you have done your functional drawings and assigned cable numbers and SysNames.

 

Prerequisites

1.SysNamed source and destination equipment placed in the Plan View space or:

2.Source and destination Location Boundaries placed in the Plan View space.

3.Cable data in the Cables table that matches the placed equipment or locations.

 

Operation

 

1.Start the tool.

2.Select options.

3.Click [OK] to run.

 

Related Topics

How To: Populate Cables in Plan View

 

Dialog Options

Group Cables - Collapse cables that go from the same source and destination SysName or Location into a single polyline with hash marks to indicate how many cables are represented by the one polyline.

Must connect to equipment in the drawing - Only connect to plan view SysNamed equipment.

Ignore cables that come and go to the same location

Flag if other is not found - Draw a pointer out to the un-found equipment.

Polyline Bulge Factor - Non zero for arced cables.