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Drawing > Advanced Tools > Rack Builder
Commandline: rb
For more information see How the Rack Builder Works.
Automatically generate rack layout. Technically speaking we are populating rack locator grids. They may or may not display an actual rack depending on whether you have assigned a SysName to a rack.
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.
•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 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. Clicking the [...] ellipsis button will temporarily dismiss the dialog so you can pick a point from the active drawing.
•Attribute Height - If view rule is not Front Panel (file merge), sets the attribute height of the displayed text.
•Create As -
Front Panel (file merge) = use the dwg file found in the equipment definition BlockRef (Front Panel File).
Front Panel (from dims) = use the dimension data from the equipment definition to create a 3D rack block.
From Dims if file not found = 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 Grid Hash Marks - 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. Measures from left edge to left edge.