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Defining Raceway Parts

  1. Open the drawing Raceway.dgn.
  2. Deactivate Display option for all reference files except DD_CableTrench.dgn.
  3. Start the Display Manager.
  4. Select Voltage Level Category entries without MV, press right mouse button and Hide.
  5. Use the function Raceway Router and press the Connect button.
  6. Select bottom end of Tee in Top view.
  7. Add an 9m Straight part to that Tee, use AccuDraw.
  8. Move cursor to the right and use AccuDraw to add 30m straight part.
  9. Finish raceway generation with right mouse button.
  10. By this means the new raceway parts are made visible in the drawing and the bend will be automatically generated.
  11. Start the Display Manager.
  12. Select Voltage Level Category entry MV , press right mouse button and Hide.
  13. Select Voltage Level Category entry LV, press right mouse button and Show.
  14. Use the function Raceway Router and press the Connect b9utton.
  15. Select bottom end of Tee in Top view.
  16. Set raceway settings in Dialog and insert part in design file (use AccuDraw with X=5).
  17. Select button Place Part.
  18. Select Bend 90 deg. to Direction left.
  19. Use Cursor Position button.
  20. Select midpoint from Bend.
  21. Next select the upper end from opening, set distance with AccuDraw and option O to 0.2 and insert part.
  22. Select button Place Part.
  23. Select Tee to Direction left.
  24. Use Cursor Position button.
  25. Select midpoint from Tee.
  26. Next select the upper Tee midpoint, set distance with AccuDraw and insert the part.
  27. Select button Place Par.
  28. Select Bend 90 deg. to Direction right.
  29. Insert part with the same distance as the Bend in the upper part of the design file.
  30. Select button Place Part.
  31. Select Custom vertical bend to Direction up, BendRadius 45 and BendAngle 90.0.
  32. Insert part in front of the wall.
  33. Continue raceway in 3D view e.g. Right Isometric with 3m up, use AccuDraw.
  34. Start the Display Manager.
  35. Select Voltage Level Category entry LV, press right mouse button and Hide.
  36. Select Voltage Level Category entry CTRL, press right mouse button and Show.
  37. Use the function Raceway Router and press the Connect button.
  38. Select bottom end of Tee in Top view.
  39. Set raceway settings in Dialog.
  40. Insert parts in design file in south ( identical as in north) use AccuDraw with X=10.
  41. Continue with Y=2.
  42. Continue with 45deg. Bend to the right and 45deg. Bend to the left:
  43. Continue with straight part X=24.00.
  44. Continue with straight part Y=1.4.
  45. Select one of the previous generated raceway parts, e.g. first part.
  46. Start the Raceway Properties function.
  47. Set Voltage Level to CTRL.
  48. Set following settings in Raceway Properties Manager:
    • Dividers 1
    • Divider / Section 1 [%] 50
    • Divider / Section 2 [%] 50
    • Layer to Layer 2
    • Redundancy to <none>
    • Status to Design
    • Max Capacity to medium (75%)
    • Accessories (Route) <none>
    • Accessories (Raceway) <none>
    • Voltage Level <Section 2> LV
    • Layer to Layer 3
    • Redundancy to <none>
    • Max Capacity to medium (75%)
  49. Press button Extend Selection Set (routing) and select the first and the last part of previously generated raceway parts:
How To Define Raceway IDs
Parent topic: Insert Part