Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition Help

UDA Settings - Cable UDAs

Displays when you select UDA Settings > Cable UDAs from the Options dialog. This lets you define new User Defined Attributes (UDA) for Cables.

SettingDescription
UDA Name By default, when you Add a new UDA, the name will be CableUDA1, CAbleUDA2, etc. In the Value field, type in a more specific name for the UDA.
Property In each UDA record row, the Property field has an arrow icon. Click on arrow icon to expand the property fields used to define the attribute. In the value field, define the property value per the descriptions below:
  • Mandatory: A value of 0 marks it not mandatory, while a value of 1 marks it mandatory, meaning it needs a value defined.
  • Default Value: Defines a default value for the attribute which can consist of any combination of characters.
  • Include in Cable Manager: Define whether it is included in the Cable Manager or not.
  • Include in Cable Manager (Conceptual Design): Define whether it is included in the Cable Manager in the Conceptual Design taskbar.
  • Include in Status Manager: Define whether it is displayed in the Status Manager.
Note: The projects included with the Bentley Raceway and Cable Management install have several default Cable UDAs. While the property values of these can be modified, the UDAs cannot be deleted. The Delete option is disabled when a default UDA is selected.
Add Adds a new UDA record to the list. Use the Properties to define the attribute values.
Delete Deletes the selected UDA record. Only UDA records that were added can be deleted. This option is disabled when a default UDA record is selected.
OK Saves the changes and closes the Options dialog.
Cancel Closes the Options dialog without saving any changes.
Apply Applies any changes while keeping the Options dialog open.