Bentley Raceway and Cable Management CONNECT Edition Help

To Import Cable Types

The Options dialog allows you to import your existing cable types into the current project.
  1. Select Options from either of the following locations:
    • Manage > Options
    • File > Options (Backstage page)
  2. Click the Cable Data > Cable Types tab.
  3. Click the Browse icon next to the Cable type XLS file field.
  4. In the dialog, navigate to the *.XLS file containing the cable types to import and click Open.
  5. Next, click the Browse icon next to the Cable type XML file field.
    Note: When you import an XLS file with predefined cable types, you will need to specify a XML file which will define how Bentley Raceway and Cable Management reads and implements the settings in the XLS file.
  6. Navigate to the *.XML file and click Open.
  7. Click the Configure icon next to the Cable type XML file field.
  8. In the Configure dialog, map the fields to the corresponding columns in the *.XLS file.
    Note: You will need to have both files open to do this.
  9. Make sure the Start row and End row values correspond to the *.XLS file as well.
  10. Once you have mapped the desired fields, click Save to return to the Options dialog.
  11. Click Load to import the cable types.
Parent topic: Cable Data - Cable Types