Click on File > OpenComms Settings > OSP - Copper to select the Copper Spans Setup tab and display the Span Attributes dialog:

Create a Copper Span

1. To create a new Copper Span model, click the Add button to display the Enter New Model Name dialog. Key in the span Name and click OK to add the new model to the Copper Span List:

   

2. Fill in a Manufacturer (optional) and select a Location option—Aerial or Trench.
3. Enter the number of copper pairs contained in the span.
4. From the drop down, choose the gauge of copper pair.
5. Enter the Diameter of the Copper cable.
6. Use the Add % field to add additional footages to the original distances used while designing. This is referred to as sag length. To give all aerial spans 3% more distance per segment than the strand distance on the base maps, key in 1.03.
7. Select the Color value for the span by keying in a value or click the color square next to the Color field to open the selection box and choose a span color.
8. Key in the Line Weight value or select the weight option from the pick list by highlighting the line weight symbol.
9. Either key in or select the pull-down menu of the line Style name for the type of line used for this span type.

Edit an Existing Copper Span Model

1. Select a span from the Span List (see screencap above) in the Span Attributes dialog. Highlighting the span loads the information pertaining to that span into the dialog.
2. Edit the Span Attributes input fields as necessary.
3. Click Update to save changes to the spec file.

Delete an Existing Copper Span Model

1. Highlight the name in the Span List.
2. Click Delete to remove the ‘previously unused’ span model from the spec file.