OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Cable List Reports

You have cables distribution created in your drawing.
The reports are generated in Excel without needing to configure Excel application.
  1. Select Output Manager > Cable List utility. Opens the Cable List dialog.


    • Cable systems — Select Cable System for Cable List.
    • Distribution — Select Distributions in Cable Systems. Multiple selection available, use <Shift>-mouse click and <Ctrl>-mouse click.
      • Select all — Click to select all in the list.
    • Output linked levels — Check to activates cabling through different floorplans (Model link) in Cable List.
    • Circuit Filter — Opens the Filter Circuits/Lines dialog. Select Circuits/Lines for Board Schedule.
  2. Click OK to opens the Reports dialog.


    Displays a list of Available Reports:
    • Cable List / CAD-Length
    • Cable List
  3. Select Cable List and click >Excel to create the Report in Excel.


    For Cable List / CAD-Length report, additional column CAD Length is inserted for cables.
  4. To include location information for all cables, select (Update Symbol Location Data). Result: Cable List with Location Info.


    Note: Perform Update Symbol Location Data for all drawings linked in the Model Link Matrix.