Autodesk 235B1-05A761-1301 User Guide - Page 12

Specifying the Slope for Cable Tray or Conduit 377 Breaking Cable Tray or Conduit at Even Intervals 378 Specifying Annotation for Cable Tray or Conduit 379 Specifying Default Parts for Cable Tray or Conduit 379 Configuring Connections for Cable Tray 380 Working with Circuits 380 Using an Electrical Project Database 381 How the Electrical Project Database Works 381 Creating an Electrical Project Database 382 Linking to the Electrical Project Database 383 Reloading the Electrical Project Database 383 Unlinking From the Electrical Project Database 384 Using Circuits 384 Creating Circuits Using the Circuit Manager 385 Configuring a Circuit 387 Viewing Circuit Information 388 Linking Panels 389 Managing Circuits in a Project 390 Creating Electrical Systems 391 Adding Devices 391 Configuring the Electrical Connectors of a Device 395 Example: Aligning a Device to Floor Plan Geometry 398 Example: Adding Devices at a Specific Distance Interval 399 Example: Adding a Specific Number of Devices 401 Example: Inserting a Device into a Wire 403 Adding Panels 403 Example: Aligning a Panel to Floor Plan Geometry 409 Copying Devices and Panels 409 Example: Copying a Device 411 Example: Copying a Panel 412 Adding Wires 412 Drawing or Generating Wires 413 Drawing a Home Run 418 Creating a Wire from a Polyline 419 Adding Electrical Equipment 419 Drawing Cable Trays and Conduits 420 Drawing a Cable Tray or Conduit Run 421 Adding a Cable Tray or Conduit Branch 423 Adding Cable Tray or Conduit Fittings Manually 424 Checking Electrical Systems 425 Calculating Wire Sizes Using the Circuit Manager 425 Viewing Circuit Information 426 Checking Circuit Loads 426 Generating a Circuit Report 427 Showing Circuited Devices 427 Showing Connected Objects 428 Viewing Power Totals 428 Modifying Electrical Systems 429 Modifying Circuits 429 Moving Circuits to Manage Demand Load 429 Modifying Circuit Properties 429 Deleting Circuits 430 Modifying Devices and Panels 431 Moving a Device or Panel 431 Modifying Device Properties 434 Modifying Panel Properties 439 Modifying Wires 440 Modifying Wire Layouts 441 Modifying Wire Properties 441 Moving Tick Marks on Wires 443 xii | Contents