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Selecting Cables

Cables can be selected automatically or manually.

Using the Allow manual cable selection only property for each cable you can specify that the cable can only be manually selected. Those types of cables are then not considered for the automatic cable selection.

Select the cables manually

Select a part from the parts database when making manual cable selections. The procedure is exactly like selecting any other part. You have the following options:

Select cables automatically

The automatic cable selection only exchanges the main part (this is the first part from the "Cable" product group) with a suitable part from the parts management.

In the project settings you can define a preselection list of cable types (cable parts) for the automatic cable selection. Only the cables from this list will be used for automatic cable selection.

Preconditions:

  1. Select the Project data > Cables > Automatic cable selection menu items.
  2. In the Automatic cable selection dialog, determine the settings for automatic cable selection.
  3. Click [OK].

    According to the settings specifying which properties should be taken into consideration for the automatic cable selection, the suitable cable is searched for in parts management. The voltage entered for the cable, the voltage of the cable connections (defined via the potentials), the number of connections present, and the number of spare cable connections are compared. If there is no information on the manufacturer, the first one to be found will be taken.

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