Process, Power and Marine Division

Electrical Task

Intergraph Process Power Marine

Electrical System

Is a high-level grouping of Cableway Runs that is

created in System and Spec Task environment.

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Cableway Task

Cableways identify one or more path features that

share a common specification.

Cableway are used for reserving the space for the
cable trays by routing a cross section.

Cable Trays are parts placed along the cableway.
Cable tray
parts

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Cableway

Electrical Task

Route Cableway/Cabletray/Conduit and Insert
Cable cmds are available in Electrical Environment

Route Cableway/Cabletray Command

Route Conduit command
Insert Transition command
Insert Component command
Place Equipment command
Insert Cable
Edit Cable Path

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New Conduit Run Dialog Box

Define the Conduit properties

System, Name, Spec, NPD and Fill efficiency.

Naming Rules are implemented for Cableway and Conduit Objects

Store Maximum Cable Fill Value on Electrical Route Features

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Route Cableway Ribbon Bar

New Enhancement in V4

Allow Routing of CableTrays with Oriented Cross Sections

Start
route

Section
type

End
route

Working
plane
control

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Size control
Orientation
control

Route Cableway

In case of NoPartsFound during routing, the system will

display a warning message and commit the change

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Modification

CablewayPartGenerator checks whether
CrossSection/Orientation permits the part generation, if not
an error RTE_NO_PARTSFOUND is logged and also
added to ToDo list.

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Route Conduit Ribbon Bar

Start
route

End
route

Working
plane
control

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Route/Edit Features

Offset option is available for turn

and straight features

Centerline

Surface by Width

Surface by Depth

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Insert Transition Features

Shapes

Setting

From
and To

Display
available
component

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Change
size

Length

Orientation
Alignment

Insert Component Command

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Insert Component Command

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Insert Component Command

Make mating part ports / end

terminus available in the Ref
Position list

Mating
Ports

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Modification

The throat radius is the

internal turn radius, and not
radius from the centerline.

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Modification

Copy/Paste commands is available

Mirror Copy command is available
Creation of a connection (geometry permitting) when
multiple objects are moved and placed on another
object

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Insert Cables

The Insert Cable command is used to

create a cable in the SP3D database
as a member of an electrical system
and to assign property values to the
cable and relationships between the
cable and other entities in the
database.

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Locate the Cables

The cable object does not have any

persistent graphics of its own.
The cable appears in the WSE under the
system hierarchy.
The graphics that show the cable route
are generated from the path definition and
are temporary graphics.
When a cable is selected, a very visible,
bold line will show the cable route in the
select color that traces the path of the
cable as defined by the cable object.
The path is along the centerline of the
cableway and conduit and straight line
from the cable exit point to the equipment
terminal.

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Insert Cables

Properties
Cable Name
NameRule
System
EMI Code list EMI type
as defined in reference
data.

Part Number relationship
to cable part definition ID in
reference data.

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Insert Cables

Properties

Cable Type description
corresponding to part
number.

Diameter- Cable diameter,
Read-only based on Cable
Part Number chosen.

Stackable: is to be used for
calculating the percent fill
on cabletray.

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Insert Cables
Properties

Properties

Equipment 1 Display a
dialog to browse the
system hierarchy to select
an equipment.

Terminal (Equipment 1)
Display a list to select a
specific Terminal defined in
the catalog. The terminal
includes definition of the
receptacle for the terminal.

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Insert Cables
Properties

Properties

Connector (Equipment 1)
Display a list to select a
connector for a given
receptable defined in the
catalog.

Backshell (Equipment 1)
Display a list to select a
Backshell for a given
connector defined in the
catalog.

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Insert Cables
Properties

Cableway Length read only,

length of cable in cableway
per currently defined route
inside cableways.
Tail 1 length editable, but
defaults to orthogonal distance
from point cable exits
cableway to the selected
terminal on equipment 1.
Estimated Total Length readonly. (Cableway Length + Tail
1 length + Tail 2 length).

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Edit Cable Path

Cable Selection Dialog

If there is not cable in the select set when user select the
edit cable path cmd, then system display the cable
selection dialog box

List all the cables in your workspace

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Edit Cable Path

Edit Cable Path ribbon bar

Properties page

Select Cable(s)
Exit point
Set entry point
Select Cableway(s)/Conduit(s)
Set exit point
Finish
Delete path
System
Name

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Entry point

Edit Cable Path

Cable Paths can be Definable Between Equipment and Piping Items

"To" and "From" Equipment can Be the Same Object
Insert Cable Command Can Input Cables Continuously
Multiple Cables Can be Created between Equipments

Copy/Paste commands is available for cables

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Cable Path Properties

Cable Run Properties

Cableways Method

List the cableway/conduits
junctions that the route passes
through

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Cable Path Properties

Cable Run Properties

All Hangers Method

List all hangers
supporting the
cableway/cabletrays
that the cable passes
through

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Cable Path Properties

Cable Run Properties

Key Hangers Method

Same as All Hangers
except the list only
shows the hangers
closest to the entry/exit
and branch points

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Set View by Cable Command

The Set View by Cable command is provided to

automatically tailor the view based on the currently
selected cable.

When this command is picked, a clipping volume that includes the
equipment connected to the selected cable will be automatically
defined in the active view.

All equipment not connected to the selected cable will be
automatically hidden as will other design objects in the workspace
except the cableways and conduit

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Cabling Reports

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Cabling Reports
Cable Reports

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