Transcript Automatic Cable Routing System

GSN Technologies, LLC
Automation Tools For Electrical Design
Construction Planning and Tracking
The GSN technology combines
physical 3D design, cable routing and
cable installation management.
Proven technologies working together.
LoadMatic™, CableMatic™ & TrayMatic™
Copyright © 2004-2009 GSN Technologies, LLC
Use your current 3D system for backgrounds and
cable termination locations!
Interoperable with
AutoCAD, MicroStation, PDS, PlantSpace, PDMS,
CadWorx, AutoPlant and SmartPlant
Cable Routing developed from the start to work
with or without 3D.
Compliant with NEC raceway and cable laying rules.
Model courtesy of CH2M Hill / Lockwood Greene
Products Offered
Programs that work separately or together
TrayMatic
LoadMatic
Automatic Load
Center Schedules
Automatic OneLines
CableMatic
Cable
Scheduling with
Automatic Cable
Routing and
Raceway Sizing
CableMatic Builder
Installation Tickets
and Progress
Tracking
Automated 3D Duct
Bank Design and
Cross Sections
Automated Tray
Annotations and
Bill of Material
Automation for
proven large
savings and data
consistency for
quality design.
TrayMatic Lite
GSN Technical Capabilities
Each of GSN’s employees and associates have broad skills that we use to tackle
complex computer related issues. These skills include:
Skilled operation for
AutoCAD and the
Microsoft Professional
Suite:
Software design skills and data modeling
Software integration of AutoCAD, Microstation, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft
Excel and Microsoft Word
Visual Basic, VB.Net and C programming
Web design and software integration with Web content and Ftp for file transfer.
Modeling and estimating services (conversion of data from prints or electronic
models)
In depth knowledge of electrical engineering and design that relate to facility design
In depth knowledge of electrical installation and management issues
Mathematical skills to derive engineering solutions and perform complex graphical
manipulations
Underground Design
Duct bank conduits are automatically
generated from one guide conduit.
Duct bank conduits are automatically
encased by concrete. A report will list
the concrete required for each duct
bank run.
Underground Design
Cross Sections
and Automated Annotations
Section marks are placed
manually and their positions
saved to the database so that
that may be recalled when
needed.
A proven technique is to use view ports to pull the cross
section from one master drawing to drawings that contain
several cross sections.
Designing Trays
Just draw lines and TrayMatic
creates all straights and fittings
automatically.
Use dwgs or dgns as backgrounds
to route trays and conduits.
Tray stacking is automatic. Offsets
are computed accurately to
maintain spacing. Service levels
and tray type are also assigned
automatically.
Connecting Equipment To Tray
Conduits can be routed automatically
to the nearest acceptable tray
respecting cable segregation and
separation or designed manually to
follow the building steel. Conduit
sizing is optionally automatic.
Tray Automatic Annotations
Place leader lines where you want the tags to
appear. Leader lines are saved in the database
and tags are automatically generated.
Construction Friendly Tray Isometrics
Construction friendly tray isometrics are very
easy to make. Complete with legend and bill of
material .. this construction drawing will
become part of your standard of excellence.
Example provided by CH2M Hill / Lockwood Greene
Export Model for Plant Review or
Clash Detection
Any or All TrayMatic electrical components are
exportable to graphical formats for any Plant Design
system. In some situations, surface models are
preferable for plant review or for special rendering
software. A “solids” graphical output is required for
clash detection programs such as used by PDS.
Electrical Design - Cable Routing
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CableMatic Plus (CM+) is used to automatically route the cables,
obeying the following rules:
1) NEC Tray Fill
2) NEC Conduit Fill
3) Segregation and Nuclear Safety Separation
4) Cable Route -Shortest Length Minimizing Bends
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CM+ uses an extremely fast cable routing algorithm
that makes it practical to reroute all cables
as may be needed due to raceway design changes.
Manual routing or routing adjustments may also be used
when there are special circumstances.
Cable List Using Spreadsheet Data
Entry
As a standard method of data entry, our spreadsheet
program, DBView, is used for creating data. This
program will extract data from the database by any
combination of data columns. Work can be performed by
many people focusing on different cables and different
data columns.
Multi Function Cable/Equipment Data Entry
This form provides a
convenient method to
review and update cables
and equipment.
The form is also useful
when an individual cable
route requires a manually
designed route or when a
route requires editing.
Cable Schedule
Cable and conduit schedules can be
generated with filtering and/or sorting
by practically any data. Changes from
the last engineering release are
highlighted for both engineering review
and for construction planning.
Cable Bill of Material
Companies that use TrayMatic for
raceway design will find that cable
lengths are very accurate.
Tray Bill of Material
Companies that use TrayMatic for
raceway design will get a detailed tray
BOM. This report can only be created
by TrayMatic and can be requested
from Electrical Engineering. The report
can be generated for any plant or
group of plant areas and should be
useful for planning purposes.
Conduit Bill of Material
Companies that use TrayMatic for
raceway design will get a detailed
conduit BOM. This report can only be
created by TrayMatic and can be
requested from Electrical Engineering.
In this example, the underground
conduits are counted. The report can
be generated for any plant or group of
plant areas and should be useful for
planning purposes.
Cool Tools – ISO Cable Route Review & Pull
Planning
Show Cable Route
Show tags for Equipment and Raceway
Analyze Cable Route
Plan cable pulling
Modifying Termination
Changes in Real Time
In the perfect world, engineering will
develop the wiring data in the
engineering office. However, as new
data arrives form vendors, changes
have to be made in the field. The GSN
system will alert the constructor if a
termination ticket has already been
printed and data has changed.
Tracking Cable Pulls
Cable pulls are recorded
on the cable pull
installation ticket and the
length and reel numbers
recorded in the field
office.
Tracking Terminations
Terminations are recorded on the
termination installation ticket and
the from/to status is recorded in the
field office.
R.I.T.S Method
Raceway Installation Tracking System
Raceway installation tracking is
performed using a
spreadsheet.
Cable Reel Inventory
Cable reel data is entered via
spreadsheets and cut lengths summed
and subtracted from the length
received.
Cable Progress and Inventory
This report indicates status of cable
pull and terminations by cable type. A
summary for each service class is also
included.
Summary of Benefits
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Easy to learn
Fast 3D design
Make changes quickly
Accurate Bill of material
High quality deliverables for construction
Encourage the electrical discipline to use 3D
Save time in drawing preparation for construction
Support for Nuclear safety and separation analysis
Construction documents linked together for consistency
Works great in all phases from conception to construction
Includes software for construction installation management
In your proposals, proudly include that CM+ and TM are used