Transcript Custom Tray Fittings This process will assist you in setting up for the use of Custom Tray Fittings.

Custom Tray Fittings
This process will assist you in
setting up for the use of
Custom Tray Fittings.
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All blocks that are being used
in the program will be stored in a
local directory. The user can
choose to either:
1) Create a directory
2) Choose an existing directory
Once a directory location is
decided upon, navigate to the area
labeled ‘AutoCAD Blocks Directory’
on the TrayMatic Project Data
Form.
Click ‘Browse for Blocks
directory’ and select the location
decided on.
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From the same ‘Project Data’ form,
locate the ‘Service Level/Layer’
spreadsheet at the bottom of the page.
Navigate to ‘Edit > Insert Row’. This
will add a row to the spreadsheet.
Now, add the information pertaining
to your new ‘Service Level’ and click
‘OK’. This is highlighted with a yellow
border on the right.
Custom Fitting Example:
Populating the list of
selectable blocks to be used
during design.
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On the Tail-End tab of
TrayMatic, towards the bottom of
the form, there is a drop down
style box.
By clicking the arrow on the
right side of the box, a list of
possible selections for that
particular dropdown will appear.
This functionality is depicted on
the right.
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TrayMatic decides which items
will appear in drop down list by
reading the database table called,
“ELEC_BLOCKS”.
The user is able to enter items
into this table by navigating to
‘File > Project Set Up > All
Worksheets For TM’ from
TrayMatic’s main menu.
Selecting this option will open
GSN’s ‘DBView’ program.
Once DBView opens, navigate to
‘Tables > Elec Blocks’; as shown
above.
Now, enter the pertinent data in their
respective fields; as illustrated above.
o Highlight any rows where data was entered and navigate to
‘Database > Update’; as depicted in the picture.
o This will store all information into the database; which means
the blocks are now selectable from the ‘Blocks’ drop down box.
The following slides will
illustrate the method to use
blocks to perform tray
routing.
Drawing the cable tray centerlines.
**Note: Cable tray centerlines should
always be drawn to the bottom of the
tray (BOT).
Click the video to start
it.
The buttons the
user must click
are highlighted in
yellow throughout
the video.
**Note – Doubleclicking the ‘Rx’,
‘Ry’, and ‘Rz’
buttons toward
the bottom of the
TrayMatic form
will rotate the
block
respectively.
Adding J-Boxes to Fitting Locations
Click the video to start
it.
Connect tray from the endpoint of the center line to the
midpoint of the fitting block and be sure to set your
‘W,D,H’ to .01 in the Tail End Menu. This hides the
boxes from being shown on the drawing.
Connecting Tray Segments
Draw tray segments from fitting to
fitting.
Click the video to start
it.
Connecting trays with ‘Airways’ for cable routing.
Airways will be drawn as shown in the video or from end point of tray
segment to end point of tray segment. This will allow for cable to be routed
through the tray design.
Click the video to start
it.
When finished, name your tray by whatever method desired and delete the
centerlines created at the beginning of the process.
After Custom Tray Fittings Are
created and saved to the
database, they can be retrieved
at any time using standard GSN
Techniques.
Retrieving Custom Tray Fittings
The above process will retrieve any boxes that are considered ‘Tray Fittings’.
Double click the ‘N’ in the box to the right of the ‘TRAY_FITT’ retrieval code
(changing it to ‘Y’) and select ‘Retrieve From TM DB’ (Highlighted in yellow)
Add the blocks related to the J-Boxes retrieved
Once J-Boxes have been retrieved, navigate to ‘Tools > Electrical
Boxes > AutoCAD Blocks > Retrieve All AutoCAD Blocks for Boxes
in Dwg’ as demonstrated in the picture above.
The following slides will illustrate
the differences in the processes
required to produce a Bill of
Materials based on custom tray
fittings in the drawing.
Navigate as shown above for a
Standard Tray and Fittings BOM
Navigate as shown above for a
Custom Tray Fittings BOM
An example of the Bill of Materials created.
If all of the steps in this outline were followed, you
now have a tray system designed with custom tray
fittings, cable routing functionality, and an accurate
Bill of Materials. For additional questions or
comments, please contact the GSN Office at (678)
831-0725.
Thank you.