Creating a Protective Covering from Scratch

You can create a protective covering from scratch and place it over a segment in Center mode.

Before you begin: Create a electrical branch geometry with one or more segments.
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Adding a Protective Covering

  1. In the Electrical Part Design workbench, select Insert > Protective Covering .

  2. Select the From scratch selection mode.

    The dialog box appears as:

  3. In the Type list, select the type.

  4. In the Thickness box, enter a value for the thickness of the protective covering.

  5. Optional: Click More>> and set other parameters.



    Parameters are displayed depending on the selected covering type.

    Notes:


    • The bend radius is not taken into account when computing the segment using the standard algorithm. It is only used with the FLEX algorithm. However, this parameter lets you create knowledge rules.
    • The flexibility slider sets the stiffness used when computing segments using the Flex Algorithm.
    • The line type defines how coverings will be represented on drawings.
      • To set your own drawing line type, select a value in the Line type list.
      • To represent the covering in double line (projection) mode, select the No line type check box.
    • You can set a default line type in Tools > Options... > Equipment > Electrical Discipline > Electrical Assembly Design > Electrical Geometry Management > Protective Covering Instantiation area.

  6. Set the placement mode to Center.



    The Center mode lets you center the protective covering on a point. The length of the covering on either side of this point is the same.

    For information about other placement modes, see Adding a Protective Covering.

  7. Specify a value in the Length box of the Instantiate Protective Covering dialog box, for example enter 100mm.

  8. Click Set as Preferred Length if you want to set the defined length as the preferred length of the protective covering.

    The Preferred Length is the length of protective covering defined during its creation.

  9. In the specification tree or the geometry area, select a segment.

    The protective covering is centered on the point (segment end, protective covering end, support entry or exit point) nearest your selection. This point highlighted in blue when you move the pointer over a segment is the reference point.



  10. Optional: To move the center point to another location, do one of the following:


    • Drag the Center Point label along the center curve.
    • Double-click the Center Point label and, in the dialog box that opens, enter a value in the Distance box then click OK.
    • Double-click the distance label and, in the dialog box that opens, enter a value then click OK.

  11. Click OK when done.

Note: The From scratch mode can be de-activated by clearing the Authorize from Scratch mode check box (Tools > Options... > Equipment > Electrical Discipline > Electrical Assembly Design > Electrical Geometry Management tab).