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3 For Description, enter a description of the wire.
Specify location properties
4 Expand Location, and for Segment, select the type of wire segment to use:
If you want to use...
Line
Arc
Snake
Polyline
Chamfer
Spline
TIP When drawing wires using arc, snake, or spline segments, you can override the values for Offset
and for Height by specifying a point between 2 devices. This can be helpful when you want to route
the wires around walls, equipment, or other floor plan geometry, or when you are unsure of the value
to specify for Offset. For an example, see
5 Specify an elevation by doing one of the following:
For Preset Elevation, select a
For Elevation, enter an elevation.
The difference in the elevation of the devices, the wires, and the panel for a circuit is used to
calculate the circuit length. Note that the circuit length can only be calculated if the panel and
all of the devices on the circuit are in the current drawing.
Specify advanced properties
6 Expand Advanced, expand System, and for System, select the system of the wire.
NOTE If the electrical connector on the device to which the wire will be connected does not have a
specified system, you can connect a wire of any system to the connector. However, if the connector
has a specified system, the system of the wire must be the same. If it is not the same, you cannot
add the wire unless the system of the electrical connector is changed to match. Depending on how
you have configured the
the wire, the change is made without prompting you, or you cannot make the change and add the
wire. The system of the device, which only determines how the device is displayed, is not affected.
For more information about systems, see
Working with Systems
7 Expand Design Data, and specify whether to assign the devices to a circuit as you connect them
with wires:
If you want to...
connect the devices with wires without as-
signing a circuit
then...
select Line.
select Arc, and do the following:
For Height, enter the height of the geometry.
For Offset, select Left or Right, which indicates the side on which to display
the geometry.
select Snake, and specify values for Height and Offset.
select Polyline, and for Radius, enter a radius to set the curvature for the fillets.
select Chamfer, and specify values for Height and Offset.
select Spline, and specify values for Height and Offset.
Example: Drawing Wires
defined elevation.
connection rules, you are prompted to accept the change before adding
Creating Electrical System Definitions
on page 93.
then...
for Circuit, select Unassigned.
on page 417.
on page 363 and
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