Enables you to enter and view cable design data for routing, cable drum assignment, and cable sizing. An asterisk beside a property name indicates required data.
Drum assignment
Allows you to assign the current cable to a cable drum and lock the drum to the current cable if needed.
Lock to drum
Locks the current cable to the cable drum specified under Drum. Note that locking a cable to a drum makes it impossible to dissociate this cable from the assigned drum or change the assignment to another cable drum. You can unlock the drum from the current cable by clearing the Lock to drum check box here or on the Cable Drum Common Properties dialog.
When using the Assign Drums to Cables wizard, the software optimizes the assignment of cables to drums. The optimization
mechanism disregards all the cables that either have been locked to drums or already
have been installed. Installed and locked cables are, therefore, fixed on those drums.
When calculating the Total cable length left on drum value, the optimization mechanism subtracts the length of the locked and installed
cables from the maximum drum capacity. See Optimization of Cable Drum Assignment.
Drum
Displays the name of the cable drum to which you assigned the current cable. The drum name appears after you select it in the Find dialog. Note that this box is available only if the length of the current cable does not exceed the maximum cable drum capacity.
Find
Opens the Find dialog, where you can select a cable drum to which you assign the current cable. Note that the software finds only those cable drums that have been associated with the same reference cable and pulling area as the current cable.
Unassign
Cancels the assignment of the current cable to the cable drum displayed under Drum. Note that the software does not allow this action if the current cable is locked to the assigned cable drum.
Number of splices
Displays the number of cable splices that have been defined in accordance with the cable cuts that have been created in the Cable Cut Definitions dialog.
Cable Cuts
Opens the Cable Cut Definitions dialog that allows you to define cable cuts manually. You cannot open the Cable Cut Definitions dialog if the cable actual length has not been defined. This command is not available for a cable that has already been assigned to a drum.
Pulling area
Allows you to select a pulling area to use when routing the cable from the selected drum. You can define and customize pulling areas in the Data Dictionary Manager.
Cable routing
This group box, enables you to view the existing routing definition of the current cable and access the Cable Routing Definition dialog.
Segregation level
Allows you to select an appropriate segregation level for the current cable. You cannot complete the routing definition without selecting a segregation level. The segregation level of the cable must match the segregation level of all the cableway segments to which you assign the cable. Note that once you have added at least one segment to the routing, you cannot change the segregation level; to do so, you must first remove all the segments.
Define
Opens the Cable Routing Definition dialog.
Sequence
Indicates the sequence of the segment in the routing path.
Cableway
Displays the cableway from which you want to select a segment.
Segment
Displays the segment through which the cable is routed.
Length
Displays the segment length for the selected segment. You define this value in the Properties window.
Drop-off Length
Displays a value that accounts for the point at which the cable exits the cableway segment so that Smart Electrical can calculate the actual cable length more accurately. This value specifies the length of the cable on the assigned segment. This way the distance between the end of the segment and the drop-off point of the cable is not included in the Actual length of the cable.
Segment fill
Displays the percentage of the segment filled by cables.
Design data
Provides information about the physical characteristics of the cable. These values are used for cable sizing and cable routing.
Note that for parallel cables, when you change estimated cable length or design cable length, the software automatically changes the values for all of the other parallel cables.
Changing a value that affects the Actual design/installed length of the current cable and if this Actual design/installed length value has already been used to size the cable, the software automatically recalculates
the voltage drop. If the new Actual design/installed length exceeds the sizing parameters of the current cable, you will need to resize the cable
by selecting the Calculate Sizing button on the Sizing Data tab. The software displays an appropriate message to this effect in the Calculation information box on the Sizing Data tab and turns on the Sizing required flag on the General tab of the Cable Common Properties dialog.
Use external routing length
Instructs the software to overwrite the Actual design/installed length value with the existing External routing length value. If you select this check box, and the External routing length property does not have a value, the software uses a value of zero in calculations. If you clear this check box, the software uses the value of one of the following properties: Estimated length, Design length, or Routing length.
Use this command only if the Actual design/installed length value has been defined. The software cancels the association of the current cable
with its drum if you select this check box and the Actual des/installed length value is not defined. The name of the drum under Drum assignment will no longer be displayed as the cable will removed from its drum.
To be routed in S3D
Select this check box to include the routing definition values when publishing this cable. The routing definition values will then be available for retrieval in Smart 3D.
Estimated length
Allows you to enter the estimated length of cable before installation with appropriate units of measure. In sizing calculations, the software uses this value if you do not specify a design length. You can specify the default units of measure for your plant in the Data Dictionary Manager.
Design length
Allows you to enter a more accurate length for the cable after installation with appropriate units of measure. In sizing calculations, this value overrides the estimated length. You can specify the default units of measure for your plant in the Data Dictionary Manager.
Routing length
If you added routing information, displays the total length of the segments that you defined.
External routing length
If you retrieved routing information from Smart 3D, the software can use the routing length obtained with the retrieved data, provided that you select the Use external routing length check box.
The following cable lengths are published by Smart 3D:
Cableway length
The length of the cable that exists in the cableways.
Tail length at origin / destination
The amount of cable length between the cableway and the origin / destination devices.
Estimated total length
Tthe sum of cableway length and tail lengths at origin/destination (a read-only property in Smart 3D).
Spare cable length at origin/destination
The extra cable defined by a user at origin/destination devices.
Cut cable length
The sum of estimated total length and spare cable lengths at origin/destination (a read-only property in Smart 3D).
Currently the External routing length property in Smart Electrical is mapped to the Cut cable length property in Smart 3D. The software copies the External routing length value to the Actual cable length property when setting the External routing length property. Smart Electrical uses this value in all of its calculations and drum management. Tails and spares
defined in Smart Electrical are not taken into consideration. Smart Electrical accounts for the length retrieved from Smart 3D as the right length for all purposes.
External routing path
Displays the external routing path taken from Smart 3D, provided that you select the Use external routing length check box. To view the full path select the ellipsis button 
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Tail 1
For single cables, allows you to type a value for the spare tail length at one end the cable, if you require. For parallel cables or single-core cable assemblies, displays the value taken from the Cable Routing Definition dialog.
Length
A calculated field that displays the design length, or if not available, the estimated length.
Tail 2
For single cables, allows you to type a value for the spare tail length at the other end the cable, if you require. For parallel cables or single-core cable assemblies, displays the value taken from the Cable Routing Definition dialog.
Spare length
For single cables, allows you to type a value for additional spare cable length, if you require. For parallel cables or single-core cable assemblies, displays the value taken from the Cable Routing Definition dialog.
Actual design/installed length
The actual length of the cable, calculated from the sum of tail length 1, the main length of the cable (routing length, design length or estimated length), tail length 2, and the spare length. The software uses this value to calculate cable sizing and optimize cable drums.
The software overwrites the calculated Actual design/installed length value in the following cases:
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After selecting the Use external routing length check box, the Actual design/installed length value is overwritten with the existing External routing length value.
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After selecting the Cable installed check box, the Actual design/installed length value is overwritten with the Installed length value.
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When replacing the Actual design/installed length value, the Installed length property overrides the External routing length property.
For information about the software behavior for parallel cables that were updated
outside of Smart Electrical, see .Routing of Parallel Cables Updated Externally
Installed data
Allows you to enter data so that the software can take into account the actual installed data of the current cable. The software calculates the installed length based on the values that you enter for Marked length — side 1 and Marked length — side 2 fields.
Marked length — side 1
Allows you to type a value for the marked length on side 1 of the cable. This is a marking that the vendor usually marks at standard fixed metered intervals along the entire length of the cable.
Marked length — side 2
Allows you to type a value for the marked length on side 2 of the cable. This is a marking that the vendor usually marks at standard fixed metered intervals along the entire length of the cable.
Installed length
A calculated field that displays the actual installed length of the cable. The software calculates this value if you enter both Marked length — side 1 and Marked length — side 2 values. The result is the absolute delta between the Marked length — side 1 and Marked length — side 2 values. If you do not enter both Marked length — side 1 and Marked length — side 2 values, you can type in the installed value yourself.
Cable installed
Allows you to define the cable as installed in the field. Once you select this check box, the software overwrites the value under Actual design/installed length with the Installed length value. The software uses the Actual design/installed length value to calculate cable sizing and optimize cable drums.
Command Button
Synchronize With Reference
Opens the Synchronize Plant and Reference Cable Data Dialog, which enables you to see if there are any differences between the values in the properties of the current plant cable and the values in the associated reference cable. You can then copy the reference data to the plant cable so that the plant and reference cable data is fully synchronized. Note that this command becomes available only when there is a difference between plant and reference data for the current item.