Enables you to define bus settings for a single line diagram.
Frames and distances
Draw frames around the circuits in each cell
Draws a border around the circuits belonging to the same cell. You can resize or move the frame to another place in the drawing as you require. The software retains your changes after saving the drawing.
Draw a PDB frame
Allows you to select an option for drawing a border around electrical items in the drawing.
Around each individual bus section in the PDBs
Draws a border around a bus or a bus section belonging to the same power distribution board. You can resize the frame or move it to another place in the drawing as you require. The software retains your changes after saving the drawing.
Around all internals of each PDB
Draws a border around the internal items belonging to a PDB in the drawing. For example, if there are two PDBs in the drawing, there will be two frames: one frame around the internals of each PDB.
When drawing a PDB frame, the software draws a separate frame around each bus or
a section of a bus (if a bus break was used to break the bus symbol into sections).
When creating a PDB symbol in Catalog Manager, you can add a macro for PDB item tags.
This will enable you to display the PDB name on each PDB frame shown on the SLD. See
PDB Frame Examples in SLDs.
Distance between buses
Allows you to define the horizontal distance between the buses displayed on the same drawing level.
Display options
The options in this group box allow you to do the following:
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Control the placement and position of the incomer and feeder circuits on the bus in an SLD drawing.
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Instruct the software to break the bus symbols on the drawing into several sections. You can use these options if an SLD for a PDB includes a large number of circuits so that the labels on the SLD drawing are more legible. The number of sections for each bus is determined by the maximum number of incomer and feeder circuits per bus section that you define.
Position the incomers and feeders by showing the incomers on the first page and first bus section
Allows you to set the position of the incomers and feeders on the bus using the sequence in group values in such a way that the incomer and feeder circuits in the group are counted separately. Selecting this option always results in placing the incomer circuits on the first page and on the first bus section. The number of bus sections, in this case, is determined only by the number of feeder circuits that are defined for that bus.
Position the incomers and feeders by their sequence numbers
Allows you to set the position of the incomers and feeders on the bus using the sequence in group values in such a way that all the incomer and feeder circuits in the group are counted together in a continuous manner. Selecting this option results in placing the incomers and feeders on bus sections based on the sequence in group values of the incomers and feeders. The number of bus sections, in this case, is determined by the total number of feeder and incomer circuits on a particular bus.
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Note that bus risers and couplers are always displayed on the same page adjacent to each other.
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To ensure that all the circuits are placed correctly, all the circuits must have sequence in group values. The software places the circuits that do not have sequence in group values first and only then the rest of the circuits.
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For manual SLDs, the Position the incomers and feeders by their sequence numbers option is not available. So when generating a manual SLD, the software positions the incomers and feeders on the first page of the drawing and on the first bus section.
Force bus breaks
Breaks the bus symbols on the drawing into sections and places them in rows underneath each other. Applicable only to SLDs that are based on power distribution boards and that are generated from the Electrical Index).
The software displays the electrical items on the buses in several rows according to the bus breaks. You can move the individual bus sections and place them on the drawing as you require. Also, you can move the incomer and feeder circuits from one bus section to another on the same bus. Clear this check box to instruct the software not to break the bus symbols into sections and display of all the circuits on the same row.
Maximum number of circuits per bus section to display
Allows you to enter the maximum number of circuits that can appear in each row of the drawing. The software forces bus breaks wherever the number of circuits on the bus exceeds the specified value. Applicable only to SLDs that are based on power distribution boards and that are generated from the Electrical Index. This option becomes available when you select Force bus breaks.
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When forcing bus breaks, the software places the maximum number of feeder circuits on the first bus section according to the value that you enter. Then, the software places the rest of the feeders on the next section. For example, if you enter 3 as the maximum number of feeders per bus section and there are 5 feeders on that bus, the software will place 3 feeders on the first section and the other 2 feeders on the second bus section.
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All the incomer circuits for each bus are drawn on the first bus section only.
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You can move the incomer and feeder circuits from one bus section to another bus section on the same bus as you require. Click an incomer or a feeder circuit symbol to select it and then drag its connection point on the bus to another bus section of the same bus.
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Where two buses are connected by a coupler-riser, the software does not force a bus break across the connection. Instead, the software draws the first bus section and then counts the feeders from the riser on the second bus section before forcing the break.See Bus Break Example. Note that you can move coupler and riser circuits to another section of the same bus just like any other circuit.
Use multiple sheets
Instructs the software to display each row of items on a separate drawing sheet. Applicable only to SLDs that are based on power distribution boards and that are generated from the Electrical Index. When selected, the software uses off-page connector symbols with appropriate labels to show the continuation between adjacent sheets. Clear to display all the items on a single drawing sheet. When cleared, the software uses row break symbols to show the continuation between adjacent rows. Note that this option becomes available after selecting Force bus breaks.
Retain the display of coupled buses on the same sheet
Applicable only to SLDs that are based on power distribution boards. You use this option to instruct the software to keep the coupled buses on the same drawing sheet or to split the display between two sheets. This way you can balance the scaling of the SLD and avoid the situation where one of the drawing sheets is too congested and another drawing sheet has a lot of empty space.
Clear the check box to split the display of coupled buses and display them on two drawing sheets (recommended). Select the check box to keep the display of coupled buses on the same drawing sheet (some of the drawing sheets may appear congested while others may have a lot of empty space). Note that selecting this option may cause the software to create fewer circuits per section of a specific bus than the value you entered under Maximum number of circuits per bus section to display.
Off-page connector symbols
Row break symbol
Reference to the riser circuit on the coupled bus
Reference to the coupler circuit on the coupled bus
