Create a Typical Cable Block Diagram - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

This topic describes how to create a typical cable block diagram in the Reference Data Explorer.

1. In the Reference Data Explorer, right-click the Typical Cable Block Diagrams folder.

2. On the shortcut menu, select, New Typical Cable Block Diagram.

3. Right-click the new typical cable block diagram and then select Document Properties.

4. On the Typical Cable Block Diagram Options dialog, do the following:

   1. Under Document number, type a name of up to 80 characters for the new typical CBD.

   2. Select in the Description box and type a brief description if needed.

   3. From the Template name, select an appropriate drawing template.

   4. To filter the display of cables in the CBD, select the appropriate check boxes under Display cable types in cable block diagrams.

5. Select OK.

6. Do one of the following to open the drawing:

   • Double-click the name of the new typical block diagram.

   • Right-click the typical block diagram and then on the shortcut menu, select Open.

7. Drag the appropriate reference items from the Reference Data Explorer to the open drawing.

   You can drag the following reference items to an open cable block diagram:

   • All electrical equipment items apart from power distribution boards, buses, and relay functions.

     You can drag disconnect electrical equipment items if they are stand-alone items, that is, if they do not belong to any circuits.

     Metering equipment items can be dragged only if they are current transformers or potential transformers.

   • All wiring equipment items (panels, cables, and so forth) apart from busways, glands and cableway components.

8. When done, select Save on the main toolbar before closing the drawing.

• If you place typical circuits, reference control stations, or reference instruments that are associated with typical cables, the software places these reference cables on the drawing and retains the associations.

• If you delete any of the reference items that have been placed on a typical drawing, this item will no longer appear on the drawings.

• In addition to smart graphics, you can also add auxiliary graphics, redlining, and annotations to your CBD. See Working with Smart Data and Auxiliary Graphics in a CBD. After you save the drawing, the software retains all your additions and modifications.

• You can create a plant CBD based on a predefined typical CBD. For details, see Creating Cable Block Diagrams.