Create a Power Distribution Board (PDB) - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

This procedure explains how to create a power distribution board (PDB). In the Reference Data Explorer, you can create PDBs with buses only.

1. In the Electrical Index or the Reference Data Explorer, expand the folder hierarchy Electrical Equipment > Power Distribution Equipment.

2. Right-click the Power Distribution Board folder and select New.

3. Accept the default item tag or type your own item tag for the PDB.

   

   • In the Reference Data Explorer, you can type a string of up to 80 characters in length.

   • In the Electrical Index, the name must be in accordance with the naming convention for the PDB. See Using Naming Conventions.

4. Design the PDB structure if you need to do it at this stage.See Design a Power Distribution Board Structure.

• You can also create a power distribution board by dragging a typical PDB from the Reference Data Explorer to the Electrical Index.

• You can customize the appearance of how the PDB appears on your SLD drawings. The options available include line style, width, and color, position of SmartText and so forth. See Creating Symbols in the Catalog Manager help.

• If the parent folder contains custom folders, the created item is placed in the root folder. If the items properties match the filter properties of a custom folder a copy of the item is also placed in the custom folder. Refreshing or closing and re- opening Smart Electrical moves the item from the root folder to the All Items folder.