This procedure explains how to automate the definition of cell sizes. Defining a cell size is essential for PDB layout design. Automating your cell size definition is very useful if you want cell size values to be based on particular electrical properties of the equipment associated with the cells.
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In the Reference Data Explorer, create a lookup table that sets a relation between load data (rated power, voltage, and so on) and cell size values (cell height and cell width). See Create Lookup Tables.
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In Rule Manager, define a set of rules that will instruct the software to copy the load data to the cell properties that they are assigned to. As a result, whenever a load-cell relationship is created, the software copies the load property values to the cell. See the Rule Properties topic in the Rule Manager help.
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Apply the cell lookup tables to the appropriate cells in your plant. This will automatically set the cell size according to their definitions in the lookup tables. See Apply Lookup Table Data to Equipment.
You can define a number of different rules and lookup tables for various cell sizes
and load data values.