This dialog allows you to define cable cuts manually for a cable that has not been assigned to a drum. This way you can assign predefined cable cuts to a cable drum in the Assign Drums to Cables Wizard or in the Cable Drum Common Properties. Also, on the Design Data tab of the Cable Common Properties, the software indicates the number of splices in accordance with the number of cable cuts that exist for a given cable.
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If you decrease the cable actual length, the software automatically deletes the cable cuts that exceed the cable actual length value. The software deletes the cable cuts from the bottom up.
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If you increase the cable actual length, the software automatically adds a new cable cut if you selected the Retain manual cable cuts for drum wizard assignment check box. The software will not add another cable cut if this check box has not been selected.
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All the values in this dialog are read-only for a cable that has been locked to a drum or installed and you cannot add, delete, or change a cable cut length for such a cable.
Cable actual length
Displays the calculated cable actual length value of the current cable.
Remaining length on cable
Displays the remaining cable length after adding a cable cut.
Cable Cuts Grid
Sequence
Displays the sequence of the cable cut for the current cable.
Cut Item Tag
Displays the name of the cable cuts that have been created after selecting Add. The software names the cable cut automatically but you can select in the box and type a name as you require.
Cut Length
Allows you to define the length of the selected cable cut.
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Note that the total length of all the cable cuts must be exactly the same as the Cable actual length of the current cable.
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You cannot change the length of a cable cut that has been assigned to a drum.
Assigned Cable Drum
Displays the name of the cable drum that the cable cut has been assigned to.
Command Buttons
Add
Adds a new cable cut for which you have to define a length.
Delete
Deletes the selected cable cut. If the cable cut has been assigned to a drum, unassign it from the drum before deleting it.
Unassign From Drum
Cancels the assignment of the selected cable cut from its cable drum. This will allow you to change the length of that cable cut or delete it if needed.
Retain manual cable cuts for drum wizard assignment
Instructs the software to make the existing cable cuts available in the Assign Drums to Cables Wizard. The software will retain the defined lengths of the existing cable cuts when using the Assign Drums to Cables Wizard and when selecting the Include assigned cables check box to reshuffle the drums. Also, if you increase the cable length, the software automatically adds a new cable cut to account for this addition to the cable length. Clearing this check box instructs the software not to make these cable cuts available for assignment in the wizard. Instead, the entire cable will be available for drum assignment. All the existing cable cuts will be deleted from the Cable Cut Definitions dialog after selecting the entire cable and after the wizard completes the assignment process. See Define Manual Cable Cuts.