Named Paths

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PRO

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Named Paths

Menu: Databases>Named Paths

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Function:

Named Paths provide a means by which to store and retrieve information on the path that a cable might travel between two locations. The Named Path stores information about the length of the path and other factors to estimate the length of a cable.

Selecting a Named Path while assigning cable numbers will use the length of the path and its factors to determine the length of the cable as follows:

((PathLength + (ServiceLoop * 2)) + End1Length + End2Length) * (1 + SlopFactor) Where End1Length and End2Length is (Elevation * 1.75) + 19 + 4.

Conversion to metric is made if the path length is specified in Meters.

Named Paths Field Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Named Path	The name for your reference.
Path Length	The length of the path
Path Length Value	Feet/Meters
Slop Factor	Decimal percentage to multiply by.
End 1 Entry Position	Top of Rack Bottom of Rack N/A
End 2 Entry Position	Top of Rack Bottom of Rack N/A
Service Loop Length	The service loop on each end.
End 1 Rack Spaces	Height of Rack 1
End 2 Rack Spaces	Height of Rack 2

How To: Determine the Length of a Path

Prerequisites: a scaled drawing of the floor plan for the facility in one of the drawing formats that WireCAD can open.

Assume that we want to create a path between these two racks.

1. Open the floor plan.

2. Click Tools>Polyline

3. Draw a Polyline tracing the path that the cable is to travel.

4. Check the length of the Polyline. This is the length of the path. If the path traverses floors then add the appropriate height to the path.

This grid can be exported to MS Excel. Projects>Import/Export>Export to Excel: