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Wireway/Din Rail

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twright
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Wireway/Din Rail

"Wire Way using Din Rail Utility (0 replies)
Posted by: kbrooks
Date: Nov/20/06 - 18:39 (GMT) Reply

I've been able to use the Din Rail Utility to create the Thomas & Betts wire way I need to insert on my panel layout. However, in the original drawing, which I'm challenged to emulate with 'smart' blocks, there are three rows of mounting holes. How can I use the Din Rail Utility to create three rows of mounting holes instead of just one down the middle?
I edited the wddinrl.xls file to create the footprint with the correct hole sizes and spacing in the middle row. How do I get the two outside rows?
Thanks,
Kristi "

Repost---Curious if anyone has a suggestion on this also.
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MikeGa
in reply to: twright

I've been wondering the same thing. We often use wireway that is 3 or 4" wide, and we can't only use the center row of slots.

I'm just getting started with the software and I find the whole wddinrl.xls file, along with its cryptically described attributes difficult to grasp. The written help is way too basic.
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Anonymous
in reply to: twright

I don't believe that this utility supports multiple rows of slots at this
time. I will log this as a wish list item. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Pat Murnen

wrote in message news:5479477@discussion.autodesk.com...
"Wire Way using Din Rail Utility (0 replies)
Posted by: kbrooks
Date: Nov/20/06 - 18:39 (GMT) Reply

I've been able to use the Din Rail Utility to create the Thomas & Betts wire
way I need to insert on my panel layout. However, in the original drawing,
which I'm challenged to emulate with 'smart' blocks, there are three rows of
mounting holes. How can I use the Din Rail Utility to create three rows of
mounting holes instead of just one down the middle?
I edited the wddinrl.xls file to create the footprint with the correct hole
sizes and spacing in the middle row. How do I get the two outside rows?
Thanks,
Kristi "

Repost---Curious if anyone has a suggestion on this also.
Message 4 of 7
MikeGa
in reply to: twright

What if you made the drill hole block consist of three holes (or however many rows there are)? At least you could show the holes to drill. For the NCHOLE attribute in the file wddinrl.xls, you would just put the drawing name of your new file in the field for the product/rows that have this hole pattern. You also may as well draw the outside two rows of slots into this block as well.
Message 5 of 7
MikeGa
in reply to: twright

I did just what I suggested, and the attached pdf is the result. I simply added the items in the dwg file noted under the NCHOLE column.
I'm currently using the training projects to play around with, so you may find this layout familiar.
Message 6 of 7
emiller
in reply to: MikeGa

What specifies the spacing for the NCHOLES. can we change how often the drill holes are shown?

Message 7 of 7
Icemanau
in reply to: emiller

The spacing of the NCHOLE placement is determined by the additional worksheets in the WDDINRL.xls file.

 

These additional worksheets have to be named to match the catalogue number of the rail/wire way.

Then the number of slots in the particular length in the first column and the additional columns showing which slots have the NCHOLE (or equivalent) block added.

 

For example using the 199-DR1 worksheet which is included in the default WDDINRL file...

 

SLOTQTY        ORG_LIST        ORG_LIST        ORG_LIST

      1                     1                     2

      2                     1                     2

      3                     1                     3

      4                     1                     4

      5                     1                     5

      6                     1                     6

      7                     2                     6

      8                     2                     7

      9                     2                     8

      10                   2                     9

      11                   2                     10

      12                   2                     11

      13                   2                      7                   12

 

and so on up to 20 slots.

 

For 1 slot it shows using 2 screws.

2 slots it's using both slots.

9 slots it's slot 2 and slot 8

13 slots and it's now slots 2, 7 and 12.

 

If more screws are needed, it just a matter of adding additional ORG_LIST columns and adjusting the slots used.

If you wanted, you could have a screw in every slot just by adding the appropriate number of ORG_LIST columns and adding the correct number to it.

 

Regards Brad



Icemanau (NNTP handle: Brad Coleman
AutoCAD Electrical User and IT Hardware Support

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