Circuit Manager

[Anonymous]

When inserting a panel, under circuit settings, we have the option of
specifying the number of 2 and 3 pole breakers. The program automatically
adds these to the beginning of the panel (1,3,5 or 2,4,6). Is there a way
to have the program insert these circuits at the end of the panel (37,39,41
or 38,40,42)? I know I can go into Circuit Manager and rearrange the
layout, but it seems like there should be a way to do this while inserting
the panel.

[Anonymous]

Hi Andrew -

Currently we create the circuits with the largest # of poles first on
purpose. The reason for this is that there is a better likelihood of there
being a place for a multipole circuit to "fit" in the panel if it is created
before all of the single pole circuits. I'd worked at one place where the
standard was to put the multi-pole circuits at the top of the panel, and the
other place the standard was to put them at the bottom (and of course they
both had "exceptions"), so I didn't have strong feelings either way.

Rather than creating the circuits and then renaming them you might create
the single pole circuits in one step, then the two pole and then the three
pole. It's still not easy, but might be easier than renaming the circuits
after you create them.

You might also be able to create a small application (lisp) that would
create them for you. There is a command line version of circuit manager
available (-circuit) that "should" be lispable using ("command" "-circuit"
"Multiple" ... ) calls.

jason

"Andrew" wrote in message
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> When inserting a panel, under circuit settings, we have the option of
> specifying the number of 2 and 3 pole breakers. The program automatically
> adds these to the beginning of the panel (1,3,5 or 2,4,6). Is there a way
> to have the program insert these circuits at the end of the panel
(37,39,41
> or 38,40,42)? I know I can go into Circuit Manager and rearrange the
> layout, but it seems like there should be a way to do this while inserting
> the panel.
>
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks Jason. I have seen it both way as well. The company I currently
work for likes them to be at the end of the panel. The reasoning is during
the circuiting process, outlets and lights are usually circuited first. We
have to wait for mechanical design to finish before circuiting the
equipment. Trying to guess the number of 2 and 3 pole circuits at the
beginning of the circuiting process seems to cause problems and shuffling of
circuit numbers. The way we avoid having single pole circuits left over at
the end of the panel, is to start 2 and 3 pole circuits at the end of the
panel. If we know there will be room, we start with two spare 3 poles at
the bottom of the panel and then work our way up. The spaces left between
the single pole circuits and the 2 and 3 pole circuits become spares or
spaces. But, as you said, it is all preference. It really isn't that hard
to edit the panel in circuit manager. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't
missing an option that would do this for me.


"jason martin [Autodesk]" wrote in message
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> Hi Andrew -
>
> Currently we create the circuits with the largest # of poles first on
> purpose. The reason for this is that there is a better likelihood of there
> being a place for a multipole circuit to "fit" in the panel if it is
created
> before all of the single pole circuits. I'd worked at one place where the
> standard was to put the multi-pole circuits at the top of the panel, and
the
> other place the standard was to put them at the bottom (and of course they
> both had "exceptions"), so I didn't have strong feelings either way.
>
> Rather than creating the circuits and then renaming them you might create
> the single pole circuits in one step, then the two pole and then the three
> pole. It's still not easy, but might be easier than renaming the circuits
> after you create them.
>
> You might also be able to create a small application (lisp) that would
> create them for you. There is a command line version of circuit manager
> available (-circuit) that "should" be lispable using ("command" "-circuit"
> "Multiple" ... ) calls.
>
> jason
>
> "Andrew" wrote in message
> news:401B6E7786E8FA576CEDADA989DFFA8E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > When inserting a panel, under circuit settings, we have the option of
> > specifying the number of 2 and 3 pole breakers. The program
automatically
> > adds these to the beginning of the panel (1,3,5 or 2,4,6). Is there a
way
> > to have the program insert these circuits at the end of the panel
> (37,39,41
> > or 38,40,42)? I know I can go into Circuit Manager and rearrange the
> > layout, but it seems like there should be a way to do this while
inserting
> > the panel.
> >
> >
>
>