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Cable plan creation

What is meant by Cable plan creation?

"Cable plan creation" refers to the process of planning and creating electrical cable and wiring diagrams for various applications, such as in electrical engineering, electronics, automation engineering, and other related fields. These plans show the connections between electrical components, devices, and circuits, and help facilitate the installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems.

Typical functions of software in the "Cable plan creation" domain are:

  1. Creation of cable and wiring diagrams: The software allows for the creation of detailed cable and wiring diagrams that depict the connections between various electrical components and devices.

  2. Symbol libraries: It provides an extensive library of electrical symbols and components needed for creating wire plans, including switches, outlets, fuses, relays, cables, etc.

  3. Automatic connection detection: The software automatically detects connections between electrical components and creates wiring connections according to specifications and standards.

  4. Cable and wire lists: It automatically generates lists of cables and wires used in a project, including lengths, types, and color-coding.

  5. Collision checking: The software performs automatic collision checks to ensure that there are no conflicts or overlaps between cables, wires, and other components.

  6. 3D visualization: It offers 3D visualization tools to represent wire plans in three dimensions and provide a better understanding of the spatial arrangement of components.

  7. Integration with other design and CAD tools: It allows integration with other design and CAD tools to enable seamless transfer of data and designs between different applications.

 

The function / module Cable plan creation belongs to:

CAD

2D and 3D construction
3D molecule modeling
3D space curves
Acceleration loads
Area of action creation
automated drop test
automatic center surface meshing
bolted joints
CAM System
CASE
CASE with UML
Circuit diagram creation
Circuits and systems
Column sinking
Compensator calculations
Component groups
Conjugate heat flow
Current carrying capacity
Current, voltage and resistance measurement
Deformation and vibration calculations
Deformation plots
Detection of curvatures
DIN 66025 / ISO 6983
Duplication assistant
Dynamic or Transient Response
Eccentric beam loads
Effect avoidance
equation-based modeling
Exploded view
Form changes and post modeling
Frequency domain calculations
frequency response
Front views
heat transfer
Installation plans
Insulations
Interaction with beams
Isometry creation
Lighting calculation
linear buckling
linear statics
Mapped mesher
Measured value display
Measurement data acquisition
Media DIN EN 13779
Multilayer
Overshoot
Partial construction
Partial dismantling
Partial strands
Particle count measurement
Path model functions
PCB and printed circuit board design
Physical calculations
Physical monitoring
physical notations
Pipe classes
Pipe lengths
Pipe production
Planning variants and perspectives
Plot jobs
Pneumatic circuit diagrams
Pneumatics
Point motions
point, line and area loads
Prefixes
Reductions
Relay cards
Reuse of constructions
Roof slopes, doors and windows
Section creation
Shell thickener
Signal sequences
Simulation
Stability failure
Standards, catalogs and pipe classes
static fatigue
static/steady state calculations
Subgrade reaction modulus method
surface contact
Technical documents, standards
Temperature loads
Tetrahedral refiner
Trigger conditions
Vibration measurement
Vibration shapes
Viewer for external data
Viewing copy
Welding gaps
Zone management

Software solutions with function or module Cable plan creation:

3D Plant Design and Factory Planning Software | M4 PLANT
ALPI CANECO BT
ALPI CANECO HT + TCC
ALPI Caneco Implantation
EPLAN Harness proD
Solid Edge Electrical Design
WSCAD ELECTRIX - the E-CAD software