I have placed:
(System) "Cable Ladder"
(Catalog) "Cooper Cable Ladder Series 2,3,4 * 5 Aluminum"
(Variant) "Width 12" Height 6"
When I run the BOM while the description is correct (e.g. 12" width 6" height) the catalog number is for series 24, the lightest cable tray. We, as far as I can see, have no way to pick the series that we want, 24,36,46,H46, which each require different support distance due to cable weights.
We did not notice this on one job and got into trouble with support requirements.
My question is exactly where is it that we can lookup and modify these catalog numbers so that we can use the series 36 numbers always?
In fact I think what I would like to do is to model with the "Solid Bottom Steel" for looks and have it spit out the BOM for ladder tray. This way we use the actual model to create the drawings in a much more friendly look, rather than ladder and not have to create another separate 2D raceway model that still needs to be modified to look correct.
To clarify the part number produced was as shown in attachment 24A06-24-120 with a description of Height: 6".
The first number is the series and for 6" Height the only series are 26,36,46,H46
We use 36 series to allow a 20' span to carry 84 lbs load, but there is no area to specify the series for the tray and even the "24" number is incorrect for 6" siderail.
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Hi Mike. When using Raceway Router or Raceway Properties, you can expand the UDAs and set the Series there.
If all you want to be able to use is series 36, I think you can modify the CAT_Cooper_Cable_Ladder_Seris_2_3_4_and_5_Aluminum.xml file and remove the unwanted series from this area:
<UDA> <UDARef id="Series"></UDARef> <Collection> <CollectionItem name="24" tag="24"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="H24" tag="H24"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="34" tag="34"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="25" tag="25"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="35" tag="35"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="26" tag="26"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="36" tag="36"></CollectionItem> <<CollectionItem name="46" tag="46"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="H46" tag="H46"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="27" tag="27"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="37" tag="37"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="47" tag="47"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="H47" tag="H47"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="57" tag="57"></CollectionItem> <CollectionItem name="S8" tag="S8"></CollectionItem> </Collection> </UDA>
Answer Verified By: Mike Francisco
Mike, you can modify the DNA .xml file(s) for the cable ladder you want to affect and remove or comment out the sections regarding rungs. The easiest way to spot such sections is to compare the DNA files of cable ladder and cable tray. Notepad++ has a nice Compare plug-in that will show you the files side-by-side and highlight differences.
To help get you started I've uploaded modified DNA_Cooper_Cable_Ladder_Seris_2_3_4_and_5_Aluminum_straight.xml and DNA_Cooper_Cable_Ladder_Seris_2_3_4_and_5_Aluminum_straight_var.xml files here. DNA files for the fittings would need to be similarly modified.
For users who will be using a mix of series, the Description file, in this case CAT_Cooper_Cable_Ladder_Seris_2_3_4_and_5_Aluminum_Descr_EN.xml, will need to be modified to include the series in the description seen on the BOQ reports, or else different series will be combined and listed as one.
Add this section to the Fittings section:
<Fitting> <Settings Tag="STRAIGHT" Description="Straight" /> <Naming ExtDescription="($CN) ($VN) ($FN) Series ($UTSeries)"/></Fitting>