Quick Tube Creator Dialog Box

To access: Select either the or ribbon action. Alternatively, press Space Bar and enter Quick Tube via Nodes or Quick Tube via Bundle. The dialog box is displayed when you have placed the insulation location.

Used to add tube insulations and manually override system calculated tube lengths.

Description

Figure 532: Quick Tube Creator Dialog Box

Objects

Object	Description
Name	A unique label for the layer (within this design), which can only be accessed when editing the insulation layer. Type a name, or click the ellipsis (...) button to the right of the field to select from a list of pre-specified layer names maintained in the project’s Object Type Information in Capital Project Manager. If this field is left blank, the layer is named according to any default names configured for the project in Capital Project Manager. Optional.
Insulation Type	Select from the following Tube insulation types.
Insulation Type - Fixed Cut-Back Tube	A piece of tube with a fixed Width (bore size). This type of tube has a length shorter than the length of the bundles it insulates, to separate wires before reaching the component at which they are terminated or spliced. Use the Cutback/Pullback field on the Add or Edit Insulation Layer Dialog Box to set the cutback amount. The fact that the bore size is Fixed means that the part to be used must be manually selected from the library.
Insulation Type - Fixed Pulled-Back Tube	A piece of tube with a fixed Width (bore size). This type of tube has a length longer than the length of the bundles it insulates, to build a measure of slack into the insulation during manufacture. Use the Cutback/Pullback field on the Add or Edit Insulation Layer dialog box to set the pullback amount. The fact that the bore size is Fixed means that the part to be used must be manually selected from the library.
Insulation Type - Fixed Tube	A piece of tube with a fixed Width (bore size). The fact that the bore size is Fixed means that the part to be used must be manually selected from the library.
Insulation Type- Selected Cut-Back Tube\	A piece of tube, shorter than the length of the bundles it insulates, enables wires to separate before reaching the component at which they are terminated or spliced. You specify the cutback amount in the Cutback/Pullback field on the Add or Edit Insulation Layer dialog box. The fact that this insulation is Selected means that a part with a Width (bore size) appropriate to the calculated bundle size, will be selected from the library during Harness Engineering. The Library Part number field is dimmed for selected tube Insulation Types.
Insulation Type - Selected Pulled-Back Tube	A piece of tube, shorter than the length of the bundles it insulates, enables wires to separate before reaching the component at which they are terminated or spliced. You specify the pullback amount in the Cutback/Pullback field in the Add or Edit Insulation Layer dialog box. The fact that this insulation is Selected means that a part with a Width (bore size) appropriate to the calculated bundle size, will be selected from the library during Harness Engineering. The Library Part number field is dimmed for selected tube Insulation Types.
Selected Tube	A piece of tube. The fact that this insulation is Selected means that a part with a Width (bore size) appropriate to the calculated bundle size, will be selected from the library during Harness Engineering. The Library Part number field is dimmed for selected tube Insulation Types.
Layer	Specifies the order of the component relative to other components with layer attributes at the same location on the bundle. Lower numbers indicate that the component is nearer the bundle wires. New layers are given numbers rounded to multiples of 10 by default; these can be overwritten. It is recommended that sufficient interval is left between layers for you to insert subsequent layers without renumbering. You can give multiple objects the same layer number, or specify 0 to not consider the order of the component. Mandatory
Library Part	Specifies an association with an insulation part in the library. Select the required library part number type (Internal, Customer, or Supplier) and click the ellipsis (...) button. The is displayed to search for, and insert an insulation part from the library. Click the button to view details for the associated part. Click the button to remove the associated part. Optional. This option is unavailable if an Insulation Type of Selected Cut-back Tube, Selected Pulled-back Tube, or Selected Tube is specified, as these insulation parts are selected automatically during Harness Engineering. If a library part is selected, all attributes for which values can be specified against the library part are completed and set to read-only.
Attributes Table	Displays a sub-set of the attributes available for tube insulations. To configure the full set of available attributes use the Add or Edit Insulation Layer dialog box.
Color Code	Specifies the color of the insulation. Either type a color code into the field, or select a code from the dropdown list. Optional.
Convoluted	Only available to Selected Cut-back Tube, Selected Pulled-back Tube, or Selected Tube insulations. Specifies whether the tube is ridged to afford greater flexibility (selected) or if it is plain-walled (cleared). Mandatory.
Material Code	Specifies the material from which the insulation is made. Select a material code from the dropdown list. Optional.
Slit	Specifies whether the tube is open along its length (selected), enabling it to be applied to a bundle after connectors have been fitted or junctions created, or not (cleared).
Thickness	Specifies the thickness of the tube wall. Use to calculate the increase in the bundle’s diameter due to the application of the insulation layer, which is used when automatically selecting correctly fitting insulation parts for subsequent layers. Optional.
Tube Selection	Only available to tube insulations. Specifies whether the Tube Factor value is applied as a Fixed amount, or as a Percentage of the calculated bundle diameter. Select the appropriate option from the dropdown list. Optional.
Type Code	Offers a list of all component types configured for the selected Insulation Type in Capital Component Manager, and has the following uses: With a Fixed type specified, this field restricts the selection of components returned in the Part Selection dialog box when searching for a Library Part. With a “Selected” Insulation Type specified, the selected component type is used to locate a suitable part during engineering calculations.
Override Tube Length
Override Length	Select this to override the system calculated insulation length for this tube and use the value specified in the Length field instead. If you select this check box, the Calculation Method attribute is automatically set to “Manual” when you save the dialog box. Optional.
Length	Enabled only when Override Length is selected. Specify a length value for the tube. This value overrides any system calculated length for the tube.

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Component Dialogs

Capital Harness Designer User Guide, 2512

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