Feeder IDs

The Feeder IDs commands allow you to customize the feeder IDs available to be used on the one-line diagram.

See the General Customization Commands section for more information about how the Edit Project List and Edit Master List commands work.

To edit the feeder ID project schedule, go to

Ribbon: DME: Customization->Project Customization-> dm_elec-old-FeederID-P Feeder IDs

Pulldown Menu: DM Electrical->Customization->Feeder IDs->Edit Project List

To edit the feeder ID master schedule, go to

Ribbon: DME: Customization->Master & Standards Customization-> dm_elec-old-FeederID-M Feeder IDs

Pulldown Menu: DM Electrical->Customization->Feeder IDs->Edit Master List

The Edit Project List command opens the Feeder ID Project Schedule dialog box. The Edit Master List command opens the Feeder ID Master Schedule dialog box.

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Feeder IDs Overview

Feeder ID Project Schedule Dialog Box

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See the Common Schedule Dialog Box Features section for more information about how this dialog box works. This section describes the Rename, Find, Previous, Next, Save, and Delete buttons.

Select Group: Press this button to open the Schedule Groups dialog box.

Move to Another Group: Press this button to open a list of available groups to which the feeder ID can be moved.

Feeder ID: The name of the feeder ID. This will be displayed when the feeder ID is inserted on a drawing.

Feeder Callout: The full callout of the feeder.

Ampacity: The ampacity of the feeder.

Edit Schedule Settings: Press this button to open the Feeder ID Schedule Settings dialog box, shown below.

If the feeder schedule is not currently set to display any of the information set in the the Feeder ID Schedule Settings dialog box, a warning dialog box will appear with instructions on how to change the display settings. See the Insert Feeder Schedule section for more information.

Delete Multiple: Press this button to remove multiple feeder IDs from the schedule. A dialog box will appear showing the list of feeder IDs.

Select the feeder IDs to delete. You can select multiple items in the list using the SHIFT or CTRL keys. Press the OK button to remove them from the schedule.

Create Feeder IDs: Press this button to open the Create Feeder ID dialog box, shown below. Available only in the Feeder ID Project Schedule dialog box.

Feeder ID Schedule Settings Dialog Box

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The Feeder ID Schedule Settings dialog box is used to change the wire size, number of wires, and other wire properties listed for the selected Feeder ID. These values are for informational purposes only and are not otherwise used.

Conductor Wire Size: The size of the conductor wire.

Conductor Wires: The number of conductor wires.

Neutral Wire Size: The size of the neutral wire.

Neutral Wires: The number of neutral wires.

Ground Wire Size: The size of the ground wire.

Isolated Ground: Whether the ground is isolated.

Conduit Size: The size of the conduit.

Parallel Runs: The number of parallel runs.

Press the OK button to save your changes.

Create Feeder ID Dialog Box

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The Create Feeder ID dialog box is used to manually create one or more feeder IDs. Multiple settings can be selected to create feeder IDs for each combination of the selected settings.

Ampacity: The ampacity of the feeder.

Number of Conductors: The number of conductor wires.

Neutral Size: The size of the neutral wires.

Ground Size: The size of the ground wires.

Include IG: Whether the ground will be isolated.

Automatically create feeder IDs: Whether the feeder IDs are created automatically.

If this box is not checked, the New Feeder Callout ID dialog box will appear when you press the Create Feeder IDs button. For each feeder ID created, you can set the feeder ID, feeder ID group, whether feeder IDs should be automatically generated in the future, and whether the feeder ID should be added to the master schedule.

Create feeder ID in master schedule: Whether the feeder IDs will be inserted in the feeder ID master schedule.

Press the Create Feeder IDs button to create the feeder IDs.


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