Cable Library - Single Wires

Cables: Cable Library Single Wires

The dialog box is also available via Cable Navigation Tree: Library Cables. The icons on the top of the dialog box enable actions which are explained below. The meaning of each icon is also explained by tool-tips. To see a tool-tip just move the mouse-pointer over the corresponding icon:

• Create a new single wire

• Duplicate a selected single wire

• Import cables from an external Cable Library File (not restricted to single wires)

• Export cables into an external Cable Library File (not restricted to single wires)

• Remove all single wires which are not used within the current project

• Delete the selected single wires.

All available Single wires are listed in the column on the left side of the dialog box. When selecting an item in the list the corresponding definition is shown on the right side. Each single wire requires a unique name that has to be assigned in the field Name. The underlying unit size for geometry definition can be selected with the Units pull-down menu. Changing the unit for an existing object does not affect the size of the single wire but just displays the original size in the corresponding unit.

Single wires consist of a conductive core (inside the Conductor frame) and a dielectric coating (inside the Insulator frame). The corresponding materials can be obtained by pressing the Material button. The Included toggle button enables to completely ignore either the conductor or the insulator. With the help of, it i.e. a bared wire can be generated and used in a further cable group definition later. The Shape type for the conductor and the insulator can be chosen individually and independently. The following, pre-defined shape type definitions are available:

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Rectangle

• Polygon

• Polyline

Furthermore, insulators can be wrapped around any arbitrarily shaped conductor geometry when selecting the following shape type:

• Wrap

Depending on the chosen shape type the dialog box changes in order to provide the corresponding parameters. For example a Circle can be defined by either specifying the Diameter, or the Radius or the Area.

The Preview button enables the display of the selected single wire in the Cross Section View window. The Undo button enables to undo any changes. When pressing the Apply button, however, all data will be updated in CST CABLE STUDIO and the Undo button will be automatically disabled then.