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All space allocations selected will show green arrows at the starting end indicating the direction of cable support
insertion (and naming). The insertion will always be measured from the previous support in the run (or the guide
base point in case of the first support). All arrows will point in the same direction along the run.
You can reverse the direction of the direction arrows by clicking any already selected space allocation.
Figure 30: SCCableSupportArray - Selecting space allocations.
2.
After selecting space allocations you will be prompted to select a cable support stock and configuration to insert.
Figure 31: Cable support configuration selection dialog
3.
If the stock you selected has an insertion period of 0 in the catalog, you will need to specify the insertion period to
use now. If the insertion period is greater than zero the command will use that value by default. You can change the
insertion period throughout the command using the PEriod command option.
4.
Next, you specify the Guide Base Point (Figure 32). The guide is a set of tick marks drawn at insertion period
intervals on the space allocations showing where supports will be inserted. As you move the mouse to place the base
point, the guide marks will move according to the current position of the mouse.
The Guide Base point sets the starting point for the guide marks. The base point can set be before or after the
beginning of the space allocation, however the guide marks themselves will only be drawn on the space allocations
and new cable supports will only be inserted starting at the first guide mark.
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