Trace to Adjacent Sources Tool

The Trace to Adjacent Sources tool enables the user to graphically highlight the selected component's alternate supply paths, i.e. via other circuits in system, when applicable.

This utility, initialized from the View menu or Circuit Tools dialog, begins by launching the selection procedure (i.e. mouse pointer-finger) for user to select the component of interest.

Cable "Cb11" is shown being selected in this sample circuit.

Note!

If No Adjacent Sources are found for component selected, dialog indicating such displays and user then returns to selection procedure. To exit utility at this point, hit the escape key during selection routine, i.e. pointer-finger display.

After selecting an applicable component, the Trace Path to Adjacent Sources dialog opens and selected component's first path to an adjacent source is highlighted in the drawing window.

The dialog provides user interface with drawing while the utility is running.

The top window displays general information for the application.

Zoom Display allows user to control zoom level [Up] / [Down] of drawing, while running the utility. The displayed value defines the zoom factor used during operation.

User Scroll Options allow user to scroll (or pan) drawing view, while running utility. The Offset Pan Value defines the step size (per drawing unit length) that each (Left/Right/Up/Down) selection pans the drawing view.

[Pan to (Next) Adjacency] - pans drawing view to the first (or Next) feeder path found to an adjacent source for selected part.
Note: Only one adjacency at a time is illustrated in the view. When applicable, additional adjacencies are displayed by subsequently executing the Pan to (Next) Adjacency command, enabling user to toggle view through all available feeder paths to adjacent sources.

[Pan to Source] - pans drawing view to original (i.e. supplying) source of selected component.

[Pick] - returns user to selection routine, allowing selection of another component for the Trace to Adjacent Sources operation.

[Cancel] - exits the Trace to Adjacent Sources utility.

This shows the initial drawing window view after selecting Cb11 for the Trace to Adjacent Sources operation.

The Pink highlighting shows an alternate feeder path for the selection, illustrating that Cb11 could also be supplied via the path indicated to adjacent circuit C2.

To see if other paths exist to alternate sources, sequentially select the Pan to (Next) Adjacency command to see if other paths are highlighted.

This shows the drawing window after subsequently panning to first and then to next adjacency for the selection (Cb11).

The Pink highlighting now shows an secondary alternate feeder path for the selection, illustrating that Cb11 could also be supplied via the path indicated to adjacent circuit C3 from backup substation.

If another Pan to Next Adjacency command were issued, the results would show that no more adjacent paths exist, as highlighting returns to the first path indicated.