To Modify Wire Properties

You modify the properties of wires using the Properties palette.

To modify wire properties

1. Select the wires.
   Note: Before you can calculate wire sizes, you must add wire to the devices in the circuit. You must also set the type of conductor material for the wire style used, for example, copper or aluminium.
2. On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and modify the basic properties as needed:

   If you want to change…	then…
   the description	expand General. For Description, click , enter a description, and click OK.
   the layer on which the wires are placed	expand General, and for Layer, select a different layer. You can select from the layers in the current drawing.
   the wire style	expand General, and for Style, select the style. You can select from the wire styles defined in the current drawing.
   the elevation	expand Location, and do one of the following: For Preset elevation, select a defined elevation. For Elevation, enter an elevation. The difference in the elevation of the devices, the wires, and the panel for a circuit is used to calculate the circuit length. Note that the circuit length can only be calculated if the panel and all of the devices on the circuit are in the current drawing.

3. Expand Advanced, and modify the advanced properties as needed:
   Attention: To use the instant sizing tool to calculate the wire sizes, all of the selected wires must have:

   • An assigned circuit whose system type is Power and Lighting
   • The same wire style

   If you want to change…	then…
   the system	expand System, and for System, select the system.
   the wire sizes	expand Dimensions, and specify the wire sizes by doing one of the following: On the Dimensions bar, click to have the instant sizing tool calculate the sizes. The tool calculates the sizes based on the material and temperature rating of the corresponding wire style; the rating of the specified Power and Lighting circuit; and the ambient temperature specified in the drawing. Select or enter wire sizes for the hot, neutral, ground, and isolated ground wires. The wires for which you need to specify sizes depend on the design specifications of the selected wire style.

4. Press Esc.
Tip: You can add labels to wires to indicate circuit assignments or wire styles.