To Create a New Circuit

When you create an electric network using the Electric Explorer, you must also create the new circuit. The circuit is an attribute feature class used to identify all the associated electrical elements (conductors and devices) in the network.

There are two ways to create a circuit:

• Create a new circuit using the Circuit form.
• In the Electric Explorer Circuit container, use New Circuit from Selection or New Circuit from Trace.

After you create the circuit, you must identify the circuit’s origin (feeder) device (breaker, feeder, recloser, transformer). See Associate a Feeder Device with the Circuit and Specify the Origin Device for the Circuit.

You can identify a secondary circuit for a transformer by completing the Output Circuit attribute in the form. For more information, see Multiple Circuits.

To create a new circuit using a circuit form

1. In the Industry Model pane, click Document Explorer.
2. In the Document Explorer, open Data Model Circuit and right-click the Circuit feature class. Click Show Form.
3. In the Circuit form, click New Record from the toolbar at the bottom of the form.
4. Fill out the form with data about the circuit. Click Insert [F5] and then close the form.

   When you create the feeder device for the circuit, you must associate the feeder with this circuit using the CIRCUIT (FID_CIRCUIT) attribute in the feeder device form or in the Electric Explorer. You must set the feeder device as the Device Origin feature in the Circuit form. See Associate a Feeder Device with the Circuit and Specify the Origin Device for the Circuit.

   You can display and manage circuits using the Circuit container in the Electric Explorer.

To create a new circuit from a selection

1. In the Industry Model pane, click Electric Explorer.
2. In the Circuit container, click New Circuit from Selection.
   • When prompted, select the features in the circuit. Press Enter.

   The circuit is displayed in the Circuit container.

To create a new circuit from a trace

1. In the Industry Model pane, click Electric Explorer.
2. In the Circuit container, click New Circuit from Trace.
3. Click Select Start Feature and click the feature at the start of the trace.
4. Follow the prompts on the command line to complete the trace.

   The circuit is displayed in the Circuit container.