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AlarmCAD for AutoCAD''s Cleanup command ensures that active appliances' circuits are completely connected to their sources. The Cleanup command offers Automatic and Optional Cleanup tasks which are described in detail below.
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The image to the right displays
the two Automatic Cleanup Tasks that are integral to all others performed
in the command.
Please note that both tasks are not
options, but are automatically performed when users run the command.
The first role of the Automatic Cleanup Tasks will remove any duplicate wire paths, devices and panels that exist at identical locations. This check will always include frozen circuits as well.
The second role of the Automatic Tasks is the Connector Integrity Check, which ensures that devices and wirepaths sharing common locations are properly connected. As in the Remove Duplicate Components automatic task, the Connector Integrity Check always applies to frozen circuits.
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Please Note: These options are not turned on by default,
and in order for the options to be available, the first option, "Activate Optional Cleanup Tasks"
must be selected, as in the image on the right. Selecting
all options at once will likely cause major modifications to the drawing,
so saving work prior to running the command is recommended. If
using the command for the first time, try using only one or two options
at a time to observe how the command will affect a drawing.
Remove unused circuits from paths and appliances. This options removes all circuits from wire paths and appliances that do not have a corresponding source circuit, and it will remove all circuit paths not in use. For example, if an end device is manually removed from a circuit path that has previously been assigned, (contains an address/circuit data/circuit calculations, etc.), the circuit will remain as assigned. When this option is selected, the command removes the circuit, but does not physically remove the wire path from the drawing.
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Remove detached circuits from paths and devices. This
option removes all circuits that are physically detached from their source.
For example, if a Source is manually detached from a circuit path that
has previously been assigned, the circuit will remains as assigned even
though it is not physically connected to its Source. Selecting this option
will remove the circuit, but does not physically remove the wire path
from the drawing.
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Circuit integrity check. Ensures
that active device circuits have a complete circuit routing back to their
source by adding wire path circuits if necessary. It also ensures that
device labels contain correct circuit information.
Note in the Cleanup Modification List dialog (above right), the Circuit Integrity Check added a circuit that was previously unassigned.
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Connect unassigned device circuits.
This option connects unassigned device circuits where possible. Automatic
Connection mode is essentially activated for the selected devices, wire
paths, and sources. The
"Cleanup Modification List" dialog on the right displays the
results of selecting this option. The
user is notified where circuit connections are added and to what device/s
the circuits connect. As
a reminder, the Element tab
for each device, path, and source also indicates to what other devices,
paths, and sources it is connected.
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Additionally, users can include
Frozen Circuits in the Optional
Cleanup Tasks. However,
this option will not perform the check on Frozen Circuits when the previous
option, "Connect unassigned device circuits," is also turned
on.
Consider highlighted appliances only is self-explanatory, and will perform any of the Optional Cleanup Tasks only for the user's highlighted appliances in the drawing.
Automatic vs. Manual Connection Mode
Default Properties Elements: Element Tab
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