When working on an electrification project, there are multiple reasons as to why you might want to define a catenary wire as 'Out-of-Running'. This article will provide you with the information as to how out-of-running wires are calculated and subsequently how they will be displayed within your design.
Defining a wire as out-of-running is possible by selecting the appropriate radio button option within the 'Wire Configure' dialog;
Using standardised logic, Lineardraft will apply an 'out-of-running' status to a section of the wire that is different depending on the scenario within your design. In the examples below, the out-of-running wire is defined by a dotted line and in total, there are 3 different scenarios to consider, they are;
- If 'Out-of-Running' is selected at a structure where a wire is terminated, then the last third of the wire within the final span will be placed on an out-of-running level.
- If 'Out-of-Running' is selected at a structure where the wire is not terminated and the wire continues along to the next structure within your design, then the last third of the wire within the preceding span and the first third of the wire within the proceeding span, will be placed on an out-of-running level.
- If 'Out-of-Running' is selected at a two consecutive structures within your design, then the logic is slightly deferent from the previous points. The last third of the wire within the preceding span of the first structure identified as out-of-running and the entire wire within the proceeding span, will be placed on an out-of-running level.
