Adding a Panel

This tutorial teaches you how to add a new panel to your one-line diagram.

Open drawing E-4.1.

Create Panel L3

1. Run the Panels command. The Panel dialog box will open.
   Ribbon: DM Electrical→Distribution Equipment→  Panels
   Pulldown Menu: DM Electrical→Distribution Equipment→Panels

2. Press the button.

3. Select panel L2.

4. Press the button.

5. Press the button.

6. Set New Panel Callout to L3.

7. Press the button to create the panel.

8. In the Fault Analysis section, press the button.

9. Set Feeder Length Calculation Method ▾ to Custom.

10. Set Feeder Length to 100.

11. Press the button.

12. Press the button.

Insert L3 on the One-Line Diagram

1. Press the button. The Panel dialog box will close and the Insert Distribution Equipment dialog box will open.

2. Set Tree ☰ to L3.

3. Press the button to close the dialog box.

4. Follow the prompts at the command line to insert the panel on the drawing. You will then be prompted to connect to an upstream distribution equipment.

5. Select panel L1 on the drawing. the Distribution Equipment Connection dialog box will open.

6. Set Even Breakers ☰ to 2.

7. Set 🔘 Feeder Connection Drafting Style to Connect as One-line.

8. Press the button to close the dialog box.

A feeder will be inserted from panel L3 to panel L1.