Wire Hop

Wire Hop

Menu:	Lighting Wire Hop
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The Wire Hop command will draw a "hop" or arc to indicate that one wire overlaps another wire.  When drawing wire, it is necessary to make it obvious that two separate pieces of wire overlap each other versus intersecting each other.  The program will maintain wire hops while breaking wire at fixture symbols or wire intersections during the voltage drop calculation process.

To draw a wire hop on the screen:

1. Enter the radius for the wire hop in the Radius text box and click on the OK button.

2. Select the piece of wire that will make the hop by clicking on the wire one time with the left mouse button.  The wire hop arc symbol will slide along the selected by dragging the mouse cursor.

3. Set a point for the center location of the intended wire hop symbol.
   
   
   Click center location of intended wire hop arc.

4. Move the mouse cursor up, down, right or left.  The arc making the hop will "flip" on the screen based on the cursor location.
   
   
   Move cursor to see the arc symbol.

5. Click one time with the left mouse button to complete the process and place the wire hop on the screen.
   
   
   Click one time to complete the wire hop arc symbol.

6. Continue placing wire hop symbols on the design screen as necessary.

7. Press the Esc key to exit the command.

 

 

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