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Edit Wire Dialog

The 'Edit Wire' dialog can be accessed from two windows in Lineardraft:

The dialog allows you to edit the properties of a catenary or auxiliary wire at a structure, add equipment to a structure, or edit and remove any previously attached equipment. The article below outlines the functionality of the dialog.

If you would like to follow the full processes for attaching a wire, adding equipment, or editing a wire point, please see the linked articles.

The 'Edit Wire' dialog is divided into three main sections. The options within these sections are detailed in the tabs below.

  1. Wire Point Properties: Allows you to configure wire settings at the structure. This section will display different options depending on whether you are configuring a catenary or auxiliary wire point.
  2. Equipment Editor: Displays the equipment pathway where you attach your equipment.
  3. Sub-Menus: This section of the dialog presents different options depending on what item you have selected in the equipment editor. For example if you have a bracket selected, you will see options for selecting and positioning a bracket. The options for each sub-menu are detailed below.
Wire Point Properties Equipment Editor Mast Sub-Menu Gantry Sub-Menu SPS Sub-Menu Drop Tube Sub-Menu Bracket Sub-Menu Wire Support Sub-Menu Ornament Sub-Menu

Wire Point Properties

Catenary Wire Point

  1. Support type: The choice of structure support type, for example 'Supported and Registered', 'MPA', 'Anchor' etc.
  2. Track: The track which the catenary wire will be associated with; for multiple track structures.
  3. Contact Wire (CW): Height of the contact wire in metres, relative to HRL; the checkbox can be unticked to suppress the wire.
  4. System Height (SH): Distance between the messenger and contact wires.
  5. Messenger Wire (MW): Height of the messenger wire in metres, relative to HRL; the checkbox can be unticked to suppress the wire.
  6. Stagger: The offset of the contact wire from the centre line of the track, in metres.
  7. In-running: When enabled this indicates the wire is 'in-running' and will be in contact with the pantograph. When disabled this indicates the wire is 'out-of-running' and will not be in contact with the pantograph. 
  8. Equipment: Enable this toggle to add equipment for your wire to the structure. Find out more here. 
  9. Three-dot menu: Clicking this will open a flyout menu allowing you to set the wire point status and span type for the span following the selected wire point.
  10. Centre view on structure: Centres the active view around your selected structure.

Auxiliary Wire Point

  1. Anchor: This toggle can be enabled if you want to anchor the wire to the structure. 
  2. Support: Select which mast the wire is attached to; used when attaching to portals. For example 'Support (A)'. This option is only visible when the 'Equipment' toggle isn't enabled, otherwise you attach your wire to the appropriate mast or gantry via the equipment editor.
  3. Reference height: Reference for height of wire; this can be linked to a specific track or the overall HRL. 
  4. Height: The height of the auxiliary wire.
  5. Offset: The horizontal distance from the centre of the chosen mast. This option is only visible when the 'Equipment' toggle isn't enabled.
  6. Equipment: This toggle can be enabled to add auxiliary equipment. Learn more here.
  7. Three-dot menu: Clicking this will open a flyout menu allowing you to set the wire point status and span type for the span following the selected wire point.
  8. Centre view on structure: Centres the active view around your selected structure.

  1. Left/Right: Determines which side of the mast or drop tube the equipment is placed when looking at the structure in the direction of increasing chainage. This option is only visible when the 'Equipment' toggle is enabled.

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