Rack Elevation Drawings

Precision scaled racks with built-in rack rulers show all front and back mounted equipment. Equipment Rack Layout drawings are used to build the project’s racks. The drawings show the correct placement of all rack mounted components, and the reports show the rack bill-of-materials, rack dimensions, and AC power and ventilation requirements. Rack equipment can be created directly on the rack page or automatically by transforming block devices on the block diagram into rack equipment using the Copy Shapes feature. Quickly design a conceptual rack system with equipment models to determine rough space requirements early-on in the project.

Racks

The precision scaled universal rack symbol has a built-in rack ruler to help techs install rack equipment in the most appropriate order. Depth ruler-bars and rear rack views help installers see the overall picture.

Rack Mounts

Precisely scaled rack equipment, mounts and accessory symbols, snap right into place and allow fast, easy, and accurate rack designs. Choose among integrated, custom, or standalone vertical or horizontal device mounting. Symbol depth ruler-bars help designers position rack devices to the most suitable location for installation. Symbols can show new, existing, or future device status, as well as mount and associated device data.

Rack Reports

  • Rack(s) Bill of Materials - The complete list of racks, mounts, and accessories.This can be placed alongside the rack symbols on the rack elevation page.
  • Overall Rack Dimensions - This report is usually placed beneath the rack symbols on the rack elevation drawing to help define the headend enclosure space needed.
  • AC Current and Ventilation Totals - This report is usually placed above the rack symbols on the rack elevation page. The total CFM value represents the minimum required rack space ventilation needed for normal equipment life and safe headend operation. The total AC current represents the minimum current capacity needed from the circuit breaker panel to safely power the headend.