How to Configure the Wire Routing Settings

Select Preferences from the Paneldes Menu. Choose the Wire Routing tab at the top of the dialog.

Connection

Device to Duct	The distance for ducts etc. to connect to panel mounted devices, term-strips etc.
End to End	The distance for any two panel route lines meeting at endpoints to be connected.
End to Mid	The distance for any two raceway segments intersecting anywhere along their lengths to be connected.
Wire Cloud Radius	An alternative distance used to connect devices to panel duct segments when there is no segment within the Device to Duct distance. The distance used for finding segments within a "cloud" around the closest segment that the routing algorithm can find.
Link Length	Unused
Max Device to Duct	The maximum distance the Automatic Settings calculator (i.e. on pressing Automatically suggest wire route settings button ) will find for the Device to Duct setting.
Max End to End	The maximum distance the Automatic Settings calculator (i.e. on pressing Automatically suggest wire route settings button ) will find for the End to End setting.
Max End to Mid	The maximum distance the Automatic Settings calculator (i.e. on pressing Automatically suggest wire route settings button ) will find for the End to Mid setting.
Automatically suggest wire route settings	When you click on this button routing algorithm will Automatically find and suggest connection settings for your panel model (currently opened in Paneldes). This button is enabled only when you open Routing:Wire page on Paneldes preferences while Routing and Viewing Wires.

Routing

Ignore external wires	When enabled, Paneldes will ignore external wires ( i.e. wires connected outside a panel ) while performing the wire route optimisation procedure on single panel model or Multiple Panel Models with Partial Models.
Ignore internal wires	When enabled, Paneldes will ignore internal wires ( i.e. wires connected within a panel ) while performing the wire route optimisation procedure on single panel model or Multiple Panel Models with Partial Models.
Optimise Wire Lengths	When enabled, Paneldes will run Paneldes wire optimisation for wires with three or more terminations thus creating optimum order to connect wires for shortest lengths.

Length Reporting

Trim Wastage	The length of wire to add to each wire route to account for trimming / connecting the wire at each termination.
Additional Trim Wastage (%)	Added to each length of wire to allow for some extra length over and above the exact length (e.g. for stress relief, trimming, connection etc.). The variables can be either a set size (e.g. 2m) or a percentage (e.g. 10%). Using both settings allows a mix of set value and percentage.