Table of Contents

1. Introduction 4

1.1 Application in Data Centre ............................................................................................ 5

2. Understanding the workspace 8

2.1 Nexans FibreRoute stencils .......................................................................................... 10

2.1.1 Nexans FibreRoute Planner stencil ...................................................................... 11

2.1.1.1 IT and AC Rack Units ..................................................................................................................... 11

2.1.1.1.1

Creating rows of similar shapes ............................................................................................. 13

2.1.1.1.2

Numbering shapes ................................................................................................................... 14

2.1.1.2 Section Reference shapes ............................................................................................................. 16

2.1.1.2.1

Updating a section ................................................................................................................... 17

2.1.1.3 Toggle Layer button shapes ......................................................................................................... 18

2.1.1.4 Nexans Border ................................................................................................................................ 20

2.1.1.4.1

Page Setup Shortcuts .............................................................................................................. 20

2.1.1.4.2

Title Block ................................................................................................................................. 21

2.1.1.4.2.1

More Title Block shapes ................................................................................................... 23

2.1.1.4.2.1

Displaying the Page Revision Date .................................................................................. 24

2.1.1.4.2.2

Scaling the Nexans Border ............................................................................................... 26

2.1.1.5 Legend Shape ................................................................................................................................. 27

2.1.2 Nexans FibreRoute 120 System stencil ................................................................ 27

2.1.3 Nexans FibreRoute 240 System stencil ................................................................ 28

2.1.4 Nexans FibreRoute 120 and 240 System Miscellaneous stencil ......................... 28

2.1.5 Nexans FibreRoute Other ..................................................................................... 28

2.2 Microsoft stencils ......................................................................................................... 29

2.2.1 Walls, Doors and Windows stencil ....................................................................... 29

2.2.2 Annotations ........................................................................................................... 31

2.3 Nexans FibreRoute Planner window ........................................................................... 32

2.3.1 Product page hyperlinks ....................................................................................... 32

2.3.2 Selecting product shapes ...................................................................................... 32

2.3.3 Filtering a list ......................................................................................................... 33

2.3.4 Grouping list items ................................................................................................ 34

2.4 Switching between Metric and US Units ..................................................................... 35

3. Drawing a FibreRoute system 36

3.1 Creating a new diagram ............................................................................................... 39

3.2 Stretching channels to the right length ....................................................................... 39

3.3 Adding vertical bends ................................................................................................... 40

3.4 Adding horizontal bends, crosses and tees ................................................................ 40

3.5 Raising and lowering shapes ....................................................................................... 41

3.6 Adding end caps to shapes .......................................................................................... 42

3.7 Adding covers to shapes .............................................................................................. 43

3.8 Adding Waterfalls ......................................................................................................... 44

3.8.1 Waterfalls at different levels ................................................................................ 45