Trimble ProDesign Introduction Training Course

A brief introduction followed by instructions on how to make use of the exercise material

Summary

In this section, you will learn how to set up ProDesign, where to find assistance and resources, and how to construct project and component template files.

PD-01-01-01_Template set-up Application settings [03:09]

 This video demonstrates how to configure the main application.

PD-01-01-02_Resources Help module [01:43]

 This video demonstrates where to find useful resources.

PD-01-02-01_Template set-up Project Template [14:35]

This video will show you how to improve your workflow by configuring various features, such as drawing space, component annotation, selectivity, and more.

PD-01-02-02_Template set-up Component – Busbar [01:53]

This video demonstrates how to configure the bus-bar.

PD-01-02-03_Template set-up Component – Cables [03:42]

This video demonstrates how to set up the cable configuration.

PD-01-02-04_Template set-up Component – TPN Distribution Board [03:50]

This video walks you through the steps of configuring the Distribution Board.

PD-01-02-05_Template set-up Component – TPN Switchboard [02:44]

This video will guide you through the configuration steps for the Switchboard template. During the course of constructing an electrical system, installation will speed things up.

Summary
This section will provide a high-level overview of all menu bars, fundamentals of the supply components, and an in-depth look at each component in order to teach you how to construct a fundamental electrical system and make your work more efficient.

PD-02-01-01_Starting ProDesign High-Level Overview [04:28]
This lesson goes over the process of starting up software and provides an overall summary of all menu bars.

PD-02-02-01_Construction Menu – Source [03:16]
You will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of the supply components that can be found under the construction tab in this section.

PD-02-02-02_Construction Menu – Switchboard [05:35]
This video provides an in-depth explanation of the switchboard component; if you watch it and pay attention, you will be able to construct an electrical system more quickly because you will have a better understanding of the details.

PD-02-02-03_Construction Menu – Distribution Board [04:36]
The component of the distribution board is broken down in great detail in this video; if you watch it, you will gain the knowledge necessary to construct an electrical system more quickly.

PD-02-02-04_Construction Menu – Loads [03:58]
This video will help you gain a comprehensive understanding of the loads component, which is essential for building an electrical system. This understanding will allow you to work more efficiently.

PD-02-02-05_Construction Menu – Busbars [02:47]
This video will help you save time if you are constructing an electrical system by providing an explanation of the busbar component.

Summary
You will acquire the knowledge necessary to construct a simple electrical system, as well as how to make use of the bonus circuit schedule template that supplements the ProDesign. At long last, you will acquire the knowledge necessary to produce the reports required for the technical submissions and approval of your design.

PD-02-03-01_Essentials – Build Simple electrical system [18:54]

Watching this video will teach you how to put together an easy electrical system.
It will be used in the videos that follow to demonstrate the calculation and the report Tabs, so stay tuned for those!

PD-02-03-02_ Essentials – Distribution Board Schedule (template) [23:31]
This is bonus material in which I go over the excel version of the circuit chart/load schedule that is attached to this lesson as exercise files. Watching the video will assist you in efficiently using the template while designing an electrical system.

The template can be used as a standalone or to support the design process of building the system in ProDesign.

This 24way TPN Distribution Board Schedule, excel template can be used to create circuit diagrams, calculate load, and apply diversity. It can be used independently or in conjunction with ProDesign.

PD-02-03-03_ Resolve PD-02-03-01 errors
Welcome to projectdesign.io
In here we continue with the Basic electrical system and will resolve all errors

PD-02-03-01_Essentials – Build Simple electrical system

PD-02-03-04_Introduction to Reports

PD-02-04-01_ Reports – Selectivity
It may be counter intuitive but you should really start with the selectivity reports 

PD-02-04-02_ Reports-Cables Calculation
Reports > Cables > Calculation

PD-02-04-03_ Reports – Cable Schedule – SubMains
Reports > Cables >Schedule
Useful if you want sub main cable schedule

PD-02-04-04 Reports – Load summary
Reports > Load > Summary
Shows load per DB or Switchboard
Reports > Load > Schedule
Shows individual load of each circuit in DB or Switchboard
Reports > Energy & Time current Selectivity

PD-02-04-05_ Reports-Circuit Chart
Reports > Circuit Chart > Load
• Similar to UK standard DB chart as on certificate
• Use if you want to send the information to someone who is going to create certificate, but not so good for the guys on site
• Does not show circuit type i.e., Ring or Radial
Reports > Circuit Chart > Cable
pretty much useless

PD-02-04-06_ Reports – Device Setting
Reports > Protective Device Settings >

PD-02-04-07_ Reports – Distribution Board Schedule
Reports > Distribution Boards > Report
Reports > Distribution Boards > Schedule 1
Reports > Distribution Boards > Schedule 2
Reports > Distribution Boards > Schedule 3
 Chart > Load
Reports > Distribution Boards >

PD-02-04-08_ Reports – Zs measurements
Reports > Other > Zs measurements

PD-02-04-09_Reports – Project Revision
Revision is used to identify and record any changes made to a project.

PD-03-01-01_Functional – Switching Scenarios
The user can save the state of all the switches in the project, or apply a project state that has been saved earlier.

PD-03-01-02_Functional – Data Entry – Settings Applied to Multiple Components
The best way to make multiple changes is to use the Data Entry feature
(Menu: Edit | Data Entry) which contains lists of all cables, loads and motors and all associated settings.

PD-03-01-03_Functional – circuit-breaker that does not appear in ProDesign
The protective device database in ProDesign contains most of the devices in current use in UK.  

PD-03-01-04_Functional – Ring final socket circuits
How do I enter the length for a Ring Final Circuit?
The full length of the cable run from the board around the ring and back to the board should be entered in the Length setting in the Cable dialog.

PD-03-01-05_Functional – Breaking Capacity
The breaking capacity of every circuit protective device (CPD) in a network is checked against the prospective fault current conditions at the point at which the device is installed. 

PD-04-01-01_ Errors – Large Office