Run a Trace
There are several different kinds of traces that can be
run in Editor XI as listed in the Tracing Tools topic. Follow the steps below
to run a trace.
- On the ArcFM ribbon, select the trace you want to run from
the drop-down for Electric, Gas, or Water Traces, or select a trace
from the Named Trace drop-down.
For example, click the Electric Traces drop-down, then click Downstream.
Or, click the Named Traces drop-down, then click the appropriate choice.
TIP: If you are running a gas trace, squeeze-offs can be honored in your trace results. See the Squeeze-Offs topic to learn how to add squeeze-off points. - The cursor changes to a flag
icon.
Click on the line you’d like to run the trace from.- Electric traces on a feeder with more than one phase are prompted to select a phase on the phase trace wheel. See the Multi-Phase Tracing topic for additional details about this. Click to select the appropriate phase.
- It may take a moment for the trace to complete, when it
does, your display updates automatically to show the trace results.
- Your trace results may display in different symbology from the screen shot above according to your Graphical Tracing settings in Trace Options.
- Use the Clear Trace Results
button
to clear your trace results.