Upgrade Equipment

The Replace tool also allows you to upgrade equipment during the replacement procedure. Upgrade means to move from a single phase to a multiple phase piece of equipment. The following steps use this single-phase line as the upgrade example. As you can see in the Component Information pane, this conductor is currently an A phase conductor.

IMPORTANT: The Replace tool remembers the most recently used CU, and that CU persists with the tool for additional use. To change the CU, press F (or click your middle mouse button). This brings up the CU Search.

On the Design tab, click the Replace tool.
1. If this is the first time you have clicked the tool in this design session, the CU Search automatically appears.
  
  IMPORTANT: If this is not the first time you have clicked the tool, press F (or press your middle mouse button) to bring up the CU Search, if necessary. The tool remembers your most-recently used CU, which is displayed in the upper, right-hand corner of the application. If this is the CU you need, then you are good to go without having to search again.
If necessary, in the CU Search, find the install CU (in this example, it is a three-phase conductor). After you find it, double-click it.
Hover your cursor over the existing piece of equipment that needs to be upgraded. Notice the tool tips display both the phases that are going to be installed and the CU name of the install CU.
Click the existing piece of equipment on the map. The install CU is placed directly on the existing piece of equipment, and the remove CU is offset so that you may see both simultaneously.
1. If the application could not find an appropriate remove CU, a red or green badge appears seeking additional input from you.
In the Component Information pane, you can toggle between the new install CU that acts as the replacement and the previous piece of equipment set for removal.