Schrack Design Software

The Thermal Calculation Guide offers four easy steps which help you to recalibrate your distribution board to comply with standards. In the first step, you can adjust influencing factors such as the ambient temperature, mounting type and reduction factor.

These values have to match the actual conditions on site. It is also possible to replace the enclosure box and e.g. choose a larger or smaller body. In the second step, you can add the busbars or adjust the length of previously added busbars to calculate the actual temperature. Adjusting the length automatically adjusts the power loss of the product. In the third step you can add the wiring.

To do so, you need to specify such data as the cross-section, installation method and length. The wiring calculation is then made automatically. In the fourth step, the software will recommend a suitable ventilation system, if necessary, to lower the temperature to the range as specified in the standards. If you add this system to your project, all articles of the system are added to the parts list.
 

To design the front view of your distribution board simply drag the icons of all the distribution board components into the drawing window "Front View" and position them as required or insert them automatically by double-clicking. These design icons of the articles are available in the parts list to the right of the article. If you use the double-click function to insert the drawings automatically, Schrack Design recognizes when a row is full and automatically starts a new row.

When you use a pre-designed distribution panel, Schrack Design indicates where the front plates of the devices are and where it is possible to insert new articles.

By selecting an electrical component panel via its combined article number (e.g.: EVN 3U24NE, IL164324NS) you will automatically see the parts list with all its individual components as soon as you insert it.
Depending on your requirements, you can then modify the inserts in the distribution enclosure or replace individual components with others; e.g.: you might want to replace a slotted front plate 3G3 IL051303-H with a blind front plate 3B3 IL056303. To do so, simply search the product list and select the desired article.

The original set of articles of the distribution enclosure, however, remains in the list.

Create a single- or multi-line wiring diagram for your distribution board.
The multi-line wiring diagram for the RCD, MCB and MCB/RCD will be created automatically based on the front view design. For this function you have to activate the functionality „Automatic wiring” in the settings of Schrack Design. As soon as you have designed the front view and then click on the tab Multi-line wiring diagram, Schrack Design automatically draws the wiring diagram for you.

Of course you can also add you articles manually – simply take the symbols like in the front view per drag&drop and put them on the right place in the frame. Like in the front view, you can also add the articles automatically next to each other by double-clicking on the drawing.

To connect symbols or lines you can use the command “Angled connector”. This command inserts an angled connector, which you can rotate using the Tab key. Depending on where you position the angle the lines will be placed automatically.

There are several additional functionalities to support professional design planning. For example, it is possible to add a note to an article, which will be included automatically in the documentation (circuit directory). You can also link lines, which allows planning large projects. To avoid crossing lines all wiring icons can be individually edited, moved and placed.

Schrack Design monitors the temperature of the distribution board in real time and immediately displays a warning if the enclosure's temperature exceeds the allowed maximum.

This live thermal calculation is performed already when articles are added to the parts list. If the enclosure temperature exceeds the allowed maximum, the system displays a warning.

To recalibrate the distribution board, click on the icon that has turned red and follow the four steps of our Guide to make the system compliant with standards. Our Guide is a helpful assistant to solve the problem.

The documents related to a distribution enclosure must be archived for a period of 10 years to meet applicable legal provisions. To do so, you can save the project any time. In addition, it is possible to print the documentation in PDF format.

You can use the Export function to save the parts list of the project either as .txt or .xls. Thus, with only a few clicks you can save the report or export your parts list.

As soon as the distribution enclosure is finished and meeting the standards, you can simply order all the required Schrack products in the Online Shop. If you click on the basket, the system will generate a corresponding parts list in your personal Schrack Technik User Account.

Schrack Design lets you print the rating plate of the distribution board quickly and efficiently!

We recommend the Ondot thermal transfer label printer TTP-245C for that purpose. If you are a Schrack Technik customer, you will receive special rates from Ondot when ordering the label printer. Send an email to info(at)ondot.at with "Schrack Design" in the subject line.

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