Conduit Tracing

The Conduit Manager trace task allows you to identify available ducts in your underground network. Conduit Tracing is available whether you have Conduit Manager licensed or not. Users may access Conduit Tracing tools from ArcFM and ArcFM Viewer. Also, you must select the network you created for conduit tracing in the Utility Network Analyst toolbar's Network field.

You may elect to have a buffer drawn around the elements that participate in the trace. If the number of elements exceeds 10,000, the buffer will not be drawn. As the number of elements approaches 10,000, the buffer may take longer to draw. Modify the buffer threshold, size of the buffer or turn it off altogether using the Tracing tab in the ArcFM Options (or ArcFM Viewer Options). You may use the buffer to select all features that fall within the buffer's range. Use Select Elements to select the buffer graphic. From the Selection menu, click Select By Graphics. Use the Esri Options to determine how the features are selected (only features entirely within the graphic, or any features partially within the graphic).

In order to perform a trace, the Enabled fields on the features in the geometric network must be set to True. Any feature with an Enabled value of False will be treated as a barrier in the trace.