Spool Bracket

Spool brackets provide an attachment point for spool insulators with flexible mounting options. Assembly Creator's Components tab is where you view, create, edit, and delete spool brackets. Expand the Bracket Hardware category on the left pane, if necessary, and select the Spool Bracket subcategory. This populates the middle pane with a list of available spool brackets. The right pane provides details for the currently selected bracket.

The results of creating, deleting, or editing components are not permanently saved until you select File > Save from the main menu.

Create

Follow these steps to create a new spool bracket:

Select the Components tab.
Select the Bracket Hardware category.
Select the Spool Bracket subcategory.
Click the Create New button to open the Create Spool Bracket form.
Enter the desired values for each field. The specifications are defined below.
Click Create to add the new spool bracket to the component list.

Edit

Follow these steps to edit a spool bracket:

Double-click the bracket you want to edit. This opens the bracket's edit form.
Enter the desired values for each field. The specifications are defined below.
Click the appropriate button:
- Delete - delete the bracket from the component list.
- Update - apply edits to the bracket.
- Cancel - exit the form without making changes to the bracket.

Delete

There are two ways to delete spool brackets:

Click the red X next to the bracket to delete from the list in the middle pane of the Components tab.
Double-click the bracket to open the edit form. Click Delete.

An asterisks after "Assembly Creator" in the title bar denotes unsaved changes. If you close Assembly Creator without saving, a popup window will alert you that unsaved changes exist.

Create spool bracket

Specifications

In Assembly Creator, spool brackets are defined with four parameters: Name, Vertical Strength, Transverse Strength, and Longitudinal Strength.

Name

Unique identifier for the spool bracket. If you attempt to create a spool bracket with a name that already exists, a popup will warn of the issue when you click Create. You must provide a unique name before Assembly Creator will create the bracket.

Vertical Strength

The amount of upward or downward force the bracket can withstand before failing.

Transverse Strength

The maximum force directed towards or away from the pole that the component can withstand before failing.

Longitudinal Strength

The maximum force directed perpendicular to the pole that the component can withstand before failing.

Any values you enter that are out of the acceptable range for that item will be outlined in red. Hover the cursor over the caution triangle to see the range of acceptable values.