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Measure blowout distance
Updated over 3 months ago

Use the Clearance Measure tool

In order to ensure that conductors have sufficient clearance to the sides, the Clearance Measure tool on the toolbar can be used to see the blowout of the conductors under max wind conditions:

For example, if there are two lines close to each other, we can see the minimum distance between them in the event of a blowout:

In order to determine this measurement, first click on the Clearance Measure tool in the left toolbar.

The blowout (labelled Max wind by default in the Environments field) is shown by the dotted black-colored lines on either side of the conductors. You can control the Environments displayed using the Display Environments options in the Properties panel.

Left-click the two blowout lines to measure between. A magenta-colored line will appear between the points to visualise the clearance being measured.

The clearance information in the top right provides information on which two conductors the measurement is between as well as the minimal distance between them and the breakdown of horizontal and vertical distances.

Note that the line will always appear where the distance is minimized between the two spans, rather than where on the span you click.

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