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Printing Y our Own Arc Flash Hazard Labels


You can print arc flash hazard labels from the Arc Flash
Hazard Reports spreadsheet. To print labels for specific
bus/equipment select the bus in the arc flash hazard r eport spreadsheet, right click on the row of the bus, and
choose Print Label for Current Device . To print labels for all buses in the spreadsheet, right click on the
spreadsheet and choose Print Label for All Devices . You can send the output to a label printer, any printer or to
an Acrobat Distiller through the Print Text Report dialog.

Adding Comments to Labels

Printing labels with comments


You can add comments to labels by typing the desired text in the Print Text Report dialog in the Comment Text
field. You can add information such as date the label
was created, software name, file name used to create label,
and the standard used for calculations. See example below.

Label with comments


Arc Flash Hazard,
When Both (Incl & Excl Main) is selected in
Short Circuit Options
both the device and main. The label for the main includes the text --Main.

a label is printed for

Arc Flash Label Templates


You can choose from several arc flash label templates or cu
stomize your own label using a new template. To select
an available template, select Options buttons in the Print dialog. Arc Flash Label Print Options dialog will appear.

Arc Flash Label Print Options

Customizing Arc Flash Label Templates


Arc Flash Label Template File Format
The Arc Flash label template file (*.afl) is an XML file. This is a standard format for exchanging data for many web based and
standalone applications and is easily extensible. To get more familiar with the templates, start off by customizing one of your
existing label templates using notepad.
The default path for the Arc Flash Labels depends upon which version of EasyPower you have. The paths in XP are:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EasyPower\EasyPower\9.0\AF Labels
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\EasyPower\EasySolv\9.0\AF Labels
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\EasyPower\SafetyTracker\9.0\AF Labels
For Vista or Windows 7 the paths are:
C:\ProgramData\EasyPower\EasyPower\9.0\AF Labels
C:\ProgramData\EasyPower\EasySolv\9.0\AF Labels
C:\ProgramData\EasyPower\SafetyTracker\9.0\AF Labels
Verify this location (path) by selecting Tools > Options > File Locations, you should see the Arc Flash Labels and next to it a
path. This is the path to save your template file. You may change this location if desired.
Items can be defined in any order (unless relative positioning is
used) and attributes can be in any order. There are 4 basicypes
t
of graphical objects that can be defined fo
r Arc Flash labels: rectangles, lines, text and pictures. Each of these items has
attributes that describe their positions, sizes, colors
, etc. The general file format is shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ArcFlashLabel>
>>> Arc Flash Label definitions go here
</ArcFlashLabel>

The origin (0,0) of the label is the top left corner. The x coordinate increases left to righ
t while the y coordinate increase
s top
to bottom. There are no limits to how large a label you can create.
X
(0,0)
Y

Coordinates can be specified in inches, mm, or cm. All coordinates are by default absolute positions unless the
position=relative attribute is used which makes the value interpreted as relative to the last item in the normal flow. This
applies to the following elements: X, Y, left, right, top, bottom.
For example:
<x>1.5</x>
<x position=relative>1.5</x>

sets x = 1.5 inches


adds 1.5 inches to the previous item to get the actual x position.

Conditional Fields
EasyPower has the ability to set condition s on label items. For example, you ma y want to use a different color for
different PPE levels or differ ent text or images based on equipment kV.
Adding a condition to label items allows
you to customize a label for a specific condition. Condition s are specified as an attribut e of the item you want to
modify as follows:
<tag condition=variable.OP.value>
where

variable
OP
value

one of the supported variables listed below


one of the comparison operators listed below
the value you are comparing to using the correct type for the
variable used. Can use NULL for strings.

The following is a list of variables that are currently supported.


Variable
PPE

Type
Integer

Boundary
IncidentEnergy
HazardDistance
kV
Volts
BoltedFaultAmps
BoltedFaultKA
FedBy
EquipName

Float
Float
Float
Float
Float
Float
Float
String
String

Description
PPE level starting with 0 for lowest value, maximum value is
determined by the number of entries in the device library.
Arc flash boundary
Incident energy
Working distance (in current units)
Bus voltage in kV
Bus voltage in volts
Bolted fault in amps
Bolted fault in kA
Equipment name of fed by equipment
Equipment name

The following is a list of valid comparison operators.


Operator
EQ
NE
LT
GT
LE
GE
CONTAINS
STARTSWITH

Description
Equals
Not Equal
Less Than
Greater Than
Less than or Equal
Greater than or Equal
Checks if string is contained in variable
Checks if variable starts with specified string

Valid for
Integers, Floats, Strings
Integers, Floats, Strings
Integers, Floats
Integers, Floats
Integers, Floats
Integers, Floats
Strings
Strings

Examples
<Color condition=PPE.EQ.4>#ff0000</Color>
<Color condition=PPE.LT.4>#00ff00</Color>
<Color>#000000</Color>

// Use this color if PPE = 4


// Use this color if PPE < 4
// Use this color for default

In this example, label text will only print if the equipment name starts with BUS
<Label condition=EquipName.STARTSWITH.BUS>Main Bus</Label>

In this example, font size will be set to 12pt if the bus voltage is greater than 480.25 volts.
<PointSize condition=Volts.GT.480.25>12</PointSize>

In this example, the entire item will be printed on when bolted fault amps is greater than 100 amps.
<Text condition=BoltedFaultAmps.GT.100.0>
other properties go here
</Text>

Properties
The Properties section allows you to specify informati
the following options.
Field
Author
Organization
Created
Title
Language

Required
No
No
No
Yes
No

Default

English

on about this document for the Arc Flash label and can have

Description
Authors name
Organization
Date created(format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ)
Template title (this will show in EasyPower Print Options dialog)
Language (this will show in EasyPower Print Options dialog). This
will also be used for the %Month% variable.

Settings
The Settings section allows you to specify certain settings for the Arc Flash label and can have the following
options.
Field
Units

Required
No

Default
inches

LabelsPerPage

No

1x1

FontName
PointSize
Escapement

No
No
No

Arial
9
0

Bold

No

Italic

No

Color

No

#000000
(black)

Description
Units for Arc Flash label elements. Valid values are:
inches
mm
cm
Number of labels per page. Valid values are:
1x1 - single label per page
2x1 - 2 rows by 1 column per page
2x2 - 2 rows by 2 columns per page
Default font name
Default font point size
Default font escapement specifi
ed in 1/10 of an angle. So for 90
degree text you would specify 900.
Default bold font
0 = normal
1 = bold
Default italic font
0 = normal
1 = italic
RGB value of color of the default font, format #rrggbb

Sample:
<Properties>
<Author>John X. Programmer</Author>
<Created>2006-05-16T10:12:00Z</Created >
<Title>Standard Label (4x6 inches)</Title >
<Language>English</Language >
</Properties>
<Settings >
<Units>inches</Units>
<LabelsPerPage>2x2</LabelsPerPage >
</Settings>

Rectangles:

Rectangles are simply boxes and c

Field
left
top
right
bottom
LineWidth
Color

Required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

FillColor

No

Default

2
#000000
(black)
#ffffff
(white)

an have the following attributes.

Description
Left coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Top coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Right coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Bottom coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Width of the line around the rectangle
RGB value of color of the rectangle line, format #rrggbb
RGB value of fill color of the rectangle, format #rrggbb

Sample:
<Rect>

<left>0</left>
<top>0</top>
<right>7.25</right>
<bottom position=relative>0.75</bottom>
<LineWidth>2</LineWidth>
<Color>#ff0000</Color>
<FillColor>#ff00ff</FillColor>
</Rect>

Lines:

Lines can have the following attributes.

Field
X1
Y1
X2
Y2
LineWidth
LineStyle

Required
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

Color

No

Default

2
0

#000000
(black)

Description
Starting x value in specified units
Starting y value in specified units
Ending x value in specified units
Ending y value in specified units
Width of the line
Style of the line
0 = Solid
1 = Dash
2 = Dot
3 = Dash Dot
4 = Dash Dot Dot
RGB value of color of the rectangle line, format #rrggbb

Sample:
<Line>

<X1>0</X1>
<Y1>0</Y1>
<X2>7.25</X2>
<Y2>0.75</Y2>
<LineWidth>2</LineWidth>
<LineStyle>0</LineStyle >
<Color>#ff0000</Color>
</Line>

Text: Text can have the following attributes.


Field
Label

Required
Yes

Default

Description
Static text to display. The following variables are also available:
Variable
%Boundary%
%BoundaryValue%
%IncidentEnergy%
%HazardUnit%
%HazardDistance%
%HazardDistanceValue%
%PPE%
%Clothing%
%kV%
%Volts%
%LimitedDistance%
%LimitedDistanceValue%
%RestrictedDistance%
%RestrictedDistanceValue%
%ProhibitedDistance%
%ProhibitedDistanceValue%
%EquipName%
%FedBy%
%Month%
%Mon%
%MonthValue%
%Day%
%Year%
%Comments%
%CalcMethod%
%Gloves%
%BoltedFaultA%
%BoltedFaultkA%
%FileName%
%BusComments%
%ProjectName%
%ProjectCode%
%Company%

Precision

Units

Y
Y
Y

Y
Y

Some variables allow you to specify the decimal precision by


appending the number of decimal places to show. For example, to
show 3 decimal places for working distance, simply append .3 to the
variable, i.e. %IncidentEnergy.3%
Distance variables allow you to specify the units by appending the
units to the variable following the # delimiter. For example, to show
restricted distance in cm, you would enter the variable as
%RestrictedDistance#cm%. You may combine precisionand units as
follows, %RestrictedDistance.2#mm% (show units in mm with 2
decimal places).
Valid units are:
in
mm
cm
m

Field
X

VAlign

Required Default
Yes for
single line
text
Yes for
single line
text
Yes for
multi-line
text
Yes for
multi-line
text
Yes for
multi-line
text
Yes for
multi-line
text
No
top

HAlign

No

left

FontName
PointSize
Escapement

No
No
No

Arial
9
0

Bold

No

Italic

No

Color

No

#000000
(black)

Y
left
top
right
bottom

Description
Starting x value in specified units
Starting y value in specified units
Left coordinate of text in specified units
Top coordinate of text in specified units
Right coordinate of text in specified units if absolute, or width if
relative
Minimum bottom coordinate of text in specified units if absolute, or
height if relative
Vertical alignment of text. Must be one of the following values:
top
bottom
baseline
Horizontal alignment of text. Must be one of the following values:
left
right
center
Font name
Font point size
Font escapement specified in 1/
10 of an angle. So for 90 degree text
you would specify 900.
Bold font
0 = normal
1 = bold
Italic font
0 = normal
1 = italic
RGB value of color of the font, format #rrggbb

Sample:
<Text condition=IncidentEnergy.NE.NULL>
<X>3.625</X>
<Y position=relative>.25</Y>
<VAlign>baseline</VAlign>
<HAlign>center</HAlign>
<Color>#000000</Color>
<Label>%HazardUnit% Flash Hazard at %HazardDistance%</Label>
<FontName>Arial</FontName>
<PointSize>10</PointSize>
<Escapement>0</Escapement>
<Bold>0</Bold>
<Italic>0</Italic>
</Text>

Image: Images are pictures and can have the following attributes . Images will automatically be resized to fit the
given rectangle while preserving the or iginal aspect ratio of the image.
Field
left
top
right

Required
Yes
Yes
Yes

bottom

Yes

ImageFile

Yes

Default

%Warning%

Description
Left coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Top coordinate of rectangle in specified units
Right coordinate of rectangle in specified units if absolute, or width if
relative
Bottom coordinate of rectangle in specified units if absolute, or height
if relative
Path of the graphics file. Supported files types are BMP, JPG, GIF,
TIFF, PNG, ICO, WMF, EMF. Can also be a predefined symbol by
using one of the following variables:

%Warning%

%DangerY%

%WarningW%
Sample:
<Image>
<left>0</left>
<top>0</top>
<right>7.25</right>
<bottom>0.75</bottom>
<ImageFile>d:\pictures\logo.jpg</ImageFile >
</Image>

%Danger%

%BlastY%

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