Galaxy 3 Tips and tricks

Project – Panel design Items – Item database and system setup

• Shortcuts in Design mode Page 2 • Items with custom graphics Page 24
• Design procedure –Best practice Page 3 • Define Purchase BOM levels Page 26
• Select graphic elements in drawing area Page 7 • Benefit from bulk Page 27
• Personalize your Galaxy Page 8 • Edit item in Excel Page 33
• Forced horizontal or vertical move Page 11 • Understanding Company net-price Page 34
• Recall design dialog Page 12
• Keep or close dialog after insert Page 13
• Change snap Page 14
• Design Navigator tree Page 15
• Design Navigator filter Page 16
• Saving or discharging changes Page 17 Purchase
• Paste selected Page 18 • Evaluating bulk requirement Page 30
• Save as Snippet Page 19 • Adjust net requirement Page 31
• Rotate inserted elements Page 20 • Edit Purchase and ad note Page 32
• Insert items from item database Page 21
• Dimension on busbars Page 22
• Image control Page 23

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 Shortcuts in Design mode Key: Function:

• Move drawing area: F Front

• Ctrl + arrow in the direction you want or T Top
• Right click on drawing area and move L Left
the mouse, to pan the drawing R Right
B Rear
• Zoom steps: Z Zoom fit
3 Toggle 3D
• Left Alt + arrow up or V Design validation
down or A Toggle Auto selection
• Mouse scroll up or down Ctrl+R Rotate marked items
Ctrl+V Paste marked items
Ctrl+S Save
• Change Display view:
Ctrl+A Mark all items
• Arrow-key in the direction you want.
Ctrl+E Edit dialog
Ctrl+F Search in Grids
• Usefull buttons in Properties:

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 Design procedure – Best practice 1 of 4
Fill in basic data for the panel
• This information will be used as metadata to pre-set
selections when opening design dialogs.
In, Ipk and Icp have big influence when
designing main busbars.
IP have influence when designing enclosures
and covering.
Ambient and Max. temperature have influence on
the calculation of the necessary cooling.

Enclosures first
• Insert enclosures. Thereby the metadata from each
enclosure will be added to the panel meta-data.
• Insert vertical barriers front and rear, in one click.
Panel depth and Barrier height will be pre-set
from metadata.

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 Design procedure – Best practice 2 of 4
Inserts.
• Design by selecting the inserts in to the
drawing area.
Thereby the meta-data from each insert
will be added to the panel metadata
Vertical Busbars
• Insert the incoming section and vertical
distribution busbars
Main busbars
• Insert horizontal busbar
Location of busbarholders will be
adjusted to fit the vertical busbars
Covering
Inserting covers and doors are also based
on metadata.
• Start from the top. The size of the
covering will be automatically adapted.

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 Design procedure – Best practice 3 of 4

Horizontal barriers
• Mark the complete panel. (Ctrl+A)
• Press the barrier wizard, to insert
barriers.
• Based on meta data, Galaxy will loop
through each inserted element, to
evaluate their surroundings and suggest
the best fitted barrier type. (either “None”
“SP” or “SPM”
• When Galaxy notes that a design is
wrong, it will display an alarm in the
design tree at the affected elements.
• Mark the element and the property
window will explain the design issue.

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 Design procedure – Best practice 4 of 4
Hinges
• Mark the area fitted with doors, that you
want to be fitted with suitable hinges.
It is possible to mark the complete
panel. (Ctrl+A)
• Press the Hinges wizard, to insert
hinges.
• Based on metadata, Galaxy will loop
through each door to evaluate its
surroundings and suggest the best fitted
hinges.
• When Galaxy notes that a design is
wrong, it will display an alarm in the
design tree at the affected elements.

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 Select graphic elements in drawing area

To mark one or more elements from

within the drawing:


• Dragging a box from left to right will
include “All elements fully surrounded by
the box”


• Dragging a box from right to left will
include “All elements touched by the
box”

Note:
• Only the elements that is visible in
current view are selected

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 Personalize your Galaxy 1 of 3

You can personalize your Galaxy behaviour

and appearance in design mode
• Click the setup icon in the upper left
corner of the ribbon tabs.
• Select “Options”
• You may adjust your settings on the three
tabs:
• General
• Project
• Design

• Note the tool tip in the bottom of the screen.

This explains the function on the selected
option

Reset dialog offset:

This function will reset the location of dialogs to
Galaxy default.
This can be useful if the dialogs disappears, f.x.
when having used multiple screens.

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 Personalize your Galaxy 2 of 3

In Galaxy 3.5 we introduce several new options to

optimize your use of Galaxy.

• Save design image

When you open a design in Galaxy, it takes time to build
the graphics.
You may reduce time by saving an image when you
leave the design.

• Validate after save

This option suggests you to run validation of panel
design prior to leaving the design.

• Close on apply
When reevoking a dialog to edit the element, you may
automatically close the dialog after pressing <Apply>

• Size selectors Auto

Galaxy 3.5 introduces many “Auto” options in dialogs.
This option will let you chose your initial setting for all
dialogs.
You may override this in each dialog.

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 Personalize your Galaxy 3 of 3

In Galaxy 3.5 we introduce several new options to

optimize your use of Galaxy.

• Outline follow snap

When inserting elements, the reticle indicates the proper
insert point. This option allows you to chose if the outline
should follow the mouse pointer or the reticle

• Allow dialogs in 3D
Sometimes it is easier to overview the design when
working in 3D mode. When in 3D mode you may rotate
the panel to view the panel from the rear.
It is however still the “Display” view that decides the
insert point. Therefore it may require some experience to
work with this option active.

• Turbo Threshold
Rotating a large panel takes computer power.
This threshold allows you to define the amount of graphic
elements Galaxy should show in real time when rotating
the panel. When exceeding the threshold Galaxy will
reduce the resolution until the computer capacity allows
rebuild of the graphics.

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 Forced horizontal or vertical move

Vertical move
• Click the toggle button
and move highlighted element(S)

Horizontal move
• Click the toggle button
and move highlighted element(S)

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 Recall design dialog

On each inserted element, you may review

and edit its settings
From Galaxy Navigator tree
• Right Click on the element and choose
“”Edit” from the menu

From drawing
• Click the element to mark it
• Press <Ctrl> + E to recall insert dialog

Note:
Changing settings in a dialog may change
the panel metadata. You must therefore
evaluate any derivative design conflicts.

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 Keep or close dialog after insert

Some elements are typically inserted

multiple times. (E.g. Vertical barriers)
• To keep dialog open to allow multiple
insert, mark the checkbox “Keep” in the
dialog.

Close dialog
• Click “Close” in the dialog

• If you want a dialog to close immediately

after the element has been inserted in
the dialog, remove the mark in the
checkbox “Keep”.

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 Change snap

• Each dialog is created with the most

common used snap setting.

• The settings can be changed when

the dialog is open.

Or

• Changes via Properties when the

item is inserted and you want to
move it.

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 Galaxy Design Navigator tree
Lock
• To avoid un-intended changes of an
element, you can lock it. Thereby you
can not accidently change dialog
settings for the element.
• Unlock it will reset the lock

• Design Navigator and other tabs can be

hidden under normal drawing
circumstances by using the pin-button.

• It takes up considerable computer power

to maintain this design navigator. It may
therefor be useful to un-pin it allowing it
to collapse when not in use.

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 Design Navigator filter
The Design navigator holds a list of each
design element inserted in the panel.
The elements may be filtered by type, to ease overviewing
complex designs, e.g. when calculating power loss.
Enclosure
Frames and covering.

Compartments
Fixed inserts, MD, Plug-in etc. f.

Busbars
All CU-Flex and busbar systems

Electrical components
All electrical components inserted from the
“Miscellaneous” menu.

Text and dimensions

Text and dimensions inserted from the “Home tab”

Tip:
Press <Ctrl> while clicking a Filter icon, will hide all types
except the one you clicked.

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 Saving or discharging changes to a panel design

When you return to the project or close by

using the black cross in the right top,
Galaxy will ask you regarding save or
discharge.

The Asterix * in panel name, indicates that

changes have been made since the last
time the design was saved.

Auto save can be used.

The interval in seconds must be written.

Tip:
If you want to view another panel or an
other part of Galaxy, without saving the
drawing, you should start another session
of Galaxy.

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 Paste selected
If you want to reuse a design, or a part of a design, you
may mark it in the drawing. The marked items can be
re-used/pasted in the same drawing.
Use:
Ctrl+V

or

or

From the highlighted element(s) in Galaxy Navigator,

you can “right-click” and choose:
Paste selected in the Design Navigator

Properties, Face Camera on, will insert the pasted

items viewed from the Front.
Face Camera off, will insert the pasted items viewed
from the items original copied view.

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 Save as snippet
If you want to reuse a design, or a part of a design in
another panel you can save the parts as a snippet.
Save as Snippets will allow you to save the marked
elements and insert it in the same panel or any other
panel.

Right click with mouse in top of Properties. (preferred)

Or
From the highlighted element(s) in Galaxy Navigator, you
can “right-click” and choose:
Save as snippets

In the Snippet tab in right side property box, you may

rename snippets and find any snippet file saved by you.

Local made snippets can be moved to Shared snippets

and then be used by all users who has access to the
shared folder. The Shared snippets can be divided in one
level of subfolders.
See instruction video on CUBICPartner.com.

Please see Tech Notes for location for snippets files.

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 Rotate inserted elements

Elements inserted in the drawing may be

rotated to match your design.

Mark the element, and right click it in the Design

Navigator.
Select Rotate to rotate it 90° clockwise
or
Ctrl+R

The element is rotated around the insert point.

Usually lower left corner or center.

Tip:
To rotate in an other direction, select another display
direction, and rotate from this view.

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 Insert items from Item database
You may insert any item from the item-
database from the “Additional” button
in the Miscellaneous menu.

You may sort the items by dragging a column header to

the “Group by” area.

For quick use, click the button in the Items tab

Overviewing inserted items

To view these items, make sure that no items are clicked
(Nothing selected either in the drawing or in the Navigator
tree.)
On the “Items” tab in the right side, you may overview the
items inserted from this menu.

Note:
Items inserted from this menu holds no graphics.

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 Dimension on busbars
Use the Label button to show
dimensions on all busbars.

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 Image control
Use Image control for different
groups of graphics:

• Choose the graphic group you want to

work with.

• Chose the appearance for the group.

• Double click on the group to toggle

between Visible and Hide

• Use the reset button to clear all

changes

• Change of Design View will also have

an influence of which graphics are
visible.

• All settings will be restored to default

when Galaxy is closed, except the
Design view “User defined”
This view will remain as selected, until
you press “Reset”

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 Items with custom graphics, Basic data
You may define your own items and
define their graphical properties:

• 3D DWG file that should be shown in the panel

drawing.
• Dialog group defines the dialog in witch the item
should appear in panel design.
(See lower screen dump)
• Visual group manages the appearance in the panel
design – e.g. Should the component be visible in
“visual no cover” view mode. The group also
determines the font and text size of the attached texts.
• ID prefix is the default name of the component, when
inserted in a panel.
• Snap defines insert behaviour according to the modular
system.
• On surface allows the component insert point in depth
to fix to a surface. E.g. a door or mounting plate.

Tip:
When creating a new item, you may reuse settings from
an existing item :
Locate the item you want to use as template for a new
item and Press “<Shift> while clicking on new.

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 Items with custom graphics, Basic
data
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• Show name in drawing allows the ID prefix + no. to

be shown in the drawing.
• Text is an optional fixed text that will be shown in the
drawing.
• Text direction defines the default text layout.
• Outline defines the “shadow” of the component, when
inserting the item in the panel.
Outline also defines the location of text, as the text will
be located centred above the outline.
• Outline Anchor defines the location in relation to the
cursor.
Most items are defined as “Left bottom”

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 Define Purchase BOM
levels

•
• Items in the item database may be defined as:
• Phantom
• These items are virtual blocks of other items. Phantom items cannot be purchased, and will be broken down to a
lower BOM level. •
• BOM
• These items are physical assemblies of other items. They may be purchased at this level, or they may be broken
down to the parts the BOM consists off.
•
• Items
• These items are physical items, at the lowest BOM level.

• The Purchased items, are marked as “Bold” in the BOM

tree as shown to the top left.
• Default purchase level may be defined prior to item
import in the System/Company settings.
• The default setting may be adjusted on each individual
component in the item database, as shown to lower
left. (Click “Edit” to change the setting)

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 Benefit from
Bulk
Optimize purchasing
CUBIC suggests optimizing logistics by purchasing common parts in bulk quantities.
In Galaxy the tool consists of four elements, that is explained further on the
following pages:

• Bulk items in Item database

The individual items and its associated bulk items are defined here.
The setting “Use bulk” determines if Galaxy should consider the Bulk item.

• Company Net price

Setting in system menu, defines how company net price is calculated.

• Purchase suggestions
Setting in system menu that defines how Galaxy should suggest most adequate
purchase.

• Bulk report
Tool to evaluate stock level compared to current purchase requirement.
The tool is based on a report and a tool to correct purchase subsequently.

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 Define Bulk settings on the
items

• Items available in Bulk

From the Item database, click on to view or modify
the individual bulk settings

• Use Bulk
Galaxy is by default designed to use all available bulk
sizes.
Should you wish not to use one of these bulk items; press
the edit button, and remove the “Use Bulk” check
mark on the item in question.
Once you have done the changes, press to save, and
then to leave the bulk settings.

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 Define Bulk settings in system
menu • Company Net price
Galaxy calculates panel prices in the most cost effective
way, from the bulk packages available.
Panel prices are calculated as a “Company Net price”
This price is calculated from the BOM-level of which you
purchase the individual parts.
When an item is purchased as bulk, you may define how
this should be taken into account on the single items
company Net price.
Default setting is “Largest quantity”. This will give you the
most competitive price.
To change the setting, go to “System/Company” and
change the value.

• Purchase suggestions
When a purchase order is calculated, Galaxy will by
default suggest the bulk size that gives you the lowest unit
price.
Choose between:
• Lowest unit price (always lowest price, regardless of
requested quantity)
• Near Quantity (Suggest the smallest Bulk size when
the large size is higher than requested quantity. When
requested quantity is higher than the large Bulk size,
Galaxy may suggest a combination of both Bulk items)
• None (Galaxy does not suggest Bulk items).

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 Evaluate on hand stock prior to
purchasing
• Define panels
Mark one or more panels.
Use <Shift> or <Ctrl> to select more than one panel.

• Print Bulk requirement report

As you may have some of these parts on stock, you may
print a report and use it as a tool to evaluate if your
current stock will cover your needs.
Use the report when adjusting purchase suggestion prior
to creating the purchase order.
The “Index %” figure, states the percentage of the
suggested bulk size that is needed.

• Adjusting purchase
Any adjustments may be noted on the report, and given
back to the purchaser, who may correct the purchase
needs prior to creating the actual purchase order(s)

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 Adjust net requirements prior to
purchasing
• Define panels
Mark the panels again.
Use <Shift> or <Ctrl> to select more than one panel.

Create purchase
•
This will create a list of items that covers the selected
panels.

• Adjusting purchase
Any adjustments can easily be made to the planned
purchase, as the to layouts matching each other

• Select or deselect “Use Bulk” to choose between Item

and Bulk
• Choose between available Bulk sizes
• Change the quantity of purchased items by dbl-clicking
in the Purchase Qty. field.
• Delete the line (mark the line, and press <Delete> on
the keyboard.

• Validate planned purchase

This function checks for
• Items without cost price
• Blocked items

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 Edit the purchase and add a
note
• Edit purchase and add a note.
Save and send under ”functions”

• The note is seen in the subject line

of the e-mail and on the printout.

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 Edit items in Excel
You may copy items to Excel, change data and
reimport them to Galaxy:

• Mark one or more items in the Item database, and press

to export the items.

• Once the items are exported, an .xlsx file is created,

ready to edit in Excel.

Import using Galaxy Manager:

The items may be imported again by Galaxy Manager.
Pay strict attention to the import settings.

The setting “Import type” is explained in the info area at the

top of the import dialog.

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 Understanding Company Net price
• View Item details
Click the button to view details about any marked
item.

This example is based on looking at the Phantom Item

“T2x2s”

• Show price calculation

Clicking this button will allow you to overview how the
price is calculated.

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 Understanding Company Net
price
• Calculation detail
First line shows how the BOM is broken down:
Purchase level “low” or “high”
The derived parts are marked “Bold” whereas the unused
items are marked “grey”.

• Phantom items
The right side window of a phantom item will display the
list of items within the phantom item.
At the bottom of the window the total price of the shown
items are summed up.

• BOM items
When purchase level is “Low” the BOM is broken down.
The right side window is divided into two parts
• Upper part shows the price details, had you
chosen to purchase at the “High” level
• Lower parts displays the list of item that derives
from the BOM.
At the bottom of the window the total price of the
derived items are summed up.

Comparing the summed up price at the bottom with the

Company purchase price indicates the saving by using
Bulk optimized purchase.

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 Understanding Company Net price
• Items
• Upper part shows the Vendor price details
• Middle part shows the Company price in two
fields:
• Purchase:
Indicates the company price, when the
item is purchased as a single item
• Bulk optimized:
Indicates the company price, when
utilizing the “Bulk-option.
• Lower part shows details about the chosen Bulk
item.

• BOM items
When purchase level is “high” the BOM is not broken
down. Therefore the right side window follows the
description above as it is considered an “Item”

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