DuraLabelKodiakUserGuidev0.6(Prerelease)Page15of28
HamburgerMenu:Accesscommonfileoptions,suchascreatinganewrecord,savingrecords,
andexportinglabeldesigns.
SearchRecords:Searchthearcflashdatabasebyequipmentname,date,orprojectname.
RecordNumber:Identifythecurrentrecord,outofthecurrentdatabaseorsearchresults.
ZoomOut/In/Fit:Adjustyourviewofthedesigntoallowfinetuning.
Close:ClosetheArcFlashlabelingmodule.
Navigating Records
ThefastestwaytofindaspecificrecordintheArcFlashdatabaseiswiththetoolbar’ssearchfunction.
1. ChoosewhethertosearchbyName(oftheequipment),Date(ofthearcflashriskassessment),
orProject.Thedefaultsearchisbyequipmentname;tochangethisselection,clickthecurrent
searchtype(suchas“Name”)inthetoolbar,andmakeanewselection.
2. Typeyoursearchtermsinthesearchbox,andclickthemagnifyingglassbuttonorpressEnter
onyourkeyboard.
3. Thefirstmatch(inalphabeticalorder,byequipmentname)willbeshowninthedesignarea.
Usetherightorleftarrowsinthetoolbartobrowsethroughthesearchresults.
Thenumberinthewhiteboxonthetoolbarshowswhichsearchresultyouarecurrentlyseeing;the
numberbelowtheboxshowsthetotalnumberofsearchresults.Ifyoudonotenteranysearchterms,
youcanbrowsethroughtheentirecurrentdatabase.
Creating and Editing Records
TocreateanewentryinyourcurrentArcFlashdatabase,clicktheNewRecordbuttoninthemenuon
theright.Thiscreatesanew,blankrecord.Then,clicktheEditbuttontoslideouttheeditingmenu.This
iswhereyouwillenterthedetailsforthecurrentlabel:
1. LabelOptions:Choosethelanguageforthelabel’stext,selecttheDanger/Warning/Caution
header,andchooseaproject(ortypeanewprojectname)tokeeprelatedlabelstogether.
2. LabelInformation:Enterthebasicinformationforthislabel(equipmentname,nominalvoltage,
arcflashboundary,andassessmentdate).
3. PPEInformation:ChoosewhetherthelabelwillshowanArcFlashPPECategoryoracalculated
IncidentEnergyandWorkingDistance,andentertheappropriateinformation.
4. AlsointhePPEsectionisthebuttonfor“ListofPPE.”Thiswillopenawindowwhereyoucan
selectthecompletelistofrequiredPPEitemsbycheckingtheboxforeachrequireditem.By
default,thelistofPPEisalphabetical,butyoucanalsosortthelistbyPPEcategories:clickthe
numberforthecategoryyouwantlistedfirst.Ifdesired,youcanadd,remove,oreditPPEitems
inthislistaswell.
5. ShockHazards:Enterthevoltageandconditionsofashockhazard,aswellastheLimited
ApproachBoundaryandRestrictedApproachBoundary.
Whenthedetailshavebeenentered,clicktheSaveDatabasebuttontoaddyournewentrytotheArc
Flashmodule’scurrentdatabase.TheSaveLabelbuttonwillexportyourcurrentlabeldesigntoitsown
file,soyoucanadjustthedesignintheLabelDesignermodule.Ifyouwanttoremovethecurrentrecord
fromthedatabase,clicktheDeleteRecordbutton.