Wiki, FAQ, how-to
Splice.me app is a Fiber Management System, it was designed to be the most easy and fast way to produce fiber splicing sheets. We believe you can tame it without any advice, as the interface is intuitive. Anyway, we are here to help.
SETTING UP YOUR PROJECT
Click + to add a new project.
Project tile shows project name and it’s current stats: number of pages used, created and last modified dates.
WORKING WITH WORKSHEET (BEDSHEET)
Zoom in and out with +/- buttons on the right or use Ctrl + mouse wheel up/down.
Scroll left & right with Shift + mouse wheel up/down.
Pages
Click on a page to activate it.
Right click on a page and select Remove to remove a page. All data on a page will be deleted.
Click on + between rows or columns to add a row or column of pages.
Right click on row name or column name and select Remove to remove a row or column of pages.
Connections between cable ends
While on bedsheet, click on a dot on a cable end, drag&drop it on another cable end, a connection will be established. Cables will have text showing the address of the other end of this cable, which will be taken from the corresponding page header.
Alter connection’s geometry by dragging vertices around.
A connection won’t be established if the target cable is of a different type.
To remove a connection either:
– select it and press backspace on keyboard or
– right-click it and select remove or
– simply drag it out of the cable, it will disappear
Find route
There are two types of the algorithm that finds routes between nodes – using only spliced route and using any other possible route which may need additional splicing.
While on bedsheet, select two pages with Shift + left click, select Find route in top menu. All splices and connections between cable ends will be highlighted.
WORKING WITH SPLICE SHEETS
Zoom in and out with +/- buttons on the right hand side or use Ctrl + mouse wheel up/down.
Setup page header
Fill the text fields of page header. First string is usually used for the node name, it can be a reduction of the address and/or rack/closure number, e.g. Fox Str #23. This field is displayed on the bedsheet to make navigation easier, and next to the cable ends showing the node names where these cables go to.
Address string and sheet description fields are not mandatory and are displayed only on the page header.
Cables
To create a cable end – click on the add button. You can create a cable end in 2 ways:
– select cable geometry (total fiber count, fiber count in module, color scheme)
– select cable type from user library
To delete a cable – right-click on cable and select delete.
To change cable type or geometry – right-click on cable header and select different parameters. If this cable has been connected to another end on bedsheet, the connector will disappear. If you reduce the fiber count of cable – you will loose some splices.
Splitters
To create a splitter – click on the add button. Select splitter geometry – number of inputs and outputs.
To delete a splitter – right-click on splitter header and select delete.
To change splitter geometry – right-click on splitter header and select different parameters.
Splices
To create a single splice – click on a fiber in cable or splitter and drag it to another fiber. When a splice blinks green it means it is being saved/updated on server.
To create multiple splices either select fibers with mouse or Shift + click them, and drag them to another cable.
Click on splice vertices and drag them around to alter their geometry to reduce mess on the page.
You can always grab one or multiple splices, pull out of a cable and stick into other fibers. If you hold Ctrl while pulling out splices, and if you have already altered their geometry, geometry will be preserved.
To delete a splice:
– select it and press Backspace on keyboard or
– right-click it and select remove or
– simply drag it out of the cable, it will disappear
To delete multiple splices:
– select them and simply pull out of the cable, they will disappear
Propagate text data through connections
If you want some certain fibers throughout the network to be marked with text – fill in the Comm cells in cable (Comm means comment). These text fields will be propagating through cables when you make splices on pages and cable connections on bedsheet.
Colorize fibers
If you want to highlight some fibers in order to distinguish them one from another, select one or several splices, right click and select change color or click colorize in top menu, choose colour.
Trace fibers
Select one or several fibers in cable or splices, click Trace in top menu. Splices will turn red and start blinking. Go to bedsheet. Here you can observe all the route that fibers follow. If a fiber meets a splitter, the output fibers will be traced and highlighted too.
To turn off tracing select a fiber or splice and click UnTrace in top menu.
PRINT OUT / PDF / SAVE TO SVG
| Print separate page | Print several or all pages as separate pages | Print all pages as a single bedsheet |
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| Result: a PDF file with a single page | Result: a multipage PDF file with each diagram on separate page | Result: a PDF file with one huge page containing the whole project bedsheet |
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PROJECT SHARING / COLLABORATIVE EDITING
While in you account, click 3 dots on a project tile, select Manage Access, input your collegue’s email, press Grant Access.
This project will appear in your collegue’s account.
Same way you can revoke access.
To remove a project form your account, that has been shared with you, select Reject Access in the same menu.
