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Tab Connection point pattern (3D Part Placement)

In this tab the connection point data is displayed that are assigned to the part placement via the part or that have been defined graphically. On the part, the connection point data can be defined either in the assigned connection point pattern or in the function templates. This connection point data can be saved and modified locally at the part placement.

Overview of the main dialog elements:

Scheme:

Choose the scheme that you would like to use from the drop-down list. Or click [...] to edit an existing scheme or create a new one in the Settings: Column configuration dialog. The scheme determines which connection point data is displayed and in which sequence it is displayed. This way you can hide columns which are not required.

Local connection point pattern:

If this check box is activated, the connection point data is saved locally at the part placement. If the part has been assigned a connection point pattern, or if function templates have been saved on the part, the connection point data will be copied and the write protection will be removed. The connection point data can then be edited in the table. The manual modifications are retained in case of a synchronization of parts and are not overwritten.

If connection points have been defined graphically for a part placement, the check box will be activated by default, and the graphically defined connection points will be displayed in the table.

If the check box is deactivated, the connection point data will be used that is defined on the part. In this case, the connection point data is read-only. Only the fields Connection point designation, Plug designation and Bus interface: Name, and additionally for terminals the fields Level and Internal / External index, can be modified. These "identifying" fields are used to identify the connection point in parts management: If the values in these fields are identical for a connection point defined on the part and a connection point on the part placement, it involves one and the same connection point.

Table:

The table shows - depending on the selected scheme - the specific data of the connection points that belong to the connection point pattern.

Popup menu:

The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (date, integer, multilingual, etc.) - the following menu items:

In addition, the following dialog-specific popup menu items are available:

Menu item

Meaning

Adapt connection point pattern

Changes to a local connection point pattern that was assigned to the part placement through the part are written back to the connection point pattern in the parts management with this popup menu item.

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