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Dialog Cables - <Project name>

In this dialog the cables defined in the project are displayed in the tree or list view and can be edited.

Overview of the main dialog elements:

In the tree view, the cable connections are displayed by cable. Associated cable definition lines, shields, and cable connections are displayed below the cable DT.

In the list view the identifying name, the function definition, the source DT, and target DT are displayed as standard. In addition, all properties allowed on connections are displayed, as well as any other cable-specific properties (e.g., Cable / Conduit: Number of connections, Cable / Conduit: Cross-section / diameter, etc.).

Filter:

This drop-down list displays all the available filters. A selected filter is automatically activated and is applied to both the tree and the list view. The "- Not activated -" entry deactivates the filter and causes an unfiltered display of the data. Click [...] to open the Filter dialog. Here you can create, edit, delete, copy, export, import, and manage filters.

The popup menu of the Filter drop-down list contains the following entries:

This allows you to toggle rapidly between the unfiltered representation and a representation filtered in accordance with your requirements.

Value: <Property>:

Use this field, via Quick input, to adjust quickly the value of a filter criterion for a defined and activated filter.

Popup menu:

The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (e.g. date, integer, multilingual) - the following menu items that are, depending on the situation, available for influencing the table or editing the values in the fields. You can find an overview of these popup menu items in the section Popup menu items.

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

Menu item

Meaning

New

Opens the Function definitions dialog and allows the creation of a new function with pre-defined properties. Depending on the object selected, the Function definitions dialog will open the tree view for selecting a function definition. If, for example, you have opened the popup menu on a function, the associated function definition will be selected in the tree view.

Delete

Following a prompt, this deletes all selected functions or - in the tree view - all functions below the selected tree structure level. (Multiple selection of functions or tree structure levels is possible here.) Both placed and unplaced functions will be deleted. When a placed function is deleted, the placing is also deleted at the same time in the graphical editor or layout space.

Note:

Please note that when deleting placed functions, the existing connections in the projects can also be modified. New connections can arise or connections can be deleted.

Place

Places the selected function in the schematic. Before the actual placing press [Shift] in order to start the placement action in the mode "Individual functions". Press [Backspace] to open the dialog Place device and, if required, for example open the macro selection or change the representation type.

Assign

This menu item is available if a project page is open and a DT / function / function template is selected in the navigator. It hangs the function description of the (first highlighted) function on the cursor and allows for this function to be moved to a component and to assign it with a single click. You can, for instance, assign an unplaced function to a component, or transfer the data of an already placed function to another component. An assigned function must have as many or more connection points than the component. If several functions or the DT have been selected, all selected functions can be assigned consecutively. This can be done either individually by mouse-click or blockwise by opening a frame around the required components.

Route (topology)

Allows for the selected connections to be routed in the routing path network.

Show routing connections

Displays the selected routing connections or all existing routing connections in the routing path network.

Hide routing connections

Hides all routing connections.

Edit

Opens the Edit cable dialog.

Number cable DT

Opens the Number cables dialog. It is there that you can determine the special formatting for the cable DT.

Number DT

Opens the Number dialog. In this dialog you number cables with the format elements available for all devices.

Collect cable connections

Searches all other connections that run between the same sources and targets of the cable and are not allocated to any other cable and puts these in the Edit cable dialog in the Connections table.

Assign cable connections

Resorts the sequence of connections for the selected cables. In doing so, it takes into consideration the rules for determining the source and target of the cable or - for terminals - the sequence of the terminals on the terminal strip.

The Keep existing properties option will retain existing connection properties without changing them. The assignment only occurs when all properties of the cable connection match those of the connection of the cable part.

The Reassign all option overwrites all cable connection properties with the connection properties from the cable part.

Automatic cable selection

Opens the Automatic cable selection dialog.

Edit revision marker

This menu item allows you to edit the revision marker texts and their format. This menu item is only available when a changed object in a revision is selected.

Delete revision marker

This menu item allows you to delete the revision marker texts. This menu item is only available when a changed object in a revision is selected.

Go to (cross-referenced)

Enters cross-referenced functions into the Go to list and opens it.

Go to (all representation types)

Enters all of the representation types of a function (e.g., on a schematic page, an overview page, and / or a report page) into the Go to list and opens it.

Go to (graphic)

Displays the first placed object containing a reference to the selected cable connection, cable definition, or shield in the Graphical editor.

Insert into list of search results

Enters all objects in a project referring to the selected element into the search results list.

List with preselection (tree only)

Reduces the number of elements displayed in order to allow for a faster orientation in the list view. If this option is activated, the list view is called up with an automatic filter (preselection) containing the elements that are currently selected.

Select in tree (list only)

Displays the marked object in the Tree tab.

Edit in table

Opens tabular editing, with the possibility of editing the properties of the cable.

Properties

Opens the Properties (components): <...> dialog. Allows the editing of the function properties.

Properties (global)

Opens the Properties (global): <...> dialog. Allows the editing of the device properties.

See also