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.

• Row: Consecutive row number.
• Status: This column shows whether the connection point pattern on the part placement deviates from the connection point pattern of the assigned part. The icons have the following meaning:
  

Button	Meaning
	Identifies a connection point that has been imported from parts management unchanged. All connection points for a local connection point pattern have this identifier.
	Identifies a connection point that is defined on the part, but is not available at the part placement. Such a connection point is created when you modify the entries in the "identifying" fields for a connection point taken from the part. The original connection point defined on the part is then displayed with this identifier.
	Identifies a connection point that is defined on the part placement, but is not available at the part. Such a connection point is created if you add a new connection point or modify the entries in the "identifying" fields for a connection point imported from the part.

• Connection point designation: Specify the name of the connection point position here. By default (when no position has been set), connection points with straight connection point designations are placed at the bottom of the item, while connection points with non-straight connection point designations are placed at the top of the item.
• Plug designation: Enter the DT of the plug used to connect the connection point.
• Bus interface: Name: For a bus port you enter the bus interface name here.
• Level: If the connection point is a multi-level terminal, enter the level here.
• Internal / External index: The internal / external index defines for a connection point in the connection point pattern the number of the internal or external connection point that this connection point represents.
• X position / Y position / Z position: Enter the position of the connection point into these fields.
• Routing direction: Select one of the possible connection point directions "Automatic", "Up", "Down" "Left" or "Right" from this drop-down list.
• X vector / Y vector / Z vector: In these fields you determine the corresponding length ratio of the direction vector for the connection point direction of the connection point. This way you can default any spatial direction. The values describe the preference with which the vector points to the direction of the respective axis.

  Example:

  • X, Y, and Z axis are arranged in an angle of 90°.
  • Vector value 1 means: parallel orientation at the respective axis.
  • Vector value 0 means: no contribution of the axis concerning vector orientation.
  • Vector values between 0 and 1 move the contribution of the axis in the range between 0° and 90° (0.5 = 45°, 0.25 = 22.5°). Negative values are possible.
  • If all axes have the same vector value, the vector is oriented exactly in the axes intersection with 45° for all axes.
    
    

  Vector	Entered values
  	X=1, Y=0, Z=0 Defines a vector parallel to the X axis.
  	X=0,5, Y=0, Z=1 Defines a vector that lies parallel to a vector lying in the X-Z level at an angle of 26.5°, measured from the X-axis.
  	X= – 0,5, Y=0, Z=1 Defines a vector that lies parallel to a vector lying in the X-Z level at an angle of 180°-26.5°= 153.5°, measured from the X-axis.
  	X=0, Y=0,5, Z=0,5 Defines a vector that lies parallel to a vector lying in the X-Z level at an angle of 45° between the Y-axis and the Z-axis.

• Additional length: Here you enter the value for the additional length of the connection point position.
• Connection category: From this drop-down list select the default value that specifies the connection point type of the connections, e.g., screw connection or spring-cage connection, more exactly.
• Connection dimension: A connection dimension can be entered for bolt connections, flat plug-in connectors, band connections, rail connections, internal threads and external threads. For a terminal with the connection category "Bolt connection" specify, for example, a bolt diameter of "3 mm". Or for a push-fitting with the connection category "External thread" you can enter the connection thread, for example "M3" or "G1/8".
• Min. cross-section / Max. cross-section: Enter the values for the minimum and maximum wire cross-sections that can be connected to the connection point.
• Max. number of connections: Enter the maximum number of wires that can be connected.
• Dual sleeve prescribed: Using the check box, define whether you want to use duel sleeves for the connection point when two connections lead to this connection point.
• Min. AWG / Max. AWG: Enter the values for the minimum and maximum AWG cross-sections that can be connected to the connection point.
• Socket size: A screwing tool (for example screwdriver) consists of the drive and the socket. The drive is the component that moves the tool, for example a handle or a motor shaft. The socket is the component that is moved, for example the tip of the screwdriver. The socket size describes the dimensions of the socket (the tip) for example "3 x 0.5" = width 3 mm and thickness 0.5 mm. Through the specification of the standard abbreviation the version of the socket is defined, for example "PZ 1" for Pozidriv crosstip or "TX 5" for Torx screw head.
• Min. tightening torque / Max. tightening torque: Is specified in Newton meters. It describes the force with which, for example, a screw is tightened, meaning the force that acts from the drive on the socket.
• Stripping length: Length in millimeters at which the wire fabrication machine is to cut off the insulation.
• Bus interface: Bus interface name of the connection point in the connection point pattern.

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
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.

See also

Defining Connection Point Pattern in Layout Space