Hardware Architecture Context Toolbar

Commands Accessible from Hardware View


	Create EE Component Creates an EE component (ECU, Actuator, Sensor, Electrical Device, and Switch). See Creating EE Components.
	Create Channel Creates a bus, a wire, or a generic wire. See Creating Channel Instances.
	Create Subsystem Creates a subsystem. See Creating a Subsystem.
	Create Rack Creates a rack. See Creating Racks.
	Insert EE Components Inserts EE components (ECUs, Actuators, Sensors, Electrical Devices, and Switches) from your session or from the database in a hardware architecture. Select one or more EE components to be inserted in the current hardware architecture. This command is also available from the tree.
	Insert Channels Inserts buses, wires, and generic wires in a hardware architecture.
	Insert Subsystems Inserts subsystems in a hardware architecture. See Inserting Subsystems.
	Insert Racks Inserts racks in a hardware architecture. See Inserting Racks.
	Create Port Creates a hardware port. See Creating Hardware Ports.
	Connect Creates a hardware connection from a hardware architecture, an EE component, or a channel instance. See Connecting Hardware Objects.
	Create Delegations Creates delegation connections from a hardware architecture, from an instantiated EE component, or from a subsystem. See Creating Delegation Connections for Hardware Architecture.
	Remove Removes ports, connections, or instances. When removing such an object, all the connections to or from this object are removed simultaneously.
	Space Ports Evenly Evenly distributes the ports. Select a component to distribute the same distance between its ports.
	Send to Back See Flyout for Ordering Elements.
	Show Related Elements Displays the related elements linked with the selected component and their connections. Select the related elements to be displayed.
	Hide Hides the selected element and its connections.
	Pin Freezes the selected connection to avoid its rerouting. Select Unpin to release the connection.
	Rotate See Flyout for Rotating Buses.
	Display as Connection Displays the selected bus as a connection. See Displaying a Bus as a Connection.
	Display as Bus Displays the selected connection as a bus. See Displaying a Bus as a Connection.
	Align See Flyout for Aligning Elements.
	Resize See Flyout for Resizing Elements.
	Space Evenly See Flyout for Spacing Elements.
	Create Note Creates a note. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Duplicate Note Duplicates the selected note. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Delete Note Deletes the selected note. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Import Image Lets you insert some images in the diagrams. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Delete Image Lets you remove the associated image. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Edit Lets you directly edit the note. See Inserting Images and Notes.
	Format See Hardware Architecture Context Toolbar.
	Create Network Creates a network from selected switches. See Creating a Network.
	Edit Network Lets you create or edit the paths and options of the network. See Creating Options and Paths.
	Select Instance in Tree See Flyout for Selecting in the Tree. You can also use Select Connection in Tree.
	Add EE Component to Virtual Link Exits Assigns an EE component as an exit of a virtual link. See Editing Virtual Links.
	Connect With Channel Creates a connection between a subsystem and another element through a bus or a wire. See Connecting a Subsystem by Dragging.
	Simple Connection Creates a direct connection between a subsystem and another element. See Connecting a Subsystem by Dragging.

Flyout for Rotating Buses


	Rotate Clockwise Rotate buses clockwise by 90 degrees. Select the bus to be rotated clockwise.
	Rotate Counterclockwise Rotate buses counterclockwise by 90 degrees. Select the bus to be rotated counterclockwise.

Flyout for Ordering Elements


	Send to Back Moves the selected object to the bottom of a stack of objects.
	Bring to Front Moves the selected object to the top of a stack of objects.

Flyout for Aligning Elements


	Left Aligns the left edges of boxes along with the left edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to align and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Center Vertically Aligns the middle of vertical edges of boxes along with the middle of the vertical edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to center and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Right Aligns the right edges of boxes along with the right edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to align and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Top Aligns the top edges of boxes along with the top edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to align and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Center Horizontally Aligns the middle of horizontal edges of boxes along with the middle of the horizontal edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to center and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Bottom Aligns the bottom edges of boxes along with the bottom edge of a selected box. Select the boxes to align and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.

Flyout for Resizing Elements


	Same Height Resizes the boxes to the same height as a selected box. Select the boxes to resize and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Same Width Resizes the boxes to the same width as a selected box. Select the boxes to resize and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.
	Same Height and Width Resizes the boxes to the same height and width as a selected box. Select the boxes to resize and execute the command from the box taken as a reference.

Flyout for Spacing Elements


	Horizontally Places components at equal distance horizontally. Select the components to distribute horizontally the same distance between them.
	Vertically Places components at equal distance vertically. Select the components to distribute vertically the same distance between them.

Flyout for Formatting


	Format Select objects and choose their background color, foreground color, thickness, opacity, or text color.
	Copy Graphical Properties Stores the graphical properties of the selected element.
	Apply Graphical Properties Applies the stored graphical properties to an element.

Flyout for Selecting in the Tree


	Select Instance in Tree Selects an instance in the tree, which corresponds to the element selected from the diagram view.
	Select Reference in Tree Selects a reference in the tree, which corresponds to the element selected from the diagram view.