Working with On/Off Sheet Connectors

Managing Cross-References for Nets

Sheet connectors always work by pairs. In net diagrams, you can link two sheet connectors together. In that case, the sheet connectors are defined as a pair, which allows text templates and sheet connectors representations to be updated.

Before you begin: Create two diagram views containing equipment connected by branches of a net ending as sheet connectors.
Note: In Data Setup, you can define a representation for sheet connector in the On Sheet Symbol for Same Sheet Context resource. These representations can contain text templates that are updated when the sheet connectors are paired. +

For the purpose of this scenario, you need to create two pairs of sheet connectors.

  1. In the Manage On/Off Sheet Symbol dialog box, select the required off-sheet connector to be linked with the first one.
    Both off-sheet connectors are paired. The text templates are updated with the name of the net branch connecting the other off-sheet connector.
  2. Double-click the second diagram view (Diagram View 2) containing the second sheet connector you want to link.
  3. Click the sheet connector representation.
  4. On the context toolbar, click Manage On/Off Sheet Symbol .
    The Manage On/Off Sheet Symbol dialog box appears. Two sheet connectors representations appear in yellow, which means they are already paired. If you select one of them, a message informs you that you are about to break this pair to create a new one.
    Important: In Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Systems Architecture > Electrical Sys. Design > Sheet Connector, you can set options regarding the Manage On/Off Sheet Symbol dialog box. .
  5. Select the free off-sheet connector (green bullet).
    Both off-sheet connectors are paired. The text templates are updated with the name of the net branch connecting the other off-sheet connector. The off-sheet connector representation is replaced with on-sheet connectors representations.

 

See Also
About Sheet Connectors
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