Electrical Systems Design

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User Interface

Action Bar

Edition Section

Layout Section

Advanced Section

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Net to Wire

Context Toolbars

Pin Allocation Management Dialog Box

Pin Allocation Dialog Box

Customizing Preferences

App Concepts

About Electrical Logical Systems

About Electrical Objects and Logical Systems Routing

About RFLP Systems

About Instances of Electrical Objects

Data Information Panel

Connecting Electrical Components Tutorial

Create the Diagram View

Create Harness Connectors

Create Symbols Representations

Place Harness Connectors in the Diagram View

Connect Harness Connectors

Managing Objects in the Tree

Components Display in Applicative Tree

Filtering Components Display in the Applicative Tree

Unloading Objects

Modifying Instances Names for Electrical Components/Routes

Working with Diagram Views

About Diagram View and Symbols

About Background View Structure

About Deleting Objects from the Diagram View

Creating a Diagram View

Creating Templates for Layout/Sheet/View Structures

Inserting an Existing Diagram View

Creating a Diagram View with Selection of a Standard

Duplicating Diagram View

Duplicating the Content of a Diagram View

Printing Diagram View Area

Managing Content Selection of a Diagram View

Controlling Editability

About Editability

Managing Objects Editability

Replacing Diagram View by Revision

Replacing by an Existing Revision

Replacing by New Major Revision

Managing Latest Revisions

Embedding Plane Views

Inserting a Plane View in a Diagram View

Clipping a Plane View

Defining the Depth of the Plane View

Working with Frames and Titleblocks

Placing a Frame and a Titleblock in a Background View

Displaying Frame Coordinates on Symbols

Placing Stamp Symbols

Managing Equipments and its Content

Creating an Equipment Reference

Creating an Equipment Connector

Creating an Equipment Shell

Placing Equipments

Adding a Nominal Power Attribute to an Equipment

Managing Electrical Components

About Electrical Components

About Electrical Component Representation

About Main and Called Representations

About Object Deletion from Tree

Creating an Electrical Component Reference

Placing Components

Removing Connected Component from View

Renaming Content

Creating Terminal Blocks and Terminals

About Terminal Block Grouping

About Text Templates Resolution for Terminals and Terminal Groups

Creating an Equipment Terminal Block

Creating Terminals

Creating Terminal Block Links

Creating and Placing Disconnects

Creating Disconnects

Inserting Disconnects

Placing and Connecting Plug and Receptacle Representations

Editing Plug or Receptacle Properties

Creating and Placing Harness Connectors

Creating Harness Connectors

Placing and Connecting Harness Connectors Representations

Managing Connectors and Pins

Creating Pins

Creating an Electrical Port

Inserting/Removing Connector Ports and Pins

Managing Pin Allocation

Defining Customized Connector Representation

Displaying Pins on a Connector

Modifying Connector Representation

Placing Connector Port Representation

Managing Connectors and Pins Display

Working with Electrical Harness

Creating and Placing an Electrical Harness

Creating Harness Links

Creating and Managing Cables

About Cable Route Representation

About Connection Between Cables and Connector Ports

Creating Cables

Creating a Cable Group Reference

Creating Cable Group Content

Routing Cables

Routing Cable Content

Removing and Placing Cable

Deleting Cable Content

Removing Cable Content from Diagram View

Checking Cable Attributes

Working with Wires

Creating a Wire/Wire Shield Reference

Routing Wires

Linking Wires or Cables to a Cable

Working with Nets and Net Groups

About Net and Wire Links: Assignment Rules

Creating a Net Reference

Creating a Net Group Reference

Routing Nets and Net Groups

Creating and Managing Net or Net Group Branches

Managing Net Groups Ends Representations

Managing Electrical Nets and Net Groups

Associating Nets/Net Groups with Wires/Cables

Linking Wires with Nets

Linking Cable Content with Existing Nets

Replacing Nets by Wires

Routing a Shield Connection to a Net Group End

Generating Net To Wire and Diagram Views

About Net to Wire Data Generation

Technological Table

Classification Attributes

Specification, Tables, and Filter Definition

Generating Wiring Data from Net Data

Selecting a Physical Connector

Managing Cavities Reservation

Connecting Manually Connectors

Managing Cavity Allocation

Defining Cable Part Number

Defining Contact Part Numbers

Generating Net and Wire Diagram View

Generating Automatically Net Diagram Views

Net Diagram View Generation: Errors

Generating Wiring Diagram Views From Net Diagram View

Modifying Wiring or Net Diagram View

Working with Relays

About Relays Representations

About Text Templates Resolution For Relays Components

Creating Contacts and Operating Devices

Creating Contacts and Operating Devices

Creating Contact Representations

Creating Operating Device Representations

Creating Relays

Adding Content under a Relay

Placing the Relay in Wiring Diagrams

Placing Relay Content in a Electrotechnical Diagrams

Working with On/Off Sheet Connectors

About Sheet Connectors

Routing a Wire or a Cable with On or Off Sheet Connectors

Routing a Cable Content with On/Off Sheet Connectors

Routing a Net with On/Off Sheet Connectors

Displaying Customized On/Off Sheet Connectors Symbols

Merging and Breaking Routes with Sheet Connectors

Locating Linked Sheet Connector

Replacing Sheet Connectors Representations

Managing Cross-References for Nets

Listing Unpaired Sheet Connectors

Analyzing Direction for Sheet Connector Symbol

Managing Exposed Ports

Creating Exposed Ports

Merging Routes Using Exposed Connectors

Removing Exposed Ports

Managing Overshields

About Over Shield Representation

Placing in View an Over Shield Representation

Routing Shield Connection

Routing a Shield Connection with an Over Shield Symbol

Routing a Shield Connection with a Shield Symbol

Routing Shield Connections as Graphical Links

Managing Routes between Electrical Components

About Route in View Command

Place an Electrical Route Line in View

Branching an Electrical Route Line

Breaking a Wire

Merging Wires

Routing a Route with an Unconnected Extremity

Modifying Route Extremity

Modifying Routes

Routing Superimposed Routes

Managing Crossing Route Display

Connecting/Disconnecting Route Ends

Fuse Dimensioning

About Symbols for Fuse Dimensioning

Computing the Total Load on a Fuse

Managing Symbols in a Diagram View

Placing/Removing a Components in a Diagram View

Connecting/Disconnecting Functional/Logical Symbols

Creating Symbols From Shapes

Creating Symbol Instance from Drafting 2D Component

Reversing Symbols

Inserting a Component on a Route

Inserting a Symbol on Another Symbol

Modifying Symbols Position and Orientation

Reversing and Mirroring Symbols

Moving Connected Symbols

Defining a Symbol Scale Factor

Locating Representations for the Same Component

Finding Standalone Symbol

Replacing Symbol Through Properties Modification

Associating Pattern to Geometry

Pattern Properties

Pattern Definition

Appyling Patterns to Geometry

Managing Containers

About Containers

Defining a Componnent as a Container

Managing Space Links

About Schematic Zones

Creating a Schematic Zone

Generating Zones

Modifying Schematic Zone Reading Direction

Creating Space Links

Deleting Space Links

Assigning Spaces to Routes

Analyzing Physical and Logical Objects Using the Logical to Physical Assistant

Using the Assistant Widgets

Selecting the Objects to Analyze Using the Logical to Physical Assistant

Assigning a Predefined Part Number to Logical Objects

Working with Text Templates

About Text Template Resolution on Electrical Components

Text Templates Packages For Electrical Systems Design

Displaying Automatic Texts on Routes

Managing Overlapping Texts

Managing Electrical Properties

About Electrical Properties

Editing Electrical Properties

Accessing Properties for Symbols and Routes

Managing Component Properties By Modifying Symbol

Working with Texts and Tables

About Frame Color Fills and Margins

Creating Texts

Locking Text Orientation

Creating a Text With a Leader

Instantiating Table Templates

Instantiating a Label

Synchronizing Labels and Symbols Scaling

Flipping Labels

Creating a Table

Copying Table Content

Creating Balloons

Inserting a Knowledge Report in a Representation

Managing Components in Catalog

Electrical Catalog Content

Placing an Electrical Component Using the Catalog Browser

Adding a Symbol from Catalog

Displaying Symbol Representations as Thumbnails

Placing a Group of Components from the Catalog

Inserting Standalone Symbol in a Catalog

Electrical Systems Import/Export

Importing an Electrical System

Exporting an Electrical System

About iXF Model Import/Export in Electrical Systems Design

About ELOG Model Import/Export in Electrical Systems Design

Using the Spreadsheet

About the Spreadsheet

About the Floating Spreadsheet

About Electrical Components in the Spreadsheet

Displaying a Model in the Spreadsheet

Creating an Object in the Spreadsheet

Managing Connections via the Spreadsheet

Selecting the Subtype Attribute Predefined in Data Setup

Using B.I. Essentials in Electrical Systems Design

About Report Generation with Electrical Data

Reference Information: Knowledge Packages

Electrical Logical Functions and Methods

Electrical Logical Types

Schematic Design Functions

Electrical Logical Extended Text Templates Types

Ens Logical Types: LogicalEquipmentOcc

Schematic Design Types

RFLPLMKnowledge Types

RFLPLMKnowledge Methods

Standard Types

Administration: Data Setup

About Data Setup for Electrical Systems Design

Electrical Component Subtype

Defining Electrical Component Representation in Data Setup