Routing a Net with On/Off Sheet Connectors

You can route a net with sheet connectors.

Before you begin: Open a diagram view containing:

Open a first diagram view containing:

  • A logical reference under the Logical node
  • A component to branch under the logical reference.
  • Optional: In Data Setup, assign a representation for sheet connector in the On Sheet Symbol for Same Sheet Context.

In this scenario, we route the sheet connectors are placed on the same diagram view. However, the steps remain the same for sheet connectors placed in two different diagram views.

See Also
Displaying Customized On/Off Sheet Connectors Symbols
About Sheet Connectors
Managing Cross-References for Nets
  1. From the Edition section of the action bar, click Create New Reference.
    The New content dialog box appears.
  2. In the New content dialog box, expand the Electrical Logical tab and right-click Logical Net.
  3. Select the Set attributes at creation option.

    Note: This option remains selected when creating another net.

  4. Click Logical Net.
    The Logical Net dialog box appears.
  5. Type a name for your net reference and click OK.
  6. Click the first component.

    A context toolbar appears, containing commands to create an elbow or a straight route line.
  7. Click at a convenient place to insert the first connector.
    A context toolbar appears, containing the command to create the on-sheet connector.
  8. Click Sheet Connector.

    The first on-sheet connector is created.

  9. In the tree, right-click the net reference and select Add Net Connection .
    The Route Command dialog box appears.
  10. Select the second component.

    A context toolbar appears, containing commands to create an elbow or a straight route line.
  11. Click at a convenient place to insert the second on-sheet connector.
    A context toolbar appears, containing the command to create the on-sheet connectors.
  12. Select Sheet Connector.

    The on-sheet connector is created for the second component.

    Note: To delete the sheet connector, right-click the sheet connector symbol and select Delete. The sheet symbol and the route connected to it are removed from the diagram view.