Managing Connectors and Pins Display

You can display, remove and move several connectors, and pins contained in an equipment component.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Create a logical reference under the Logical root.
  • Create and activate a diagram view under the logical reference.
  • Create an equipment component and place the equipment in the diagram view.
  • Create equipment connectors with pins on each equipment component.
See Also
About Electrical Components
Creating an Equipment Reference
Creating an Equipment Connector
Creating Pins

Display Connectors and Pins

You can display connectors and pins contained in an equipment component.

  1. Select an equipment component and click .
    The Manage Equipment Connector Display dialog box appears, and displays all the connectors and pins contained in the selected equipment.
    Notes:
    • If a harness connector is detected, no action is possible.
    • The connectors and pins appear in the same order as in the equipment representation.
    • Pins connected to a wire, are highlighted in red.
    • Connectors and pins already displayed in the equipment appear with a checked item.
  2. Select the item corresponding to the connectors and pins you want to display in your equipment.

    Note: If all the pins of a connector are selected, the connector is displayed in full representation. Otherwise the connector is displayed in partial representation.

  3. Click OK or Apply.
    The selected connectors and pins are displayed in the equipment.

Remove Connectors and Pins

You can remove connectors and pins displayed in an equipment component.

  1. Select an equipment component and click .
    The Manage Equipment Connector Display dialog box appears, and displays all the connectors and pins contained in the selected equipment.
    Notes:
    • If a harness connector is detected, no action is possible.
    • The connectors and pins appear in the same order as in the equipment representation.
    • Pins connected to a wire, are highlighted in red.
    • Connectors and pins already displayed in the equipment appear with a checked item.
  2. Clear the connectors and pins that you want to remove.
  3. Click OK or Apply.
    The connectors and pins are no more displayed in the equipment.

Move Connectors

You can change the display order of the connectors in an equipment component.

  1. Select an equipment component and click .
    The Manage Equipment Connector Display dialog box appears, and displays all the connectors and pins contained in the selected equipment.
    Notes:
    • If a harness connector is detected, no action is possible.
    • The connectors and pins appear in the same order as in the equipment representation.
    • Pins connected to a wire, are highlighted in red.
    • Connectors and pins already displayed in the equipment appear with a checked item.
  2. Select the connectors that you want to move.
  3. Move the selected connectors:

    • Right-click an item and switch the Side command on right or left.
    • Modify the sequence of the connectors using drag-and-drop.

  4. Click OK or Apply.
    The connectors and pins are moved.