About Schematic Zones

Using a schematic zone, you can divide your diagram view in sections. Creating schematic zones provides a mean to create, place and manage different categories of zones to automatically display the position of symbols in the different zones.

This page discusses:

Definition

A schematic zone is a line you draw in the diagram view which carries two important information:

  • A schematic zone category: You can define as many categories as you need for a project.
  • A schematic zone name: For each category, a list of possible schematic zone names can be defined.

Example

The following example illustrates the principles of schematic zone categories and zone names.

Three zone categories are defined:

  • Zone1
  • Zone2
  • Zone3

For each category zone, zone names are defined:

Zone1 Zone 2 Zone3
Zone1.1 Zone2.1 Zone3.1
Zone1.2 Zone2.2 Zone3.2
Zone1.3 Zone2.3 Zone3.3

You can find the schematic zone of a symbol when placed in the diagram. In the example, the schematic zone of the square symbol is Zone1.1, Zone2.1 and Zone3.2.

Reading Directions

The reading direction is defined by the user for each schematic zone category. It describes how the schematic zone must be interpreted.

There are five reading directions:

  • Above: a symbol is in the zone if it is above the line.
  • Below: a symbol is in the zone if it is below the line.
  • Right: a symbol is in the zone if it is on the right of the line.
  • Left: a symbol is in the zone if it is on the left of the line.
  • Inside: a symbol is in the zone if it is in the closed polygon defined by the line.

Example

In this example, the Above reading direction is set for the Zone1 schematic zone category. It means the symbol is considered inside the Zone1.2 if it is above the line defining the Zone1.2.

Now , If the Left reading direction is set for the Zone2 schematic zone category, It means the symbol is considered inside the Zone2.1 if it is above the line defining the Zone2.1.

Creating Automatic Texts

In the Data Setup, you can define an automatic text for each zone or zone category. This text is automatically displayed in the drawn zone.

In the Diagram Resources resource set, assign:

  • A list of texts to the Default Label resource
  • A business rule to the Rule to get Label Symbol resource

For more information, see Diagram Resources.