Context Toolbars

Context toolbars are smart toolbars that contain only those commands that can be applied to the current selection.

This page discusses:

Managing Route



Extend Route
Extends a route that ends in space.
Click at the desired location to place the route end. The route can be connected to an equipment or end in space or as a sheet connector.
See Modifying Routes.


Disconnect All
Disconnects all the connections of a component.
Select the symbol to be disconnected and click Disconnect All.
See Connecting/Disconnecting Functional/Logical Symbols.


Move Component
Moves a component already placed in the diagram view.
The component can be inserted on another component, on a route or at the end of a connected or unconnected route.
See Moving Components Already Placed in the Diagram View.


Switch Route Display
Modifies the display of a route.
A route can be represented as a spline or as a line.
See Modifying Routes Display.


Link OffSheet and Merge Routables
Merges two routables whose one of its extremities end as a sheet connector.
If the second sheet connector is placed in another view, click the sheet containing the second diagram view and select the sheet connector in the window.
See Merging and Breaking Routes with Sheet Connectors.


Unlink OffSheet and Break Routables
Breaks a routable in two independent routables and disconnect the paired sheet connectors.
Click the sheet connector. The route connected to the selected sheet connector is updated to refer to the newly created routable. The previous routable is kept for the other sheet connector.
See Merging and Breaking Routes with Sheet Connectors.

Connection Point Edition Tools



Fix/Unfix Connection Point
Fixes the position of a connection points.
An anchor appears besides the selected connection point. The connection point is fixed and cannot be moved unless you select Fix/UnFix Connection Point again.
See Editing/Mapping Connection Point and Port.


Change Orientation
Changes the orientation of a connection point.
Click one of the four arrows to define a new direction for the selected connection point.
See Editing/Mapping Connection Point and Port.


Display Port in View
Displays and maps an existing connection point in a diagram view.
Click one of the four arrows to define the direction of the connection point and double-click a port in the Ports dialog box.
See Displaying and Mapping a Connection Point in a Diagram View.

Managing Off-Sheet and On-Sheet Connectors



Replace On/Off Sheet symbol
Replaces sheet connectors representations in the diagram view.

When several representations are defined in Data Setup , you can replace the sheet connector representation in the diagram view.

See Replacing Sheet Connectors Representations.


Switch On Off Sheet
Switches diagram view to display the second element of the sheet connector pair.
When you have an off-sheet connector paired with another one, and placed in a different diagram view, you can switch to this view to display the off-sheet connector.
See Locating Linked Sheet Connector.