Component Properties - Component

With DBE mode disabled, no modification can be made. The dialog only serves for information on the different database entries.

 

With DBE mode enabled, the database fields can be modified (see also: Component Properties - Component (DBE mode)).

 

To display the properties of a component,

  • right-click on the component in the Component Tree of the Database Window and select Component Properties... from the displayed context menu.

 

This is what the dialog looks like when selecting the 'Component Properties...' command of an assembly, a subcircuit or a 'normal' component:

 

 

This is what the dialog looks like when selecting the 'Component Properties...' command of a wire group or a cable:

 

 

Component

Component

If the component has already been saved to the database, the name cannot be modified. The Component name field cannot be empty.

 

The following characters are not allowed in E3.series as part of the Component name: , ; < > ' { }

Version

If the component has already been saved to the database, the version cannot be modified.

The Version field cannot be empty.

Version Text

The Version description can always be changed.

The version status of the 'current' component in the database is instantly changed to 'old' when modifications have been made and confirmed using the Apply button.

Device letter code

The Device letter code is the prefix used to identify the component when it is placed in a drawing, e.g. 'M' for motor.

Table symbol

This option is not available, when selecting the Component Properties... command of cables or wire groups!

 

Displays a terminal plan table symbol for the selected component. All table symbols existing in the active symbol database are listed.

 

This option is inactive when editing subcircuits.

Schematic type(s)

This option is only available, when selecting the Component Properties... command of wire groups or cables!

 

Once assigned, the cables / wire groups are displayed by different icons, that are defined in the Schematic Types dialog, in the Database tree view, Device tree view and the Properties... dialogs to differentiate between the schematic types.

 

Displays the defined schematic types for the selected component.

Default template

Displays the default template for the selected component (see also: Placing attribute template symbols).

Preview symbol

Preview symbols are displayed in the Preview window when selecting a component or device in the Database or Project tree view.

 

It's possible to define a special preview symbol for the following component types when editing in DBE mode.

 

 

When previewing in Database Window:

  • Connectors

  • Components

  • Cables

  • Blocks

  • Subcircuits

  • Assemblies

  • Hoses

  • Tubes

  • Wire groups

 

When previewing in Project Window

  • Connectors

  • Devices

  • Cables

  • Blocks

  • Assemblies

  • Hoses

  • Tubes

  • Terminal

 

Note

If this preview symbol shouldn't be visible in the project database tree, this can be defined by selecting the Don't show this symbol in Project Database Tree option when editing a symbol in the Database Editor.

 

See also: Defining Preview Symbols

Topology symbol

This option is not available, when editing cables or wire groups!

 

Besides the possibility to define a neutral topology symbol for components or functional units with their corresponding components in the Settings in project, it's also possible to define a special topology symbol for each component in Database Editor using this option.

 

The drop-down list offers topology symbols for selection, or using the button, a symbol can be selected from a database tree structure. This Topology Symbol dialog provides the possibility to select a topology symbol. Filter criteria can be defined therein.

 

See also: Topology - Overview
Physical Data

Cross-section

This option is only available with components that can have the subtype Connector pin terminal assigned!

 

If the setting Check cross-section of pin terminal with device pin is active, the cross-section of pin terminals is taken into account in each of the following actions:

  • In the Device Properties, only those connector pin terminals can be selected whose cross-section does not exceed the maximum cross-section of the pin.

  • Only wires/conductors that do not exceed the defined cross-section can be connected to the model pins.

 

Example

The pins of the component 282087-1_CPTGroup have a maximum permissible cross-section of 2.50 mm² and diameter of 3.3 mm:

 

 

Check for Selection of Available Connector Pin Terminals

If one of the settings Check cross-section of pin terminal with device pin or Use outer diameter of pin terminal or wire/conductor for check is active, the selection of available connector pin terminals is dynamically adjusted to only allow the selection of connector pin terminals with valid values for the cross-section and diameter.

 

Example

If the setting Check cross-section of pin terminal with device pin is not active, devices using the component 282087-1_CPTGroup can have the following connector pin terminals:

 

 

If the setting Check cross-section of pin terminal with device pin is active, the following connector pin terminals are available:

 

 

The connector pin terminals SuperSeal-06[...] and 282081-1_CP can no longer be selected.


The connector pin terminal SuperSeal-06[...] cannot be used because it has a cross-section of 3.00 mm² which is bigger than the maximum permissible cross-section of 282087-1_CPTGroup.


The connector pin terminal 282081-1_CP cannot be used because it has the subtype Cavity Plug which does not have a cross-section to be taken into account with the check:

 

 

Check for Placing Conductors/Wires

If the setting Use outer diameter of pin terminal or wire/conductor for check is active, connections can only have connector pin terminals or conductors whose diameter does not exceed the maximum permissible cross-section of the pin.

 

Note

The check for the allowed minimum and maximal values for the cross-section are always performed.

 

Existing connector pin terminals that are connected to model pins and derive from E3.series versions in which no physical data for Cross-section and Outer diameter could be defined, are treated as if their cross-section and outer diameter is identical to the model's cross-section and outer diamter.

 

The maximum allowed cross-section of pins is defined in the Model Properties.

Outer diameter

This option is only available with components that can have the subtype Connector pin terminal assigned!

 

If the setting Use outer diameter of pin terminal or wire/conductor for check is active, the outer diameter of pin terminals is taken into account in each of the following actions:

  • In the Device Properties, only those connector pin terminals can be selected whose outer diameter does not exceed the maximum outer diameter of the pin.

  • Only wires/conductors that do not exceed the defined outer diameter can be connected to the model pins.

 

Existing connector pin terminals that are connected to model pins and derive from E3.series versions in which no physical data for Cross-section and Outer diameter could be defined, are treated as if their cross-section and outer diameter is identical to the model's cross-section and outer diamter.

 

Note

For the check of the maximum permissible outer diameter, the segment diameter of the wires/conductors to be added is calculated and not the sum of the individual outer diameters.

 

The maximum allowed outer diameter of pins is defined in the Model Properties.

Name / Entry

Two types of data are administered:

  1. Component data. These lines represent the different columns in the database along with the corresponding entries for the component. The 'Names' correspond to the column names in the database and cannot be added, removed or changed. Entries can be changed and saved to the related columns in the database.

  2. Additional attributes that are allowed for Components. They can be edited and new attributes added by clicking in the last line of the table.

 

Note

System-defined attributes are listed first. The system-defined attributes are defined in the database and are represented by .

 

The system-defined attributes are followed by additional attributes. These additional attributes are represented by .

 

The attributes are sorted in ascending and alphabetical order. The name specified as Display name in the Attribute names list is used for sorting. If no Display name is specified, the internal name is used.

Don't show this component in the Project Database Tree

 

When this option is checked, the selected component was marked as 'invisible' in Database Editor mode, so that it does not appear in the project's Database tree.

 

In Database Editor mode, such a component is displayed with a gray icon in the database tree.

 

This option can be checked and unchecked in the Component Properties - Component dialog in Database Editor mode when editing a component.

Sealed

If checked, the functionality 'Wire Seal' is used in combination with the connector pin terminal selection on the device.

 

Note 

The check box Sealed can be predefined for components in the database editor (under Component Properties - Component) .

 

The check box Sealed can subsequently be changed in the project mode on a placed device (under Device Properties - Device) .