Place New View command for Connectors

To add a new connector view to the drawing,

  • right-click on the desired connector in the Device Tree View of the Project Window, and select Place New Device View... on the displayed context menu.

     

    The following dialog will be displayed:

     

 

New View

View selection:

Defined View Symbols

 

More symbols

Lists all symbols views available an defined in the database an din the project.

Device Designation

The Device Designation of the connector is displayed.

Higher Level Assignment

The Higher Level Assignment of the connector is displayed.

Location

The Location of the connector is displayed.

View number

Each new connector view is assigned a number that must be unique within all views of that connector. The drop-down list shows all free view numbers. The view number determines if conductor logic lines are drawn. These logic lines are only visible between views of the same number and can later on be completely switched off for individual view numbers.

The view of a block connector can only be placed on blocks of the same block device belonging to the same view number.

Place as

This options are only active for connectors.

single pins

Check this option to place the view in single pin representation.

Use active connector pin terminal

Check this option to use the connector pin terminals defined in the database for this connector. When the connector pin terminal is not defined, or not defined in the database, connector pin terminals are not placed. All pins that could not be placed are reported in the Output window.

complete device

Check this option to place the view as complete device.

Preview

Displays a preview of the defined connector view.

Retain settings

Activate this checkbox to have the currently defined settings set when recalling this dialog.

If the user wants to have the previous settings set, the checkbox has to be unchecked, which immediately displays the default values for the device.

Place

Places the connector view.

 

Note

Devices views of hierarchical connectors can be placed to all hierarchical instances.