Component properties
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Contextual menu of component: Properties
Contextual menu of symbol: Component
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Opens the component properties dialog box, displaying information about
the component.
Mark and data
Mark
The component mark is automatically calculated according to the electrical
project settings.
Mode: If you select the Automatic mode, the mark is calculate
automatically according to the configuration settings. If you select Manual mode, you must enter the
mark manually in the Mark setting.
Mark: Displays the automatic
mark or used to enter the manual mark.
Root: Displays the root associated
to the component depending the component class.
Number: Displays the order number
assigned to the component. You can change this number but you cannot used
an existing number.
Permanent
component: When the last symbol representing the component is deleted,
the component is also deleted. If you check this box, the component is
not deleted.
To delete a permanent component,
use the command Delete component
in its contextual menu in the Components
tab (dockable panel).
hierarchy
Class: Allows you to change
the component classification. This is used when you assign a manufacturer
part. It also allows you to define the root used during automatic marking.
Parent: Displays the mark of
the main component which a child or sub component is dependent on (such
as a PLC card and its rack).
Location / Function: During
symbol insertion, the location
(function) is automatically
taken from the drawing, or the location (function) outline if the symbol
was inserted inside one. You can assign a different location (function)
by clicking the button [...] and
selecting the location (function) you want.
Manufacturer data
This data comes from the manufacturer part, but can be manually modified.
The data types are specified in the definition of the class.
Description
The first translatable data field of the component. You can enter a
description in all languages managed in the electrical project.
User data / Translatable data
The user data fields can
be used to enter all information that you would like to manage for the
component. Click on the Customize...
button to edit their labels.
Manufacturer part and circuits
1. Click on
the Manufacturer part and circuits
tab to allocate a manufacturer part.
2. See Assign manufacturer part for more information.