Equipotential update mode
Thanks to its Client/Server technology,
SOLIDWORKS Electrical
is a real-time software. All manipulations done in the electrical project,
automatically update the electrical project database and the graphics
of the drawings. This always helps to work on up-to-date drawings, mainly
if several users work on the same electrical project. But on large electrical
projects, this technology can be penalizing because it costs a lot of
time.
For example, when you insert a symbol on a wire, this wire is cut in
two segments. The equipotential of each segment is automatically calculated,
and when this segment impacts several wires on several drawings, the process
can be long (a few seconds to several minutes according to the size of
the electrical project).
SOLIDWORKS Electrical
has a special mode; Deferred mode,
that allows you to disable the automatic equipotential calculation when
you manipulate the wires. The process is delayed until you need the information,
for example when you want to manage the wiring cabling order, or to print
the drawings. The Deferred mode
is transparent to the user, only wire or equipotential numbers are not
displayed and the software does not control the equipotential conflicts.
If you use a feature that needs the equipotential information (such as
Wire cabling order, or Exports),
the process is automatically started to obtain this information but you
can also, manually launch the update.
Activate the Deferred mode
|
Menu: Process > Activate |
This feature works as a lock, click the button to activate the mode
and click on it again to deactivate it. When the Deferred
mode is activated, the Update
connections button of the Process
menu is available, and in the dockable panel, the electrical project icon
changes to identify the status.
When you activate the Deferred mode,
a message is sent to all the users working on this electrical project
through the Collaborative Server,
to warn them that the Deferred mode
is active.
Equipotential update
|
Menu: Process > Update
connections |
The equipotentials are automatically updated according to your needs
(when you export or print the drawings). But, when the Deferred
mode is activated, you can manually launch this update by using
the Update connection command.