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Black box (contextual menu)

Symbol properties: Opens the symbol properties dialog box.

Edit cross references style: Opens the cross references configuration dialog box.

Attributes ►

Edit attributes: Allows you to modify the symbol attributes.

Manages the display of symbol attributes.

 

 

Assign component: Assigns the selected symbols to an existing component.

Edit symbol terminals: Opens the dialog box to edit the material terminals of the component.

Symbol ►

Four commands are available in the contextual menu, allowing you to edit the symbol in whatever contextual menu has been opened.

Update: Allows the inserted symbol to be updated in relation to its definition in the Symbol management.

Replace: Replaces the inserted symbol with another symbol in the Symbol management.

Open symbol: Opens the symbol in the modification interface to change its graphics, attributes or connection points.

Add to library: Adds the inserted symbol to the Symbol management.

 

 

Component properties: Opens the dialog box to edit the component and allocate the mark, location and function, enter data specific to the component, and allocate a manufacturer part.

Component ►

Change location: Changes the location associated with the symbol.

Change function: Changes the function associated with the symbol.

Insert in terminal strip: Inserts the symbol in a terminal strip. Select the terminal strip in the terminal strip selector.

Assign manufacturer parts: Assigns one or more manufacturer parts with the symbol.

Remove manufacturer parts: Removes manufacturer parts associated with the symbol.

Insert symbol: Inserts a symbol of this component.

Insert connection label for components: Inserts a connection label associated with components.

Go to ►

Go to browser: Displays in the Components tab, the list of symbols associated with the selected component. This feature will be used if the component is defined by a very large number of symbols.

 

Update black box: Updates the black box.

Add connection point: Adds connection points around the outline of the black box.

Delete connection point: Deletes connection points on the black box.

Cabling ►

Manage cabling and cabling order.

Wire cabling order: Produces the cabling order upstream or downstream of the symbol.

Cable core association: Produces the cabling upstream or downstream of the symbol.

 

 

 

Add / remove from harness: Adds or removes 3D harness symbol components. In the dockable panel, select the Add or Remove option and confirm your choice. In the Harness management, select the harness coordinate system.

Move: Moves the symbol.

Cut: Copies the symbol into the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard. The symbol is deleted.

Copy: Copies the symbol into the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard.

Copy with insertion point: Copies the symbol into the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard and asks you to specify the insertion point.

Hyperlink : Creates/edits a link to an external file.

Delete: Deletes the symbol from the drawing.



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