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Function properties

Function management: Properties

Contextual menu of a function outline: Function properties

 

1.     Select a function.

2.     Click on the Properties icon to open the function properties dialog box.

 

The Properties dialog box also opens during the creation of a new function.

Mark

The function mark is automatically calculated according to the electrical project settings.

Mode: If you select the Automatic mode, the mark is automatically calculated 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 functions (F).

Number: Displays the order number assigned to the function. You can change this number but you cannot use an existing number.

Hierarchy

Parent: The name of the main function which child or nested functions are dependent upon.

Associated book: Associates a function to a book and all its drawings.

Description

The first translatable data of the function. You can enter a description in all languages managed in the electrical project.

User data / Translatable data

The user data is available across the entire electrical project. It is used to store personal information, which can be displayed in the drawings. There are two types of user data: translatable user data (translated during project translation), and non-translatable user data.

 

The default function applied to drawings is taken from the book the drawings were created in.

 

The Customize... button lets you access the user data settings displayed in the function properties.



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