Terminal strip editor

Terminal strip management: Edit

Contextual menu of a terminal: Edit terminal strip "X..."

Contextual menu of a terminal strip drawing: Edit terminal strip linked to this drawing

Insert terminal: Allows you to add one reserved terminal. The reserved terminal will be inserted above the one currently selected.

Insert accessory: Allows you to insert an accessory of the terminal strip, such as separator or stop element. The accessory appears in the terminal strip as a terminal but without a mark.

Insert accessory manufacturer part: Opens the manufacturer part selection dialog box to select a manufacturer part. This is associated with the new accessory.

Insert several terminals: Allows you to add several reserved terminals. When activated, a dialog box opens where you can enter the number of terminals that you want to add. The reserved terminals will be inserted above the one currently selected.

Delete: Deletes reserved terminals only. To delete terminals that exist in the schematics, you must delete them from the drawing.

Terminal strip properties: Allows you to access the terminal strip properties.

Properties: Allows you to access the properties of the selected terminals.

Manufacturer parts: Allows you to assign or remove a manufacturer part to the selected terminal. If several terminals have been selected, the same manufacturer part will be assigned to all the selected terminals.

Change function: Allows you to change the function of the selected terminals.

Go to: Allows you to open the drawing where the terminal is inserted.

Terminal strip drawing configurations: Allows you to access the settings to generate the terminal strip drawings.

Generate drawings: creates or updates the terminal strip drawings. Only this terminal strip will be redrawn.

Cut: Places the selected terminals on the software clipboard. The selected terminals will be deleted only after their insertion by the Paste command. This process allows you to keep the connection data of the terminal. It is principally used to move terminals. You can also use the shortcut: [Ctrl] + [X]

Copy: Places a copy of the selected terminals on the software clipboard and keeps the originals. You can also use the shortcut: [Ctrl] + [C]

Paste: Inserts the terminals present on the software clipboard. You can also use the shortcut: [Ctrl] + [V]

Select all: Allows you to select all the elements present in the terminal strip (Terminals, cable cores, references). You can also use the shortcut [Ctrl] + [A].

Insert or remove page break: Automatic page breaks are indicated by a red line and are automatically calculated based on your configuration settings. You can manually manage page breaks, denoted by a blue line, by selecting a terminal and selecting the Page break icon.

Renumber: Allows you to renumber the selected terminals. You have to indicate the Start number and the increment value.

Up / Down: Allows you to reorder the terminals individually.

Reorder: Allows you to sort and renumber the selected terminals.

Define levels: Allows you to define the number of levels on the selected terminals. A dialog box opens to help you enter the number of levels. The levels of the terminal have a different representation.

Change terminal strip: Allows you to move the selected terminals to another terminal strip.

Extract from terminal strip: Allows you to remove the selected component from the terminal strip.

Invert: Allows you to change the physical position of the selected terminals (inverting the incoming and the outgoing sides of each selected terminal. The order of connection points does not change).

Bridges: Allows you to link two or more terminals with bridges or jumpers.

Update: Used to update the terminal strip according to the actions performed by other users.

Wire cabling order: Opens the Wiring cabling order dialog box allowing you to manage the cabling order on the selected cable. This command is also available in the contextual menu of a cable core.

Associate cable cores: The selection has to be made in the Cable column that corresponds to the terminals to which you want to add cables. Refer to the Cabling in the Terminal strips editor section for more information on the cabling of terminals. This command is also available in the contextual menu of a cable core.

Dissociate cable cores: Removes the cabling of the selected cores. This command is also available in the contextual menu of a cable core.

Switch cable cores: Available, if only two cable cores are selected in the Cable core column, this command allows you to switch the two cable cores. This feature can also be used with a drag and drop between two cable cores.