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Terminal (contextual menu)

 

Symbol properties: Opens the Terminal properties dialog box.

Assign component: Assigns the selected terminal to an existing component (Terminal strip).

Attributes ►

Edit attributes: Allows you to modify the terminal attributes.

 

Connection point: Allows you to manage the display of the material terminals.

Manages the display of terminal attributes.

 

 

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

Symbol ►

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

Update: Allows the inserted terminal to be updated in relation to its definition in the symbols library.

Replace: Replaces the inserted terminal with another terminal in the library.

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

Add to library: Adds the inserted terminal to the symbols library.

 

 

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

Component ►

Change function: Changes the function associated with the terminal.

Assign manufacturer parts: Assigns one or more manufacturer parts to the terminal.

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

Insert symbol: Allows you to insert a terminal for this component.

Insert connection label for components: Allows you to insert the connection label associated with the terminal.

 

 

Define level: Allows you to define the number of levels on the selected terminals. A dialog box opens to help you enter the number of levels.

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

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

Allows you to go to the terminal graphical representation in the terminal strip.

 

Terminal strip properties: Opens the properties of the terminal strip on which the terminal is located.

Edit terminal strip: Opens the terminal strip on which the terminal is located in order to edit it.

Update terminal strip: Updates the drawing of the terminal strip on which the terminal is located.

Cabling ►

Manages cabling and cabling order.

Wire cabling order: Used to produce the cabling order upstream or downstream of the terminal.

Cable core association: Used to produce the cabling upstream or downstream of the terminal.

 

 

 

Add / remove from harness: Allows 3D harness symbol components to be added or removed. In the dockable panel, select Add or remove option and confirm the choice. In Harness Management, select the harness mark.

Orientation ►

Changes the direction of the symbol.

Specific angles (0° / 90° / 180° / 270°)

Free rotation: Use the mouse to rotate the terminal.

Invert: Makes a mirror image of the terminal.

 

 

 

Move: Allows you to move the terminal.

Cut: Copies the terminal to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard. The terminal is deleted.

Copy: Copies the terminal to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard.

Copy with insertion point: Copies the terminal to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Clipboard and defines the insertion point.

Hyperlink: Creates/Edits a link to an external document.

Delete: Deletes the terminal from the drawing.



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