Terminal Strip Editor

You can edit and manage terminal strips by using the terminal strip editor.

To access the terminal strip editor:
  • Click Terminal strip management > Edit .
  • Right-click a terminal and click Edit terminal strip "X..." .
  • Right-click a terminal strip drawing and click Edit terminal strip linked to this drawing .

Terminals are shown in the middle of the dialog box. Cabling information is shown on either side of the terminal.

You can drag terminals and cable cores to your preferred position. The various commands are accessible from the menu icons, or the terminal contextual menu.

The terminal strip editor consists of two tabs showing Edit and Advanced features.

Edit Tab

Option Description
  • Insert terminal. Lets you add one reserved terminal. The reserved terminal is inserted above the one selected.
  • Insert accessory. Lets you insert an accessory of the terminal strip, such as a separator or stop element. The accessory appears in the terminal strip as a terminal 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. Lets you add several reserved terminals. When activated, a dialog box opens where you can enter the number of terminals to add. The reserved terminals are inserted above the one selected.
Delete. Deletes reserved terminals only. To delete terminals that exist in the schematics, delete them from the drawing.
Terminal strip properties. Lets you access the terminal strip properties.
Properties. Lets you access the properties of the selected terminals.
Manufacturer parts. Lets you assign or remove a manufacturer part to the selected terminal. If several terminals are selected, the same manufacturer part is assigned to all the selected terminals.
Change function. Lets you change the function of the selected terminals.
Go to. Lets you open the drawing where the terminal is inserted.
Terminal strip drawing configurations. Lets you access the settings to generate the terminal strip drawings.
Generate drawings. Creates or updates the terminal strip drawings. Only this terminal strip is redrawn.
Cut. Places the selected terminals on the software clipboard. The selected terminals are deleted after their insertion by Paste. 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. Lets you select all the elements present in the terminal strip (terminals, cable cores, references). You can also use the shortcut Ctrl + A.

Advanced Tab

Option Description
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. Lets you renumber the selected terminals. You need to indicate the Start number and the increment value.
Up / Down. Lets you reorder the terminals individually.
Reorder. Lets you sort and renumber the selected terminals.
Define levels. Lets you 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. Lets you move the selected terminals to another terminal strip.
Extract from terminal strip. Lets you remove the selected component from the terminal strip.
Invert. Lets you 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. Lets you link two or more terminals with bridges or jumpers.
Update. Lets you update the terminal strip according to the actions performed by other users.
Wire cabling order. Opens the Wiring cabling order dialog box to let you manage the cabling order on the selected cable. This command is also available in the context menu of a cable core.
Associate cable cores. Make the selection in the Cable column that corresponds to the terminals to which you want to add cables. See the Cabling in the Terminal strips editor section for more information on the cabling of terminals. This command is also available in the context menu of a cable core.
Dissociate cable cores. Removes the cabling of the selected cores. This command is also available in the context menu of a cable core.
Switch cable cores. Available if only two cable cores are selected in the Cable core column, this command lets you switch the two cable cores. This feature can also be used by dragging between two cable cores.

Page Break Management

There are two types of page break, automatic page breaks (red) and manual page breaks (blue). Automatic page breaks are calculated according to the number of terminals authorized in the configuration of the terminal strip drawing. The commands in the Manual page breaks, available in the context menu for the terminal, let you split the drawing of the terminal strip at the position of your choice.

When you insert a manual page break, the automatic page breaks are automatically recalculated.

To delete a manual page break, use the command available in the terminal context menu.