About Manufacturer Parts

Manufacturer parts are managed within a catalog. You can add to this catalog to meet your needs. Every component managed within SOLIDWORKS Electrical can have one or more manufacturer parts associated with it.

The Manufacturer Parts tab shows the manufacturer parts assigned to a component, as well as its circuit definition.

To open Manufacturer Parts, do one of the following:

  • Symbol properties > Manufacturer part and circuits .
  • Terminal properties > Manufacturer part and circuits .
  • Black box properties > Manufacturer part and circuits .
  • PLC properties > Manufacturer part and circuits .
  • Location properties > Manufacturer Part .

Manufacturer Parts Tab

Option Description
Search Searches a manufacturer part in the library.
Add manufacturer part Creates a new manufacturer part.
Add Electrical assembly Creates a new electrical assembly.
Delete Deletes the selected manufacturer part references.
Properties Opens the selected manufacturer part properties dialog box.

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Organizes the list of manufacturer parts.

Circuits

The circuit definition is not available in the location properties dialog box. When you select a manufacturer part from the list, SOLIDWORKS Electrical compares the circuits that make up the component (symbols) with the circuits contained in the manufacturer part.

Table 1. Color Coding
Color Description
Green Indicates consistency between the symbol circuits and the manufacturer part circuits.
Red Indicates an inconsistency. Certain circuit symbols are not present in manufacturer parts. Add auxiliaries or modify your component to add the symbols within the manufacturer part.
Blue Indicates that the manufacturer part contains circuits not represented in the symbol (reserved circuits).
Yellow Indicates the presence of virtual circuits, which do not appear as symbols or as manufacturer part references (added manually).
Table 2. Actions/Commands
Option Description
Edit Terminals Edits the terminal number of the selected circuits.
Add virtual circuits Adds a new circuit. A virtual circuit is not present in the manufacturer part and in the symbols.
Delete Virtual Circuit Deletes the selected virtual circuit.
Switch Symbol Ciruit Switches two circuits selected in the circuit list.
Dissociate Symbol Circuit Only the green circuits must be dissociated. When you dissociate a circuit, it is automatically set in reserve (blue), and the circuit of the symbol is set in red.

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Organizes the virtual circuits.