Managing Multilevel Terminals

Multilevel terminals are specific terminals on which you can connect several wires or cable cores. They have several circuits, unlike the single terminals that have only one circuit. To identify multilevel terminals, you can specify a special marking by indicating the level number.

Multilevel Terminal Mark

The multilevel terminal marking is not set in the electrical project configuration as the other elements. Each terminal can have its own mark style. You can use the same mark style as the symbols or use a specific marking in which you have the terminal number, a separator character (a dot), and the level number; for example, 1.3 represents terminal 1, level 3.

The Component properties dialog box lets you affect the multilevel terminal mark as the other components. In the Mark section, select Use level marks to activate this previous mark style. If you prefer to mark the multilevel terminals as the other components, use the traditional marking mode (Automatic or Manual).

Create or Edit Multilevel Terminals

To create a multilevel terminal:
  1. Create single terminals.
  2. Group several terminals to generate a multilevel terminal by doing one of the following:
    • Using reserved terminals. In the Terminal strip editor dialog box, create the reserved terminals. Manage the levels from these terminals. In the schematic drawings, when you insert the terminal, in the Terminal symbol properties dialog box, select the existing terminal (and level) in the component tree (on the top-right of the dialog box).
    • Define the levels in the Terminal strip editor. Inserts single terminals in the schematic drawings and manages the levels in the Terminal strip editor dialog box.

Renumber Multilevel Terminals

The Renumber terminal strip terminals dialog box has a section that is specific to the multilevel terminals. To help you to understand the result, a graphic displays it according to the selected options. For more information, see Renumbering Terminals

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