Wiring within a Line Diagram

The Detailed Cabling dialog box is divided into three parts. The center shows the cables, and the left and right sides show the source and the destination, along with the terminal strips.

To open Line Diagram Line Styles, do one of the following:
  • Click Line diagram > Detailed cabling .
  • Right-click a line diagram cable and click Detailed cabling .

You can drag cores onto the origin or destination pins. The connections are indicated by the green zones showing the core numbers on the origin or destination. When cabling is done, the Origin and Destination green zones are filled with the connection information.

The following commands are available:

Command Name Description
Edits the component. For more information, see Component Properties.
Adds virtual circuits to the component. For more information, see Circuit Management.
Edits the terminal strips. For more information, see Terminal Strip Editor.
Adds terminals to the terminal strip.
Add a cable Adds a new cable. For more information, see Adding Cables
Core reservation Opens the cable and core reservation dialog box. For more information, see Reserving Cables.
Replace Select a new cable in the cable catalog to replace the selected cable. The new cable must have at least as many cores as the one being replaced.
Connect Connects a cable core when both a device and cable core are selected.
Associate wires Connects automatically cable core when the selected cable is consistent with the cable-less wires.
Uncable this end Disconnects the selected cable cores.
Disconnect cores Disconnects the selected cores on either side.
Switch Switches the cable core between the origin and the destination.
Wire Style Changes the wire style associated with the selected cable core.
See sub-components Displays only the nested components marks.
See only components Shows only the components (Hides subcomponents).
Preview Displays or hides the Origin and Destination viewing windows.
Reserved Cores only Shows only reserved cores.
Cable core linking components Shows only cable cores that currently form a link.
All cores Shows all the cores.