Applies To:

All product levels

Related Settings:

None

Item

Description

Industry Sectors combo

Search by Industry Sector.

Search Field combo

Select the field to search on.

Search Text textbox

Enter the data to search for in the field selected by the Search Field.

<Find All>

Query the entire database.

<Find>

Query for the search criteria.

<Add Manufacturer to Library>

Launches New Manufacturer dialog:

For more information see Adding Manufacturers to the database.

<Add Equipment to Library>

Launches New Manufacturer dialog:

For more information see Adding Equipment to the database.

<Delete Equipment from Library>

Delete the selected equipment and all of its I/O from the database.

<Add This Item to Drawing>

Create this item as it appears in the Preview window in the drawing.

<Add This System to Project>

Create an entry in the Project Systems database.

<View Mechanical> alternately

<View I/O>

Toggles between the Mechanical view and the I/O view.

<Exit>

Hide the library.

Find Grid Functions

Copy Equipment

Hold the Alt key while dragging and dropping one record to another. You will be prompted to copy the I/O and the equipment data.

Field Name

Description

Manufacturer Name

The Manufacturer Name

Equipment Name

The Model Name or Number

Equipment Description

Description

Equipment Type

SysName Prefix Field. All SysNames will use this value and a numeric value to create the SysName:

Equipment Weight

Weight Quantity

Equipment Weight Value

Weight Value. i.e. pounds, kilos, etc.

Equipment Height

Height Quantity

Equipment H Value

Height Value. i.e. Rack Units, Inches, Centimeters.

Equipment Width

Width Quantity

Equipment W Value

Width Value. i.e. Inches, Centimeters.

Equipment Depth

Depth Quantity

Equipment D Value

Depth Value. i.e. Inches, Centimeters.

Equipment Power

Power Consumption Quantity

Equipment P Value

Power Consumption Value. i.e. Watts, VA, KVA

Equipment Voltage

Voltage Quantity

Equipment V Value

Voltage Value. i.e. AC, DC

Vendor 1 , 2

Vendor Name

Cost 1 , 2

Cost associated with vendor 1 and 2

BlockRef

External CAD Block Reference. For use the View Mechanical function to create rack layouts:

Click <View Mechanical> to view.

Image

External Image File Reference. Future.

Category

Categorical search field.

IndustrySectors

Industry sectors that this equipment touches.

Synonyms

Synonym search field.

Item

Description

Inputs grid

Copy from one grid to the other by dragging and dropping while holding the Alt key.

Reorder the record set by dragging the record selector:

Outputs grid

Copy from one grid to the other by dragging and dropping while holding the Alt key.

Reorder the record set by dragging the record selector:

<Clear Selections>

Clear the selection set and thereby all pins from the preview.

<Select All>

Select all I/O from both lists.

By Signal Buttons

Provides a simple means to select all I/O of a given Signal Type. To map your own Signal Types to the 12 button set use <Map Btns>.

<Map Btns>

See above.

<Update Preview>

Re query the database with the current I/0 and selection set and update the preview.

Auto Preview checkbox

Automatically updates the preview after changes to the selection set. This can be annoying with particularly large devices that require several seconds to update.

<Show Big>

Hides the Add Inputs and Outputs to Lists section in favor of large I/O lists.

<Set Display Order>

If you drag the record selector around and get the I/O to display the way you want and want to save the current configuration, click <Set Display Order> to add a numeric sequence from top to bottom to the DisplayOrder field.

In order to return to your display order, you must resort by the DisplayOrder field. You can do this by clicking on the column header:

Add Inputs and Outputs to Lists

Add to Which List option

Clicking <Add New> or <Multiply By -->> will add the current values to the selected option.

Inputs: Adds to the Inputs list only.

Outputs: Adds to the Outputs list only.

Both: Adds to both the Inputs and Outputs list simultaneously.

Name

The name of the port.

Connector Type combo

The Connector of the port.

Note: This field supports direct entry. Items added here will also be added to the Connectors database.

Signal Type combo

The Signal Type of the port.

Note: This field supports direct entry. Items added here will also be added to the Signal Types database.

Input Pin Style combo

Normal or Looped input:

Output Pin Style combo

Normal or Bridged output:

<Add New>

Add a single row based on the Add to Which List option

<Multiply By -->> button and textbox

Add multiple rows based on the Add to Which List option, the Number of Rows entered and the Starting @ number.

Example: Let's say you want to add 32 video inputs and outputs to the selected equipment.

4. Enter 1 in the Starting @: field. This starts us counting at number 1.

5. Click <Multiply By -->> .

32 records will be added to each the Inputs and Outputs lists formatted as follows:

Starting @: textbox

See above.

Persist checkbox

Retain the data in the Name, Connector, Signal Type, etc fields after an Add New or Add Multiple function.

Item

Description

Image Display Mode

Sets whether or not an image or drawing icon is displayed in the Function IO block.

Image Scale Factor

Sets the scale factor of a displayed image or drawing icon.

Image Position

Sets the basepoint for the displayed image or drawing icon.

Descriptor Locations

Sets the location of the block descriptors (Sysname, Manufacturer Name, etc.).

Body Color

Displays a standard color dialog to set the Body Color:

Body Width

Sets the horizontal block dimension:

Pin Width

Pin Spacing

Vertically Center

Center the Pins in the block.

Tear Left Side

Dependant on Bulge Left Side.

Tear Right Side

Dependant on Bulge Right Side.

Tear Top Side

Dependant on Bulge Top Side.

Tear Bottom Side

Dependant on Bulge Bottom Side.

Bulge Left Side

Polyline bulge factor determines the size of the left side Tear.

Bulge Right Side

Polyline bulge factor determines the size of the right side Tear

Bulge Top Side

Polyline bulge factor determines the size of the top side Tear

Bulge Bottom Side

Polyline bulge factor determines the size of the bottom side Tear

Text Height

The height in DU of all text in the block

Nudge Pin Text Vertical Position

Vertical offset from default position. Usually used in conjunction with a Text Height change to properly align and position the text.

Nudge Connector Vertical Position

Vertical offset from default position. Usually used in conjunction with a Text Height change to properly align and position the text.

Vertical Padding

Sets the space between the inside of the block and the text.

Block Reference (Read Only)

Shows the fully qualified block reference path.

Terminal Merge Mode

Overview

Used to determine which records from the Input and Outputs table to map onto a selected terminal. This has to do with terminals that have both an input and an output and which Inputs and Output match up and map onto a given terminal.

Modes:

None:

No matching attempted. Makes no attempt to match Inputs and Outputs and merge them to a single terminal.

By Position

Matches Inputs and Outputs by row in the record set and merges them together to a single terminal.

Matching Text

Matches exact text records together and merges them together to a single terminal.

Item

Description

Full Text Search textbox

Full text search on the major fields of the community server.

<Go>

Launch the search.

Rate/Comment

Since this is entirely community based we need some way to let our peers know the state of a given definition. Use this button to rate or comment on the current item. Please be nice.

Auto Preview

Sets whether the preview window is automatically updated with the current selection.

<Download>

Downloads the current item to your local database. You will have the opportunity to change the signal types to match your local conventions. Also downloads any supporting documents like a front panel, image, icon, etc.

<Contribute>

Upload selected items to the Community Server.

Host Info (Must click expando button to view)

This is normally only edited if you are instructed to do so by WireCAD staff or if you have purchased the Internal Community Server.

Inputs and Output grid

Read only display of the inputs and outputs.

Comment grid

Read only display of any comments associated with this device.

Associated Files grid (Must click expando button to view)

Read only display of any associated files that have been uploaded with this device.