Difference between revisions of "Draw Cables tool panel"

Revision as of 14:30, 27 October 2011

Before You Start

You will need to have a drawing open in order to access the Draw Cables tool panel.

Draw Cables Tab

Draw Cables Tool Panel

We will start with the top left button and work right.

Button	Description of Function
One To One Cable	This button will allow you to draw a single cable from one Output to one Input. One To One
One To Many Cable	This button will allow you to draw a cable from a single Output to multiple Inputs. One To Many
Many To One Cable	This button will allow you to draw a cable from multiple Outputs to a single Input. Many To One
Terminal To Point In Drawing	This button will allow you to place a Terminal/Pointer/Jack on an Input Port on your equipment. ---- Note: For more information on pointers, please refer here On and Off Sheet Pointers Terminal To Point In Drawing
Point In Drawing To Terminal	This button will allow you to place a Terminal/Pointer/Jack on an Output Port on your equipment. ---- Note: For more information on pointers, please refer here On and Off Sheet Pointers Point In Drawing To Terminal
Many To Many Cable	This button will allow you to draw a cable from multiple Outputs to multiple Inputs. Many To Many
Apply Jumps On Move	Apply Jumps On Move
Cable Properties	This button opens the Cable Properties Tool Panel that allows you to define characteristics of your cables. Cable Properties
Avoide Other Cables	This button will allows the cable auto router to automatically try to avoid any other cables if possible. Avoid Other Cables
Repeat	This button repeats the draw cables function. Repeat
Edit Cable Data On Assignment	This button displays the Cable Edit dialog while assigning cables. This allows you to change cable data before commiting to database. It is also required if you are trying to assign multi core cables.
Assign After Draw Cable	This button turns on the cable assignment function as soon as the cable is drawn. This works very well if you have already assigned SysNames.

Project File Structure

WireCAD will create a project folder wherever you selected and two subfolders:

YourProjectName

-Drawings

-Project Databases

If you opted for SQL Server databases your Project Databases folder will be empty. This is normal since the database files reside on the server.