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| − | == Create a How To== | + | == How To Create a How To== |
[[HOWTO:New_How_To|New How To Tutorial]]<br> | [[HOWTO:New_How_To|New How To Tutorial]]<br> | ||
Summary: Figure out a new or easier way to do something or just feel someone else could benefit from your instruction? Click here. | Summary: Figure out a new or easier way to do something or just feel someone else could benefit from your instruction? Click here. | ||
| − | == | + | ==How To Request A How To's== |
[[HOWTO:Request_How_To|Requesting How To Tutorials]]<br> | [[HOWTO:Request_How_To|Requesting How To Tutorials]]<br> | ||
Summary: If your not feeling up to "attempting" a new task yourself and you would like a tutorial on how it is done, click here. | Summary: If your not feeling up to "attempting" a new task yourself and you would like a tutorial on how it is done, click here. | ||
| − | == Create a New Project == | + | == How To Create a New Project == |
[[HOWTO:New_Project|Create a New Project]]<br> | [[HOWTO:New_Project|Create a New Project]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new blank project. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new blank project. | ||
| − | == | + | == How To Customize Equipment I/O == |
[[Customizing Equipment I/O]] <br> | [[Customizing Equipment I/O]] <br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add single and multiple ports at once, delete, rearange and distinguish similar ports. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add single and multiple ports at once, delete, rearange and distinguish similar ports. | ||
| − | == Create a New Drawing == | + | == How To Create a New Drawing == |
[[HOWTO:New_Drawing|Create a New Drawing]]<br> | [[HOWTO:New_Drawing|Create a New Drawing]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new drawing within your project. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new drawing within your project. | ||
| − | == | + | == How To Access Your Equipment Library == |
[[Accessing Equipment Library]]<br> | [[Accessing Equipment Library]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on all the ways to access your Equipment Library. | Summary: This will guide you on all the ways to access your Equipment Library. | ||
| − | == Use Existing | + | == How To Use Existing Drawings In Current Project == |
[[HOWTO:Use_Exiting_Drawing_In_Current Project|Use Existing Drawing In Current Project]]<br> | [[HOWTO:Use_Exiting_Drawing_In_Current Project|Use Existing Drawing In Current Project]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to add a drawing from a previous project into your current project as well as assigning new Sysnames and cable numbers to this drawing. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to add a drawing from a previous project into your current project as well as assigning new Sysnames and cable numbers to this drawing. | ||
| − | == Work From Home== | + | == How To Work From Home== |
[[HOWTO:Work_From_Home|Working From Home]]<br> | [[HOWTO:Work_From_Home|Working From Home]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to move your project from a work machine to your home or personal machine and back allowing you to "take your project home with you". | Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to move your project from a work machine to your home or personal machine and back allowing you to "take your project home with you". | ||
| − | == | + | == How To Create A New Manufacturer In Your Equipment Library == |
[[How To Add A New Manufacturer To Library]]<br> | [[How To Add A New Manufacturer To Library]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add a new manufacturer to your Equipment Library. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add a new manufacturer to your Equipment Library. | ||
| − | == Create a New Equipment Definition == | + | == How To Create a New Equipment Definition == |
[[HOWTO:New_Equipment_Definition|Create a New Equipment Definition]]<br> | [[HOWTO:New_Equipment_Definition|Create a New Equipment Definition]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you threw the steps required to create a new piece of equipment that is not currently avaliable in either your Local Library or from the Community Database Server. | Summary: This will guide you threw the steps required to create a new piece of equipment that is not currently avaliable in either your Local Library or from the Community Database Server. | ||
| − | == | + | == How To Create On and Off Sheet Pointers == |
[[On and Off Sheet Pointers]]<br> | [[On and Off Sheet Pointers]]<br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to create on and off sheet pointers in your drawings. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps to create on and off sheet pointers in your drawings. | ||
| − | == | + | == How To Upload Equipment To Community Server == |
[[Uploading Equipment To Community Server]] <br> | [[Uploading Equipment To Community Server]] <br> | ||
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to upload created equipment back to the Community Database Server. | Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to upload created equipment back to the Community Database Server. | ||
| − | == Add a Functional Block to a Drawing == | + | == How To Add a Functional Block to a Drawing == |
[[HOWTO:Add_a_Functional_Block_to_a_Drawing|Add a Functional Block to a Drawing]]<br> | [[HOWTO:Add_a_Functional_Block_to_a_Drawing|Add a Functional Block to a Drawing]]<br> | ||
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| − | ==Print To Brady Label Printers== | + | ==How To Print To Brady Label Printers== |
[[Printing to Brady Label Printers]]<br> | [[Printing to Brady Label Printers]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 11 October 2011
Contents
- 1 How To Create a How To
- 2 How To Request A How To's
- 3 How To Create a New Project
- 4 How To Customize Equipment I/O
- 5 How To Create a New Drawing
- 6 How To Access Your Equipment Library
- 7 How To Use Existing Drawings In Current Project
- 8 How To Work From Home
- 9 How To Create A New Manufacturer In Your Equipment Library
- 10 How To Create a New Equipment Definition
- 11 How To Create On and Off Sheet Pointers
- 12 How To Upload Equipment To Community Server
- 13 How To Add a Functional Block to a Drawing
- 14 Draw Cables
- 15 How To Print To Brady Label Printers
- 16 Compact My File Based Databases
- 17 Using Named Paths
- 18 Display the IP Address Element in a Functional Block
- 19 Move a Project to a Different SQL Server
- 20 Working With Bi-directional Signal Types
How To Create a How To
New How To Tutorial
Summary: Figure out a new or easier way to do something or just feel someone else could benefit from your instruction? Click here.
How To Request A How To's
Requesting How To Tutorials
Summary: If your not feeling up to "attempting" a new task yourself and you would like a tutorial on how it is done, click here.
How To Create a New Project
Create a New Project
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new blank project.
How To Customize Equipment I/O
Customizing Equipment I/O
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add single and multiple ports at once, delete, rearange and distinguish similar ports.
How To Create a New Drawing
Create a New Drawing
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to create a new drawing within your project.
How To Access Your Equipment Library
Accessing Equipment Library
Summary: This will guide you on all the ways to access your Equipment Library.
How To Use Existing Drawings In Current Project
Use Existing Drawing In Current Project
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to add a drawing from a previous project into your current project as well as assigning new Sysnames and cable numbers to this drawing.
How To Work From Home
Working From Home
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to move your project from a work machine to your home or personal machine and back allowing you to "take your project home with you".
How To Create A New Manufacturer In Your Equipment Library
How To Add A New Manufacturer To Library
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to add a new manufacturer to your Equipment Library.
How To Create a New Equipment Definition
Create a New Equipment Definition
Summary: This will guide you threw the steps required to create a new piece of equipment that is not currently avaliable in either your Local Library or from the Community Database Server.
How To Create On and Off Sheet Pointers
On and Off Sheet Pointers
Summary: This will guide you on the steps to create on and off sheet pointers in your drawings.
How To Upload Equipment To Community Server
Uploading Equipment To Community Server
Summary: This will guide you on the steps required to upload created equipment back to the Community Database Server.
How To Add a Functional Block to a Drawing
Add a Functional Block to a Drawing
Draw Cables
One to One
One to Many
Many to One
Many to Many
Terminal to Connection Point in Drawing
Connection Point in Drawing to Terminal
Onsheet Pointers
Offsheet Pointers
Assigning Cable Numbers
Assign a Bunch of Cable Numbers at Once
Assigning Multi-core Cable Numbers
How To Print To Brady Label Printers
Printing to Brady Label Printers
Compact My File Based Databases
Summary: Occasionally the filebased databases (VISTADB) will need to be compacted or Packed. This is different from a Packup and Go. The Pack function is run from outside WireCAD using the VistaDB Data editor. For a complete list of instruction click here ...
Using Named Paths
Summary: Named Paths provide a means by which to keep track of cable path lengths
Using Named Paths
Display the IP Address Element in a Functional Block
Summary: describes how to change the block descriptor locations and display visibility
Display the IP Address Element in a Functional Block
Move a Project to a Different SQL Server
Summary: Describes process for moving a project to a new sql server
Move a Project to a Different SQL Server
Working With Bi-directional Signal Types
Summary: Confusion often arises over signals that are bi-directional. This topic discusses several techniques for dealing with signals like Ethernet, RS422 and others.
HOWTO:Bi-directional_Signals
