Save and insert your own wire markings

Schematics tab > Markings group >  Wire menu > Save user wire marking
Schematics tab > Markings group >  Wire menu > User wire markings

You can create your own wire markings. Wire markings can be presented, for example, as lines, boxes, or hatches. With the Insert object information function, you can insert all the necessary information to be shown.

Do the following:

  1. From the Wire menu, select Save user wire marking.

  2. Select the objects to include in the symbol to be saved, and confirm with Enter.

  3. If the objects you selected did not include an ID attribute (E_ID), indicate insertion point for the symbol. The Save symbol dialog opens.

  4. Define symbol information:

    • Symbol name – Enter the name of the symbol to be saved. The function adds SO by default but you can name the symbols any way you want.
    • Define symbol insertion point – Click to define the insertion point.
    • Wiring points – In this section, you can see the number of wiring points in the symbol. Symbols have to include one or more wiring points i.e. points where the wire or cable can be connected (like a real terminal of equipment). Therefore, it is important to draw all lines (wires or cables) from one wiring point to another.

      • Define – First, indicate the wiring point to which you want to draw the wiring. The point is marked with a cross. Second, pick wiring point's number attribute i.e. the attribute from which to read the connection information.

      • Delete – Pick the wiring point you want to remove. Removing a wiring point also removes cut points associated with it.

      • Delete all – Delete all wiring points defined to the symbol.

    • Cut points – In this section, you can see the number of cut points in the symbol. Two cut points make a pair, which can be used to cut line when inserting the symbol into the drawing.

      • Define:

        1. Select 1. wiring point, which defines a cutting line: Select 1. wiring point (=cross) from the wiring point pair

        2. Select 2. wiring point, which defines a cutting line: Select 2. wiring point (=cross) from the wiring point pair.

        3. Function asks to select the next wiring point pair and marks the 1. wiring point pair with red dashed line.

      • Delete – Pick pair of cut points you want to remove. Cut points are marked with cross and dashed line.

      • Delete all – Removes all cut points from symbols wiring points.

    • Symbol data
      • Symbol type is important for the functions to recognize the symbol to certain electric symbol.
      • Select to create a horizontal or vertical symbol.
      • With Select symbol type, you can select several subtypes.
    • Attributes to stack – You can select attributes that are allowed to stack. It means that if attribute value is empty, another attribute can take its place, thus eliminating gaps between attributes.
    • Symbol spacing – Symbols are always saved to disk using 3.5 mm spacing. If the symbol is drawn to spacing 2.5 mm select 2.5 mm to scale it automatically to 3.5 mm (on disk).
    • Attributes

      • Add – Every symbol needs at least the E_ID attribute (ID). Select the desired attribute and insert default value if needed. Click OK and indicate the insertion point.

      • Delete – Remove an attribute.

      • Edit – Edit attribute properties. You can edit the order of attributes in the symbol with the arrow buttons. See Edit attribute properties.

    • Save to user's symbols
      • Database type – Select the type of the database: User or Shared.
      • Folder where the symbols will be saved – Select the desired folder from the drop-down menu, or create a new one by selecting New. The folders can be managed in the Symbols window. The symbols will also be saved to the default icon menu based on the symbol type.
      • Tooltip for the symbol button – Define the tooltip shown when hovering on the symbol button.
      • Show icon area manually – Outline the area you want to show in the symbol button.
    • Drawing and editing – When you select a function from the drop-down menu and click Run, you can edit the symbol graphics. After the changes are done, you are taken back to saving your own symbol.

  5. Click OK.

  6. If you selected Show icon area manually, define the area which you want to be shown in the symbol button in the User wire markings menu.

The symbol is saved in the User wire marking symbols menu which you can open, for example, by selecting Schematics tab > Markings group > Wire menu > User wire markings.

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