Every electrical connection line
which is open at one (or both) ends (such as a connection to a BUS or
a continuous line to other pages) requires a line name when this
line is continued to other points in the set of drawings, otherwise the
list generator will not be able to assign the lines.
Changing the line name: The dialog is only active when you have switched off the option ‘Activate online destination wiring’ under Parameters / General / Compatibility tab and have not activated the option ‘Enter line name via general input field’ under Tab / Connect and load. Several connections can be managed for one and the same line name. A connection database is created at the same time.
Alternatively, enter the line name via the input field, in which case, only the line names are compared on the drawing and used for cross-referencing. By doing this, it is not possible to manage several connections for a single line name. No connection database is created.
When you activate the menu option Line
name, at first, a context menu appears in which you can decide which
functions you want to execute in relation to the line name.
Here, select Enter.
The dialog Enter line name appears.
Enter the line name, click on OK and position it on the line. By clicking with the left mouse button (or: pressing the <Return> key), the line name is fixed and the Enter line name dialog immediately opens again.
However, if you select the context menu option Change, then you must first select an existing line name from the circuit diagram. Only then does the above Enter line name dialog appear.
Placing the name at the end of the line is important: The beginning of the name must lie on the line (distance e.g. due to movement with grid switched on) between the end of the line and the next coordinate point (kink or other line end) of the line, otherwise another applicable name will be assigned for this line group. You can also rotate the line name, change its size or even make it invisible (by placing an object in front).
In the Input line name dialog: define the line name, connection, colour, cross section and the length of the wire to be laid.
Line names
Enter a new line name and confirm with the Enter key (not the OK button) or open the list field and select an existing name.
Connection
If you enter a new connection designation or select one of the existing connections for this line name then this will appear in the large list field on the right. With the set option Show double connections, you will see all connections with this line name.
Assign line - connection
If you wish to assign the line just drawn to an existing open connection, simply select the relevant entry on the right in the list field with a double click. Any existing information such as connection name and colour etc. will be transferred immediately. Otherwise, give the line a connection name in addition. Each open connection can only be assigned once (beginning and end count as one open connection in each case). This is the only way to make it possible to identify this open line end precisely later on.
Placing the line name
After clicking on the OK button, the line name is placed automatically. Abort with <Esc> or the right mouse button.
Hint
The values for colour and cross section are also saved in test files (Colour.TXT or Crosssection.TXT in the database directory) in addition and are therefore available for future entries.
Special function for electronics
For lines with names that end in numbers (e.g. data or address lines) and which lie on top of one another within the fixed distance, only the first line name needs be entered. If you abort the entry via the dialog, the other names will be written and positioned automatically with the command Draw free hand / Repeat. The numbers at the end of the name are increased by one each time. The direction of the repeat is up to you. For example, you can choose for the names to be counted in ascending order.
Line cross reference when lines have the same potential
Different line names can be assigned to open line ends. However, in this case, use the Connection field in the dialog to assign open line ends. You can only use a connection twice. This makes it possible for the cross references to be unambiguous. Only line ends to which the same line name and the same connection have been assigned refer to one another.
Automatic pre-assignment of text parameters
When entering General text and line name, the size and direction as well as the angle of rotation of the last entry or change is used as a pre-assignment.
Hint
The length of the test is restricted to 48 characters.