Defining a Cable Extension

You can extend an existing logical component into a cable.

Before you begin:
  • Create a logical reference (Electrical System).
  • Insert a logical component (Cable1) under the logical reference.
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About Electrical Logical Systems

  1. Select Electrical Cable Extension from the Electrical toolbar.

    Tip: This command is also available from the menu bar, via Insert > Extensions... > Electrical Cable Extension.

  2. From the RFLP structure tree or from the 2D representation, select a logical component.

    Warning: To be extended into a cable, a logical component must aggregate at least two ports.
    Tip: You can select a logical component before or after selecting the command.

    The Electrical Extension dialog box appears.

  3. If needed, enter a description in the Subtype field.

  4. Click OK to close the dialog box and add an cable extension to Cable1.

    Under the system node (Electrical System), note that an Electrical node is created to store all electrical objects. In our example, it aggregates a Wires node containing the extended electrical net (Cable1).

    Tip: You can minimize the 2D representation of a net by selecting 2D Graph... > > Minimize Representation in 2D Graph from the contextual menu.

  5. Right-click the electrical component, then select Properties from the contextual menu.

    The Properties dialog box appears.

    An Electrical tab has been created to display the electrical properties.