In this article, we complement the list of new features in E3.series 2021. This time, the features presented are focused on the demand for cables and harnesses. See the full article and learn what the E3.series 2021 can do for your cabling projects.
The size of the symbols for shields and twisted pairs can be automatically adjusted via a setting if the connection lines are moved under the symbols.
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This keeps shielded and twisted pairs clearly visible as shielded or twisted, since the symbol continues to cover the lines even if changes are made to the connection lines.
To adjust the size of shield symbols and twisted pairs automatically, select Tools → Settings in the Main Menu.
Select Placement → Symbols → Bundle Symbols in the sub-menu and activate the setting Adjust bundle symbol's size after modifying connection line's position. The setting is user-specific and switched off by default:
Note: The size of the symbols does not change when connections are deleted or added.
The size of symbols of shields and twisted pairs is automatically changed when the distance between connection lines changes.
Connectors with inserts can be placed as a pin group with all pins or as a complete device. The placement can also be performed for individual inserts of modular connectors.
This allows modular connectors plugs to be placed with less effort.
To place a connector with inserts as a pin group with all pins or as a complete device, select a connector with inserts from the database tree, project tree or component table while a sheet is open.
To do so, open the context menu using the right mouse button and select either Place Insert as Pingroup or Place Complete Device:
With the command Place Insert as Pingroup a symbol is placed for each connector and insert contained in the selected connector/insert, which represents all pins. In the example above, the command places three symbols, each grouping all pins, which are contained in -1(1), -1(2) and 3:
With the command Place Complete Device a symbol is placed with all pins contained in the selected connector/insert. In the example above, the command places a symbol grouping all the pins, which are contained in -1(1), -1(2) and 3:
Fill and warning limits can be defined for cable ducts.
This can ensure that no conductors/wires are laid through cable ducts whose fill limit has been reached. The warning limit supports you even further by displaying a message when cable ducts have reached a certain fill level.
You can set the fill and warning limits in three different ways.
1. To change the setting for fill and warning limits, select Tools → Settings... in the Main Menu.
Note: The setting can be changed in the Electric Settings and Fluid Settings dialogs.
Set the Cable duct fill limit (%): and Cable duct warning limit (%): under Panel → Cable Duct Symbol → Display:
Note: The setting can be changed in the Electric Settings and Fluid Settings dialogs.
Set the Cable duct fill limit (%): and Cable duct warning limit (%): under Panel → Cable Duct Symbol → Display:
The fill limit and warning limits are set for all cable ducts in the project.
Note: If the value is subsequently changed, conductors/wires running through the cable duct are not recalculated or relocated.
2. To specify the fill and warning limits of a cable duct when it is created, select Insert → Cable Duct in the Main Menu.
Then enter all properties of the cable duct and set the Fill Limit (%): and Warning Limit (%): values for the cable duct:
The cable duct has the set filling and warning limit when it is placed.
3. To change the fill and warning limits of a single cable duct, select a cable duct on a sheet or within the project window under Panel - Placed.
Open the context menu and select Device Properties.
Select a slot of the type Cable duct under Slots/Pins and set the Fill Limit (%): and Warning Limit (%):
The fill and warning limits are set for the selected cable duct.
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