OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

To import to insert the exported distribution

  1. in Cable Manager, panel settings, select Import.... The Import Panel dialog opens.
  2. Select expanded panel file (.besPanel) to import and click Open. The Panel Properties dialog opens.


    • Key Item — Displays export distribution name, enables the user to edit name to new distribution name.
    • Shortcut — Displays shortcut from export distribution, enables the user to edit shortcut to new distribution name.
    Click OK to proceed.
  3. Click in the view and select the insertion point for the copied symbols.


    Note: Base point of copy is always the base point of distribution symbol.
  4. At the insertion point a rotation can be performed.


    The copied distribution is visible in the Cable Manager.
    The warning message:
    BBES Database Server Request
    Please use the "Recalculate Labels" button to update the labeling. [OK]
    suggests Recalculate Labels to update labels.
  5. In the Cable Manager, click Recalculate Labels to update the copied symbol label. This will show a new label in the drawing next to the imported symbols.