Wire Link Cross References Overview
In a typical project it is very common to show a wire in one column of a page and continue that wire onto the next column or even the next page. With OpenUtilities Substation you must make a logical connection between these wires to tell the software that this is the same wire. This will allow you to carry the wire number throughout the potential. To do this you must place special symbols called wire links at the ends of the wires. Wire links can be placed on horizontal or vertical wires. In previous versions of OpenUtilities Substation , wire links were referred to as signal cross references.
The following wire link symbols are provided with the software. They differ as to the graphics that represent the symbol and where the ID appears in relation to the graphics. The user can also create custom symbols.
| Symbol Name | Description |
|---|---|
| HEXIN | Wire link, Hexagon Above |
| HEXINL | Wire Link, Hexagon to the Left |
| HEXINR | Wire Link, Hexagon to the right |
| HEXOUT | Wire Link, Hexagon Below |
| STARHEX2L | (Star type) for use with the HEXOUT2L macro |
| STARHEX2R | (Star type) for use with the HEXOUT2R macro |
| STARHEXOUT5 | (Star type) for use with the HEXOUT5 macro |
| WLINK-B | Wire Link, Std., Vertical ID to the Bottom |
| WLINK-B-AD | Wire Link, Arrow Down, Vertical ID to Bottom |
| WLINK-B-AU | Wire Link, Arrow Up, Vertical ID to Bottom |
| WLINK-BD | Wire Link, Box, Vertical ID to Bottom |
| WLINK-L | Wire Link, Std., Horizontal ID to Left |
| WLINK-L-AL | Wire Link, Arrow Left, Horizontal ID to Left |
| WLINK-L-AR | Wire Link, Arrow Right, Horizontal ID to Left |
| WLINK-R | Wire Link, Std., Horizontal ID to Right |
| WLINK-R-AL | Wire Link, Arrow Left, Horizontal ID to Right |
| WLINK-R-AR | Wire Link, Arrow Right, Horizontal ID to Right |
| WLINK-T | Wire Link, Std., Vertical ID to Top |
| WLINK-T-AD | Wire Link, Arrow Down, Vertical ID to Top |
| WLINK-T-AU | Wire Link, Arrow Up, Vertical ID to Top |
| WLINK-T-BU | Wire Link, Box Up, Vertical ID to Top |
These symbols are selected and placed using the Insert Wire Link function. After the wire link symbols are placed, they will automatically display the current cross reference values (i.e., they will indicate where the circuit continues or originates).