To Assign Wires to a Cable

While viewing the schematic, select Insert Symbol By Name to display the Insert Symbol/Macro dialog.

Select a symbol and press Place Symbol.

When prompted for a symbol name enter a cable symbol name. The symbol named CABLE is provided with the software.

Select the desired cable symbol position on the first wire that you wish to assign to the cable. The Device Properties dialog will appear. A device ID tag will be prompted in the Device Tag field.

Enter a device tag for the cable in this field.

Note: The Multiple Placement check box will default to the On setting when placing cable symbols. This allows you to assign multiple consecutive wires to the cable in one step (you can also assign wires to a cable individually by placing the cable symbol on each wire and assigning the same device ID on each wire).

(Optional): You can also assign a part number to the cable. Select the Search button in the Part Number area of the dialog. The parts database Assign Part Number dialog will be displayed. You can search the database for cable part numbers. Select these part numbers by pointing and clicking. Select OK to return to the Device Properties dialog.

Note: Assign a part number to only one of the cable's conductors.

To select a device family for the cable, select the Browse button in the Family field. The Device Family dialog will appear allowing you to select a device family for the cable. The family type determines how many conductors the cable has and what the designation (such as color) is for each conductor. You can create custom cable families. Select OK.

Note: If you assigned a part number to the cable, and a device family was defined in the data for that part number, the device family will be assigned automatically.

The Device Usage Chart dialog will appear, listing all the conductor designations for the cable. The first available (unassigned) conductor will be assigned to the cable symbol you are currently placing unless you select a different conductor by pointing and clicking. If any of the conductors have already been assigned in the schematic, a page and line number will be indicated in the Drawing Set, Page and Line Number columns. These conductors cannot be assigned again unless you delete the existing cable symbol where they have been assigned.

Select the OK button to continue followed by the OK button in the Device Properties dialog.

The Cable Text dialog will appear. This dialog allows you to enter up to 50 descriptive texts related to the cable.

Select the OK button when the desired texts have been entered. The cable symbol will appear at the selected position with the device ID and the designation of the first conductor.

(Optional): If the Multiple Placement check box was selected, the software will then prompt Mark position of last symbol. By pointing and clicking, select the last wire to be assigned to the cable. Cable conductor designations will be automatically assigned to each wire up to the last selected wire. The cable device ID appears at the first wire; conductor designations appear at subsequent wires.