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NOTE You cannot associate terminals using the Add/Modify or Break Out options
when you insert a terminal using the Insert Terminal (Panel List) tool. However,
once the terminal is inserted onto the drawing, you can modify the associations
using these tools..
Displays the Add/Modify Associations dialog box
where you can select terminal strips and their re- Add/Modify
spective blocks to make an association to the ter-
minal symbol being inserted or edited.
NOTE This is disabled if the active drawing is not
part of the active project.
Selects another terminal symbol on the active
drawing to associate to. You can select only one
terminal symbol to make the association. Pick
NOTE While in selection mode, you can use Pan
or Zoom to find the terminal symbol to select.
Removes the terminal being edited out of the
defined association. The properties from the original
association and the terminal’s levels are maintained. Break Out
Displays the Block Properties dialog box where you
can define and maintain terminal block properties. Block Properties
NOTE This is disabled if the active drawing is not
part of the active project.
Properties/Associations
The list box displays the current status of the edited terminals association. It
lists all associated terminal symbols from the schematic and terminal panel
footprints. If the terminal symbol is being inserted for the first time, the list
box only displays the reference for itself. The number of levels defined in the
block properties displays at the top of the Properties/Associations group. The
terminal being edited is highlighted in the list box.
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