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To associate schematic terminals, first add block properties. The number of
terminals you can associate is limited to the number of levels defined in the
block properties. Once block properties are established you can associate
schematic terminals to build a multi-level terminal block by:
■ Click Schematic tab ➤ Edit Components panel ➤
➤ Associate
Terminals.
You select a master terminal and then select each terminal symbol to
associate to the master.
■ Clicking Pick on the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box. It adds the
edited symbol into an association with the picked terminal.
■ Clicking Add/Modify on the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box. It
adds the edited symbol into an association with any schematic terminal
in the project.
Prebuilt circuits can contain associated terminals. These relationships are
maintained when the circuit is inserted. Copying a circuit also maintains these
relationships within the copied circuit.
When the Bill of Materials report is run, these separate terminal symbols that
make up one multi-level terminal, are counted as one in the quantity.
Schematic-to-Panel
The schematic-to-panel relationship is used mainly for updating. If the
schematic or panel is modified, the other updates to reflect the changes. This
relationship is like component relationships, which are based on the TAG
value. The TAGSTRIP, Installation, and Location values must match for the
terminals to associate together. The association number on the LINKTERM is
also taken into account when creating a relationship between the schematic
terminal and its panel representation. Block properties are not required to
associate a schematic to panel terminal. Once they are associated, modifications
on one results in modifications on the other.
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