Create or Edit Content of an Enhanced Cable Block Diagram

The content of enhanced cable block diagrams is added and edited using a window with the same name as the diagram. This is opened from the Open option in the Actions section of the Home tab, or by double-clicking on its record in the Cable Block Diagrams grid.

It is also displayed automatically when an enhanced diagram is first created (refer to Create a New Cable Block Diagram).

If an item that was on the diagram has subsequently been deleted from the database, a message is displayed to inform the use of this. For example:

View Options

The following facilities are located at the bottom of the window:

• To zoom in and out use the Scale slider, the plus and minus buttons, or hold down the Ctrl key and move the mouse wheel up (to zoom in) or down (to zoom out).

• If panning is enabled by clicking the Enable Panning button (it is off by default), the diagram can be navigated around by left-clicking and dragging the mouse in the required direction.

• Click Scale to Fit to zoom out or in so that contents of the diagram fit the window.

• To display a small window in the bottom-right corner of the main window displaying an overview of the diagram, click Overview. For example:

  

  Click on a symbol or cable on the drawing to center the main window on that drawing element.

  Click the button again to close the overview.

Select Drawing Elements

To select single item, left-click on it or its label. The selected item is surrounded by a green box.

To select multiple items either:

• Select items by left-clicking on their symbols or text and holding down the Shift key. The first item selected is surrounded by a green box, subsequent items by a blue box.

  

• Drawing a "box" around the items to be selected by left-clicking on one corner of the box dragging the cursor, while holding down the left mouse button to the opposite corner. A pink box is drawn around the selected area. Release the mouse button. All items fully in the box are then selected and are surrounded by blue boxes.

• Press Ctrl+A to select everything on the drawing, or select the Select All option from the Edit menu. All items are surrounded by blue boxes.

Move Drawing Elements

To move drawing element, select them (see above) and drag them to the required location. Connected cables will stretch etc. to maintain connections.