To Work With Inserting a Terminal Strip

Insert a Terminal Strip

1. Click Panel tabTerminal Footprints panelEditor. Find
2. On the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box, click New.
   Note: If you want to use the Installation, Location, and Tag Strip values from an existing terminal, select the terminal before you click New.
3. On the Terminal Strip Definition dialog box, specify the Installation code, Location code, Tag Strip value, and number of terminal blocks to define on the terminal strip.
4. Click OK.
5. Select the tab to edit: Terminal Strip, Catalog Code Assignment, Cable Information, or Layout Preview.
   • Terminal Strip tab: Modify the terminal block properties, spare terminals, accessories, multi-level terminals, and destination locations.
   • Catalog Code Assignment tab: In addition to what can be done in the Terminal Strip tab, you can assign, delete, copy, or paste catalog part numbers to terminal blocks.
   • Cable Information tab: View the terminal destination locations based on the cable assignments. Modify the terminal block properties, spare terminals, and terminal tag or number.
   • Layout Preview tab: Create graphical terminal strip or table object drawings of the selected terminal strip. You can preview the terminal strip in the Preview window before inserting the terminal strip.
6. On the Layout Preview tab, click Insert.
7. Specify the terminal strip insertion point on the drawing.

Insert Terminal Strip Tables

1. Click Panel tabTerminal Footprints panelTable Generator. Find
2. Select the terminal strips to create tables from. If multiple strips are selected, the terminal strip tables are created in the order shown. Sort the terminal strips by clicking a column header.
3. Specify the file name for the first drawing. We recommend that you add a numeric suffix to the file name since the last character of the file name is incremented for each new drawing.
4. (Optional) Specify a template file to use.
5. Specify the table settings:
   • Specify the table style, row style, table title, and layer.
   • Select Settings to define the X and Y placement values.
   • (Optional) Select Define Columns to define the columns to include, column order, labels and if you want to show jumper circles.
   • (Optional) Select Settings to split the terminal strip into table sections based on rows per section, sections per drawing and specify the section offset values.
6. Select whether to insert the tables in new drawings, rebuild an existing terminal strip or refresh an existing terminal strip.
7. Click OK.

Insert a Terminal Strip Table in Multiple Sections

A terminal strip table can be added through the Terminal Strip Editor or with the Terminal Strip Table Generator tool. A terminal strip can be split into multiple table sections by changing your table settings.

Terminal Strip Editor

1. Click Panel tabTerminal Footprints panelEditor. Find
2. Make your selection on the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box and click Edit.
3. Click the Layout Preview tab.
4. Select Tabular Terminal Strip (Table Object).
5. Define the table settings as described in the following section.

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Terminal Strip Table Generator

1. Click Panel tabTerminal Footprints panelTable Generator. Find
2. Select the strips to insert. If multiple strips are selected, the terminal strip tables are created in the order shown. Sort the terminal strips by clicking a column header.
3. Define the table settings as described in the following section.

Define the table settings

1. Select Settings.
2. Enter the number of rows you want for each section. If the table break falls between rows within one terminal definition, the entire terminal definition is placed in the next table section. This results in a table section with fewer rows than defined.
   Note: If the terminal definition is the first one in the section and exceeds the number of rows per section, the entire terminal definition is kept together in one section.
3. Specify how many table sections you want to place on each drawing. Unless you insert all the sections on the active drawing, new drawings are created for the table sections.
4. Specify the X and Y placement or select the Pick Point button to pick a point on the drawing. This value is used for the first table section on each drawing.
5. Specify the distance you want between each section if you are placing more than one section per drawing.
6. Specify the direction to place each section after the first table section.
7. Specify the offset base point. This option indicates whether you want the distance value measured from insertion point to insertion point, or the gap between the sections.
8. Specify the file name for the first drawing. The last character of the file name is incremented for each new drawing.
9. (Optional) Specify a template file to use.
10. Click OK.

Insert a Jumper Chart

A jumper chart is a terminal strip inserted on a drawing as a table object specifically to view jumpers within a terminal strip. An existing jumper chart is refreshed automatically when the graphical terminal strip is updated or reinserted using the Insert, Rebuild, or Refresh commands within Terminal Strip Editor or Terminal Strip Table Generator.

1. Click Panel tabTerminal Footprints panelEditor. Find
2. Select which terminal strip to edit on the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box and click Edit.
3. Select the Layout Preview tab.
4. Select Jumper Chart (Table Object).
5. Select your options:
   • Table Style: Select from a list of table styles.
   • Define Columns: Define the columns to include, column order, column titles, and the jumper circles display.
   • Row Style: Define specific row styles to use for the selected table style
   • Layer: Define the specific layer for the table.
   • Table Title: Define a title for the table by entering text, selecting from a list of variables, or a combination.
   • Display: Select what to include.
6. Select Insert. You can also click Rebuild or Refresh to update the jumper chart in place.

Note: You can insert or update a jumper chart by pointing at a panel terminal, right-clicking, and selecting Insert Jumper Chart from the menu. The last saved settings for the jumper chart are used.