Display harness properties in nailboard drawings

In the nailboard, you can view and display harness properties for any wires, cable wires, ribbon cables, pins, segments, and splices displayed on the drawing. You can also view and display properties for the parts to which the pins belong. You select the harness objects and properties for display.

Properties are placed in the graphics window based on the location you select. After the properties are placed, you can adjust the displayed properties to their appropriate position if needed. Displayed text is associative to the related objects.

Display properties for harness objects

Use Property Display to display selected properties in the nailboard drawing. Use the filter and selection list to display only the properties you need. Once selected, the properties list for that object is displayed. You can display properties only for harness objects that are visible.

1. From an open Nailboard drawing, edit the sketch that contains the harness.
2. On the ribbon, click Nailboard tab Manage panel Property Display .
3. Click Object.
   • For a wire, cable, ribbon cable, or segment, select one or more objects you want to display the properties of (from the browser or graphics window). The dialog box updates with the list of properties associated to that object type.
   • Select wires in the fanned-in state from the browser.
   • An object can be selected before entering the command as well.
   • To display properties of a pin or part, select the pin point, and then select either Pin or Part from the Object Selection dialog box. Click OK. Continue selecting more pin points as needed. As objects are selected the appropriate properties are added to the list in the dialog box.
   • To display properties of a splice or splice pin, select the splice, and then select either Pins or Splice from the Object Selection dialog box. Click OK. Continue selecting more splices as desired. As objects are selected the appropriate properties are added to the list in the dialog box.
4. Select one or more properties from the list. Use the Control or Shift key to select multiple properties.
5. If appropriate, click to change the Display Options between Value only or Name and Value.
6. Click Apply. The properties are previewed in the graphics window.
   Note: For a wire, cable wire, ribbon cable, or segment, either press the spacebar or right-click, and then select Select Other to move the property association to the other end of the object.
7. With the rubber band in the graphics window as a guide, click to place the properties.
8. Select another object and repeat steps 3-7.
9. Click Cancel or OK.

To display properties by object type: Select the appropriate selection filter option button: All wires, segments, cables, ribbon cables, parts, splices, or pins.

Tip: To switch the displayed property from one end to another in a segment, wire, cable wire, or ribbon cable use the spacebar or right-click and Select Other.

Change or move property orientation

You can move or rotate property text in a drawing sketch 90 degrees in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions after it is placed.

1. Select the property text
2. Right-click and select the Rotate 90degCW or CCW option.

To move a displayed property, click the property text box, and then drag to move. Release the mouse button to end the move.

View harness properties for nailboard objects

Select Harness Properties to view properties for a selected nailboard object before placing them in the drawing.

1. Ensure the nailboard sketch is active: Fom the graphics window or browser, right-click a harness object on which to view properties and select Harness properties. .
2. If a pin point is selected, choose Part or Pin from the object selection dialog box. Click OK.
3. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to view other properties.